The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-05-22
DEMOCRATS IN
BIC CONVENTION
STATE MEETING DRAWS LARGE Y
ATTENDANCE OF DELEGAT
FROM ALL COUNTIES
Women Almost a MajOrity-Plat,
form and National Delegates In
dOrsed-McAdoO a Favorite

The democratic state convention at
Spokane Monday and Tuesday had
the largest percentage of women
delegates in attendance that the his
tory, of political activities in the
United States thus far records. That
women are henceforth to be the back
bone of the democratic party in this
state was the inference to be drawn
by the reports of the delegations
from the various counties.
More than a thousand delegates
were present at the almory for two
days to participate in the delibera-
tions of the party, and it appeared
that almost half of the votes were
cast by women. The usual fraction
al disturbances from the west side
were present, and the political ami
mosities were fought out in the COM
mittee rooms to the delight of many
interested spectators, who dearly love
a good fight-particularly when the
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vention arm in arm after one or
perhaps both may have been licked
Delegates representing Stevens
county were G. w. Eastman, Marcus;
o. N. Bell, Colville; M. Kulzer, Val
ley; E. Oppenheimer, Chewelah; Al
Weatherman, Addy; J. E. Bowling,
J. C. Harigan, VIM. Gillings, James
Petty, Ralph Gilbert, Robert Durland,
Colville; John O'Neill, Threeforks; A.
V. Downs, Northport; Evan Morgan,
Loon Lake; C. R. Mcmillan, Orin; A.
l. Kulzer, Chewelah.
Peter Mowatt, a delegate from
Chewelah, went to Spokane all right,
but on the first morning Of the con-
vention took the opportunity to get
married instead Of listening to the
speeches detailing the triumphs of
democracy. His bride was Miss
Palmer of Chewelah, and neither one
was seen at the convention.
Senator C. r. Mcmillan was made
the chairman of the Stevens county
delegation. VIM. Gillings served on
the credentials committee, Repre-
sentative A. |. Kulzer on the plat
form committee, M. Kulzer on the
rules committee, and j. G.. Harrigan
and A. V. Downs on the steering
committee. E. Oppenheimer, state
committeeman, was present at the
state meeting on Sunday, which COM
pleted the list for the temporary or
ganization.
S. S. Beggs, former county chair
man of Stevens county, sat as chair
man of the Douglas county conven-
tion.
The fight for national committee
man overshadowed all other con-
tests, and was a leading factor in
deciding the personnel of national
delegates and electors.
A convention platform, largely the
results of the work of George Cot
terill of Seattle and Editor Robert
Montgomery of Puyallup, was adopt
ed without a dissenting voice
probably the most radical platform
ever adopted in the state of Wash
ington, in that it openly calls for
measures and laws which are for the
benefit of the whole people, and
making no effort to avoid topics which
are under fire of capitalism at the
present time.
Following is the result of the con-
vention's work in selection of officers,
delegates and electors:
National committeeman-A. r. Tit
low, Tacoma.
National committeewoman - Mrs.
Elizabeth D. Christian, Spokane.
Presidential electors-G. N. Adams,
Mason; Mrs. M. B. Harker, King;
John Reid, Cowlitz; Charles Nc
Carthy, Asotin; W. H. Lucy, Kick
itat; N. C. Davenport, Whatcom.
Delegates at large-Mrs. Ernest
Lister, Pierce; Mrs. J. M. Simpson,
Spokane; Mrs. Emma c. Hausman,
King; E. w. Robertson, Spokane; Ed
NJ. Conner, Pacific; M. A. Langhorne,
Pierce; Richard Seelye Jones, King.
District delegates-First, Geo. T..
RYAN. Seattle; Robert L. Proctor,
Seattle; Miss Edna Crangle, Seattle;
p. S. Turner, Bremerton. Second
DR.. J. L. Keeler, Sequim; Ed Harri-
son, Lake Stevens; DR.. c. c. Har-
baugh, Sedro Woolley; r. l.. DAVIS
Mt. Vernon. Third, j. II. Roberts,
Chehalis; DR.. r. d. Wiswall, Van
couver; D. w. Fleet, Montesano; ).
M. Tadlock, Olympia. Fourth, H.
C. Davis, Yakima; G. M. Lloyd
Walla Walla; N. W. Washington,
Ephrata; DIR. w. A. Mosher, Tekoa
Fifth, C. C. Dill, Spokane; Clarence
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