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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1905)
10 JEB MOBBING OREGCXNIASr. MONDAY, HAY 8 19)o. DISCUSS NEW PRIMARY LAW Initial Test the Favorite Theme for Conversation' Yes terday. MANY OPINIONS ARE GIVEN Politicians, Lawyers and Clergymen Explain the Light Vote Cast and Talk Concerning the Re- suits of Primaries. Mayor George H. Williams runaway race in Saturday's primaries was the choice "bit of political gossip discussed yesterday. The present Mayor's over--whelmlng victory over all the other can didates, -while it -was a foregone conclu sion to the "Williams supporters, was In the nature of a great surprise to those working for Albee, Glafke and Rowe. . Mayor "Williams, while he is deeply hon ored by the faith that the people has shown in him by their splendid support at the polls, nevertheless allows the 'vic tory of Saturday to rest lightly on his shoulders. Yesterday he spent a quiet day. He did not allow political matters to break In on his Sabbath rest, and he declined to discuss anything pertaining to the good and bad rewilts of the first use made of the direct primary law. In the morning and evening ho attended cervices at Trinity Church. He will soon begin his campaign in earnest, however, for he, like his supporters, feel that they must be up and working from now on until election day, June 6. Talk of Independent. There was still a great deal of talk of an independent candidate bobbing up within the next couple of days. "Who this political Moses will be Is at present unknown. There was some Albee talk yesterday, but among the knowing ones the opinion exists that Mr. Albee will refuse to run as an Independent candi date. He has declared himself on this point, and bis friends say they accept his statement in good faith. "W. B. Glafke is satisfied with the pace be set in the free-for-all race for the Mayor's chair, and will be found in line when called upon. H. S. Rowe is another defeated candidate who takes his defeat in the right spirit. Spencer H. Cooper, who was also among the "also-rans," is still hostile, and has refused to get into the band wagon. Mr. Cooper is not the only Republican who Is declared to stay on the ground and watch the procession go by. Smith "Will Xot Run. Among those who opposed Mayor Will iams there Is still a strong disposition to place a candidate in the field and whoop it up for him, whoever he is. The Municipal Association is still to be heard from, and the discontented ones are banking their hopes on this association settling upon a man who will be their standard bearer. The fact that friends of Dr. Andrew C. Smith, when the can dldates for Mayor was first discussed. called upon Thlm and asked him to enter the field, an honor which he refused caused the rumor to spread around that Jie would come out as an independent candidate. Atf earnest effort was made to get Dr. Smith to enter the race, but he stoutly refused to allow his name to be used. "When told yesterday that his name was again being mentioned, only this time as a possible Independent can didate. Dr. Smith said: "Many of my Xrlends came to me early in the cam paign and urged me to run for Mayor. I appreciated their loyalty and offer, but I refused to allow them to use my name. In the face of this I certainly -would not come out now as an independent candl date." Stalwarts Are Busy. "While there is persistent talk of an in dependent candidate, the regulars are out with the cry. "Get Into the wagon and ride." The stalwarts are busy already and they will soon start on the big roundup. The wheel horses feel sure that when the time comes the strays will wander back to the fold and that the party will rise above personal prejudice In the minds of those who have kicked -over. the traces. The cry that some of the opponents of Mayor "Williams sent up before the primary election, that to nominate Mayor Williams meant a Demo cratic Mayor, but have helped a little before the primaries, but now that they are over, the wise ones feci that this -political thunder will keep ithe Inde pendent candidate criers from bolting out of bounds and that they wjll be found climbing into a front seat when the Re publican wagon begins Its parade. In view of the feet that Saturday was the first test of the direct primary law. shrewd politicians, lawyers who "were largely Instrumental in framing the law. political studnts who have prayed for a release from boss rule, and ministers of the Gospel watched the working of this new law with great interest. All unite in declaring that the partial test to which the law was put proved success ful, but that before any great change can be brought about ln the political system which had so long prevailed, the people themselves must take a greater interest The Interviews follow: Was an Experiment. W. S. V Ren Probably every man who voted for the direct-primary law recog nized that it was an experiment. No one realized It any more than the 14 lawyers who helped to make it. This first trial of it appears to have been fairly successful. Every man whose friends thought