TITE MORXIXG OREGONTAX, WEDNESDAY, MAR'CTT 31, 1920
MR. WEST HESITATES
TO
FOLLOW
oe
Trend of Events Awaited Be
fore Making Decision.
MORROW WOULD' GO AHEAD
Democratic Xatlonal Committee
man From Oregon Favors Plac
ing Xamc on Ballot, Anyway.
Herbert Hoover's statement tp the
California Republican club, which is
supporting: him for president, was
relayed to some of the -prominent
Portland democrats from The Orego
rian office upon its receipt last night
and the effect was rather electrical.
Oswald West, ex-governor of Ore-
con, who had trone to the trouDie 01
circulating petitions to place Mr.
Hoover's name on the democratic bal
lot in this ftate and who had held
Mr. Hoover to be pre-eminently th
man for the place, regardless of party.
and just as a man standing for grea
principles, said he "is a very grea
admirer of Mr. Hoover, but prefers
to await the trend of events before
taking- a definite position as to sup
porting Mr. Hoover as a republican
candidate
'"I have been very strong for Mr.
Hoover." said Mr. West, "and greatly
wished to sec him on the democratic
ticket, but he did not wish us to
place his name on our ticket in Ore
fron; his wishes have governed and
that incident is past, forgotten. I
think he would make a great presi
dent on any ticket."
Morrow f'liojca to Hope.
Dr. J. W. Morrow, democratic na
tional committeeman from Oregon
was of the opinion last night that
Mr. Hoover's name could still be
placed on the democratic ticket ii
Oregon, but Mr. West, when so in
formed, replied that "any one else
who cares to may circulate petitions
to that end. but it is one thing to
get the names and another to sit and
talk about it."
Mr. West, in his enthusiasm for Mr.
Hoover as a presidential candidate,
led a movement that resulted in the
formation of a Hoover democratic
club. Members under Mr. West's di
rection circulated petitions and ob
tained sufficient signatures to place
the name of Mr. Hoover on the ballot.
Dut on Monday Mr. West received a
telegraphic request from Mr. Hoover
not to put his name on the democratic
ticket and Mr. West promptly com
plied.
Dr. Morrow frankly admitted, when
informed of the situation which de
veloped In regard to the Hoover Cali
forma situation, that he "cannot
under any circumstances support Mr.
Hoover on a republican ticket.
Marrow W ould Go Ahead.
"I 6ee no reason why the democrats
rannot go ahead regardless of Mr.
Hoover's wishes and nominate him if
they want to." said Dr. Morrow.
"There is no law againM it that I
know of. I think a whole lot of him
as a man myself, but to support him
on a republican ticket that would
be out of the question. I have a lot
of respect for him because he has
done much good work and is a capa
ble executive, however."
Elton Watkins, president of the
Jackson club, the big democratic or
ganization of the state, was the most
outspoken of any of the men of that
party to whom the news of Mr.
Hoover's attitude was broken last
night. Always a Hoover man, Mr.
Watkins unhesitatingly reiterated his
fidelity and devotion to the idol of
his heart and said that, "while it is
too early to say definitely what one
would do under certain circumstances,
I am very much inclined to think that
Mr. Hoover will be elected president."
Bert E. Haney, ex-demoeratic state
chairman and ex-United States attor
ney for Oregon, an ardent Hoover
man, last night heard with what ap
peared to the interviewer to be "res-
ervations" Mr. Hoover's telegram to
the Californians interested In his be
half. Mr. Haney, while admitting
his admiration for Mr. Hoover as a
man. expressed the wish that he
might see the republican platform
upon which Mr. Hoover c.ould stand.
Hoover Is Declared Great.
"I was the first to name Mr. Hoover
for president." said Mr. Watkins, "and
because of tire greatness of the man,
I will unhesitatingly say that, should
the old gang, such as Sullivan. Tag
cart and the Tammany crowd, control
the democratic convention, and should
Mr. Hoover be nominated by the re
publicans, I most certainly would
support him.
While it is too early to say defi
nitely Just what one might do under
certain circumstances, I am very
mucn inclined to think that Mr.
Hoover will be elected president: he
will be. if nominated, in my judg
to doubt, It seemed from his state
ments, the possibility of the repub
licans putting up a platform that will
suit Mr. Hoover.
