THE MOENING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1900.
CHURCH WAS CHOSEN
Defeated J. W. Scribcr for
League President.
MEETINGS EVERY FOUR YEARS
Declaration for the Gold Standard,
aad the McKlnley Expansion
Poller Indorsed.
The RapMbMcan League of Oregon elect
et ibe following officers yesterday:
IVesddont J. M. Church, of La Grande.
Vtoe-praefcieat L A. Macrum, of Wash
lagtoa ceuaty.
JCxectitive committee:
At large J. W. MeWrum, of Clackamas
ootitity.
First coBgreeslonal district Theodore
Costeron, of Jackson county.
Second congressional district G. W.
Jotaeoa, of Wasco county.
Delegates to national convention:
At large-O. V. Hurt, of Benton; W. H.
Moore, of Sherman; Chester V. Dolph, of
Mtttteoai&h; D. F. Hardman, of Linn; W.
A. Howe, of Yamhill; S. B. Eakln, of
Laae.
First congressional district J. C. Hay
tor, of Polk; W. H. Odell, of Marion; E.
D. Stratford, of Douglas; a S. Moore, of
KI&BMtk.
Socood congressional district J. H.
Jofe&anson, of Clatsop; J. E. Haseltlne.
of Multnomah; W. H. Conyers, of Colum
bia; L S. Geer, of Harney.
Besides electing officers, the league
adopted resolutions reaffirming republican
alisgi&ace to the gold standard and ln
dorstag the expansion policy of the ad
BrtBistratlon. It also decided to hold
quadrennial meetings instead of biennial
nestings, and the next convention will be
bold in the fall of 19H.
The epty congest was for the presidency.
As J. M. Church was the only candi
date in the field up to a late hour Monday
sight. It was thought that he would not
have opposition. At conferences of a
miraber of delegates, held yesterday
morning and again at 1 P. M., It was de
elded to bring out J. "W. Scrlber as a
candidate against Mr. Church. Mr. Scrl
bor and Mr. Church are residents of La
Grande, and have political troubles of
their own growing out of the city elec
tion at La Grande last year. Mr. Scrt
bor's oauee was championed In the con
vention by ex-Congressman W. R. Ellis,
of Heppner, and "Walter L. Tooze, of
"Woedburn, who was chairman of the re
publican state convention of 1898. Both
thought that a slate had been put up in
Mr. Church's behalf, and that It was
their duty to smash It Mr. Church was
elected by a vote of 509 against 276 for
Mr. Scriber.
Meeting; of the Convention.
The morning session was brief and feat
watees. President Gatch rapped for order
at 3:S7. The proceedings were opened
with music, and the singing of coon songs
by the Great Western quartet, composed
of colored young men. The burden of the
eongs was that there will be great times at
Washington when a coon gets In the pres
idential chair. Crap, policy, cakewalks
and coon gin, the song ran, Will be the
order of the day, and no one will stand a
show who cannot show descent from the
famous colored families of the present
day.
An unusually long silence followed Pres
ident Gatch's announcement that he would
entertain a motion for the appointment of
a committee on credentials. As a general
thine, there is contest, and sometimes a
enarp one, for control of the credentials
committee, but yesterday there was none.
Juet when It seemed that the convention
had concluded to get along without a
credentials committee, Dr. W. Kuyken
dall, of Lane county, made the necessary
motion. It was adopted and the chair
appointed Dr. Kukyendall, I. A. Macrum,
of Washington; J. W. Welch, of Clatsop,
and F. W. Mulkey, of Multnomah, who,
with Secretary J. P. Kennedy, made up
tc GOHiHltt.t.OC
J. B. Eddy, of Forest Grove; Walter L.
Tooae, of Woodburn, and R. C. Wright, of
Portland, were elected assistant secre
taries. Mere music followed, and the conven
tion took a recess until 2 o'clock, after
Secretary Kennedy had read the following
telegram from George Stone, of San Fran
cisco, president of the national league:
"Greeting to Republican League men
In the loyal state of Oregon In convention
aooomoted. My disappointment in not be
ing with you today Is grievous. Nothing
less than physical Inability could have
prevented. Elect delegates to national
convention same as two years ago. May
you have an enthusiastic and harmonious
President Stone had expected to attend
the convention and address the delegates.
The Armory was tastefully decorated
-with bunting. Due acknowledgement was
made to the prevailing war spirit by
hanging a huge American flag over the
platform and drpping It in graceful folds
over a portrait of General Owen Summers,
who commanded Oregon's regiment In the
Philippines.
President Gatch's Address.
"When the convention reassembled at 2:10
President Gatch delivered his biennial ad
dress. ' Close attention was pain to it by
the" delegates. Every reference to the
goM stanaard and expansion was enthusi
astically applauded. The speaker's happy
observation that the spirit of expansion,
-which has been dormant In the nation
since the colonies decided to go It alone,
could not now be quenched by salt water,
created a hearty demonstration of ap
proval. The address follows:
"The republican clubs of Oregon are
here In state league assembled with the
object, as our constitution says (Art. II)
to promote the success of the republican
party. How a party could be more suc
cessful than is ours at the present time
would be past imagining; but in that very
Duccoss is warning that we must be vigi
lant to party service lest those who might
uee the party to selfish ends obtain Its en
dorsement for legislation which will not
be upheld by the voter, or far the elec
tion of men who do not believe in the poli
cies of a majority of the party members.