he ought to be nominated had a fair and equal chance before the members of his party. Mjuiy people feared that the law would 'Slve the newspapers power to make or break a candidate for any nomination by favorable notices. If they have any such power, this campaign has not developed it, and the men -who have, apparently, spent the most money for advertising have not obtained the nominations. It is said that Judge Williams was the machine candidate this time as he was two years ago. I do not know whether what is left of any machine had any espe cial candidate. It is true that Judge Williams was nominated by the machine the last time, but, unless I was very much misinformed, it was no from any love the bosses had for him, but because they did not believe there was any other Republican who could beat Bob Inraan. I da not believe the Mayor has ever been under the control of the bosses, and I do not see why they should have more In fluence than any other citizen with him now. Test Is Encouraging. We hoped that the law would tend towards keeping tried and faithful men in important offices without any great effort on their part, and the immense vote received by Messrs. Devlin and Werleln is certainly very encouraging. The re sults Indicate, 1 think, that in obtaining r BOBaiaatioa. at the direct .primary, the man -who is well and favorably known lor ability and integrity caaaot be defeat ed by any eeaMnatSea. la say xalnd, this is & geod result, because I believe the people should be well acquainted with the character and capacity of every candidate before he is given a nomination for an important office. The registration and vote, I think, is not a cause for discouragement, remem bering that this is the first election of the kind and also the revival that drew "so many of the voters' attention away from earthly things during tho time for regis tering. Of the men who ordinarily vote a party ticket, probably not more than half are strict party men to such a degree that they wish to take part In and be re sponsible for party nominations. The oth er half are, in .large measure. Independ ents, and prefer to express their choice at the election In voting for tho candidate who most nearly represents their princi ples. By staying out of the primary elec tion, they feel morally free to take their choice of the party candidates, or. if none of them are satisfactory, to take part in an independent movement. Good3Icn Chosen. We hopeu that the result of this ten dency -would be to cause each party to put up its strongest good man for each nomination. So xar as my experience In politics qualifies me to judge, I think that has been for the most part the result or this primary election. I do not think the Democrats could have named a stronger man than Harry Lane, and any analysis of ine Republican vote, it seems to me, would Indicate Jhat Judge Williams wpuld have defeated any other one of the Republican candidates for the nomination If they two had been the only candidates in the field. , Some minor defects have appeared. For example, the law should not provide for keeping the ballot boxes locked for two years, and probably we shall find others as we understand more fully the workings of the law at -this election, while others may develop at the election next year. These can be corrected In the next Legislature. The principal features of the law are apparently satisfactory, but we cannot be sure until we have had-more experience under it. Doom of the Ross. On the whole, the result of this elec tion strengthens my" faith that it will help in the practical destruction of the party boss and his political machine. The men who were nominated yesterday must surely feel a much more direct responsi bility to all the people than could be ex- Vected under nominations made by a con vention."" C E. S. Wood Political good or evil is al ways relative. Nc Intelligent criticism of tho primary nomination Jaw can be made without considering the evils aimed at. They were: The secret methods of conven tions, the unknown piougts and aiiiuauons of delegates, the "slate" by bosses, and the trading in convention. In short, the primary nomination law was Intended as a blow at "boss" or "machine rule. It was hoped that the people would become nore inquisitive and Intelligent In poll- tics as they felt their power, that candi dates would feel more directly answer able to the people and more independent of the bosses, and that the personal cle ment In the primary fights would bring more voters to the primary polls. I for ono never expected the primary nomina tion law to work miracles. If people will not take an Interest in politics you can not make them do so by law, and unless the people do take an Interest, it will be quite as possible for organizations to con tinue machine politics as formerly, and if we must have government and will not oriselves be the governors, then we must slbmit in the future as In the past to the government fixed for us by that special class who do take an interest in' it the politicians. Williams Had "Walkover.' I am disappointed that the Interest in