"I would be eager to see any plat
form the republican convention would
put up that .would suit Mr. Hoover,"
said Mr. Haney. "Until such time as
we shall see the results of their con
vention, I would nor care to commit
myself as to, supporting ,Mr. Hoo
ver." John H. Stevenson, one of the stal
warts of the democratic hosts, de
clared himself entirely neutral with
regard to candidates, he being in the
race as an aspirant for the honor of
attending the convention as a dele
gate. "I had had a sort of personal feel
ing that Hoover was a good candi
date for us at first," Eaid Mr. Steven
son, '.'but as time went by and he
seemed to be somewhat like a man
without any party, I rather lost my
first feeling. He has done many good
things, among them his support of
President Wilson's policies. Had he
announced himself as a candidate on
a Wil.sonian democracy platform, I
would still have had much admiration
for him. but as he seemed not to
care for the efforts put forth in his
behalf by our party and has declared
for the republicans, of course that
alters matters very materially."
Hoover Krpuhlicans Pleaded.
The statement of Herbert Hoover
was received with complete approval
and marks of jubilation at the head
quarters of the Hoover Republican
Club of Oregon.
"We have been expecting such a
statement -for several days," said
Chester G. Murphy, state chairman.
"Those of us who have known Mr.
Hoover for years know that he has
always been a republican of progres
sive tendencies, the tact that he ha
been engaged since 1914 in war ac
tivitics and for the general welfare
of mankind and has refrained from
participation in partisan politics is
the real explanation of his silence.
"His statement in support of th
league of nations and the republican
position upon the league issue will
give a great impetus to the Hoove
republican campaign In Oregon, as
many republicans have been rcserv
ing their decision as to whom to sup
port in the. republican primary until
Mr. Hoover had declared his position
more fully on the issues and had
broken his silence regarding his party
affiliations. His personal friends, as
I say, never for a moment doubted
his republicanism and naturally, as
his strong supporters, we are very
much gratified that our fatih has
been jus-tified. In our opinion he
COMMTTEE
SOCIALISTS 'GUILTY'
Assembly Majority Report
Finds Disloyalty.
LAWMAKERS' VOTE NEXT
Indications Are Whole Body Will
Support Decision Made By
Most of Committee.
is
the logical candidate, whose wonder
ful record, under alt tests, has proven
Dim to be the man of the hour. Al
we want is to give the people of the
country at large an opportunity to
express their choice. 'Hoover of Ore
gon' for president is our motto."
League .statement Kipected.
That the statement of Mr. Hoover
will accentuate 'the main issue of the
coming campaign the league of na
tions is the belief of G. C. Herbsman
manager of the Poindexter presiden
tial campaign in Oregon. He think!
It will be necessary, however, for Mr.
Hoover to more definitely state his
position on the industrial situation
before long, as that, he says, is a big
issue.
I worked for Mr. Hoover during
his administration as food director,
said Mr. Herbsman, "and know him
to be a man of great executive ability
and a fine citizen. I was a lecturer
on his staff during the war. I am
glad to see him in the race, for it will
bring sharply into public view the
league of nations issue, which is to
be the big issue of the campaign,
He will, however, have to make him
self definitely understood on the
dustrial situation, as he is considered
trifle too liberal in business circles.
.May the best man win and let's have
them all in the race.
AUTOCRATIC FOOD ADMINIS
TRATOR" HELD IXCOMPKTEXT.
Xew York Xational Committeeman
Declares Xoniination Should Be
Given Strict Party Follower.
ment, no matter by what party. How
ever, should the old guard, such as
Lodge. Penrose and Knox, control the
republican convention, Mr. Hoover,
of course, will not be nominated by
mil party.
I most certainly hope that Mr.
Hoover will be elected the next pres-
laeni or me united States."
Mr. Watkins has been interested in
the candidacy of Mr. Hoover for a
long time, and made an unsuccessful
attempt to get him to attend the big
acKson-aay ceieDration. which in
cluded a banquet in the Hotel Benson,
ana wnen me club received a special
communication from President Wil
son, but sidetracked one from Will
iam Jennings Bryan.
Mr. Haney last night was inclined
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NEW YORK, March 30. Wtih re
ceipt here tonight of word from Cali
fornia that Herbert Hoover would
accept the republican presidential
nomination if it were "demanded" of
him, H. Fulton Cutting, chairman of
the recently organized Hoover re
publican committee of Greater New
York, announced the appointment of
an executive committee of 100, includ
ing names of prominent men in in
dustry, commerce and the professions.
