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THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, PORTLAND, APRIL" 5, I90S, CHANCES SEEMTO FAVOR PRIDE ID BIG WHEAT DOCKS LOC1S HILL PLAXS CONSTIU'C TIOX IS POIITLAND. 8 ' Jng3 "Us Counties of Washington Are Lining Up Against Gov . ernor Mead. HOME COUNTY DOUBTFUL MeBrlde Said to Have Figlitiug Oinn-e In Whatcom. Which Has Always Supported Mead The Mne-l p In Other listrkts. SEATTLE, Wash., April 4. (Special.) Whatcom County, which twice elected Governor Mead Prosecuting Attorney, and which stood behind him In ft fight for polltifHl recognition in lf4. Is debatable urnund in the gubernatorial contest this vear Henry Mi-Bride, whom Mead de feated for Uovernor four years ago. has a fighting chance against Mead In the lat ter's home count-. Whatcom's support of Mead for Gov ernor in 1!I04 was more or less of an acci dent. It is a bit of old political history that M-ad was taken up by the anti McBride, or railroad faction, in Whatcom County four years ago as a candidate for Congressman to carry the county against McPrlde. The latter, then Uovernor. had A U Black brought out as a Congres sional candidate, relying upon Black's personal popularity to swing lh county. Whatcom had always been pro-railroad, and mi a railroad commission Issue, with hnnic caiicildittP for Congressman in the fioln. tt was figured by the McBride fol lowing that he could take over the county.- A it developed, the "Mood organization won. It was no secrr-t among politicians that tho Ouiifresslonal candidacies wore Idifids for tlu- real fight for or against McRririo. When the state convention met, however, and it was shown there was a clear majority against Mc: Bride. Whatcom wanted something to take liom. Tho renomtnation of Congressman Will R. Humphrey was agreed upon as a result of a combination between the three Congressmen, and the flrtion of Mead's Congressional candidacy was early dispelled. Governor In-lcml of t'oiifsrcssiniin. The Mi-ad supporters were angry and demanded recognition. They wore of fered the nomination for Attorney-General, hut Harry Fnlrehild. since made chairman of the Railroad Commission, refused to accept it, declaring that they could tk Mead back and nominate him for the Silperior Court Judgeship at a salary $1iuhi n yem bettor than tho Attor-ney-enoral drew. He hit upon Gov ernor, and determined that Mead should have that nomination. In the process of elimination,' and because Pierce County demanded it. Mead got the place. Ail this is interesting and essential, because it Indicates the Whatcom County situation of four years ago. and sheds a light upon the situation at present. Mead was a convenient implement In that fight the county had not made him a "home CHndldHte" affair. He subsequently gave to Whatcom County the chairmanship the Railroad Commission; gave, then took away, the Stipertntendeiiey of the Stpila coom Insane Asylum: planted a Fish Commissioner at Relilngham: ch.se a traveling guard for the penitentiary from Whfiteom who drew a salary equivalent to that of Penitentiary Warden, and has shown numerous favors to Whatcom. I'jion this recognition rests his principal cla hn to Whatcom's support. WhatronC Heady to Fight Mead. A canvass or Whatcom County indi cates a serious fight against the Gov ernor Is coming up. The wlection of ft Fish Commissioner Is partially re sponsible for this contest, but It only evplains a. small portion of the tight. The old contest has broken out again and a serious tight is on which might terminate in the county's going against Mead, though his opponents do not claim they expect that outcome. Here Is a partial list of tht promi nent Whatcom County men who ire opposing Mead -and supporting Me Brlde; Hugh FJdrldg-e, just reappoint ed postmaster at Bellingham; A. U BlHi k. twice Mayor of BelMngham : R. K Kline, State Senator, who defeated 1. X. Griffin and Charles 1. Roth In a direct primary fight two years ago by a clear majority over not h men ; F. J. Wood, one of tho best -known lumbermen In the county; . li. Bd wards. secretary of the Fiiirliiivrn l-;ind Company; K. -. Wilson, a well-known Hcllfiicham business man; Kdw ard Cowgill. a BelMngham lumberman; 1a n lei Campbell,- ran n cry man : W. J. M alloy, a Fern da lo farmer prominent In country polities ; Fen ton Merrill, lumberman and former Stated Repre sentative; George 'Cooper, lumberman, ( Beiltngham; George K. Gage, a Bol lltiKham business man; W. R. Moultray, attorney and former State Senator; John Simpson, an F.vorsnte farmer; J. H. Strlckfedden. of Maple Falis; George Singleton, who owns a big farm at Tea Miie Point: T. R. Kershaw, ex-Slate Fish Commissioner: the Chlnn brothers, lumbermen; A. Brehm. a farmer at Cus ter, who Is strong in the country Kd iiriiwn, rx-oiaie rcprcst iiibiivo umu lumberman. Michael Karles. who is at the head of the Kuget Mills A Timber Com pany, tho largest satr and shingle mill in Whatcom County, lives in Seat tle now and lias signed .a. McBi ide club roll. His Whatcom County influ ence will ho for