cardldates did not produce a larger at tendance at the polls. The reason prob ably was that Republicans felt Judge Williams had a "walkover." and Demo crats felt the same as to Dr. Lane. The law Js too new to be seriously criticised, but it seems open to the objection that it opens the door to self-appointed can didates whom no shrewd managers would ever dare to nominate in convention. But the result shows that In this instance, as to the Mayoralty, at least, both rattles have done quite as well as would their respective conventions, with the advan tage that the candidates are beholden to no one and pledged to no one. If they desire renomination they must conduct the office with an eye to the people, not to the bosses. I am disappointed also in the teeming failure to appreciate the im portance of the nvnnr offices, as Coun cilman, and yet the following things re main true: The people have done their own work, and if they have not done it well they have only themselves to find fault with and I think this fctllng will grow In the public mind so that every bad nomination will be only a stimulus to correction next time; and every man now nominated, no matter what his past, no matter -iow much we may today loel that n mistake has been made in' nominating him, will himself feel that ne is now on trial before his real masters, the people, and that if he desires rencnination he must please th? people, not the party bosses. Taking the whole result as it stands today. I think it Is as good as a convention would have done, and the candidates are more lnde pendent, the people themselves more edu cated ana more encouraged In politics. This law at least gives the people chance and if the people are fit for self government the primary nomination law Is and will be efficient. If they are not fit. or don't care, then they must be gov erned by others as they have been in the past, and ail the-laws on earth will not rrcvent it. Xo Reason for Criticism. Thomas G. Green-Although I have not analyzed the vote nor considered fully rhe results of the election, there would seem. on first Impression, to be no reason to criticise the primary nomination election law. Over 9000 electors In Portland cxer clsed a direct voice in the affairs and nominations of their political parties. In other word?, there was held Saturday a Republican convention composed of SIS7 members, and a Democratic convention of about 1000 members. Every member of each convention expressed his views without dictation from anyone, and his views were recorded. Thore was no wrangling, no fights, no intimidation and no caucusing. Has there been a delegate convention held by either party In Port land In ten years past of which as much could truthfully be said? It is, of course, to be regretted that there was not a larger vote. But a great er number of Democrats, and nearly as many Republicans, voted, than usually vote at primary elections in the city. It must be borne In mind, also, that the reg istration was not complete. A fairer test wll be afforded rcxt year, after the new registration beginning in January. IPOS, Moreover, what right have we to expect this or any other law to be self-acting? It does not provide that all qualified vot ers Shall vote. There will never be a law in any of the United States with any such provision. If citizens decline to help nom lnr.te candidates for office, they will get Just what they carerve. If any of the results of these primary elections be regarded as poor, and an at tempt be rae.de to hold the primary law responsible, it is iertinnt to inquire if a better result would have been obtained through a delegate coi vantion of. say. 150 rrembers, composed of delegates chosen according to usages and pnetiecs hereto fore prevailing In Portland. Have any better results been achieved in the past exctept by accident? Hew do I explain the "church vote"? do not explain It, Inquire only of Ora nlsclence. Church Vote "Xbt Large- TLe to-called church vote Is not as large as commonly supposed. A considerable majority of the voters are not Btesbers of any church. It does not .follow, how ever, that non-church members dcrire any other than OQd government! Mr, AlbesJcsfttffttlsK thir. v&Le uM.h cnwUdatex TABLE SHOWS VOTE CAST FOR THE VARIOUS CANDIDATES AT THE PRIMARY PRECJXCT. 3... -.7. ..: 4 .- 5 C 7.. ............. J...... S s. 10 "".." 11 12 13 :. H 15 16 17 IS 19 20 21 , 22 23 21 25 26 27 28 29 :.. 30 31 32 ; 33. ; 31 33 36...-. .. 37 3J5 28 0 i 41 '.. i 45 45 47 4S 49, , nO 51 2. 53I"I""!!"!!"