DEMOCRATS AND POPULISTS UNITED. Continued from Fine 1. room t the county courthouse, requesting all delegates to take feats within the railing. Chairman Pieco. briefly announced the purpoie of the meeting, to this effect: That the populists have aoeembled in convention, and there would probablr be some trying times beforu tha cloie. for the reason thut the populists were to take up tha question of form ing an allianco or uoion of reform and silver interes; of Uma tilla couuty ; and Mr. Fierce urged that all delegates, in what ever came up, remember to conduct themselves in a manner to reflect credit on the populist party of Umatilla county anJ the state ot Oregon. Nominations for temporary chairman baiug in order, L. E. Fenland, of Htlix, was nominated a temporary chairman. Dr. Garfield was nominated but djciined, thereap on on motion the nominations were closed ami Mr. Penland was unanimously elected. On taking the chair Penland re marked that he was no speaker ; that the convention had come together to work instead of listen to speeches, and be had only one thing to urge whatever they did or did not do, not to wrangle. Joa. T. Hinkle waa nominated for temporary secretary and on motion declared unanimously elected. Oa motion the chair appointed committee of five on credentials as follows: Geo. Carmichael, of Weston, A. 8. Bwaggart, of Athena, Od Teal, of Echo, Henry Fierce, of the reservation and Ben Mar cey, of Milton. , ' On motion a committee of five on order of business was ap pointed s follows: Dr. O. W. King, of Pendleton, A. B. btanley, of Echo, M. M. Wvrick, of Union, J. N. V. Uerking, - of Athena, Nathan Pierce, of Milton. They made tbii report : "We your comrnitte on order of , business report aa follows : We recommend: "First Permanent organization of this convention. That, in our judgment no satisfactory order of business can be ar ranged until after the report of the conference committee, and we recommend the selection of such committee to be made at ortr. "further, we recommend the election of delegates to the state convention during the deliberation of conference commit-' tee. Signed: , O. W. Kino, A. B. 8tanikv, "Committee." On taking up the report, permanent organization whs effect- : ed by the election of L. E. Penland chairman and J. T. Hinkle as secretary. Afternoon Saesion. - Chairman Penland called the convention to order at 1 :30 p. 1 m. On motion committee on platform wm appointed as fol lows: H. 8. Garfield, of Pendiotou, C.W.Gates, ot Adams, Fred Haacall, of Pilot Rock, llobt. tilater, of Atbooa, 0. Teal, of Echo. This committee was by the motion to confer with a like committee from the democratic convention. Four o'clock boomed out in the tower overhead at the court house, when the delegates bigai drop pi u in by twos and threes." Five, ten, minutes passed, and still the conference committees failed to show up, aad tbe chairman hesitated to call tbe convention to order. At 4:15 Chairman Peuland rap ped the convention to order. On motion it was decided to .have an assistant secretary, and M. M. Wyrick being nomin ated was unanimously elected. . Conference Committee's Report. "We, your committee appointed to confer with tbe demo cratic party through a committee appointed by the democratic county convention, hereby submit the following report: "First, We recommend that the report of the conference committee appointed by tbe county central committee be ad opted, with the following change: "That the democrat party relinquish to the free silver repub lican party the nomination of county treasurer, and the dem ocrat party to nominate the county coroner; the poople'd party to make no nomination for coroner. "We further recommend that the convention now in eossion do nominate such candidates for the various offices as have been bo allotted to the people's party." On motion of Rev. Parker, seconded by Col. Parsons, the above report was unanimously adopted. Nomination of officers being next in order, L. E. Penland, the convention's able chairman, was named for the state sena torship, and unanimously made tbe nominee. The populiBts had one representative to choose, and voted for three nominees: J. N. B. Gerkiog, 30; A. B. Stanley, 22; A. E. Troyer, 13. Having the lowest number of vote?, Troyer of Milton, dropped