"Our league is not kindly considered by
many politically ambitious, for such re
gard It as uncontrolled, ready to pass a
resolution, or state a principle as party
doctrine, seriously embarrassing the nom
inees of conventions following league
meetings. I am one of those who believe
that a freer, better expression of party
belief and policy can be set forth at a
league meeting than at a convention or
ganised for the nomination of certain per
sons for office whose friends and who
themselves shrink from any decisive
statement of campaign or course, and I
expect to see the day when our state
league will have the bravery to state a
poitey. or draft a platform for the party,
which a wire-pulling convention follow
ing wW be only too glad to endorse, and
stand upon. In other words, that a
league meeting being exempt from the
pthMHu of individuals, larger in repre
sentation, and more directly from the peo
ple, m better able to announce the policy
of our party than a nominating conven-
"1 belUjve that the state league was
for the geld standard before the state
conventions were.
Interests Teoplc In Politics.
"I am sometimes assailed with the ques
tion. What'fc the league good for?" My
answer bos been as direct as the ques
t on, 'It make people interested in poli
tics. That polities is being made more
of a stud' than ever before is beyond
doubt, and that this Is so is cause of
ewnaratulatlon to our country. I have not
of late lears heard any man, no matter
-what hie- occupation or business, no mat
ter how he was pressed for time or how
heavily his tasks or Undertakings bore
upon him, say that he had nothing to
do with politics. It Isn't the fashion to
say eo now, and yet at one time the
'goody-goody spirit was prevailing, and
men knowing the disrepute In which poll
tics were considered, shrank from asso
ciation -with wardstrlker and boss and
left political ranks and retired to their
own smug cbmplacency of letting the oth
er fellow do such work If he wanted to.
But a saner, manlier spirit has grown,
and the men of the shops, the factories,
the professions and of business are becom
ing largely Interested in politics In this
country of ours and greatly to the better
ment of our government. It was thus to
arouse Interest and to set our young men
to thinking and acting in matters of gov
ernment that the league was organized,
and though it has not done its work as
it should, or as It will in the future, it
has been of benefit to the people in that
It has caused a personal Interest to be
aroused in political matters in members
of the various clubs, who without these
clubs and burled as they were In the
great nonpersonality of our party, would
have simply been voters, and not very
enthusiastic In the practice of that hard
earned right.
"Politics have never -been studied as
now, have never Interested the people ns
now, never before has there been such a
deep interest In our political history. The
chairs in our colleges which rank highest
are political economy and American his
tory, and the activity and work of our
historians In this line have never before
been equaled. John FIske, Rhodes, Ropes,
Schouler, McMaster, Andrews and Eggles
ton. are not writing for the fun of It, but
In response to a demand for a history of
our period of time. This Is not all a hap
pening, but a part of an evolution which
Is and has resulted In a national spirit,
ready to accept greater duties and face
new responsibilities.
Gold and Expansion.
"Two beliefs of great moment now con
front the people and the government of
these United States, and the republican
party because of Its devotion to the na
tion, and because the people have chosen
It for the purpose, must be the instrument
ana agency of their furtherance and adop
tion. "The first Is the acceptance and estab
lishment beyond question of the gold
standard In the measure and value of
our money. The other, that that expan
sion which has wrought for the righteous
ness and betterment of mankind, begin
ning with the addition of "Vermont to the
original 13 states, and extending to Louis
iana, Texas, California and Oregon shall
not now be quenched by salt water.
"Speaking to the first question, I will
say that we are learning at length our
promises to pay In gold coin can be cir
culated at less cost to us than our prom
ise to pay In wheat, or cloth, or silver,
that the use of gold is as inherent in the
civilization of this day as In the days
of our fathers, the days of '49, and
that it is the safest as well as truest
measure for value. It has been of Ines
timable worth to this nation, this discus
sion of finance. We have learned a lot,
and among other things have learned to
take sides upon the question, and boldly
to say that we favor gold or favor silver,
and having had time to study cannot now
equivocate or dodge, but must line up
bravely for the battle-royal now on for a
fight to a finish; for a settlement of the
great question we must have before we
can assume a station rightly ours to the
force of nations.
"We may be behind John Locke in dis
covering that a double standard composed
of two things of varying value was on
lmpcrMMHty, but we believe we have im
proved upon his Ideas when we take fold
as tlat standard Instead of silver. We
believe that we can prove our assertion
when we state that labor in better n.ild
in gold-standard countries; that comforts I
man around there: that learning and edu- J
cation are a matter of course and not an I
excel tion as in silver-standard countries,
and that life Is the better worth the liv
ing there and such being our belief we
Intend to vote it, and are more l.an
pleased that bills have been Introduced In
both senate and house making this a gold
country as hard and fast as law can make
It Alt legislative conditions which create
a doubt as to our mpney system or that
allow a chance for an attack upon our
treasury and through, that cause a panic
musi be remedied.
"In theory we are upon a gold basis, but
practically we are not nor have Den.
j Not until a president so disposed has re
moved from him Ulc power to cast a
doubt upon our money standard, not until
laws now loose are tightened, placing be
yond his might the chance to promote
an attack upon our gold reserve in the
treasury, not until our promises to -pay
coin are made promises to pay gold coin,
and not until "we Insist that that -which
Is due us be paid in gold coin, will we
be under the gold standard nor enjoy tne
safety, the security, the confidence and
repose to which the working men and
business men of this nation are entitled.
How the Republic Grew.
"Speaking to the second question, I will
say that our cause of expansion seems
to be .moving with celerity and In the
path of those arch expansionists, Frank
lin, Jay, Adams, Jefferson and Seward.
Our last move In that direction was the
purchase of Alaska, and then, in the
twinkle of an eye came the Sandwich
Islands, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Phil
ippines, all gathered in under this nation
that makes the wilderness and the soli
tary place glad and the desert to rejoice
and to blossom as the rose. What a duty
ahead of us, how unflinchingly to be met,
with what patience to be borne! That the
Philippines .,wlll not be retained is now i.ot
even a hope in the heart of Atkinson or
Hoar themselves, for they are but whis
tling down the wind of progress and duty.