!!I!"I! 51 55 57 5S Totals Through a difference between the figures of City Auditor Devlin relative to the primaries of Saturday and those received by The Oregonian, there has arisen a contention as to the successful candidates for Councilman-at-Large. City Auditor Devlin states that, according to his figuring. Hyland Is the successful candidate instead of Gray. He gives Gray but 2240 votes, while the totals of Hhc Oregonian give that candidate 2420 votes. The Auditor glvqs. Hyland 2306 votes, thus giving him a greater vote than Gray, while the figures of The Oregonian give Hyland but 2234 voles. The figures of The Oregonian were received by messengers from judges in every precinct, and also from the offi cial count as received in-City Auditor Devlin's office at the City Hall, and it is reasonably safe to predict that these figures arc correct. The official count will determine whether Mr. Gray or Mr. Hyland Is the forttjnate candidate. was supported oy otners tnan cnurcn members, but ail church members did not vote for him. Some of them voted for Mayor Williams they supported him three yours ago. Others, too. voted for Mr. Glafke, still others for Mr. Rowe. " In short, the advocates of a change in the city administration scattered. The stand-patiei s did not. Dr. Harry line's Interview today makes the Issue plain and direct. Those who inccrely wish for romothing different In municipal management can express their choice by voting for Dr. I.nne at the gen eral election. Those who know Dr. Iane and thousands do know that he will do exactly what he says. And his views as announced in said interview ought to sat isfy any lover of good municipal govern ment. Did Not Itcgistcr. Re. E. I. House. First Congregational Church Do the 2000 votes cast for Mr. Albee represent all the churches' strength In our late primary contest? This is the question I am asked to answer. My an swer is 'Xo, and for a number of reasons. Many of the church members did not reg ister, many of them who did voted for the other candidates for good reasons of their own. One of the Democratic nom inees, worthy of the nomination, is a member of my church, and two of the leading workers for another leading can didate, are also members of my church. and I know that quite a number of my business men voted for His Honor, Mayor Williams. In fact, the churches did not of themselves nominate any candidate, and while the ministry of Portland, as a whole, was In favor of Mr. Albee. very few of them. If any of them, undertook to direct their people how to vote. It never has been a principle with me to try to control the votes of my congregation. because I am not so foolish, and better still, because I have always felt that my duty as a preacher is done when I give my neoole nrinciples. rather than direct spcclticatidhs how to earn out those prin ciples. It is not the business of any preacher to become a 'political nencn man.' Churches Could Elect. I have no doubt whatever that when the Christian people will 'get together' on any candidate they can not only nominate him, but elect him. But many Christians are more busy In 'making a living tnan making a life.' And while this is true, they will vote for their business interests. When they seek to "make a me." iook out for their votes. The professional pol iticians once more have It their way, but there Is a healthful agitation In progress, as seen in the number of candidates for Mayor, the. attitude of the press, and the ever-Increasing municipal organization. What Portland needs Is a stalwart pub lic conscience, organized, active, sleepless. nonsalable and Invincible. It Is not that Portland lacks conscience. Our people hate evjj: they love virtue, they love their city. But what Portland does lack. as every other city lacks it. Is an organ ized public conscience before whose face of fire evil cannot endure. The battle Is still on. and God's right always proves to be might in the long run. Xo Test of Strength. Rev. Andrew J. Montgomery The result vesterdas cannot be held to be a test of strength for the reiorm vote, the op nosltlon to the present Mayor, or of the Mavor himself. The direct primaries were to most voters an experiment, with more or less uncertainty connected with them. -If Glafke had been eliminated from the contest Albee would most likely have won. To me it looks as If tne opposition to Mayor Williams was divided among three candidates, with the usual result. The church people were very. much like other voters: some of them were regis tered, and some were not. Some of those who had registered failed to vote. Just as did others. It docs not seem to be wlEe lust at this stage la the proceedings to minimize the strength of the opposition to the present policy of the city govern ment. The Issue is now clearly defined. I am sure that no one who sought for the nomination of a clean man In he pri xnaries feels like quitting the contest now. Verifies Every Claim. F. McKercher What do I now think of the primary election law? As one who was somewhat active In the efforts which led to the adoption of this law, I can but think well of it, now that it has had Its Initial trial. It has verified every claim made for It, although not utilized by the people with the avidity hoped "for by Its warmest ad vocates, v It has proven Its effectiveness In per mltting any citizen who claims a peculiar fitness to serve the public in a particular capacity, full opportunity of proving that claim- in a fair, Iree candidacy for the office. It has also proven that such men must be ready to supply the evidence, or they run wlthoat having seen sent. "While thus permitting the full eat free dom to individual candidacy. It thows no obstacle in the wxy of the masses vcon- Municipal Judge. 