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6 THE MORXISG OKEGOyiAN, TIITJIlSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1900. )
ME NAMED
ON FIRST BALLOT
NOMINEE FOE CONGRESS OF SECOND WASHINGTON DISTRICT CONVENTION, HIS
WIFE AND THEIR RESIDENCE.
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"WOODLARK"
f Ashton Forces Seek to Control
f Organization, but Are Rout
ed Out and Yield.
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Despite Overture From Tierce
County, McCredle Forces Retain
Every Vote Secnred In Caucus,
and Result I Decisive.
(Continued From F1rt Fase )
13 Pacific County deputes favorable, to
th Tacoma man could then be seated.
Planning to recognize the nine Pa
cific delegates who participated In the
caucus, the McCredle men moved that
romlnations for temporary chairman
he the first order of business. Coiner
arsued the motion, declaring that It
was necessary first to make tome dis
position of raciflc County's claim. E.
M. Rands, of Clark County, declared
the rullnfr unprecedented, and Ed Benn.
of Chehalis County, moved the pre
vious question.
Coiner Ignores Motions.
Althousrh the motion was sec
onded and offered time and again.
Coiner quelled the pandemonium raised
In each Instance only to revert to the
Pacific County contest. MeCreedle
men attempted to place In pomlna-
tlon E. C. Finch for chairman, and this
motion Coiner also la-nored.
Finally J. M. Ixckhart. of Port Town
send, moved that Pacific County be
Biven no vote In the selection of
temporary chairman, and with dozens
of delegates on their feet and wildly
shouting and gesticulating, the motion
was put amid conditions bordering on
riot. During the excitement at this
stage. Benn and M. Ft. Sherwood, of
Chehalis County, climbed on chairs and
tried to reorganize the convention, but
could not make the delegates hear
them.
The noise finally subsided without
anyone having been able to hear
Coiner's decision on the vota. and still
maintaining his nerve. Coiner called
for nominations for temporary chair
man. Finch, of Chehalis. and T. P.
Fisk. of Mason, were put in nomination,
and it was not until the secretary
skipped Pacific County In the roll call
that the convention knew that the mo
tion had been declared carried. The
result, however, gave Finch 114 and
: Flsk 99, and the McCredle forces had
! won in any event, through the main
tenance of the line-up. The convention
then resumed deliberations in a more
' orderly manner.
Ross Keeps Out of Sight.
E- W. Ross. State Land Commis-
sloner. who was excluded from last
1 night's caucus, was expected to carry
his fight to the convention floor, but
did not appear in the Cowlitz delega
tion. This morning the Cowlitz County
men met and indorsed the substitution
; for Ross of H. E. McKlnney. made last
: night by F. L. Stewart, the Cowlitz
candidate, and at a meeting of the
steering committees of the McCredle
combination held this morning, it was
I voted to stand by the Cowlitz delega
tion. s Finch assumed the chair, the Che
halls County delegation presented him a
baseball bat for use as gavel, amid wild
cheering. In the-afternoon the creden
' tlals commit? trotight in a divided re
port, eight favi.rlng the seating of the
central committee delegation from Pa
; ciflc County and four favoring the s-at-
ing of the county convention delegation.
1 The majority report was adopted by the
original line-up of 114 to 99. and more
McCredie men wer thereby seated.
Beard Nominates McCredie.
K. E. Berd. the original Clark County
; candidate, placed Judge McCredle's name
before the convention.- and seconds were
! received from each of the other counties
i in the case.
Louts F. Hart nominated General Ash
ton after feeling reference to Francis
; W. Cushrnan.
"I am not nominating General Ashton
as an advocate either Of the game on
' the diamond or at the round table," he
' said in the cours of his remarks, and
' was Interrupted by energetic hisses from
the McCredie side. Mr. Hart then ex
plained that he did not intend to intl
' mate that Judge- McCredie was addicted
,' to the National game played at the
round table.
Band Strikes Up "Hot Time."
, Tn the final vote on candidates Che
halis. Clark. Cowlitz. Jefferson. Klick
itat. Lewis. Skamania and Wahkiakum
cast their full strength for McCredie and
' nine of the 13 Pacific County delegates
. voted for the Clark man also.
Ashton received the full strength of
Pierce. Thurston. Milton and Clallam and
i four from Pacific.
With the announcement of the result
a band in the foer began playing "Hot
Ti.ne" and the caucus delegates went
wild with enthusiasm. General Ashton
tried !n vain to be heard and the assem
blage was not quieted until he advanced
to the platform.
