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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, MAY 2, 2016
State GOP to consolidate convention
for fi rst time in more than 30 years
Delegates had been
chosen at fi ve locations
By PARIS ACHEN
Capital Bureau
The Oregon Republican Convention this
year will for the fi rst time in at least 30 years
meet in one location to select the delegates
responsible for casting votes for a GOP presi-
dential nominee this summer in Cleveland.
Oregon was the only state during the 2012
presidential election without a centralized cau-
cus to select delegates to the national conven-
tion. Instead, state party members met in fi ve
different places — each in one of the state’s
congressional districts.
“We got our fi ngers rapped by the RNC
(Republican National Committee) last time
saying you can’t have fi ve locations. You have
to do it in one,” said GOP gubernatorial candi-
date Allen Alley, who served as Oregon Repub-
lican Party chairman in 2012. “They said Texas
can do it in one, so you can do it in one.”
The RNC didn’t exactly issue an edict to
Oregon to consolidate its convention. But Ore-
gon’s decentralized system caused a series
of problems for state Republican Party lead-
ers that year, which propelled them to make
changes to the state convention, effective this
year, said Solomon Yue Jr., Oregon national
committeeman and member of the RNC’s rules
committee.
The state party started holding fi ve different
conventions because of the way it picks dele-
gates. Out of a total of 28 delegates, three are
chosen from each of Oregon’s fi ve congres-
sional districts. Another 10 are elected to fi ll
at-large positions, and three so-called “auto-
matic delegates” serve by virtue of their posi-
tion as state chairman, national committeeman
and national committeewoman.
The idea behind different locations was
that party members could vote simultaneously
for their congressional delegates, at-large del-
egates and local party offi cers. The problem
came when voting in the congressional dis-
tricts fell out of sync.
‘Instead of a few
hundred people
in each of fi ve
locations, there
will be 1,200 to
1,500 people in
one location.’
No longer superdelegates
Bill Currier
Oregon Republican chairman
Lagging behind
During the state convention in June 2012,
some districts were lagging behind others and
ran out of time to elect delegate alternates,
before Alley adjourned the convention, Yue
said. State party rules allowed party leaders to
appoint the alternative positions, but that drew
some challenges at the national level to the
alternate appointees, he said. Ultimately, the
RNC found that the state party had followed
its own rules in selecting alternates, but the
hassle and time demanded by the challenges
gave state party leaders misgivings about their
decentralized system.
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Tonight
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lows and
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highs
Mostly cloudy
49°
Tuesday
Corvallis
51/71
Eugene
50/70
Pendleton
52/85
Salem
51/72
Albany
49/71
47°
59°
Thursday
47°
Friday
Mostly cloudy with
a passing shower
61°
Cloudy and breezy
with a couple of
showers
46°
Pleasant with
sunshine and
patchy clouds
66°
48°
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Sun and Moon
Astoria through Sunday.
Temperatures
High ........................................... 81°
Low ............................................ 42°
Normal high ............................... 58°
Normal low ................................. 43°
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Year to date ........................... 36.36"
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Regional Cities
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newport
North Bend
Hi
74
75
64
81
66
72
83
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Today
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May 13
May 21
May 29
Hi
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51 c
51 pc
49 sh
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48 sh
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City
Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Vancouver
Yakima
Hi
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84
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Tomorrow’s Tides
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
High
11:16 a.m. 7.7 ft.
11:47 p.m. 8.8 ft.
Time
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5:29 p.m.
Low
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64 38 pc
70 47 pc
64 48 pc
84 60 s
54 35 c
84 74 pc
64 48 pc
67 49 pc
84 65 s
76 57 pc
72 53 c
91 74
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81 64
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68 54 pc
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71 51 pc
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The Astoria Regatta Association meets at 6
p.m. Wednesday at Clatsop Community Col-
lege, Room 219 in Columbia Hall, followed
immediately by an executive board meeting.
For information, go to http://astoriaregatta.com
Brownsmead Dike Road is closed to all
traffi c at mile post 0.65 through May 20 for
Saspal Slough Bridge repairs.
For questions, contact Clatsop County
Public Works at 503-325-8631.
Astoria Mayor Arline LaMear holds her
monthly “Meet the Mayor” meeting at noon
Wednesday at City Hall.
The meetings give residents an opportunity to
discuss city issues with the mayor.