1 S I f i I ? I ? ? 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How do 1 account for the small vote? I can not account for It, except that the people do not yet realize the privilege and power afforded by this law, and so have not become awakened from the apathy formerly demonstrated toward the old style party primary. They may have been just a little "skittish" about the first effort before folks, as I wag In rid ing, my wheel! They will get over it! What is the matter with the churches? The Lord only knows, unless It is that the church member has not awakaned to the realization that the ballot is one of the most sacred trusts, that has been given into his care and keeping, and that, failing to -use It aright Is a reproach to both himself and the giver. They may, however, have properly held aloof from the primaries,' with the in tention of voting for Paget! Xot a Fair Test. B. Lee Paet I don't think that Sat urday's result Is a fair test of the law. Now that the voters have had .the ex perience of one primary election under the law, they will probably register more freely In anticipation of the com ing election. Without criticising the law severely at all, I shall want to have more experience with it, before indorsing It unqualifiedly. The light vote cast-by the church people is explainable. The liquor and billed interests always realize that their personal and business interests arc at stake and are more faithful in regard to their political duty than the church people. One of the most un fortunate features of all our elections Is the great lack of Interest manifested by those who otherwise are, and should be, our best citizens. "Mr. Paget, would you be willing' to resign in favor of Mr. Albee, In case he should come out a$ an independent can didate?" "I think I made myself very clear on this point when I received the nomina tion from the Prohibition party. I un derstand that Mr. Albee's position on this question is settled he will not run as an independent candidate. I have accepted his statement to this ef fect in absolute good faith. However. should the contingency arise, I stand ready to serve my party to Its best In terests." Tmw Xot a Failure. O. E. Sillier. Prohibition The first test of the direct-primary law and the lightness of the vote cast under Its first usage, rrfust not be construed to mean that the law is a failure. It will take repeated tests to prove this. The 2000 votes polled does not by any means Indicate the full strength of the moral forces. The church vote was divided between Mr. Glafke and Mr. Albee. Mr. Rowe also received some support from the church vote, so Jid the Democratic nominee. It. must, also be taken Into consideration that declared Prohibition ists did not vote. Mr. Albee would have received a great many of the Prohibi tion votes .had they registered as Re publicans Instead of straight Prohibi tionists. "If Mr. Albee should come out and declare himself as an Independent can didate would you be in favor of B. Leo Paget, the Prohibition candidate for Mayor, withdrawing?" . . In Favor of Keform. "I woyld be very much In favor of this, if Mr. Albee would indorse the principles advocated by the Prohibition party. I am heartily in favor of the reform element getting: together. I think tho prospects bright for a reform victory June next," Forbodes Evil for Law. Dr. Andrew C Smith The indiffer ence shown' yesterday by. the people forebodes evil to tho direct-primary law. Its purpose is to correct political irregularities, but if the people dlsplay such manifold Indifference as they did on Saturday then the lAw -will have failed. The law Is all Tight. It Is up to the people to more fully understand It and do their duty. "Doctor, is there any truth In the rumor that you are to come out as an independent candidate "Absolutely none. I would not. think! date." Jjavr Is Useful. A. L. Mills 1 think that the results of Saturday's primaries proved the use fulness of the direct-primary law. The light vote cast is due, I have no doubt, to the lack of interest taken in the pri maries, more than the lack of knowl edge of the law itself. X have always maintained that the law was a good one, and I think the results of the pri waries demonstrates this. I "have heard hm talk about eose the OefscLted Councllmen-at-Large. candidates coming put as independents. Those who entered the raeo were fairly beaten and In my oplnlor they should abide by the result." Is Xbt Understood John Bain I do not think the people fully understand the importance of the direct-primary law. This, 1 believe, ac counts for the lightness of the vote cast yesterday, compared to the registration. A glance over today's accounts of the re suits of the primaries shows that the liquor vote predominated, a fact, that will, no doubt, rouse the people to great activ ity between now and the June election. I don't believe that the people will stand for this once they fully realize the grav ity of the situation. In view of all of the circumstances of the election, the vote polled by Mr. Albee