There is but one reason against the reten
tion of the islands, the fear of some one
getting hurt, and that nearly past, and
the most cowardly of reasons. Humanity,
Justice to other nations, the duty of a
great nation to a half-civlllzed people
upon the land which comes by the fate of
war. our own business and our selfish In
terests, and our patriotic Interests, de
mand the furtherance of this lohg-cetab-llshed
American policy of ours, Why
should we who prate every Fourth of-
July about our liberty and civilization,
withhold It from others because for the
moment the whims of a chief withstand
it? Should we have done so the Sioux
would have barred out this West land.
Trusts and the Remedy.
"The people are concerned now a deal
about the trusts, and rightly, too; hut
evil though they be, a remedy Is not so
easily found as could be wished. Even
the conference on trusts, where mixed
with the wise was the demagogue, re
frained from passing resolutions or mak
ing a platform, convincing us of one
thing that no 'ready-made remedy for
the evil Is at hand, but difficult as the
question may be, the duty of our party to
the people demands its solution; It is a
real cause of complaint, surely amenable
to law. Have we patience to seek the
remedy? Have we the courage to attack
wherever it be Intrenched?
"The old song 'Over the Sea Lies
Spain Is sung no more. It is now 'Over
the Sea Lies the Philippines,' a martial
strain ehorused by the tramp and tread
of armed men, brave boys In khaki cloth,
and a civilization that was typified by
Lawton strives with a cunning savagery,
typified by Agulnaldo. The one brave,
notable, contemptuous of dariger, valiant,
manly and honest; the other sljv devil
ishly sly, the accepter of a bribe for the
betrayal of his own people. The one an
American with all the name implies in
theway of manhood and nobility; the other
a hjbrld seacomber and Malay pirate, the
product of the fag-end races of man. The
one. though dead, the honored of men
and the world; the other, unwhlpped
of justice, a hunted criminal in the oush.
" 'What choose ye? That which be good,
or that which be evil unto the land. "
Convention Joins in Sons.
E. T. Judd, of Aumsville, raised the
point that it was not the proper thing
for a republican convention to begin busi
ness without singing "America." At his
suggestion, A. V. R. Snyder, of McMlnn
ville, went on the platform and led In
the singing, delegates and spectators aris
ing and joining. The colored quartet led
In "Marching Through Georgia," and A.
N. Templeton and W. A. Templeton, of
Brownsville, sang a Chinook Indian song,
which was heartily cheered. While wait
ing for the credentials committee to re
turn, the convention ran the whole gamut
of American patriotic music, rising to
sing "The Star-Spangled Banner," "John
Brown's Body" and other pieces.
Neglectful CInhs Excused.
The credentials committee reported at
3:30. It set the convention agog by mak
ing the following recommendation:
"Several clubs have failed to comply
with that provision of the constitution
requiring them to file lists of their mem.
bers with the secretary at least 30 days
prior to the convention and to certify that
the clubs hare been in existence and have
held the mtetlnga required by section 1
article 10 of the constitution.
"As this committee has no discretionary
power to modify the rules la'd down in
I the constitution, the only course left Is
to deny these clubs representation by their
delegates now seeking admission to this
convention. We have made no exception
to the rule. The clubs which have failed
to comply with the constitution In the
respect indicated are as follows: McKln
ley Club, of Monmouth; Middleton Re
publican Club, of Washington county;
McKlnley Republican, of Elgin; McKlnley
nation was thought objectionable. In this
strain. Mr. Tooze said:
"We found this morning that It had been
cut out already, and there was nothing for
us to do but to affirm It. I yield to no man
In my fidelity to the gold standard; I
yield to no man In my fidelity In what
Is for the greater principles of the repub
lican party. The reason I propose to
nominate a man Is to give to these people
a lesson that this league Is great enough
to nominate Its own man, and that we do
not come to be dictated to in the matter
of elec'ng president or candidates for any
other vtbze." Mr. Tooze nominated J. W.
Serin?. 4Z La Grande.
M. P. Isenberg, of Wasco, seconded
Church. He said he spoke In behalf of
Eastern Oregon.
HIllIs Supports Scribcr.
Ex-Representative W. R. Ellis seconded
the nomination of Mr. Scrlber. He said
he was as competent as Isenberg to speak
of the sentiment of Eastern Oregon, and
he was sure that Scrlber and not Church
was the choice of that section of the
state. He said that If the presidency was
to go to Eastern Oregon, that section of the
state should have an acceptable man, and
not a man selected by Multnomah county.
"If Multnomah county has a candidate,"
said Sills, "Jet It trot out a man of Its
own-'
Moore of Sherman and Putnam of
Wheeler closed the speech-making by
seconding the nomination of Church.
Church Winn Easily.
Mr. Church was elected on the first bal
lot, receiving 509 of the 785 votes "cast.
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Resolutions of the Republican Clubs.
The resolutions adopted by the Republican League of Oregon at last
night's session are as follows.. They were drafted by the committee on
resolutions:
So long as either of the great political parties advocates the free coin
age of sliver, the financial question is the paramount question before
the American people. The republican cluba of the state of Oregon, In
convention assembled, reaffirm their loyalty to the gold standard and their
opposition to thefree coinage of sliver. We believe the best and most
stable dollar in the world should be Issued by legislation to the laborer
as the fruit of his toll, and to the farmer as the price of his crop. We
are in sympathy with the efforts of the republican senators and repre
sentatives in congress to enact legislation for this purpose.
We heartily Indorse the Philippine policy of the present administra
tion. These Islands have been won by American blood and purchased by
American treasure; they should remain a permanent part of our nation
al domain. We cannot neglect our duty to give them a stable government
nor can we afford to throw away the "great opportunity they give us for
the development of our Oriental trade.