DEATH
April 30, 2016
HOSTETTER, Joanne Beth, 82, of Seaside,
died in Seaside. Caldwell’s Funeral & Crema-
tion Arrangement Center in Seaside is in charge
of the arrangements.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
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Atlanta
82 65 pc
Boston
54 47 r
Chicago
55 38 c
Denver
56 36 pc
Des Moines
64 43 c
Detroit
57 41 pc
El Paso
74 52 pc
Fairbanks
59 39 pc
Honolulu
84 73 s
Indianapolis
62 49 c
Kansas City
61 41 c
Las Vegas
77 61 s
Los Angeles
74 57 pc
Memphis
73 56 r
Miami
88 77 pc
Nashville
74 54 r
New Orleans
80 69 r
New York
60 54 sh
Oklahoma City 64 42 c
Philadelphia
68 55 pc
St. Louis
63 48 c
Salt Lake City
67 45 pc
San Francisco
71 53 pc
Seattle
85 56 s
Washington, DC 78 62
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Scott Tucker, Lewis and Clark National His-
torical Park s uperintendent, has been hired as
the new superintendent of Sleeping Bear Dunes
National Lakeshore in Empire, Michigan.
He will begin his new role in mid-June.
“I am pleased to welcome Scott to the Mid-
west Region,” said Midwest Regional Direc-
tor Cam Sholly. “He has a proven track record
of working closely with communities and
partners.”
Tucker is a 19-year veteran of the National
Park Service.
Prior to Lewis and Clark National Historical
Park, Tucker worked for fi ve years as the park
manager of President’s Park in Washington,
D.C., where he was responsible for 54 acres out-
side the White House.
Before working at President’s Park , Tucker
spent fi ve years as the manager of visitor ser-
vices at the Smithsonian Institution’s National
Museum of the American Indian.
Tucker has also worked for the National Mall
and Memorial Parks, the United States Holo-
caust Memorial Museum and the Klondike
Gold Rush National Historical Park in Skagway,
Alaska.
The Colorado native has a bachelor’s degree
in social science from the University of Northern
Colorado, with minors in history and archeology.
Tucker will be moving with his wife, a Mich-
igan native who works for the Government
Accountability Offi ce, and their two young
children.
“My family is thrilled to be moving to north-
ern Michigan and eager to make a connection
with both the park and the community,” Tucker
said. “Sleeping Bear Dunes and the state of
Michigan are already in our family photo album,
and we look forward to making many more
memories there. I am excited to help the park
continue protecting its amazing resources for the
next generation.”
Road in Brownsmead
closed for repairs
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Klamath Falls
40/69
By KYLE SPURR
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Regatta association to
meet Wednesday
LaMear to hold meeting
Burns
34/77
Medford
51/74
61°
Ontario
42/83
Bend
43/73
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, a
shower or two;
cooler
Oregon’s 28 Republican delegates are
divided up proportionally among candidates
according to the popular vote they receive
during the May 17 primary. Unlike past elec-
tions, the three top Republican offi cials are no
longer superdelegates who are allowed to sup-
port any candidate for the nomination.
Oregon delegates are unlikely to play a role
in a potential contested convention between
New York businessman Donald Trump, U.S.
Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
A contested convention is only possible if
the front-runner, Trump, fails to net the 1,237
majority required to secure the nomination.
During the Republican National Conven-
tion July 18 in Cleveland, Oregon’s delegates
are required to represent the popular vote for at
least two ballots. The exception is for delegates
whose candidate has received less than 35 per-
cent of support on the fi rst ballot, at which point
the delegate is free to pick any of the nominees.
“We are not free agents,” Currier said.
“It seemed fairer to have them automatically
bound rather than them getting to choose.”
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Group.
The Dalles
53/81
Astoria
49/61
Portland
54/74
“I think the ORP learned its lesson: We don’t
want to run out time in 2016,” Yue said.
The Oregon Republican convention is
scheduled for June 4 at the Oregon State Fair &
Exposition Center.
The centralized location also allows nom-
inees to speak to the entire party, “whereas
before we would have had to be in fi ve places at
one time,” said Oregon Republican Chairman
Bill Currier. “Instead of a few hundred people
in each of fi ve locations, there will be 1,200 to
1,500 people in one location.”
Park superintendent
moving to Michigan
MONDAY
Youngs River Lewis &
Clark Water District
Board, 6 p.m., 34583
U.S. Highway 101
Business.
Knappa School
District Budget
Committee, 6 p.m.,
Knappa High School
Library, 41535 Old U.S.
Highway 30.
Astoria City Council,
7 p.m., City Hall, 1095
Duane St.
TUESDAY
Seaside Community
Center Commission,
10 a.m., 1225 Avenue A.
Port of Astoria
Commission, 4 p.m.,
executive session
(closed to public), old
Port offi ces, 422 Gate-
way Ave.
Seaside Library
Board, 4:30 p.m., 1131
Broadway.
Miles Crossing San-
itary Sewer District
Board, 6 p.m., 34583
U.S. Highway 101
Business.
Gearhart City
Council, 6 p.m., public
hearing, Fire Station,
670 Pacifi c Way.
Clatsop Communi-
ty College Budget
Committee, 6:30 p.m.,
Columbia Hall Room
219, 1651 Lexington
Ave., Astoria.
Seaside Planning
Commission, 7 p.m.,
City Hall, 989 Broad-
way.
Cannon Beach City
Council, 7 p.m., City
Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
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