is very gratifying and It proves nlm to have been a much stronger man than some of his opponents considered him to be. . The liquor clement extended them selves Saturday for all tHey were worth. and I take that the vote cast for the can didates Indorsed by them -represent their enure- strength. They were successful yesterday because they were out In force ana Decause it was Saturday, a notorious ly bad day on which to hold either pri maries or an election, for it Is a busy aay wnn almost every voter, and they cannot spare the time to go to the polls ai present, i am ignorant as to what course the Municipal Association will pur sue. There will be a meeting, I have no doubt, called early this week, and at this meeting the association will map out Its course. Is an Improvement. O. P. M. Jamison Our nrpsont larv an Improvement on the old one. Its main points are a secret ballot and a fair count: to put the naming of the candidates for onice directly in the hands of the voters of the party; to preserve to the successful candidate the exclusive right to use the party name: and an attemnt to dn amv with the party boss and machine rule. It seems to he sound In principle and most of the objects named It will accomplish. Is it practical, and will it be successful In operation on the last two points? This question can be answered only by a test oi ine taw. Jtverv eood law mmf h,a sound In principle and must stand the test of experience in practice. Whether it Is right and best to give the successful can didate the exclusive right to use the party name can oe determined only by Its oper ation. In theory, the nower tn nnma th candidate is placed directly In the hands of the voter, and If rightly and practically uaeu. mis is true, lr tne voter -roHl ho?!n in time and take an active Inters in public affairs and see that good men are orougnt forward and co-operate with oth ersMn naming good men the law will great- i improve conditions, ir tho ni 7n is n. ligent. will not get out and do something u'c win iuii or us purpose. It Is doubtful whether the law will do awnv with the party boss and machine rule. A well-organized working minority can nom inate the entire ticket against the wishes oi a large unorganized majority of scat tering votes. The allied liquor Interests demonstrated this in Saturday's prima ries. CARICATURE AND BIRD LORE Homer Davenport to Lecture at Fair on Interesting Topics. Arrangements are being made by the Exposition management with Homer Davenport, the famous cartoonist, for a series of lectures to be delivered In the Auditorium during the "Summer. The matter of arranging dates has been taken up with George L. Baker, representing Mr. Davenport, and if the i schedule is satisfactory' Mr. Davenport ! has said he Is willing again o take the lecture platform for a time. In the event of hisappearance. the cartoonist, in addition' to his 'illustrated talks on caricature, will be asked to lecture on ornithology, upon whloh subject he Is an authority, having uneqnalcd oppor tunities for close observation of the habits of the many animals and rare birds In the Davenport farm. Mr. Davenport Is now In the East arrang ing for tho transportation of his col lection to Portland in special cars. The picturesque reproduction of a farm In which he will exhibit the collection is rapidly hearing completion at the Fair grounds. Mrs. Marlon A. White's Lecture. Mrs. Marlon A. White, of Chicago, will lecture under .the auspices of the Wom an's Club at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, in the Marquam building. Habitual constipation cured and the bowels strengthened by the regular te pBD, of carters .Ldiiie taver rule m- small Jjos't ferget jUus. FOR FREE PflUI Local Societies Celebrate the Anniversary. IMPASSIONED TALKS MADE Sons of Land, of Kosciusko and Pu laski Remember One -Hundred ntjKl Fourteentii Birthday . of Their Constitution. The two Portland branches of the Po lish National Alliance celebrated , yester day afternoon the one hundred and four teenth .anniversary of the promulgation of the constitution for the Kingdom of Poland. The hall was appropriately decorated for the occasion the American and Polish nags side by .side, tj large pictures of Kosciusko and Pulaski, the Polish national colors all this contributed towards reviving old memories In the hearts of the expatriated Poles. Had some of the official servants of the Russian or German governments listened to the stirring speeches and Po lish national airs that were sung by the men. women and children assembled in Davis Hall, Russell street, they would have certainly realized that Poland was not altogether dead. There were about 100 families repre sented, some with their wives and chil dren. Those families are all hard-working people, and their simple recital of their country's past, as well as their appeals for that unfortunate country's future. was Indeed pathetic A. Czerwinski. the chairman, opened the meeting by stating briefly the significance of the occasion. The meeting was then addressed In Polish by W. Szelaszklewlcz, F. Spetulskl, F. Suplickl. C. Wcselowskl. Z. Spetulskl