Mi Bride. Certain pow erful fishing interests not yet openly identified with the gubet nat-riul tie lit are lined tip in a similar manner and there is organizing a strong pro-Me-Brtdo movement In the county. Skacit to iin for MrBrfde. VnUss politicians are mistaken. Mc Bride will cart y Skagit County by a "hie, majority. The old McBride organ isation is nearly intact and a move ment b:s been started in the county to organize a scries of 20 M Brlrle clubs in Skagit County before the Fall pri maries. The lirst of these clubs has already been ot ganized. In Snohomish Conn ty the support of the mill interests has been turned over to M'-Brtde and representatives from all the Snohomish County factions are taking raft in a McRride organization. The situation in tho country is more pronouncedly MeBrlde than in Everett, where a delicate factional" fight has always influenced results. Everett lias been split In the past on Senatorial and local linos, but a significant fact that indicates MeBrlde will make a strong showing in Kvorett is that there have been received letters from repre sentatives of all the tntorestti. - San Juan County pplit two years ago on the Issue of MeMiHin's control. Tho dominant faction has indicate it will support McBride this Kail. What Mc Millin will do ts still undetermined, but politicians do not believe he will sup port Mead. His enforced resignation from the Railroad Commission as a re sult of a legislative campaign has led McMililn's friends to condemn the present Governor for his failure to stand by an oid friend and supporter. Island County has always been etrong for MeBrlde and similar conditions are reported from that direction at present. MeBrlde Has Mill Interests. Only" meager reports have been re-w ceived from Clallam and Jefferson, though the strong mill and logging in terests in Clallam are known to be for MeBrlde. , In . Jefferson there has been worked up during the past four years an antf-Mead sentiment, but this might be materialised in favor of any one of the opposition candidates. ' Kitsap" usually votes r.-Rh. King and two interests control that district. The first is the mill interest and the second the Puet Sound Navy-yard. Compara tively 'nothing . has been done in the county on gubernatorial politics. State Senator R. W. Condon holds an appoint ment on the etate commission for the Alaska- Yukon-Pacific Exposition and might fee! grateful to Mead. But Con don will be a candidate for renomina tion himself, and as he depends upon Mason and Island County votes as well as upon Kitsap, he will not take up any embarrassing issues. The strong est political - factors in Mason -County declared yesterday that they were sup porting McBride' for first and Atkinson for second choice, something that might reflect a pressure upon Condon. i Kln County Organization. McBride followers have not attempted organization in King County, but they will be ready during the coming week to take up active work. It is purposed to make the King County organization the central club for the state. For that rea son progress is being made slowly and extreme care is being exercised to make the first list of members a representative one. It is certain that the president and vice-president of the King County organ ization, will be men of pronounced busi ness prominence. The secretary will un questionably be iR, L.. Reber. for 15 years prominent in? newspaper work here. When the list of membership Is given out. It is likely to read like a directory of promi nent business and professional men, and the McBride supporters believe they can go out into the state with the King County organization as a starter guar anteeing tho strength of their fight. Taking the gubernatorial situation in King and the Northwest as a whole, it looks, five months in advance of the pri maries, as though the chances were de cidedly in favor of McBride. He has to fight Mead as his principal opponent. Atkinson has a lot of support, but it is not strong enough to carry any of the counties. Cosgrove's strength is not fully developed, and Ridpath is not a serious figure. Head of Great Northern Leaves to Inspect Sorth Bank Itoad, but Will Return. After holding important conferences here yesterday on the subject of build ing bis wheat docks on the Weldler property In North Portland, Louis Hill, president of the Great Northern Rail way, left last night In the private car of Chief Engineer W. L. Darling, of the Northern Pacific, for Vancouver, where he will leave .this morning for a, trip over the new North Bank road. Mr. Hill may return to Portland to morrow or he may go on to Seattle, where he will join his wife, Mrs. Hill having left the city yesterday morning to join relatives in Seattle. At any rate. President Hill is expected to re turn to Portland during the present week. At that time Mr. Hill will probably decide the extent of docks to be built here by the Hill Interests, and It Is also likely he will have something to say on the vexed terminal situation. In company with . President Francis B. Clarke, of the