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ATHENA, MARCH 20th, 1896
A case which came up in Justice
Gilman's court last Saturday, was
promptly dismissed by 'District
Attorney Lawrey. The case in
question was to decide the owner
ship of land which had previously
Wen decided by the interior de
partment to belong to Mrs. Smith,
on the reservation, and was ont of
those civil cases which demand the
attention of the circuit court, but
which are continually creeping
before a criminal court. Mr.
Lawrey Bhowed good sense in dis
missing the case, and placing it in
a position where if any further
lawing is to be done, the private
prosecutors will have to pay the
coBts and expenses of the suit.
In another column we publish
tho proceedings of the populist con
vention, together with the names
of candidates nominated. So far as
we are acquainted with the can
didates, they are all good men; and
the platform seems to have been
carefully drawn and contains some
excellont - planks. If each of the
other parties are as successful in
finding suitable men for the offices
as the "pops" have, we will doubt
less have a more efficient county
government than we have had rW.
the last few years. We especially
commend thair judgement in dis
pensing with Miss Woodruff. ,
eased in a desparate struggle and
both are composed of some good
fighters. It cannot be learned that
the contest involves any principle
in which the public generally, are
interested, but it is only a question
as to who shall secure the offices,
and party machinery and friend
ship are being used and trade and
barter is the order of the day.
Here's the whole thing in a nut
shell "WeVe out for stuff." This
is the motto of the contestant, and
aB any one secures the advantage,
sympathy naturally goes . to the
under dog. Mr. Houser is in
office. He argues: "Party usage
should give it to me again. The
fellows who are fighting me do not
claim they can conduct the office
any better than I have. They
want the place, that is all." The
opponents say: "You bet, we want
the office, or to control the men
who hold them. We have a better
man for the place, and we are
going to put him in." And so it
goes on and no one can guess the
outcome.
Monday, David Home came out
openly for the sheriffs nomination.
He had been talked for several
days. In an hour or two after this
was announced on the street, l
Story, an 0, R. & N. bridge carpen
ter, was announced as a candidate.
This made the list of republican
candidates up to date: Zoeth
Houser, present incumbent; Charles
Barrett, of Athena; John M. Kel-
say, of Adams; Frank Curl, of
Adams; David Home, of Upper
McKay creek; Al Story, of Pendle
ton. These moves have still
further complicated the situation
and any one who says he knows all
about it may be put down as an
ass. There are so many plans and
counterplans, that there is bound
to be more or less mystery.
NOMINATIONS ARE MADE.
The democratic primaries occur
one week from tomorrow, and it
should be borne in mind that at
the primaries should be put for
wtsrd only .the best men. Let all
democrats be out in force on Satur
day, March 28, and send men to
the county convention who will
support only men of standing and
integrity. There is a good chance
for democratic victory for a portion
of the county offices, if the right
men are put up, and the democrats
vote their tickets.
THE POLITICAL POT.
From the Milton Eiigle.
Henry F. Pierce, the young
reservation farmer and son of our
Hon. Nathan Pierce, will in all
likelihood be a candidate on the
populist ticket for county clerk or
county recorder. For either of
these places Henry is well qualified
and if elected will serve the people
honorably and to the of best his abil
ity. He has mot with success thus
far in his private affairs, and
is every reason to believe he would
bo equally successful in conducting
the affairs of tho county.
The Pendleton Tribuno is shaking
hands with itsolf and friends over
what it considers the last gasps of
the populists in this county. As
usual the Tribune is mistaken.
The populists will be found exceed
ingly lively before the time for vot
ing in June. Tho success of two
years ago has made fools of tho
republicans and if they go into
this campaign with the expectation
that tho opposition in their own
ranks is all they have to overcome
they will find themsolves far
beyond their depth in the soup
when the votes are counted. The'
rank and file of the populist party
are farmers and a class who usually
pay very little attention to political
matters. Thi? accounts for the
light attendence at the primaries,
but when the proper time comes
they will be out in full force and
then the Tribune may" discover
when too late that it has been
monkeying with a dangorous
corpse. . :
(From tho Kant Oregoulun.)
The present is witnessing a hot
fight over the shrievalty. It is in
the republican party this fight
rages, and there's a Houser and
nnti-IIouser faction. Doth are cn-
Populists Nominate and place a Full
Ticket In the Field.
From tho Pendleton Tribuno
For representatives
A. E. Troyer of Milton.
J. T. Hinkle of Juniper.
A. B. Stanley of Echo.
For county judge
, Robert Laing of Union.
For commissioner
J. F, Temple of Yoakum.
For Sheriff
W. H. H. Scott of Athena.
For county clerk
Henry F. Pierce of Milton.
For recorder of conveyances
W. T. Sellers of Ukiah.
For assessor
John S. Harris of Weston.
For treasurer
. P. M. Gerking of Milton.