"Some great philosopher, whoso name
I do not now recall," said General ABh
ton. "has said that it is harder to per
form the role of the vanquished than
that of the victor. This sentiment fits
my case today. But I want to a.y in
behalf of myself. Individually, and of
the gallant men who etood by me In
this contest that e believe you have
nominated as your Congressional candi
date one of the best men tn the State
' of "Washington. Among all those who
ere acquainted with him I have heard
him well spoken of as a Judge. It has
been my pleasure to meet him here, and
tie has Impressed me most favorably."
Ashton, Has Explanation.
"In behalf of myself, I want to say
that during this contest the argument
has been made against me that I was
seeking to enter Congress only as a
' stepplsg-stone to the Senate of the
United States. The statement was false
and unfair, and the argument should
- not have been used. I came out as a
candidate for the purpose of pleasing
90 per cent of the business men in one
of the largest cities of this state. I en-
:. tered the contest to settle differences
that existed in the party in that county.
It Is a county that polls from 25,000 to
' 30.000 votes, and it would be detri
mental to the Second Congressional
District to have it shot to pieces. I
went In for the purpose of stopping a
breach, and the breach has been
topped. I wish to say to Judge Mc
Credie that, so far as I and every mem
ber of the delegation from my county
are concerned, he will receive the full
benefit of that situation."
When called to the platform Judge
McCredie said in part:
The unexpected honor done me to
day has rather unnerved me. I came
here not seeking honor or distinction.
but you have seen fit to give me the
' nomination. I am reminded
little of
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HOME OF" JUDGE McCHEDIE AT VAKCOTJVSR
my first meeting with President Taft,
the greatest man in the United States
today. When I had the pleasure of
shaking his hand and seeing his ever
pleasant smile, he looked me over and
then himself, and simply remarked.
'Two of a kind.' I did not feel that
way. however I felt small. But since
coming to this convention, it has oc
curred to me that perhaps I may grow.
It may come to pass that if I am
elected I may some day so acquit my
self that I can stand on his plane.
Judge McCredie Responds to Calls.
"I aee you have handed me a little stick,
such as we used to wield as boys in col
lege (referring to the ball bat). I don't
know Its significance as a gavel, but it
recalled my visit to the Legislature here
two years ago. Representative Blackmore
introduced me to a large number of Rep
resentatives and Senators, and I found
that they knew of me in every instance as
a baseball man. and not as a judge. That
only shows how little you read the rec
ords of judicial decisions and how much
you peruse the sporting columns of the
newspapers in the matter of baseball. If
one should become a member of the Pitts
burg team, for Instance, take the place of
Hans Wagner, his work would be consid
ered only as it compared with that of,
Wagner. Bo It will be tn my case. I am
nominated to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Francis W. Cushrnan, and
his work will be the standard by which
mine Is measured.
"I fear that the comparison will be un
fortunate for me, for Cushrnan was strong
in his eloquence, and that, with hla wit
and personality, endeared him to the
hearts of the people of 'the state and
country. Francis W. Cushrnan, I believe,
had he lived, would later have graced the
United States Senate. Ten or twelve years
ago Tacoma put it over us when Cush
rnan was first nominated, but since then
Clark County and the southwest during
his lifetime supported the Tacoma candi
date. If living today and a candidate for
United States Senator, I believe he would
receive the majority of the votes of my
county. Under the circumstances, I be
lieve that the Tacoma people should not
feel too bad because we sprung a little
joker on them at this time."
HONOR SOUGHT ONCE BEFORE
Cushrnan Defeated McCredle First
Time He Aspired to Congress.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Sept. 29. (Staff Cor
respondence.) W. W. McCredie, nomi
nated today for Congress, was born
April 27. 18t2, at Montrose. Susquehanna
County, Pennsylvania. His father was
a Union soldier In the Civil War, then
In progress and fell in Pickett's charge
at toe battle of Gettysburg. The mother
was left with four' sons and a daughter,
all of whom were too young to make
their own way. The family moved
shortly after the war to Iowa, settling
at Manchester.
As a youth Judge McCredie attended
Iowa College at Grinnell, la., from
which Institution he is a graduate. His
course at Grinnell consumed all of his
earnings as a youth, and he began teach
ing school to acquire sufficient funds to
take up the study of law. For two years
he was principal of the Parkersburg, la.,
schools, and then entered the law school
of the University of Iowa, from which
he graduated.
Judge McCredle located !r Washington
in 1S90, began the practice of law at Van
couver, and four years later was elected
Prosecuting Attorney of Clark County,
serving one term. .
In IMS Clark County proposed the name
of Judge McCredle as a candidate for
Congress, but his aspirations were de
feated at that time by Francis W. Cush
rnan. of Tacoma.