pDokane. Portland & Seattle Railway, and other Hill offi- cials. President Hill spent a large part I of yesterday at Vancouver, having reached Portland yesterday morning. The party went over the Vancouver yards and President Hill walked across the new bridge ovf r the Columbia Rii er to the Oregon shore. He ex pressed himself as highly pleased with the bridgre construction across both the Columbia and Willamette. Rivers. President Hill dined at the Arlington Clan last night In company with President Clarke of the new North Bank road. After dinner he held an Important conference with Theodore B. Wilcox, president of tile Portland Flouring Mills Company, on the sub ject of docks .icre for the export of wheat and flour. Other talks were, had on this same subject and it is understood that Mr. mil .will have something to say of interest In this connection upon his return to the city. Mr. Hill will be accompanied on his trip over the new North Bank road to day by Francis B. Clarke, president of the Spokane. Porlland & Seattle. BEN SIMPSON'S 90TH YEAR Appreciative Sketch or Pioneer by W. T. Burner. Ben Simpson, who, on Mar.'h 29, passed, for the. 90th time, the yearly milestone on the line of life, is stiil on the stage,' and received the con gratulations of many friends, who vis ited him on this occasion. Mr Simp son was captain of a tamou:: caravan that crossed the plains in "46," and took up his residence in Oregon City, in the Kail of that year. Almost from his very tlrst appearance In Oregon, he became a cental tlgure, whose de termined will was courted by all who hoped success, or shunned failure. His name was the synonym of all that -. . -. . ...... j- . . :v. !:'" I i, jj - v3t li j , I v . J; I Ben Sim pson. f CHARITY BALL APRIL 30 Committee "Arranging; forEvent at Masonie Temple. Acting jointly with a committee ap pointed by the Knights Templars of Port land rile following named women will have charge of the arrangements for the charity ball, to be given in Masonic Temple. April 30: Mrs. I-. W Sllton. Mrs. T. N. Fleischner. Miss Henrietta Failing, Mrs. Hannah B. Robertson. Mrs. William l Alvorri. Mrs. H. C. Eckenberger and Mrs. H. W. (joddard. An executive committer, composed Of members of this joint committee, has in charge all details connected with the coming charity ball. The members were shown through the new Masonic tempts yesterday and were pleased with ' the Quarters assigned for tile eyent. The Grand lodge hall, on the sacond floor, will he used as the ballroom, and the anterooms and committee-rooms will be utilized for resting-rooms and cosy corners during the progress of the ball. The asylum of Oregon, comniandry. ban-quet-hall and kitchens will be given over to the committee on .the nisht of the bl? entertainment. . The funds received for the sale of tickets are to be turned over to the Ban Home. Tickets are now on sale at Woodard-Clarke's. Fourth and Washing ton: by W. S. Macrum. at the Merchants' National Bank, and (. V. Cooper, secre tary of the executive committee, room ffl:t-814 Chn'mber of Commerce building These tickets are priced at $5 for man with one woman, and women's extra tickets. 2. The committee lesires to inform the public that no special 'or exclusive Invi tations for the hull and entertainment will be Issued, tind hopes that friends of the cause will purchase tickets gener ously, the presentation of the tickets at the door sufficing. For those who do not dance, there will be concert, music and cards, and un ex hibition drill by the drill corps of Oregon Commandury No. 1. In uniform. Start with the shoe tree and work right up through your fur nishing needs at our store. We've all the best and all the latest blooms. CLOTH m GC0 GusKuhnPrep' 1HH-1BS THIRD STREET. MUSIC LOVERS ATTEND CONCERT Large Crowd Hears Tetrazzini at JEiiers Recital The Snecial Tetrazzini Talking Ma chine Recital glvpn by Eiler Piano House last evening proved to be a rare musical treat and wbh attended by A large and representative audience of music-lovers. 4 The recital was especially arranged by the House of Eilers so as to Rive the people of this city an opportunity to hear Tetrnrainl. tHe sensation of the Manhattan Opera Company, who is her alded as a greater sinfcer than Patti and has met with a reception almost unparalleled. Her voice is wonderful, possessing extraordinary dramatic and lyric qual ities, while the equal of her colorature work has never been heard before. The ease with which she trills an "E" in :ilt. In th selection from Traviata. can only be described as amazing-. The records are unquestionably among the very finest ever made by the Illustrious Victor Co., reproducing her marvelous voice with all its beau ty and power. Selections by Caruso, Oeraldlne Fer rar and other favorites of the operatic stage, were nenrd, i?s well as the quin tet from the Molsterplnger and the famous quartet from Rlgoletto. Thft Rosary, sung by gchumann-Hcink, was heartily encored. Altogether it was a most enjoyable musical owning given through th courtesv of tht Eilers House. Such