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II FLOP TO GEER
Eight Multnomah Men
Give Him Votes.
AULSEN ALSO GOES OVER
Sudden Move Starts a Grand
Guessing Bee.
WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
Members From All Factions Arc In
terviewed and Give Their Opin
ion From Which Public May
Draw Its Own Conclusions.
THE VOTE AT SALEM.
Fulton 33
Geer
Wood 15
Williams it
Scattering J
Paired 6
Total 00
s t t t t
SALEM, Or., Feb. 17. (Staff corres
pondence.) Nine men of Multnomah took
the bit In their teeth today and went to
Geer. They were: Senators Holroan,
Myers and McGinn and Representatives
Cobb, GUI, Hudson, Hutchinson, Not
tingham and Reed. One man from Clack
amas, Representative Paulsen, joined
them and swelling the grand total of the
Geer strength to 23. Paulsen had been
steadily voting for Fulton, except the.
ilrst day, and during a temporary aber
ration about two weeks ago, when he
created a great sensation about thu
heartstrings of the Geer followers by
taking a stand with them for something
like half a minute.
Ife was then hauled back to Fulton
through the mellifluous persuasiveness of
President Browned and the main strength
and awkwardness .oJJtcpteaentfltlvo.
"Webster, his colleague Influences that hs
did not there undertake to resist. He
bided his time and now it would appear
that he has gone to stay, despite the
blandishments ot Brownell and the warn
ings of Webster. It his long been known
that Mr. Paulsen had a mighty Inclina
tion toward Geer. On the first day ot the
Senatorial vote he gave expression to it
by voting for him. Then he went to
Fulton. Now he's back to Geer, where
he has been welcomed with open arms.
So have the Multnomah people, though It
troubling the Geer peoplo not a little
to know If they are there to abide.
The sudden Multnomah" movement has
started a grand guessing bee all .around
as to what It all means. The Fulton, peo
ple say It doesn't mean anything very
much. The Multnomah people say it
means they are willing to accept Geer
as Senator if ho can get enough votes to
elecL The Geer people say they have
no reason to look a gift horse In the
mouth. The Democrats say It Is what the
Republicans ought to huve done long
ago, for Geer Is the choice of the people
and the voice of the people ought to be
the voice of the Legislature. Anyhow,
the Multnomah and Paulsen break made
the first genuine excitement of the ses
sion and nearly everybody has his own
Individual. Interpretation of Its signifi
cance.
iat a perfectly fair and candid view
ot the Incident may be had, the subjoined
interviews with the persons most con
cerned are given.
IVhy Paulsen Did It.
Representative Paulsen It's time to quit this
foolishness. We are here to elect a United
States Senator.
Representative Webster (raulsen'a Col
league) Paulsen has been dissatisfied for
eood while. We tried to hold him. but finally
he went. No. I don't look for any more ni
works.
Whnt Mnltnomah 3Ien Say.
Representative Cobb I voted for Mr. Geer
because I wan a United states senator elected.
I am willing to forego my personal preference
and Join any number of Republicans In finding
a solution to this problem.
Representative GUI I hare now satisfied
conviction that Mr. Geer Is the candidate ot
the people of Oregon, and I have telt it raj
duty to vote for him from the beginning. When
a -politician offers the people ot the state an
opportunity to vote forTJnlted States Senator,
they have a right to exercise that privilege
and to expect their representatives to carry
out their wishes.
Representative Hudson It was simply a move
to facilitate the election of a United States
Senator.
Representative Bailey I think It gives notice
to Mr. Fulton that the members who have
been opposed to him, but have been standing
Lapart, have decided to get together to elect
a United States Senator.
Representative Hutchinson Guided by in
formation that Mr. Geer -would be elected , If
I, with others, would cast our ballots for elm,
backed by a desire to elect a Senator, I cast my
vote for Mr. Geer.
Senator McGinn Ex-Governor Geer got some
thing like 9400 votef In Multnomah County
last June. I think my constituents will Justify
me In voting (or htm.
Senator Holrcan It Is close to the last days
of the session, and we must elect a United
States. Senator.
Senator Myers Looks all right to me.
The Fnlton View of It.