The republican party was formed for the purpose of fighting the bat
tles of free labor. Throughout Its whole history, It has been the champion
of the people, and of the American laborer In particular. We are opposed
to the monopolization of commerce and industry by trusts, and are in
favor of all judicious legislation looking to the curtailment of their
power.
It is the sense of this convention of republican clubs of Oregon that
the constitution of the United States should be amended in relation to the
manner of choosing members of the United States senate, and that they
should be elected by direct vote of the people. Further resolved, that
our senators end representatives in congress be requested to work and
vote for any measure that will bring about this proposed reform.
We extend our sympathy to the families of the Oregon volunteers
who lost their lives In the Philippines, and we request the secretary of
war to make provision for the removal of the remains of these dead
heroes to the end that they may repose in Oregon soli.
Whereas, the war department has failed to comply with the request
of our governor for the return to the state of Oregon for burial, our sol
dier boys who gave their lives for their country.
Therefore, be It resolved that we commend the course taken by our
governor, and demand that our dead heroes be returned to their fami
lies and friends in our state, and that the governor be requested to con
vey this resolutlonto President McKlnley, with the request that he com
ply with the same.
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republican administration, and I feel sat
.sfled that before we are called to vote
again for the present incumbent of the
office of president of the United States, the
whole thing will be satisfactorily carried
out.
"For me, this speechmaklng is the hard
est part of the duties of the office you
have elected me to, and for fear of not
being able to express myself satisfactorily
on the great Issues of the day, I will
thank you again most sincerely for the
honor conferred upon me. I will give a
final assurance of my constant effort to
advance the Interests of the party, not
only In my county and section of the state,
but everywhere In Oregon."
Macrum Elected Vice-President.
What little business remained wasdls
po3ed of in an hour at the evening ses
sion. When the convention assembled at
8:20, J. B. Eddy, of Forest Grove, nomi
nated I. A. Macrum, of Washington coun
ty, for vice-president. Eddy said Mr.
Macrum was "first a protectionist, then
a gold-standard advocate, and now an ex
pansionist." Judge H. H. Northup, of
Portland, seconded the nomination. Mr.
Macrum was elected by acclamation. He
made a brief speech touching national
issues.
The following executive committeemen
and delegates to the national convention
were elected, without opposition:
Executive committee At large, J. W.
Meldrum, of Clackamas. First congres
sional district, Theodore Cameron, of
Jackson. Second congressional district, G.
W. Johnson, of Wasco.
Delegates to the national convention
At large, O. V. Hurt, of Benton; W. H.
Moore, of Sherman; Chester V. Dolph, of
Multnomah; D. F. Hardman, of Linn; W.
A. Howe, of Yamhill, and S. B. Eakln,
of Lane. First congressional district, J.
C. Hayter, of Polk; W. H. Odell, of Mar
lon; E. D. Stratford, of Douglas, and C.
S. Moore, of Klamath. Second congres
sional district, J. H. Johannson, of Clat
sop; J. E. Haseltlne, of Multnomah; W.
H. Conyers, of Columbia, and I. S. Geer,
of Harney.
Officers elected, the convention adopted
the resolutions prepared by the commit
tee on resolutions. These are printed elsewhere,
Quadrennial Meetings Hercalter.
The league decided to -meet' quadren
nlally hereafter. Instead of biennially. The
next meeting will be held In September or
October, 1904. The following change in
the constitution was made:
"Resolved, That the constitution of the
Repuhlicm League of Oregon be amend
ed as follows: Strike out section 1 of ar
ticle 7, the same being the article on
meetings, and Insert the following:
"Section 1 The league shall hold a regu
lar meeting once In four years, between
the first day of September and the 15th
day of October of each year in which a
president of the United States shall be
elected, and shall hold such other meetings
as may be called by the executive com
mittee. The time and place of this meet
ing shall be determined by the executive
committee, but so far as possible It shall
be the policy jot the league to hold Its
meetings after the meeting- of the repub
lican state convention of Oregon, and not
before; provided, that no second conven
tion be held In 1900.
"Strike out section 1 of article 8, the
same being the article on national league
delegates, and insert the following In lieu
thereof:
"Section 1 There shall be elected as
many delegates to the national league as
the state of Oregon may be entitled to
under the national league constitution.
These delegates shall be elected either by
the state league at Its regular meeting,
or, In case no regular meeting is held
shortly prior to the date of the said na
tional league convention, the delegates to
which the state of Oregon shall be entitled
shall In such case be chosen by the exec
utive committee."
After returning thanks to the retiring
officers, the convention adjourned sine die.
IN THE SEVERAL COURTS
JUDGE
JURY
GEORGE HOItDS GRASS
PROOF AGAINST ATTACK.
Decides the Case Purely oa Legal
Grounds, Based on Tvro Sec
tions of the Statutes.
and. Hobart Clu"b, of Weston; West Port
land Republican Club, of Multnomah
county; Dayton Republican Club, of Day
ton; County Republican Club, of Baker
county; Sllverton Republican Club, of Sll
verton We recommend that the delegates
from these clubs be denied admission."
Following this recommendation was a
list of delegates entitled to seats. These
names have been published In The Ore
gonlan. The names of delegates who were
denied admission were not listed.
After quite a spirited discussion the
convention concluded to forgive the erring
clubs and to admit them with all the
privileges of delegates, Including the right
to vote.
W. H. H. Dufur, of Wasco; Wallace
McCamant, of Multnomah; E. D. Strat
ford, cf Douglas; Mark Ellis, of Polk, and
L. B. Reeder, of Umatilla, were appointed
a committee on resolutions.