For school superintendent
C. C. Ewert of Adams.
For surveyor
T. M. Coffoe of McKay.
For Coroner
Dr. Kennedy of Milton.
For delegates to state-convention
Nathan Pierce of Milton!
William Parsons of Pendleton.
0. Teel of Echo,
A. 13. Stanley of Echo.
R. M. O'Brien of Weston.
George Pcebler of Union.
J. S. Haye of Pendleton.
A. C. Henderson of Pilot Rock.
J. P. Perry of Pendleton.
C. C. Hendricks of Pendleton.
J. B. Dospain of Ukiah,
P. J. Kelley of Cottonwood.
The populi8tsof Umatilla county
met in convention Wednesday and
placed a full ticket in the field.
Promptly at 10 o'clock Dr, King
mounted the rostrum and called
the meeting to order. L. E. Ten
land, of Helix, was elected tempor
ary chairman. Colonel Parsons
was made temporary secretary.
Amotion to appoint a committee
of five on credentials was carried
and the chairman appointed A. B
Stanley of Echo, Harvey White
man of Gerking Flat, Colonel Par
sons of Pendleton and George Car
michael of Weston.
P. J. Kelley of Milton, J. N. B.
Gerking of Athena and W, T.
Sellers of Ukiah, were appointed a
committee on order of business.
A committee of seven on plat
form and tesolutions were then ap
pointed by the convention.
Mr. Carmichael suggested that
all who had "planks" or ideas they
desired inserted in the platform
present the same to the proper
committee.. The convention then
took a recess until 1 o'clock.
The convention reassembled ai
1 o'clock and Mr. Penland was
mado permanent chairman and
Col. Parsons, secretary.
After the report of the commit
tee on credentials bad been adopted
a telegram from Walla Walla pop
ulists was read.. The message was
one. of good cheer, bidding the con
vention be hopeful of good results.
The committee on order of busi
ness then reported. They recom
mended that the nominations be
made in the following order. Three
representatives to the legislature,
county judge, county commissioner,
sheriff, clerk, recorder, treasurer,
assessor, supeiintendent of schools,
surveyor, coroner, thirteen dele
gates to the state convention and
thirteen alternates, election of
precinct committeemen and a grand
ratification at the court house in
the evening. The report was
adopted.
The committee on platform then
reported. Col. Parsons read the
report and was frequently inter
rupted by applause. The report is
as follows.
We, your committee on platform
and resolutions beg leave to sub
mit the following platform:
1 We affirm our attachment to
the Omaha platform.
2 We favor the enactment, of
laws by direct vote of the people,
commonly known as the initiative
and referendum and imperative
mandate system.
3 We demand the restoration
to the people of the free and un
limited coinage of silver and gold
at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1,
without asking the consent of any
other nation on earth.
4 We are unalterably opposed
to mortgaging our posterity by the
issue of bonds of any kind.
5 We ' demand that a parity
shall be maintained between all
official salaries and the price of
labor and products.
6 -The English language fails to
express the disgust which all intel
ligent citizens feel toward the re
publican party for its criminal
extravagances and general miscon
duct in the last legislative as
eembly.
7 We demand the abolishment
of extravagant, luxuriant and un
necessary clerk hire which has
grown to be a notorious disgrace in
our state legislature.
8 We demand such legislation
as shall effectually protect work
ingmen from the blacklist.
9 We condemn all federal inter
W. C. Gallagher of Valley, 5; L. E.
Penland of Helix, 19. . W. T.
Sellers and 0. Teel both declined
going before the convention.
John F. Temple was nominated
for county commissioner. First
ballot: E. N. Smith of McKay, 11;
J. F. Temple of Yoakum, 39; Fred
Haskell of Pilot Rock, 32; R. F.
Johnson of Weston, 6; M. D, Leedy
of North Milton, 15; John Keen of
North Athena, 4. There being no
choice a second ballot -was ordered.
which resulted as follows, R. F.
Johnson withdrawing in favor of
M. D. Leedy: E, M. Smith, 7;
J. F. Temple, 59; Fred Haskell, 21;
M. D. Leedy, 13; John Keen, 1.
W. H. H. Scott easily captured
the nomination for sheriff. The
vote was:; W. H. H. Scott of
Athena, 78; James Muir of Mc
Kay, 17. 'v u
' Irt ah appropriate speech Mr.
A. B. Stanley rominated Henry F.
Pierce of Milton for county clerk.
There being no other nominations,
Col.1 Parsons moved that the teller
cast a ballot for Mr. Pierce. This
was agreed to and Mr. Pierce was
declared the nominee of the con
vention amid rounds of applause.
After several unsuccessful at
tempts, Mr. W. T. Sellers of Ukiah
captured a nomination, that of
county . recorder. The vote was:
W, T. Sellers of Ukiab, 68; J. C.
Pritchett of Milton, 14; W. H.
Boyd of Umatilla, 9; T. C. Reed of
Adams, 2.'