out. and Stanley of Echo, withdrew his name. This gave the unanimous nomination to Gerking, who is a leading farmer near Atoena. Tbe vote for gentlemen named for aesc-ssor Btood as follows: M. M. Wyrick, 84; Rev. F. VV. Parker, 22; H. E. Okes, 3, Wyrick was declared the unanimous choice of the convention, W. W. Harrah, of Helix, and C. C. Ewert, the populist can didate last olection, were named for school superintendent. Harrah received 43 votes and Ewart 20, and the former was de clared unanimously nominated. The report of the proceedings of the democratic convention was now brought it), and enthusiastically endorsed, Fred Haecall, of Pilot Rock, was chosen candidate for county commissioner. Dr. H. 8. Garfield was unanimously elected chairman and J. T. Hinkle secretary of the county central committee. Delegate! to the state convention were elected by the follow ing votes: Robert Laing, 63; Robert Slater, 05; 0. Teel, 58; ur. u, w, King, od; J. l. Hinkle, la, vol. William Parsons, 40 ; C. W. Gates, 48; Nathan Pierce, 63; M. M. Wyrick, 38; George Pee bier, 35; A. B. Stanley, 34. 1 Col. Parsons moved that the chairman of the I'einacra'B and populists central committees be empowered to give the onion ticket a name to be used on tbe ballot under the Australian voting law. Upon tha adoption of this motion the convention adjourned, and the joint ratification with tho democrats, who had aires Jy arrived at tne court Mouse, wan begun. WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT 1 HEY ARE. A Shcrt Biographical Sketch of Each Candidate as Taken from the Note Book of a Pendleton Reparter X. E. Penland. L. E. Penland is tbe populist candidate for Btate senator. He was born in Benton county, this state, In 1857. Ilia father waa a farmer. When a mere lad he went to Linn county with his parent!, and remained there until 1880, when he came to this county, tie located one and a halt miles south ol Helix, where he now has a half section of fine land. He is a family man, has a wife and five children. His two sons attend the Pendleton academy. He never was nominated for office be fore, when he was chosen temporary and permanent chairman of the populist convention, and received the nomination for tbe office for which he now is a candidate He was a repub lican until five years ago, when be desarted that party for the populist. - ;. Richard M. Powers. ' Richard M Powers, the candidate for representative on the democratic ticket,"" was born in North Carolina in 1831. His parents were farmers, and moved to Indiana in 1840. There he received a liberal public school education and .graduated at the Danville academy. He came west in 1858, and settled at Albany, Linn county, where be ran a blacksmith shop. He moved to Weston in 1874, where he practised law and ta now serviug as justice of tbe paace. In 1874, be married Mrs. Mary J. Reynolds,. He has five children, all settled near Weaton, exwptiog Charles Powers, who is a compositor at the Call of fice, San Frsnci'co. J. N. B. Gerking. J N. B Gerking, populist candidate for represeu a ive. Is native of Indiana, where he was. bom in 1848. He lived in that btate until he was seven years old, when be accompanied hi paints to lliinoie. Thence th-y went to Missouri, and came to Oregon across the plains with a team of ox- n in 186i. He resided nine years in Marion county, and came to Una till county in 1872. He lives at Gerking fUt, three and a half roilt-s south of Athena Mr Gerking ha a happy homo of a wife and eight children, some of whom are married. He is c nneced with tbe Christian church at Athona, haviug been one of the founders, and has Iwen an officer in that hod' ever since its foundation in 1873.. He is no leading elder of the church. He helped organize the union pzrty in thia cuuutv. He has never been a member of any of tbe regular parties. D. B. Watson. D. B. Watson, candidate for representative on tbe democratic ticket, was born in Missouri in 1862. He came west in 1863 and settled at Adams, where be taught school for two years. He then started a general merchandise business at Adams, and continued in the trade for two years. He then woiked on a ranch on tbe reservation for some time, and is now the repre sentative of tha Hamilton-Hourke Warehouse system at the Mission. William