Senator Fulton It's a departure. Isn't it.
from the Multnomah declaration that 'they
would not vote tor any but a Multnomah
man? It certainly releases any Multnomah
man. so that he may vote for any candidate
outside of Multnomah It he may so desire.
Senator Knrkendall It Is a Bourne move.
Not a man In either House, but what knows It
was a mere play and not an attempt to elect
Geer. Every Fulton man Is pleased at the
move. The policy of negation pursued by the
opposition must now develop Into positive ac
tion. With our 34 votes we await comfortably
the next move ot the disjointed opposition.
Senator Brownell It looks as It some men
were getting restless.
Senator Williamson It was a surprise to me.
I have not considered the matter enough to
be able now to give a clear oclnlon.
Representative Hermann (son of Blnger Her
mann) I don't think It means anything. It
looks to me as It the Multnomah boys had not
got together as they would like. (When It was
suggested that they might go to Hermanr
next. Mr. Hermann. Jr.. replied:) They can't
catch ipe that way. I don't want to go any
where to be trailed off In the end."
Representative Cornell Oh. St wasn't very
exciting, it looks to me as If It means that
Multnomah County Is breaking up. They said
they wouldn't vote for a man outside ot Mult
nomah County, but they did.
Representative Huntley I don't know what
It means. I don't care to be Interviewed.
Representative Gault Oh. Just a, play. ' It
looks to me that way. I don't believe the
men who went to Geer expect to stay then,
or that all of them do. Still. I don't know.
It may. after all, be genuine.
How Geer Men Look at It.
Ex-Govemor Geer I am pleased to see it. ot
course. If It keeps on for two days longer, I
shall be elected.
Representative Kay I supposo It was all
dene to stiffen up the Oeer people and prevent
the Geer people going to pieces. It will have
that effect. I think.
Representative Simmons It was a good move.
plendtd. It will certainly have a tendency to
harmonize the opposition to Mr. Fulton.
Representative heaI(Vn V e re feeling
bully. About two more Jolts and the other
fellow 'will be Jolted.
Senator Crolian It puts Multnomah In closer
touch with the outside counties. I was glad
to see It.
Senator Daly The candidate who has con
sistently beeii supported throughout the session
by 17 men has merits that Multnomah County
at last appears disposed to admit.
Senator Mulkey The members who came to
Governor Geer do so In response to an Innate
desire to break away from local and personal
restraints and obey the will ot the people at
large.
Senator Howe It looks to me as If the op
position was going to be able to get together.
t's rood politics.
Representative Burgess fleer will be elected.
Mr. Hume's Opinion.
Representative Hume (who wants a young
man for Senator) it's all right for a starter.
means a getting together of the Fulton op
position, sure.
The Democratic A lew.
Senator Tierce I think It's an excellent thing.
Geer will be Senator about tomorrow, no
doubt.
Representative Bllyeu-Just a move by Mult
nomah to gobble up the Geer forces. They've
got to get some friends somewhere. Don't
you see trie point? .
Representative Test it s tne smartest imng
the Multnomah men have done yet- It helps
Multnomah. If I hadn't been tied up by our
caucus, I might have voted for Geer .myself.
So there you are. Draw your own con
clusions if you can.
Beneath it all you will doubtless be
able to find that the Multnomah County
delegatlon Is willing to go anywhere and
elect any candidate with the requisite
qualifications rather than Mr. Fulton. It
has been strongly Impressed upon the
delegation that Portland does not want
Mr. Fulton and it does not seem likely
that any man from Multnomah will go
to him, except as n last resort, and until
It appears that no other solution whatever
of the Senatorial dilemma is possible. It
cannot be said that even then he has any
very strong chance of getting more than
a small majority. It may be enough to
elect, It may not"jfe. The last half hour
of the session will 'tell the story.
If aside from this obvious" lesson from
today's events they have significance It
is that Multnomah County Is anxious to
find common ground with the Geer people
upon which to stand against Mr. Fulton.
The movement toward consolidation or
concentration or cementation or what
ever It may be called has been begun.
Whether It will be accomplished success
fully Is the. problem that Is bothering a
great many master minds of political
strategy on all' sides. E. B. P.
PAULSEN' LEAVES FULTO.V.