Five years ago Judge McCredie was
elected to the bench In the Superior
Court district, composed of Clark. Ska
mania, Cowlitz and Klickitat counties,
and was re-elected last year.
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PIERCE WIELDS KNIFE
TACOMA REPUBLICANS WILL
FIGHT M'CREDIE.
AJeieaicu in voiuimiiiuu, "
Ashton Turn "Soreheads" and
Will Help Democrats.
TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 29. (Special.)
Although on . the surface everything
seems serene, there Is an underground
current of opposition to the candidacy of
Judge McCredie, of Vancouver, which
does not augur well for harmony in the
coming Second District Republican Con
gressional election.
The Pierce County delegation Is not
at all satisfied with the result of tha
Olympia Congressional convention, which
nominated the baseball magnate, and the
members are supported by the delegations
from Clallam, Mason and Thurston, which
stood with General Ashton, the defeated
Pierce County candidate.
Judge McCredle is looked upon as a
"rank outsider." and already there comes
rumors that "knifing" will be resorted to
in the coming election. In .this section
of the district the nominee is Riven the
sobriquet of the "Gentleman from Ore
gon." and it Is stated in defense of their
opposition to him that the Judge has lit
tle Interest In the State of Washington,
and that his entire interests are across
the border in the State of Oregon.
At this early date it is impossible to
give any Idea as to the extent of the op
position and what damage it will do. One
thing Is certain, however Judge Mc
Credie will have the hardest fight of
his career to win the Second District
Congressional plum. At least this view
is expressed by a number of Republicans
here who are considerably wrought up
over the way the convention went.
The Democrats have had their ears to
the ground and believe that the nomina
tion of Judge McCredle opens the way for
Democratic success. . Immediately after
the announeement of the result of the
Olympia convention they began to get
busy, with the result that tonight Mau
rice P. Langhorne, a Tacoma attorney,
and W. H. Kneeland. proprietor of the
Kneeland Hotel at Olympia, are receptive
candidates. Of the two, Attorney Lang
horne la the strongest. He Is considered
one of the most brilliant lawyers in Ta
coma. '
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Vancouver Rejoices Over
Nomination of McCredie.
DISTINCTION PLEASES ALL
Residents Storm Newspaper Offices
for Confirmation of Tidings.
Governor Hay to Appoint Snc
cessor on Superior Bench.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Sept. 29. (Spe
cial.) There was general rejoicing in
Vancouver this afternoon when the news
reached here from Olympia that Judge
McCredie, of this city, had been nomi
nated as the Republican candidate for
Congress from the Second Congressional
District. When the delegates with their
victorious nominee reach Vancouver, as
It is expected they will tomorrow morn
ing, they will be given a rousing recep
tion at the station.
Ever since Vancouver citizens learned
this morning that Judge McCredle was
the choice of the caucus held last night,
they have anxiously awaited news from
the state capital and have stood around
the newspaper offices and telegraph of
fice eager to hear whether the conven
tion had chosen the Vancouver man.
JUDGE MAY BE COAVLITZ M.N
Naming
of McCredle's Successor
Rests With Governor Hay.
OLYMPIA. Wash., 8ept. , 29. (Spe
cial.) While no definite promises
could be made, because the ap
pointing power rests in the Gov
ernor, the apparent understanding among
the southwest delegates to the conven
tion is that some Cowlits County man
will receive the indorsement of political
leaders In Judge McCredle's Judicial dis
trict for appointment as his successor.
From point of fitness, Klickitat County
has a strong man in Senator W.- B. Pres
by. but he is conceded to be out of the
question, as no amount of indorsing would
likely land him in the position, in view
of his stand in opposition to Hay policies
in the Legislature. Skamania is the
smallest In the district and is somewhat
rmrwrnirnrrt"
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come will be the appointment of a Cow
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contest.
The Cowlitz delegates refused today to
say whom they would support. There
are several men In the county who would
be acceptable to them, but they desire to
confer with other leaders before express
ing a choice. A. H. Imus. of Kalama.
and B. H. Hubbell. of Kelso, each of
whom has. been Prosecuting Attorney, are
mentioned as possibilities.
Clark County could produce several
strong candidates for the appointment,
but in view .or the county securing the
Congressman, the convention delegates, it
is understood, have bound the county
so far as they are able not to present the
name of any candidate to fill the va
cancy. Hay Has No Successor In View.
SEATTLE, Wash.." Sept.. 29. (Special.)
"I haven't given the question of con
sidering a successor to Judge McCredie
a thought," said Governor Hay tonight.
"I couldn't very well appoint anyone un-
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