The executive committee detailed, in a
written report, its doings since its or
ganization in 1S98. The financial state
ment showed receipts of $160 0 "between
February 3, 1898, and November 8, 1S99;
expenditures, J1G0 80. The committee re
ported: "The executive committee desires to call
attention to the fact that a number of
republican clubs In the state do not ap
pear to have realized the meaning or In
tent of the amendment to the constitution
adopted February 1, 189S, as they have
failed to file their lists of members with
the secretary In accordance with the pro
visions of that amendment, and, while
adherence to the strict letter of the law
may at present work an apparent hard
ship on the clubs whose officers have been
negligent, It Is the belief of the com
mittee that the final result justifies the
immediate sacrifice."
Election of officers being announced, the
chair appointed as tellers E. W. Haines,
of Washington; W. H. Moore, of Sher
man; Darwin Brlitow, of Lane; George
W. Caldwell, of Multnomah; A. S. Auster
son, of Marlon, and W. W. Francis, of
Linn.
McCamant Xomlnrites Church.
Wallace McCamant, of Portland, was the
first to seciire the floor after the chair
man announced nominations for president
In order. He said he spoke on behalf of
a large majority of the mammoth Multno
mah delegation In submitting the name of
a life-long republican, whose services in
a county conceded to the enemy had
changed a majority of 815 for Bryan to 100
for Geer. Such services demanded recog
nition. His knee had never been bowed
to the false god of silver.
"The republicans of Union county," said
Mr. McCamant, "made a larger gain at
Mr. Scribers vote was 276. While the con
vention hall was still resounding with
cheers and calls for the new president,
and before the chair had announced the
election, the defeated candidate, Mr. Scrib
er, stepped to the platform and said:
"I wish to thank you, gentlemen, for the
honor you have shown me th's evening in
supporting me as you have for the office
of president of your state league, and will
now,ask to make this a unanimous choice
by declaring J, M. Church your president,
without dissent. In doing so, I assure
you that myself and friends will do all in
our power towards the success of the re
publican party In the coming campaign."
Mr. Scrlber was heartily cheered for his
graceful speech. As he stepped away from
the platform, he met President-elect
Church, and shook hands with him. Mr.
Scrlber gave close attention to the new
president's address, and applauded sev
eral of the sentiments.
President Church's First Address
President Gatch received the new presi
dent at the foot of the platform, and,
escorting him to the chair, said:
'Gentlemen of the state league, I have
the honor of Introducing to you your new
president, J. M. Church. And this league
is honored In having a man of his strength
of character and forcefulness and fearless
ness In politics at the head of It. Gentle
men, I present to you Mr. Church."
An enthusiastic ovation greeted Presi
dent Church, in respose to which he said:
"Gentlemen of the Republican League
of Oregon: I tender you my sincere
thanks for the honor you have conferred
upon me, and for recognition you have
given Eastern Oregon, and Union county
especially. It will be my endeavor to do
everything in my power to advance the
Interests of the republican party in our
section of the country. Union county
has not been a republican county for any
great length of time. We have had dif
ficulties to overcome that other parts of
this state have not had to meet. One of
them is that at the time our beauiful
Grand Ronde valley was settled, a large
section of Price's army got In on the
ground floor, and It was pretty hard work
to make republicans of them. Some of
them have gone into the sheep business,
however, and various pther Industries, and
for other reasons added, are now getting
around to the republican ranks. We have
also had our republican family jars, and
we have some very astute democratic
statesmen up there, who take advantage
of our troubles and manage In some way
each year, up to the present, to get In
with us, and secure the offices, while a
large number of our bright republican
the last election than was made In any men, who deshre such positions, have to
other county of the state, Jackson ex- stay out. We propose this year to fill
cepted. The man responsible for this the I those positions with republicans,
republicans of Multnomah county believe "We have not been In the habit of send
to be a man to be honored at this time. Ing to the Oregon legislature a full repub
He believes that those Isles of the sea I ljcan delegation. We have been mixed
which have been won by the valor of our i considerably; but things have changed,
sailors and the blood of our soldlew should ' and this year I find the sentiment all
remain American property forever, that i through the county Is to stand together
they are ours to govern, ours to enjoy
and ours to transmit to posterity. j
"There is but one reason why this man I
should not be elected, and that is, for- j
sooth, that, inasmuch as he announced j
himself a candidate only last night, there
are men In his own county who do not I
desire his election. But, Mr. President,
the republicans of Eastern Oregon desire
his election to this office. We believe honor
should be given to these to whom honor
Is due. We are not here forcing this nom
ination or election upon any one. On
the part of Mr. Church, this honor is un
sought. A healthy contest for such an
office is beneficial, and I hope the dele-
and work for the interests of the republi
can party, and thus send a solid repub
lican delegation to the next legislature.
(Applause.) This is one of the things we
are to do.
"This Is not my individual feeling alone
In the matter. The sentiment Is general
throughout the county. I announce here
that, If next June every county in Oregon
does as well for the republican cause as
we do, or as I believe Union county will,
Oregon will have the largest republican
majority she has ever had In the history
of the state. We are going to make a
square-toed fight It is republicans against
democrats. We had a populist party up
gates to this convention will get In and t there for several years. It got lost last
make a. good ngnt. in Denau or a large ; year, and is now Hunting- tne wigwam.
majority of the Multnomah delegation. I
submit the name of J. M. Church, of La
Grande."
Cordial applause greeted the nomination,
and from many quarters came the sec
onds. Tooee Know- Scriber.
Walter L. Tooze, of Woodburn, imme
diately took the floor, and was recognized
by the chair for a nomination. The bur
den of his talk was against what he called
a slate. Nothing whatever could be said
against the nominee cf Mr. McCamant,
personally, but the manner of his noml-
and we will have a large support from
them. I believe It, and have every assur
ance that such will be the case. I do not
think, from what I can learn, that there
will be a third party In the field there
this year.