At the same time, Herbert Parsons,
republican national committeeman,
sent a telegram to Mr. Cutting refus
ing to join the committee, and add
ing: "I believe in party government, as
Theodore Roosevelt did; that repub
licans should nominate republicans
and that the man who, in 1918, ad
vocated the election of a democratic
congress, and who in September. 1919,
stated that he belonged to .no party
both of which Hoover did is politi
cally incompetent to be an effective
republican president, no matter how
successful he was in the autocratic
position of food controller during the
stress of war."
A LB A XT, N. Y., March 30. "Guilty"
was the verdict rendered in the as
sembly today by a majority of the
judiciary committee in the case of
the five socialist members suspended
on the opening day of the 1920 legis
lative session on charges of disloyalty.
Indications were overwhelming to
night that the decision of the ma
jority of the committee would be up
held by the assembly as a whole and
that the recommendations in the ma
jority report that the socialists' seats
be declared vacant would be adopted
The size of the majority favorin
these propositions was the only dis
puted subject tonight It was re
ported that at least 90 votes and pos
sibly more than 100 would be cast
for the expulsion of the socialists.
Unseating to Be Opposed.
Majority Leader Simon L. Adler an
Assemblyman Theodore Roosevelt let
it be known today that tney woul
oppose the unseating of the socialists
Enactment of a law to prevent any
organization which admits aliens to
its membership from occupying the
position of a political party on th
official ballot of the state is advo
cated in the majority report.
. The report reviewed evidence heard
during the 24 days' triaf, purporting
to show that the socialist party op
posed prosecution of the war, opposed
all legislation for industrial and mill
tary conscription, pledged its mem
bcrs to work for the repeal of the
conscription law, advised resistance
to conscription of life and labor, and
urged the repudiation of war debts.
Party In Held Disloyal.
"The socialist party of America,'
said the report, "is not a loyal Amerl
can organization or political party,
disgraced occasionally by the traitor
ous act or declaration of a member,
but is a disloyal organization com
posed exclusively of perpetual trait
ors. Therefore, the act of a member
of that party in subscribing to the
constitutional oath of office to sup
port the constitution of the United
States and the constitution of the
state of New York should be utterly
disregarded as patently sham and
mere cloak for treachery."
Two republicans, William W. Pellet
of New York and Theodore Stitt of
Brooklyn, signed a report exrpessing
the belief that the socialists were en
titled to retain their seats.
Evidence In HeU Lacking.
They stated that no evidence was
produced to show that the attitude of
the socialists during the war was
other than negative, withholding aid
and comfort to their government.
rather than a positive one of giving
aid and comfort to the nation's
enemies.
Two democratic members of the
committee, Maurice Bloch and Wil
liam S. Evans of New York, held that
the members of the assembly cannot
unseat the five socialists without vio
lating their own oath of office.
Evans contended that under the
constitution of the state the assembly
"is forbidden from imposing upon any
member any test of loyalty." "Radi
cal minorities," said Evans, "must not
be driven from the legislature. It is
better to have them in the legislature
than in secret meetings in cellars.
"Liberty involves the right to think
wrong, said Assemblyman Bloch in
his report.
MINER'S BODY RECOVERED
Four Persons Drowned at Same
Point Within Few Years.
TREKA. Cat., March 30. (Special.)
The body of James Wiuf, a miner,
who lost his life by drowning in the
Klamath river near Cottage Grove,
Or., February 26, has been recovered,
according to announcement by forest
service officials here.
W'luf was swept away while at
tempting to ford the river. It is stat
ed that four persons have been
drowned at the same point during the
last few years, the bodies of only
two being recovered.
BERGER APPEAL IX COURT
Judges Take Socialists' Cases Under
Advisement.
CHICAGO. March, 30. Federal
Judges Baker, Alschuler and Page
today took under advisement the ap
peal of Victor Bererer. former con
gressman and four codefendantc, all
socialists, from sentences of 20 years
n the federal penitentiary for alleged
violation of the espionage act.
Federal Attorney J. B. Fleming, in
his closing arguments, urged that the
sentences be sustained that "a salu
tary lesson may be firmly engraved
on the consciences of, all would-be
disloyalists and the honor of the
United States remain untarnished."