Nin Members From Maltnomnh bo
to Geer.
SALEM. Or,. Feb. 17. (Special.) The
fireworks were touched oft today. The
grand master of ceremonies was the Hon.
Hans Paulsen, an undemonstrative mem
ber from Clackamas County, the home of
Senator Brownell and tho great Willam
ette Falls. He was very ably assisted by
Representative Cobb and eight other
gentlemen of the Multnomah delegation,
who showed to the assembled Legisla
ture and the breathless crowd In the lobby
that after all It might be some other
than a Multnomah man for United States
Senator. The Fulton people sat demurely
through It all. If they were much per
turbed, nobody saw It- Mr. Fulton was
not there, so It cannot with certainty be
said Just what he did or thought when
the news was carried to him that Clacka
mas County, or a part of It, had gone at
last.
It had been bruited about during the
morning that some, sort of eruption would
occur at noon. The morning train brought
a large and Interested throng of visitors
from Portland. The homes of Salem were
emptied' of their Inhabitants, who hurried
to the Capitol to help make a Senatorial
(Concluded on Fifth race.)
L IS FIRST
Republican Senators
Adopt Programme.
TO RUSH TREATY THROUGH
Statehood Advocates Agree
to Give It Precedence.
MUST RATIFY BEFORE MARCH 4 .
i
Senate AVI1I Consider It In Executive
Session Until It Is Passed Dsn.
Ker Tlint United States Might r '
Lose Canal by Delay,
The Republican Senators In caucus
yesterday decided to continue executive
sessions on the Panama Canal treaty
until It la ratified.
In adopting this programme, they laid
down a new principle that the Senate
should always give executive prece
dence over legislative business.
The statehood advocates at first op
posed this action, but fell In line on the
understanding that statehood holds
precedence over other legislative busi
ness. WASHINGTON. Feb. 17. The Republi
can Senators held a caucus today and
decided to have the Senate continue con
sideration of the Panama Canal treaty
tomorrow and in future until the treaty
shall be disposed of. This result was
reached after an hour and a hairs dis
cussion of the legislative situation in
the Senate. The conclusion reached was
unanimous. The understanding Is that the
statehood bill does not lose its advan
tageous position in the order of business
when the Senate is In executive session.
The Republican supporters of the state
hood bill agree not to antagonize a motion-
for arrexecutive session to consider
the canal treatysnor to make any or
Jeclon to the prolongation of such ses
sions to any extent necessary to secure
ratification.
The caucus was opened with a state
ment by Senator Allison, of tho steering
committee, giving It as the concluxfon of
tho committee that the Panama treaty
should be ratified before tho adjournment
of the present session. He added that the
steering committee, being responsible for
the order of businesss, should be followed
when It makes a suggestion 39 to the
order In which questions should come be
fore the Senate.
Senator Cullom,- chairman of the com
mittee on foreign relations, presented a
motion declaring It to be the sense of tho
caucus that the Senate should "go Into
executive session tomorrow, February IS,
Immediately after the conclusion of the
morning business, to ratify the Panama
Canal treaty." In a brief speech he
dwelt on the fact that the option of the
United States on tho rights and fran
chises of the Panama Canal expires on
March 4 next. He said that other in
terests and other nations might desire
to control so important an enterprise,
so that It was altogether possible that we
would not be able to renew the option at
so low a figure as JW.OX),00O, the price
which this country had agreed to pay in
case the bargain is consummated. As
only two weeks of the session remain,
and there was determined though llmlte-1
opposition to the treaty, it wan abso
lutely necessary that no further time
should be lost In getting down to serious
work on the treaty.
Friends of Statehood Object.
Several friend of the statehood bill In
speeches expressed the opinion that the.
N
"ABOU BEN COBB, MAY HIS TRIBE INCREASE." T. T. GEER
NAMEorAPQU
chief purpose of the motion was to side
track the statehood bid. Speeches based
on this apprehtnstin were made by Sen
ators Quay, Elklns. Galllnger and. For
lker. They expressed their adherence to
the treaty and aifi they agreed fully
with that which "had been said as to
necessity for Jts early ratification, but
thought that the proper way to reach a
vote was first to take a vote on the
statehood bill.