"Since our lost league meeting this gov
ernment has been making history, and
has made it very rapidly. The government
has finished honorably and with dispatch
one war, and Is now trying to close up the
sequel, and it looks now as though It was
only a matter of speed as to Its being
f finished. This has all been done by the
PERSONAL MENTION.
F. C. Reed, fish commissioner, is in the
city.
F. T. Hurlburt, of Arlington, is at the
Perkins.
August Kratz, of Astoria, is a guest
at the Imperial.
J. D. Locey, sheriff, of Malheur county,
is at the Imperial.
H. D. Langllle. of Hood River, Is regis
tered at the Perkins.
E. T. Blaine and R. H. Denny, of Seat
tle, are guests at the Portland.
F. W. Kettenbach, a capitalist of Lew
lston, Is at the Imperial with his wife.
I. Nadeau, of Seattle, general agent of
the Northern Pacific, Is at the Portland.
W. S. Byers, of the Pendleton flour
mills, was a guest at the Perkins yester
day.
Dr. Esther C. Pohl returned yesterday
from Skagway, Alaska, after an absence
of about three weeks.
W. C. Allowayj generaL, agent of the
D.r P. & A. N. Co., with headquarters at
The Dalles, Is In the city.
Professor J. H. Ackerman, state super
intendent of public Instruction, was
among yesterday's arrivals at the Im
perial. Mrs. Charles Rogers and Miss White
field, of Astoria, came up on last even
ing's train, and registered at the Port
land. o
Divorce Cases.
Maggie Barger was granted a divorce
from James Barger, and was granted the
legal custody of the two minor children.
She was also decreed to be the owner in
her own right of 40 acres of land In Clack
amas county, purchased with her own
means. The litigants were married at
Portland In 1876, and the plaintiff testified
that her husband willfully and without
cause deserted her In September, 1893, and
since has not provided anything for her
support. Barger was personally served
with notice of the suit, but made no ap
pearance. The matrimonial bonds existing between
Maggie Cooper and Lafayette Cooper were
dissolved at her solicitation, and she was
awarded the custody of their two children.
Mrs. Cooper testified that her husband
frequently struck her, and falsely accused
her of infidelity. He caused her to "be
arrested in the municipal court by filing
a written Information against her, and she
was acquitted after a hearing. The copy
of the informaton was also submitted in
evidence.
A decree of divorce was granted to Jen
nie Bruce from Robert W. Bruce because
of desertion, which occurred In March,
1S96. They were married at Vancouver,
Wash., in 1891.
The suit of Rebecca C. J. Reed against
Thomas Reed was heard and taken under
advisement.
O. A. H. Schwlchtenberg was divorced
from Laura Schwlchtenberg because of
desertion.
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Slortsase Suits.
The mortgage foreclosure suit of the
Guaranty Savings & Loan Association vs.
Mary Pfenning et al. was dismissed on
motion of the plaintiff and the papers
withdrawn.
In the suit of George Alexander against
Alice Alexander, personally and as admin
istratrix of the estate of. James Alexander,
deecased, to foreclose a mortgage for $1833
on various lots In Portsmouth, University
Park, and Peninsular addition, a decree
was rendered by Judge Cleland yesterday.
The mortgage was executed to Sylvester
Farrell, who transferred it to the plaintiff
for a valuable consideration.
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The Land-Lcnsc Bill.
Lakevlew Examiner.
Eastern and Southeastern Oregon has en
joyed for the past few years, and Is still
enjoying, a steady flow of immigration
from Eastern and Middle West states.
The coming summer will find hundreds
of industrious homeseekers pouring Into
this section, and Lake county will have
Its share. Some of these people will want
to take up homes and become actual set
tlers, while others will purchase lands Im
proved and partly Improved. Should this
grab bill become a law, what are we go
ing to say to these people?
Judge George yesterday held that a
grand jury, when once judicially chosen,
its indictments are proof against attack,
although perchance some member may
have been originally disqualified. The
decision was rendered on the motion to
quash two indictments against Andrew
Carlson, on the ground that William
Connor was not a taxpayer when chosen,
and also that Connor moved to Spokane
last year, and although he returned to
Portland several months ago, Is not a
resident of this city. The court, in to
opinion. Ignored all reference to Connor,
and decided the case purey on legal
grounds, based upon two sections of the
statute. Judge George said:
"Under authorities generally, a sworn
grand jury Is presumed competent unless
the contrary appears.
"At the opening of the term, when era
paneling the grand jury, each juror sum
moned was duly examined touching his
qualifications to act. and seven men were
adjudged competent, accepted and sworn
as the grand Jury. No sufficient showing
Is now made to require the setting aside
of such former order.
"Even were such the case, no such ques
tion under our code could be raised on
motion to dismiss an indictment found.
In other states such motions are generally
denied unless made early in the proceed
ings. Some authorities hold that chal
lenges to a grand juror can only be made
before the Juror Is sworn, and some that
It can be pleaded in abatement to the in
dictment, while some hold that a disquali
fied juror vitiates the indictment.
"Our supreme court has never passed on
the question, the motions having been
held either insufficient or not fifed In time.
"However, it seems our statute has wise
ly settled any doubt, and insured certainty
by making a grand jury when once Ju
dicially chosen, and thereby its indict
ments proof against attack, although per
adventure some member might really have
been originally disqualified.
"Our code, In providing for the forma
tion of the grand jury, says:
" 'Section 1233. Before accepting a per
son drawn as a grand juror, the court
must be satisfied that such person is duly
qualified to act as a juror, but when so
drawn and found qualified, he must be ac
cepted, etc.
"Sec. 1234. No challenge shall be made
or allowed to the panel from which the
grand juror is drawn; nor to an individ
ual grand Juror, unless when made by the
court for want of qualification,' etc.