He cited letters alleged to have
been written by the defendants to
men in the military service and to
men who had received notices from
draft boards. The missives intimated,
he said, the men should guide them
selves by the St. Louis platform of
the socialist party.
WOMAN BARRED IN SUIT
Supreme Court Denies Request in
Christian Science Case.
BOSTON, March 30. The supreme
court today denied tha request of Mrs.
Emily Hulin of New York, for leave
to intervene in the litigation between
the directors of the Christian Science
church and the trustees of the Chris
tian Science Publishing society.
HOOVER WILLING TO RUN
(Continued From First Page. )
am naturally affiliated, adopts a for
ward-looking, ' liberal, constructive
platform on the treaty and on our
economic issues, and if the party pro
poses measures for sound business ad
ministration or tne country, and is
neither reactionary nor radical in
its approach to our great domestic
questions and is backed by men who
undoubtedly assure the consumma
tion of these policies and measures.
will give it my entire support.
While I do not and will not myself
seek the nomination, if it is felt that
the issues necessitate it and it is de
manded of me I cannot refuse to
serve. illiiKBiiKT HOOVER."
GRAIN RATE TO BE ARGUED
Assistant Attorney-General to Ap
pear at Commission Hearing.
SALEM. Or., March 30. (Special.)
J. O. Bailey, assistant attorney
general, leaves next week for Wash
ington where he will argue before the
interstate commerce commission on
the Thurtell report in the grain rate
case. Mr. Thurtell is special examiner
for the interstate commerce commis
sion and submitted his report to that
body several weeks ago.
Because of the importance of the
case the commission did not conclude
its investigations upon Mr. Thurtell's
report but held the matter open for
further consideration. Several other
Oregon lawyers are said to be plan
ning to participate in the arguments.
Decision by the commission is be
ing awaited by shippers of Oregon.
Logger Crushed to Death.
HOQUIAM, Wash., March 30. (Spe
cial.) W. C. Carlson arrived in town
yesterday and got a job at one of the
big Poison logging camps. Today he
was crushed to death when a log fell
upon him on the said road. The com
pany is trying to locate relatives of
the dead man.
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WASHINGTON, March 30. Con
certed action to improve the freight
car supply, especially coal carrying
equipment, has been taken by all
railroads. The movement which is
fostered by the American Railroad as
sociation, is intended primarily to aid
in coal production, but officials saiTl
It served also, and in an important
way, to relocate cars on their home
lines from which they were diverted
and widely scattered during federal
control.
W. C. Kendall, chairman of the car
service commission of the railroad as
sociation, sent telegrams tonight to
all lines directing them to return coal
cars promptly to mines from which
they can be loaded for destinations
on tneir nome roaas. xne western
systems particularly were instructed
to rush eastern owned cars to their
home lines because in the east the
effects of the coal strike have been
most felt.
The car service commission, which
is acting under a new code of car
service rules adopted by the roads
jointly after March 1, is seeking first
to have special types of cars returned
home ahead of regulation equipment
This, of course, includes coal cars of
which it was estimated 62 per cent of
the total on roads under federal con
trol were scattered on roads Tither
than the lines which owned them on
March 1.
The commission is studying details
of plans for handling the grain move
ment from the middle west this sum
mer. While some of the old conditions
of the shortage were admitted likely
to recur this year, officials declared
that closer co-operation of the roads
would eliminate most of the dissatis
faction. The big problem facing the
roads was said to be the condition of
their equipment.
Vancouver Directors Chosen.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. March 30.
(Special.) Charles W. Hall, who has
been on the Vancouver school board
for several years, has been elected
chairman of the board succeeding
Frank B. Vaughn, whose term re
cently expired. N. E. Allen was
elected to succeed Mr. Vaughan. W.
B. Carter is the third elective member
of the board. William M. Hodgkin
was re-elected clerk.
imately $2,500,000, according to the
inventory of appraisers filed in county
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VANCOUVER, Wsah., March 30.-
(Special.) Richard Compton, 23 years
old, was sentenced to six months in
the county jail following conviction
on a statutory charge, by Judge R. H.
Back of the superior court ol Cliirke
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Syndicallst Found Guilty.
LOS ANGELES, March 30. Nicholas
Steelink, first of 15 alleged I. W. W.
to be placed on trial here on charges
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SAN FRANCISCO. March 30. The
Japanese foreign diplomatic council
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cording to a cablegram from Tokio
received by the Japanese newspaper
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