"By pursuing th-at course." said Sen
ator Quay, "you can get the only ob
stacle to consideration out of the way
and get it out of the way by legitimate
means." He called attention to the pro
longation of the debate, which, he sail,
all,.knew was far beyond the necessities,
and urged tint a day should be named for
j a vote on. the statehood proposition.
I All , supporters of statehood spoke in
-the same strain, charging determined op
position to the expression of the will of
the majority and dissenting from the
opinion expressed by Senator Allison that
the (.leering committee should determine
tho order of business. Th'ey also united
in their opposition to consideration ot
Senator Cullom' nmnnsitlnn ns a motion.
Republican caucuses In the Senate, the
sald. are always In the nature of con
ferences and are not necessarily binding,
except as Republican Senators may con
sider themselves under obligations to fol
low the majority of their party. They
were emphatic on the point, some of
them going' to the extent of declaring
that they would not be bound, should
they be pressed to a vote.
Programme Is Adopted.
Replies, were made by Senators Hoar,
Hanna, Lodge. Aldrlch and others and
much stress was laid on the necessity of
securing ratification of the treaty and on
the fact that there was no intention to
displace the statehood bill as unfinished
legislative business. Senator Hoar made
an argument to prove that the executive
business of the Senate occupies a differ
ent plane from legislative business and
that courtesy toward other nations de
mands that treaties should have prefer
ential consideration at the hands of tho
Senate. This view was accepted gener
ally by the Senators and was the view
acted upon. Some of the Senators pres
ent afterward commented on It as likely
to form a new departure and an Impor
tant precedent in the Senate.
Other Senators made reference to Eu
rope's Interest In the canal an"d Senator
Foraker stated that an eminent engineer
officer had assured him that no fewer
than four great European powers were
looking with Jealous eyes on our move
ments on the isthmus and would be glad
to displace us there. He said In this con
nection that no Senator could surpass
him )n conviction as to the necessity of
ratifying the canal treaty, hut at the
same time he repeated his Indisposition
to have any other measure interfere with
consideration of the statehood bill.
After a further exchange of views, dur
ing which some quite sharp remarks were
.made as to the desirability and the possi
bility of securing a vote on the statehood
bill, the Senators on both sides adopted
a more" conciliatory tone toward one an
other. The friends" of tho treaty con
sented not to press the motion as such
and the statehood advocates yielded one
by one. Senator Quay being the last to
give In. Consequently, when adjournment
was reached, the announcement was
made that, after the close of routine busi
ness tomorrow. Senator Quay should'
move to go Into executive session and
that none of the Republicans should op
pose tne motion and that consideration
of the treaty should continue until It was
disposed of;
CABINET CONSIDERS CANAL.
Plan to Renew Option In Case Ratifi
cation Is Delayed.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17. The status of
the Panama Canal treaty in the Senate
again was discussed by the Cabinet today.
Some apprehension Is expressed that the
treaty may not be ratified at the present
session, owing to the opposition of Sen
ator Morgan. The option the United
States holds on the Panama Canal Com
pany's property will expire on March 1.
It Is Impossible, even If the treaty should
b; ratified by this Senate at this session,
to f ffect an exchange of ratifications until
after the expiration of the option.
It Is proposed, however, to enter into
a contract with the Panama Company by
the term of which the amount agreed
upon' shall be paid the company by this
Government on the exchange of ratifica
tions between the United States and Co
lombia. That arrangement. It Is believed,
will tide over the present emergency and
keep nlivc- the option.
Secretary Hny presented to the Cabinet
the text of the protocol which has been
slgnei on bel nlf of the United States and
Venezuela for the reference of the claims
of this Government against the South
American rer-ublic to arbitration.
TQRNADQ'SWQRK
Passenger Steamer
Swamped in Virginia.'
MANY ON BOARD 'PERISH
Goes to the Bottom Before
Force of the Wind.
AT LEAST EIGHTEEN ARE. LOST
Lifeboat Load of Elxlit Persons Es
cape to Shore After Great Suffer
Ing and Peril Many Have No
Time to Seek Safety.
Tbeteamer Olive was swamped early
yesterday morning In the Chowan
River, near the Virginia coast.
She nas struck by a tornado, thrown
on her beam ends, filled with water
and went to tne bottom.