"Under our law It must be construed
and held that no challenge can therefore
be made or allowed, except at the time
of the formation of the grand Jury, when
any person under presentment for crime,
or any one as amicus curiae, may fully
raise and have settled any question as to
panel or membership.
"It is the duty of the court under our
statute, when forming the grand Jury,
then to investigate on voire dire, or other
examination and decide once for all, and
the court's decision Is final, and the risht
afterward to attack this adjudication so
as to render It void from the beginning is
by statute abolished. A grand jury once
formed becomes not only a de facto grand
jury, with all attending validity accorded
to actions of any de facto body acting
under color and sanction of law, but it
becomes, If organized under a constitu
tional statute, a de jure body to all in
tents and purposes.
"Each indictment found by such a body,
under such a law, must stand or fall upon
its own- merit alone. It can be set asfcle
for defect therein, or because of wrong
ful action of. the grand jury after organi
zation, but not through attacks on the
right of any individual member to his seat
on the grand jury.
"As far back as in 1854 probably chal
lenges to the array on panel were abol
ished In Oregon. In 1860 It was decided
in 2 Oregdn, State vs. Fltzhugh, that hT a
party suffered the grand jury to be em
paneled and sworn, he could not, after
indictment found, avail himself of any Ir
regular summoning of the panel. Since
then our legislature, in 1864, abolished in
addition, challenges to me polls for cause
alsa, except at the time of the formation
of the grand Jury. While it Is true that
a so-called grand Jury, chosen under n
unconstitutional and void law, as in State
vs. Lawrence, in 12th Oregon, could not
legally bring any accusatory paper against
any person, and have such treated as
an indictment, and that such paper could
be set aside at any stage as wholly Invalid,
yet, as said In 33 Oregon, State vs. Witt,
there Is a well-marked distinction between
acts of such an Illegal organization, pre
tending to be a grand jury, and the acts
of a grand Jury farmed and organized un
der a law such as our present statute con
ceded valid and constitutional.
"In grand Juries now, as in petit juries,
objection must be taken before the Jury
has acted. One cannot lie bjr and wait,
and if the action be favorable say noth
ing; but If adverse, then for the first time
raise objection to the membership- of the
Jury.
"Such motion cannot affect the indict
ment found, and must be overruled."
After denying the motion to quash and
refusing defendant an order to take depo
sitions in Spokane, Wash., and in Port
land, to show that Mr. Connor had actu
ally abandoned his residence and habitat
in Portland, the defendant's attorney in
terposed a demurrer to the indictment
and submitted the demurrer to the court
without further argument. The demurrer
was in each case overruled, and then,
after defendant had saved all the points
the law gave him, and which he could
later on, If necessary, allege as error in
event of appeal to the supreme court.
the defendant entered a plea of not guilty.
and the trial on one of the indictments
was set for Tuesday morning next. De
fendant excepted to both overruling the
motion and of the demurrer, which excep
tion was allowed by the court.
Carlson Is indicted on two charges of
robbery. He has served two terras in the
penitentiary. He recently held up a
street-car.
the estate of Riehacd- Seraes, decease
Eenry Cleave was apeemPM. admtnls
tor of the estate of David Olson, deceased
-rawed at sm
T. A. W. Shock was appointed guariljui
of Thomas M. Shock, a minor, who
an. estate valued at Qo3.
Htenlr Radir, administratrix of the
tats of W. T. Badtr. deceased, was aa
tnornea w sea e peraeoai propextv c 31
sistteg of ehoses te aotlon, a purchaser
may be found.
Maude COmetoek. administratrix of C:
estate ot A. J uemsteea axjeajed, wa
authorised to aeW the personal proper-
or so much of It as may be necessarr
pay claims, etc It oenelete of 43 aha
of stock of the American District Te
graph Company, and X shares of ''
United Carriage Company, appraised a I
gether at wm.
The final account of H. M. Potter exx :
wix ox ine estate ot Ij. c .rotter cm
ceased, was approved. The receipts wa-
56. The heirs are children and gra
eaifaren. and the administratrix ha3 Od
use of the real property during her llf ;
Ifennlt ranted.
A' nonsuit was granted by Judgn
zer yesterday, in the ease of David Bra..
vs. John D. Baker and C. H Lakd
because of various differences between
proof and the allegations of the compx.s
and that two causes of action weru
properly Joined Into one. There were set
other roasons, and the whole proceed zi
was somewhat mixed. The suit was
recover for ground frontage at the f:s
of Madison street, used by the P.o:
boathouse to moor Its boatbouse to T:
complaint sets forth that the defenJazs
agreed, te July 1&9T, to pay $8 per mcrai
for tiis privuege, and that the agreemxi
ran to November, 3889, and that there
$389 due.
The complaint was originally filed agar.
John D. Baker, and afterwards an ame-
ed complaint was filed against John L
C H. Baker. The latter became the gsi
er of the boathouse in December l
but the amended complaint alleged tuat 'J
was a party to the agreement made w
plaintiff and John D. Baker for the lea
ot the ground privilege, m July, la3"
H. Baker showed that he had no'"Xr
whatever to do with that agreement
best, C. H. Baker can only be sued i
rent from December, lifT, and Jjnn
Baker for rent due prior to that dale,
a nonsuit was allowed.
Attorney Palmer, who argued the mo',
for the defendants, submitted numer.
other Interesting points.
Indictments Returned.
The grand Jury yesterday returned
indietment against H. Hw Tanensee char?
tog hint with assault with a club on Jam!
Madden.
Sam Howard has been mdlcted f r Lia
ceny In a dwelling-house of clothes, U
personal property of Harry MILcr
Jaek Hurley has been Indicted fjr Iai
ceny of property belonging to Geora
Hibbert.