splendidly arranged and attractive pro grammes will always fill the capacity of Eilers Recital Hall. tlshlrig schooner Clara C, equipped with auxiliary power, left out today for her maiden cruise for halibut. She is bound for the Cape Scott Banks. Since she arrived on tho British Colum bia side, after a strenuous passage out from Liverpool, the British bark loudon Hill: now here for wheat, has shipped three new topgallant masts, a new mlz zen topmast and a new main and mlzzen topaailant yards. The ship's upper gear was in bad condition when she arrived in. Having been chartered some time nro 'i will load at the combination rate i d. a nign rreigm consiaerea witn a l-.ut 4a nfTarlnir nntr Seattle Shipping .cvs. T A COM A, Wash.. April 4. The" new HELPED MEN TO GET JOBS Joseph JF. JSeilly Tried to Keform ' Sherlian and lJtorscy. -Joseph "F. Rellly, wiiose name ap pertrs in connection with the cases of Wells, Dorsey, fcheehnn, Savior and Caviness, who ar under arrest for using the TToited States malls . for fraudulent purposes, said last night that he had obtained positions for Sheehan and Dorsey, but had done bo with a perfect understanding of the employers of the tvo men of their past records, and only after they had assured him (Rellly) that they had re- meant success, or a fight to the finish. He recognized no barriers t hat could bar his determination to succeed, :iiid knew no such word as "fail. He f (flight as the Son Erin, not. only for the hu'c of it. but to win. The peculiarly characteristic feature of Pen Simpson's I ife has been, that his brattles have all been fought for others. He has made and unmade Senators and Congressmen. Governors and other "high functionaries, and then sat at their feet and ate the crumbs that fell from the table of his own creations. It was the over-powerful magnet of friendship that fired his brain and steeled his arm for battle. He knew no treachery or hypocrisy. It was never to be asked how Ben Simpson stood on any proposition; lie spoke it from housetops. On one occasion, elected to the Leg islature from Benton, though a resi dent of Marion, he championed the cause, now agitating the public, of thft state's ownership of the locks at Ore gon City.. tWluMi the bill was before the House, after being amended and passed by the Seiiate. for its final passage, Simpson, spurring for time,, liad spoken thrice upon a motion, and, rising the fourth time, his chief oppo nent made a point of order Judge Mallory. speaker, who was in favor of the bill, ' sustained the point, and, as .Simpson sank into his seat with a scowl upon his face and leering at his (fponrnt. ejarulatfd: "You can stop me from speaking, but you can't stop me from making faces at you, ulr." It was during this contest that he exclaimed: "Mr. Speaker, man 'made the railroads ' and they are a subject of private property, but God made the rivers, and they should not be the. sub ject of monopoly." Such have been some of the characteristic acts of this Richelieu of Oregon polities. W. T, BURXEY. Katlier Conrardy to Speak. Rev. Patrick Conrurdy, for many years associated with Ihe late Father rhimien In the mission work among the lepers on Molokai. an island of the Hawaiian group, will s-peak at St. Pat rick's Church at 10:30 this morning on his work among the lepers. Father Con rarely leaves tonight for San Fran cisco, where on Tuesday he will em bark for China. A leper settlement is to be established by htm in the vicin ity of Canton. Thirty sisters will ac company him and aslst in the work of the'mission. .. I fapec&eles $1.00 at feetzger a RICHARDSON'S 283-285 Washington Street Is ' showing Men's V Clothing in the very latest patterns and models. . $15.00 to $35:00 Near Four tK Street (ri"iT RICHARDSON'S 283-283 Washington Street Near Fonrth Street It is only two weeks off. Don't delay longer in the selection of your Suit, Hat, Gloves, etc. We have an ticipated your wants and are showing one of the finest lines of modest-priced apparel in the City of Portland. The styles are established selection is at its best We are able to give you every attention to care for every detail NOW is your best and most opportune buying time. Perfect fit guaranteed all alterations free. Come tomorrow. Charming Sp ore I ' '' i Avl Q-3S5 Moderately priced to sell for cash or on easy payments. Yon need but little money to shop here small deposit, then $L00 a week will supply you with the finest Easter Suits. Easter Haits ' The very latest. shapes most popular styles are shown in our new Millinery Department. It will be easy choosing here for that Easter Hat, and our easy-payment system should prove very attrac tive in these days. Do not hesitate to accept credit it is freely offered, and the best people in Port land often find it a convenience. 1H JTLaSt 31 BAST BURNSIDE STREET AND UNION AVENUE cfe tore formed and intended to lead honest lives from tiiat tlmV. One of these men was holding a Job in one of the retail Mores in Portland at the time of his arrest. 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