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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1978)
Straub takes timber money Martin hauls in the most donations SALEM (AP) — Former Gov. Tom McCall has garnered the most campaign money from out-of-state, while Gov. Bob Straub is the easy leader in collecting cash from lumber interests. Those are among the disclosures on campaign finance reports filed by the top spending candidates for governor in Oregon’s May 23 primary election. Straub, a Democrat seeking a second term against six challengers in the primary, and the three Republicans with the most money have raised a total of more than $400, OCX). Seven Republicans are seeking the nomination for governor. Of those, state Rep. Roger Martin of Lake Oswego has the biggest war chest. He had collected $164,000 as of April 23, according to reports filed with the state Elections Divi sion. Next was state Sen. Victor Atiyeh of Beaverton with $91,000. McCall, a late entry in the race who is more widely known than his challengers because of his two terms as governor, re ported donations of $47,000. Straub’s main re-election committee reported donations of $119,000. In addition, a committee formed last fall primarily to support his candidacy listed ad ditional contributions of $27,000 that did not flow to the main committee. McCall, who gained a national reputation on environmental issues while he was gov ernor, has collected $8,700 in donations from out-of-state sources. That includes $3,500 from Laurence Rockefeller of New York City and $3,000 from New York investment counselor Dan Lufkin. Straub reported donations of $3,600from out-of-state. Atiyeh received $2,650 in out-of-state funds and Martin listed none. Straub, who has been campaigning heavily for improved timber management, has attracted more than $11,000 from timber interests. Martin has raised about $3,800 in major donations from lumber interests, while Atiyeh has received $3,700 from that source. McCall reported no major donations from the timber industry. McCall received $2,000 from the Oregon Joint Council of Teamsters. Atiyeh and Mar tin listed no major contributions from labor organizations. Straub has received about $3,700 in do nations from labor sources. The largest was $2,500 from the Amalgamated Transit Union, Portland. Good times are great times for the easy taste of KING OF BEERS * • ANHEUSER-BUSCH INC • ST LOUIS