and others, who earnestly raised their voices In behalf of old Poland. William H. GalvanI, the only invited guest, was then called upon. He re viewed Poland's story from the time Fredrick of Prussia sent his brother Henry to Catherine II of Russia with the plan of dismemberment of the kingdom, how by force and fraud those crowned robbers with the assistance of Austria had carried out one of the greatest con spiracles known" in the annals of human kind. He reminded them that they were not the only people to suffer from the heel of imperial brutality In the land of the Czars, that relief to Poland could only come when it should come for all others In the land of autocracy; that they should therefore make a common cause with all others who are engaged In the struggle to redeem the Russian empire from . the blight of absolutism as repre sented by the governing brigands of Russia. He said: "Oh. if but a small part of that shot and shell that Is now being poured out In Manchuria among the contending forces, for no fault of theirs, could be turned to service about St. Petersburg, freedom might then come to all. It is a terrible remedy for the ills that afflict so many millions of inof fensive people, but it. is one to which al most every people had to appeal In their struggle against despotic usurpation and wrong." There were some recitations from the great poets of Poland, some songs and the meeting closed with singing by tho whole audience of the Polish National Hymn. DELEGATES OP BIG RAILWAY ORDER DUE TODAY. Question of Convention Is to Decide "Whether to 3Iake Future Ses sions Triennial or Xot. The men who have charge of the great passenger trains of the country will be gin to pour intq Portland today. They will come In three sections, one train over the Great Northern, another over the Northern Pacific, and another over the O. R. & N. The biennial convention of the Order of Railway Conductors of America meets in Portland beginning to morrow and lasts for a week. The business of "the convention has been mapped out to a certain extent by the Jurisprudence committee, which has been in session here since last Wednes day, and the convention will be carried on in good order. The most important piece of legislation to come up will be whether the meets shall be triennial In stead of biennial from now on. The or der Is now thoroughly organized, and there does not seem to be any necessity of meeting so often in the future. As the visitors reach the city, begin ning with tonight, they will be taken in charge by E. B. Coman, chairman of i the committee on entertainment, and one oi me oesi-n.nown tuuuutiuia u me f country. The train over the O. R. & X will be looked after by Assistant Grand Conductor A. B. Garretson, on the North ern Pacific by Grand Junior Conductor L. E. Shepherd, and on the Great North ern by Grand Senior Conductor C. H. W'llkins. "Wind Bothers the Shooters. CEXTRALIA. Wash., May 7. (Spe cial.) The Southwest Washington Gun Club Association tournament ended this afternoon at Centralia. Good shooting prevailed today as on yesterday, but the general run of scores wa3 not as high as yesterday. A strong wind was blowing from the north and this inter fered slightly with the shooting. Many of the shooters left at noon Sunday, but their places at the traps were filled by local shooters, who were unable to get out Saturday. Several came over from Chehalls Sunday after noon. Sweepstake events served to pass Skin Diseases are cured by Hydrozone and I Glycozoive Endorsed by tht Mtiical Profession By destroying germs, they as sist nature to accomplish a cure. Send thirty-five cents to pay ex presisage on Free Trial Bottles. Sold by teidln? Drujjistl. Net zesolae ualea Ubel bun my acaitee; k G2M PrlHC Street. N. Y. Write w free later &atl as rtHt ITBMfMI surf CIiYCOBOWK. PAINFUL PERIODS AMERICAM WIMEX FIX! RELIEF The Case of UOaa Irene Crosby Is Oa of Thousands of Cures Made by Lydla. X. Plnkhasrs Vegetable Compound. 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May 0, all races at six and a half furlongs and over for 3-year-olds and upwards, will be run on "the main track except the sixth race. May 10. at one mile and a furlong, which will be run on the Bel mont course." The Belmont course is in the shape of a letter "S." Two Ball Games Played. In the series of baseball games played on Sunday mornings at the Multnomah Club, the Little Potatoes defeated the Dark Horses, with a score of S to 4. and the Irish Giants defeated the High Balls, with a score of 7 to 1. These games are getting to be a source of great Interest to the club members, and the playera reT celve an unlimited quantity of "jollying." The players lend themselves very well to tnis sport, and take the jibes all in good spirit, BUSINESS ITEMS. If Baby Is Cnttinz Teeth. Be sure qna use tnat old and well-tried remedy. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothlns Syrup, for children teetMnjr. It soothes the child. 90ftess the gume, .Hays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhoea. 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