Not a true bill was returned In the ca
of Kid Gannon, accused of lndecen-y
An Indictment was reported agaisst
A. Bryant for practicing dentistry wII'tcJ
a license from the board of dentai exi
Iners. Dr. Froora, manager of V 1
York dental parlors, where Bryan1 i
located, says the Indictment will not
terfere with the business of that c'tJ
lishment. as all the dentists employed t -
are now registered in Oregon and corn?!
with the law. He charged that Dr E'
ant's prosecution is inspired by Interest!
parties.
Answer Filed.
The Suranter Stage Company has S
ha arvawor to the complaint of Danls. Yl
Tbu&a wriwt recentlv broUKht suit r n
United States court against the coTcai
to secure W609 damages on accoun ct
juries received by being thrown from
stage. The answer is in the form c
raneral denial, and alleges mac p a
carelessly failed to prevent himse ! fri
being Jolted out of the stage ark
negligence contributed to the accident, irj
further, that the injury was caused
some unforeseen, unavoidable ami anal
countable accident, without any ng sri
or fault of defendant or its servan 3.
Decisions.
Judee Sears will announce declslors t
morning; at 9:3 o'clock In the foilawlJ
easee:
Bauraan vs. Crabfe; motion to strike "i
parts ot answer.
The Western Contract Company vs R3
et al.; motion to set aside Judgmen"
Petition in Bankruptcy.
W. B. Chandler, of Lebanon, Linn ratij
tv. merchant, has filed a petition I-- arl
ruBtev in the UnRed States cour II
liabilities amount to 96W7 9E, and hl3
sets to $4tti 28.
Probate Matters.
Milton W. Smith, administratrix of the
estate of Ella M. Smith, deceased, flied
his semiannual report, showing Jliw re
ceipts and $894 d abursemenls, including
Insurance and taxes, and JttXM. balance
on hand. He was ordered to pay the
Portland Library Association, the sole
residuary legatee, $1000.
John Rometsch, administrator of the
estate of John H. Tell, deceased, was au
thorized to settle a $205 claim against
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DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORl
PORTLAND. Feb. 8. 8 P M Max'mil
temperature, 47, minimum tempera' ire
river reading- at 11 A. St.. 6.5 feet rhapgo j
the feat 34 hours, O 4 foot, total preelpl x'
8 F M. t 8 P M.. O.W Inch tota pre"
tattoo from Sept. 1, 18. 34 18 lnohea prec'l
tatlon from. Sept. 1. Isflw, 37 82 lnohea
etenev. 3.6 htebes. total mnefaine Feb 6 0 '
poasiMe aenahtoe Feb. 3, 9'54.
TTBATHBR SYNOPSIS.
Rata has fallen, in the past 24 hours
copiously- over Washington and Western
zon. and high winds have occurred. East I
the Caeeedee there have been flurries of en
Oregon and Washington, and Might snrvw
Southern Idaho in the paot 12 hours To
sure has generally rioen with the passage i
ward of the storm, and the terrtperatuo
fallen slightly over the Pacific Northwest
deeioedty over Montana and Southern I!
Southern Oregon and Nevada. The fall "a Ml
tens, ha been from 30 fo 38 dog at Poetic
Idaho, M eg., and Roeebnrg, lO deg The t ;
peralsres will be fewest over the above area!
Wednesday morning.
WEATHXK FORECASTS
Forecasts made at Portland for the 28 ho
ending at midnight Wednesday, Feb 7
Western Oregon Fair west to north Wto
Eaatera Oregon, Eastern Washington
Idaho Fair, west to northwest winds.
Western Washington Fair, northwest wis
Portland and vicinity Fair decreasing t:
oeraMre. probably frost m morning west!
north winds.
XmV TODAT.
POUNDS BEST SUGAR, $1 BTTRBATK
tatoeft soe sac; vregen eggs, ioc aoaeT
reamery butter. We; coal oil 86 X
sack graham flour. 16c Oregon Css i
eery, 336 North 14th st. Both phones.
MORTGAGE LOANS
Oa baeroved otty and tatm property
R. LIVINGSTONE. 234 Stark
JUST RECST7BD CARGO OF
WALLSEND COAL
Telephone 220. 249 Washington!
Mortgage Loans
On imereved oKr and farm property at lo
currtat rates. Bunding leans. Inataj
leans. Maeanster & B4rreH. 311 Worcester
WETABIE
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In Tablet Form. Pleasant to Take
Sold under sbonaQde guarantee to euro the foliow
Ingdif eases: Kidney and LI or Disease, Fever and
Aznr.RheumaUtro, Slelc nad Hervoss Headache,
rmnf
bonlder blade, smothering vcnsatloas, palpitation
of the heart, tired feeling In the mornlag, poor
appetite, coated tongue, blotches er pimples oa the
face, bad taste la tho month, roaring. Bussing
sound la the head, bad mttnorr. soar, atek or
bloated stomach, pains In th o head, dtecteeM. head
ache, restlessness nt night, night sweats, bad
dreams, feeling- of fear, stiffness of Umbo, skte
troubles, disposition to acgleet do ties and aa ia
nbllltrtoeoneeatrate the mind asoa the details of
ibcKpesiu yor solo Ht u qraggnta.
Today, at Auction Ro
182 First St, at 10 A. W.'
I will offer tor sale a large line of "j"
carpets, deeks. bedding, tables, ranges, s
sewing nacMnes, pianos, etc.
J. T WILSON. A a-"
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TOMORROW. THURSDAY
AT CORNER OF ALDER ANt PAPJC
w am Instructed to seU the rmtrsi
8-room eotttge. including an OAK r -BBD,
WTTH HAIR MATTRESS bed ae'jj
dlag. eroefcery. good earpeea; cooking a"
tn- aiiMM. iiwt evervtniur for hotfsekee
Safe at 1 o'cloelc sharp. NO H&SIT1 j
GEO. BAKBK CO,. AMt.:E5