J. S.- Harris, of Weston, was
nominated for assessor. The vote
stood: J. S. Harris of Weston, 54;
M. M. Wyrick of Union, 12, W. C.
Miller of Gilliland, 7; J. 0. Prichett
of South Athena, 22. . Messrs. B.
B. Hall of Weston, and Harvey
Whiteman of South Athena, posi
tively declined to allow their names
used in connection with the assessor
ship. Peter Gerking, of Milton, was
an easy winner in the treasurer
ship fight. The nominees were, first
ballot: jPeter Gerking of Milton,
47; J. Gl Myers of Union, 16; J. D.
Fickors of. McKay, 32. Second
ballot: . Fiokers ,29, Gerking .54,
Myers 8.
The office of surveyor came very
nearly going by the board but ' at
the last moment Mr. T. M. Coffee,
of McKay precinct, was nominated
and elected by acclamation.
Dr. King was named for coroner
but declined. Dr. Kennedy, of
Milton, was then nominated and
elected by acclamation.
1 C. C. Ewert was nominated lor
school ' superintendent over Miss
Harriette Woodruff by eleven votes.
The vote stood: Ewert 52; Miss
Woodruff 41. . ' .
Colonel Pareons, in a neat speech,
suggested that a committee of four
be appointed who would bave
power to conduct the campaign.
This suggestion was at once adopt
ed and Nathan Pierce, 0. Teel, R.
Laing, P. J. Kelley and J. N. B.
Gerking were appointed to serve as
such committee. Nathan Pierce
was named as chairman. This
committee is to be known as the
People's Party Campaign Com.
mittee.
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primaries, March 28.
State democratic convention at
Portland, April 9.
National populist convention, St.
Louis, July 22.
Democratic national convention
meets in Chicago, July 7.
Republican national convention
meets in St. Louis, June 16.
State prohibition convention
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March 28.-.
Umatilla county democratic con
vention meets in Pendleton, April 4.
State republican convention at
Portland, April 9, at 11 a. m., with
257 delegates. . ,
Umatilla county republican con
vention meets Thursday, April 2,
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First congressional district re
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Tuesday, April 7.
Second congressional district re
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Notice of Publication. .. . .
Land Office at LaGrnnde, Oregon, Jan. 31, 1898.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his lntentiou
to make final proof in support of his claim,
ar.d that said proof will be mado oefore the
County Clerk of Umatilla county, Oregon, at
l'cndleton, Oregon, on March 21, 1890, viz:
JOHN C. FOX,
lid. entry No, TM4 for the lots 1, 2, 7 and 8,
sec. lfi. to. 8n.i3ti. K. W. M.
Jle names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, via; Thomas P. Page, William
Brace, of Athena, Oregon, George W.Bennett,
Daniel Briggs, WeRton, Oregon.
Anv Denton who desires to Drotest aealnst
the allowance of such proof, or who Knows of
any substantial reason, unaer me law ana me
regulations of the Interior Department, why
such proof should not be allowed, will be given
an ODDortunlty at the above mentioned time
and place to cross-examine the witnesses of
aid oiaimant.anaiooneroviacuoe in remuuu
ol mat submutea oy claimant.
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ference with state and local affairs,
except whero clearly warranted by
the constitution.
10 We demand a more equit
able system of taxation, the present )
method being unjust.
11 We condemn our present
system of assessment by which the
assessor makes personal profit from
the wages of his deputies.
12 We demand the enactment
of a law providing for the election
of assessors by precincts.
13 We protest against sheriffs
going on junketing trips at great
expense to the county in pursuit of
potty criminals.
14 We charge the republican
party with gross mismanagement
in county affairs and call the at
tention of taxpayers and voters to
the still unsettled treasury defalca
tion, the issue of county warrants
contrary to law and orders of court,
and the subsidizing of party news
papers by the payment of swindling
printing bills, as pernicious ex
amples of carelessness and jobbery,
15 .We demand that the laborer
shall have a first lien on all prop
erty which he creates, or assists in
creating, without regard to changes
of possession.
16 We demand a convention to
revise the present obsolete consti
tution of the state.
17 If entrusted with power by
the county and state, the people's
party pledges honest, intelligent
and economical administration of
public affairs.
The platform was adopted by a
unanimous vote. The chair then
declared the convention ready to
recoive nominations for representa
tive. A. E. Troyer, J. T. Hinkle
and A. B. Stanley were nominated.
The vote was as follows: A. E
Troyer of Milton, 62; J. T. Hinkle
of Juniper, 98; W. T. Sellers of
Ukiah, 55; 0. Teel of Echo, 27;
A. B. Stanley of Echo, 59; Thomas
Myers of Athena, 16; J. N. B. Ger
king of Athena, 0.
Robert Laing was nominated for
county judge. The vote stood:
Robert Laing of Union precinct,
59; R. M. O'Brien of Weston, 14;
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