M. Blakely. William M. Blakely, candidate for sheriff on tbe democratic ticket, was born in Piatt county. Missouri, in 1840. His par ents were farmers. Tbe family settled at Brownsville, Or., in 1840. Mr. Blakley settled at Eastman in 1867. He has been engaged in the cattle business since that time.' He cultivates 640 acres of wheat land He married Miee Margaret Baird, of Linn county, in 1864, and has a family of two daughters. He ran for sheriff on tbe democratic ticket two years ago. Charles W. Gates. , nhftlleA W. OfltftH Cftnitiiljta ftn tha nnnnliat ftilraf 4nm hah n ty clerk, is an old railroad man, having served in many posi tions, some of them important, for the last 30 years. He wai born in Warren county, III , in 1847. He went to Wyoming when a comparatively young man, and worked for tbe Union ParMH in n hcnl'ionf vnan hainu .talinn undnl ai,r..!n.n...l ent of the mines and superintendent of the bridge and building ueparimeui, oeeuies oioer positions, us was justice ot tbe peace at Granger, VVyo., in the 70, when that district was an Avrpndinulv tti'rl tint Ma ia nn. atatinn ..rant at A .1 .. rv. a f . the O. It & N., where he baa b en for the past five years. He Decame a ponuiisc during me uieveiauu nrsi aamunttratiou. Li- I :J no in iiiarrieu. James W. Maloney. Ja tea W. Maloney, candidate for county recorder on the democratic ticket, was born in Sullivan county, Missouri, in 1870. His father was a prosperous mechanic, and he received a liberal education in the public schools of Umatilla county. The family came west in 1883, settled at Athena. He taught school for three years in the county, and was postmaster of Athena from 1803 to 1897. He now represents tbe Kershaw Grain company at that station. In 1893 he married Miss Nora Zeiger, of Athena, and has two boys. He has filled the office of clerk and treasurer of Athena several terms. ' Marshall M. Wyrick. Marshall M. Wyrick, populist candidate for assessor, was born in Indiana, in December, 1849. His parents were farm ers. When a child he went to Iowa with his family, and was raised there. He came to Oregon and Umatilla county 18 years ago, and settled in Despain gulch, 10 miles from Pend leton, and has ince lived there. He ia still farming the same laud he originally located t n, and own 480 eces of fertile wheat Boil. He has never held nor ran for any office outnide ot his own piocinct. He is married, and has five children. . He was formerly a democrat, and baa been a populist the last eight years. Wesley W. Harrah. Wesley W, Harrah, populist candidato for county school sup eriutendent, was born in Davis county Missouri, in I860. Hrt lived there with his parents, who were farmers, bntil be at tained his majority, and then came to Umatilla county, where he at once began his profession of teaching in the Cold springs district. He has continued teaching ever since,-and during the last three years has taught 08 weeks. He io now teaching his third term at Helix. He is a graduate of the Northwest normal school at Stanberry, Mo., and of tho Portland business college. He holds a first grade state certificate. He s mar ried, but has no children. He joined tha farmers' alliance seven years ago, and followed -that organization into the poj unsc party, R. II. Simpson. R, H. Simpson, candidate for county treasurer, was born in California in 18G2, being now 30 years old. He came to Urns tilla coun y 19 years ago and settled in Helix' where he now resides. lie followed the merchandise business at Helix for a uuuiber of years. He has always been a republican and voted the straight republican ticket until in 1896, when the party raised aloft the gold standard. He is at present agent at Helix of the H. B. Kershaw Grain company. . Fred Hascall. ' Fred HaBcall, populist nominee for county commissioner, was born at Rutlin, Vt., in 1860 He was raised on a farm and secured a good education, graduating from the Pittsburg academy. In 1884, he came west and settled on a ranch eight miles from Pilot Rock, and has a family of two boy s. This 1b his first candidacy for office. Frank J. Van Winkle. Frank J. Van Winkle, of Weston, Candidate on the demo cratic tii'ket for county surveyor, was born in Linn county, Or., in 1863. Hiti parents were farmers. 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