Seventeen lives are known to have
been lost. A lifeboat loaded with peo
ple Is mlrslnr, and should It be lost,
the death lLet will reach 25.
NORFOLK. Va.. Feb. 17. A tornado
struck the passenger steamer Olive, which
plies between Franklin. Va., and Eden
ton, N. C. at 9:30 last night and sent her
to the bottom of the, Chowan River, off
Woodley's Pier, between Mount Pleasant
and Oliver's wharf. Seventeen persons
are known to have been drowned, and
others wl.o were rescued are in a serious
condition.
The storm, when It struck the Olive,
caused her to go over on her beam ends.
and when she ri'chted it was only to slnli
on account of the water she had taken.
A majority of the passengers and crew
were below at the time, and had no op
portunity to reach the pllot-houso of the
vessel. This point was the only portion
left above water, and In it, standing waist
deep from the time of the accident until
S o'clock In the morning. Captain George'
Wlthey and five others were rescued.
According -to the statement of Captain
Wlthey to the" Associated Press corre
spondent here tonight, there are 17 known
to have been. lost on the sinking steamer,
and a lifeboat loaded with Engineer C.
L. Conroy. Assistant Engineer J. P. Mur
phey. Purser J. N. Bell, one white and
two colored passengers and two colored
deckhands, which left the steamer In hope
of reaching a vessel whose lights could
be seen In the distance. Is not yet heard
from. If these have been drowned, the
list will reach 23.
The dead:
Jacob Lnsslter. aged 23. home Rich
Square. N. C, lesman for Carlln &
Fulton. Baltimore hardware dealers.
Mrs, Btnnett. Franklin. Va.
Twelve-year-old daughter of Mrs. Ben
nett. Mrs. Vaughan. Franklin, Va.
Frank Hunter.
Gforge Butt.
W. H. Edwards.
Andrew Vaughan, colored, deckhand.
Abraham Cooper.
John Prescott Scott, colored fireman.
Esther Williams, colored cook.
John Cooper, colored porter.
George White, colored preacher.
Others unknown.
Captain Wlthey reached Norfolk this
(Concluded on Second Page.)
CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER.
National Affairs.
Republican Senators agree to break deadlock
and ratify canal treaty. 1'nce 1.
Llttlefleld anti-trust bill causes row between
Its author and Sutler. Page 11.
Depew betrays motive for opposing statehood.
Page 11.
Senator Dubois makes attack on Civil Service
Commission. Page 3.
Agreement signed for settlement of American
claims against Venezuela. Page
Domestic.
Arrt-t of turf frauds continues In Eastern
cities. Paze 3.
Storms almost stop railroad traffic In many
states. Page 11.
Tornado sinks a steamer In Virginia and 1&
lives a-e lost. Page 1.
Forcfsn.
King Edward opens Parliament and his minis
ters Indorse Monroe Doctrine and declare
policy, l'age 2.
Powers have prepares Joint demand tor re
forms In Macedonia, l'age 11.
Northwest Legislature.
Klght Multnomah men cast thtlr votes for
Geer. Page 1.
Railway Commission men show themselves vic
torious In the lower house at Olympla.
Page i.
Legislators roundly denounce Gantenbeln's
book, rage 4.
House parses number of Important bills for
Multnomah. Page 5.
Harris bill meets defeat by narrow margin
Page .
Pacific Coat.
Seattle bankers and hotel men disagree on
matter of holding National Bankers" Asso
ciation convention In their town, l'age 12.
Commercial and Marine.
Prunes and salmon close steady at New York.
Pa-e 13.
Fair buying helps wheat at Chicago. Page 13.
Continued activity of industrials In New York
stock market. Page 13.
Revenue cutter Grant to be sold. Page 8.
Portland and Vicinity.
"olumbla Southern Railroad Is willing to ac
cept arbitration of differences over proposed
extension up the Deschutes. Page 14.
Two bold highwaymen rob a Pleasant Horns
.doctor. Pare 14.
East Side girl frightened to death by young
ruffians. Page 10.
.Vdlutant-General Gantenbeln replies to at
tacks. Page la
Slectrlcal workers demand a higher waga
scale. Page 14. ,