Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1905)
- THE SUNDAY OPSGONIAN-,- PORTlA-ND, . MAY 8. 1905. MAKES GOODSPEECH ELECTORS OF CIIT 7S. S3 61 2S ts 29 931 7I 79 6sr 42 1 57 26' 451 SO. 8Li 'I.-. 29: ' csj 21 50 82.....: S3....:. Outside city 3,121! 2.C59 I 3,263! 2.7431 Mayor Williams Talks to an Enthusiastic Audience. Comparative Statement of the . Registered Voters. RECAPITULATION. , 3 t-i-5 f-lO 53 EX - re 22 : c 3 -1 3s WARD. Si RECOUNTS EARLY CAREER: BALLOTS AT ELECTIONS T .,... . . , J''-'x:- r it' NEVER MIND THE TORPEDOES,' (GO AHEAD!". , ' - ' ' , - .. .... ; . ' . ' - " je " - . : "1 J- . Storm of Applause Greets tie Repab lican Candidate at the Political 3Ieetln In JJIanck's'Hall -on tlie JEast Side. "When Mayor "Williams talks on politics he is interesting; when he chooses some other subject he may be Instructive as well as interesting, but when he harks hack into the early days, as he did last night at Blanck's Hall, on. the East Side, and tells of the things he has done, and the sights he has seen in the many and eventful years of his life, he is not only- interestlnc: and instructive, but he is- captivating. Blanck's Hall, on Powell and East Thirteenth streets, was well filled to hear i the Mayor speak last night, and those who attended had a treat given them. J. F. Kertchem, the chairman of the evening, introduced the Mayor, but before doing so made a few remarks during the course of which he exhorted the people to vote the ticket as pledged at the pri maries. He was followed by Frank Hen- nesy with a couple of songs, and then the Mayor was Introduced. In opening his address Mr. "Williams i stated that he was. not feeling well, and for that reason would confine his remarks to a very few minutes. He had had hard day, so he stated, having already made two speeches and attended the ball game. The speaker argued that the day's work was evidenccthat he was still able to attend to business in spite of the criti cism that had been and was still being j made aaginst him on account of his age. ! In Happy ATein. Having commenced In that happy vein, the Mayor followed the lead with an ac count of his boyhood and young manhood, recalling some of his- prowess as an ath lete in the days when he was a young man in New York. Turning for a minute to his candidacy, the Mayor called to mind the fact that he had not sought the nomination; that it had come to him without solicitation, while on the other hand there had been effort made by his opponent to secure the nomination. The speaker then reviewed In brief his political career in which, from the. age of 21 until the present time, at the age of S2. he had always been interested in poli tics and in the political welfare of hip country. During the Civil War he had done what he could to end the rebellion. and when a Senator from Oregon at the close of the war ho had written and Intro duced In the Senate what Is now known as the Reconstruction act, thus being In strumental in bringing back into the Union all of the dissatisfied Southern States. He told of his acquaintance"wlth Lincoln and described the scenes in Wash ington Immediately following the assas sination. Tells of His AVork. In the application of the stories told the speaker held that inasmuch as he had held ofllcers of such high Importance that he was therefore able to fill the chair of Mayor of Portland. He had filled it j for the past three years, and in tjjat time had been absent from his office for but a very few days when called away on.' business. j "I have no future before me," said the j Mayor, "for I am an old man and I have j no ambition now for higher place. I have done what I could in my humble way to ! build up this city, having come here when it was a village and labored for Its ad vancement. Three years ago I was nom inated against my wishes for the office I now hold and was elected. "I challenge any one In the world to say that, I have ever done a dishonest : act. I have always tried to do my duty In public life, and I am ready to meet any man as to what I have done as Mayor of this city, as I am ready to meet my final Judge as to Tvhat I have done in this life. "If you think that I am an honest man and a competent man, I shall be pleased to have you give me your votes. If I am elected I shall do everything In my power to promote the peace and prosperity and happiness of this city." ' Mayor Williams closed his address amid a storm of applause and hearty cries of approval. Following the Mayor, George J. Cam eron, the Republican nominee for Munici pal Judge, Allan R. Joy, E. D. Curtis and several others made short speeches. NO POLITICS IX CAMPAIGN. Dr. Lane and Other Speakers So De clare in Burkhurd Hall. Dr. Harry' Lane. Democratlo candidate for the office of Mayor, talked to an au dience of about 500 people in Burkhard's Hall. East Burnslde street, last night. Oglesby Young, a well-known Dtmocrat of the stalwart order, was chairman of the evening. The fine Elko Quartet, com posed of four. young women, entertained the audience with several selections, and were heartily applauded for their really excellent rendition. Chairman Young made an extended talk, the purport of which was to show that there could not be any politics In the present municipal campaign, and quoted extensively from the present city charter to show that politics is forbidden In a city election, and hence the present election was mere ly a contest among citizens, and not be tween Democrats and Republicans. Hav ing made his argument along this line, all the other speakers acquiesced. Dr. Lane was then introduced, and he was welcomed with much applause. His address last night, while In the main sim ilar to those he has been making, was largely reminiscent and historic of his early boyhood days in East Portland, when there were but a few houses where there are now nearly 50.000 inhabitants. He talked entertainingly of these old times, and then Insisted that there was no politics, and could be no politics. In the present campaign, for the city char ter expressly forbid there should be. "When a party cracks the party whip," said Dr. Lane, "then you may know Its leaders are becoming apprehensive over the results. I am Tint hrr tn env ni. thing that will reflect on the honesty or integrity or iiayor . Williams. I think he is a grand old man a man of nhflttv hut as has been said, he Is a foxy old grandpa all the same. It Is not a contest between Mayor Williams and myself, but It is a contest netween the principles we stand ior The old settlers with whom I have . talked say that Mayor Williams is an honest man, but he always had about him men who were not hnnpst nnrt -Vin mn. trolled him and his actions, and hence he cannot be trusted with the administra tion or the affairs of this city. I hav llich Ideals Of nubile nffiw anA hollov that public office Is a public trust, and if elected I shall not build up a machine for myself, but shall try to build a ma chine that will work for th rnnfl nt Vi- entire city. I have made no pledges of whatever nature, pxepivt that T shall minister the laws as I find them, and try to give uifl pco&e r the city a clean an4 effective 4mi$tetratiM. "I know that I am going to be elected Mayor. X leuoa it out the past two days. : . tj------! i .. .jjssnrftiff amsm MMEmw b - , m i ii.iarsn HB-i ami m mtwizwm a a w?A. Fif jhi hub nmu m It Is Estimated From These Statistics That About Sixteen Thousand Votes lym Be Cast for Mayor at Election. Comparative statement of voters reg istered and ballots cast in Portland and Multnomah County: City. Registration for elec tion June. 1004 20.0CO Votes cast In election, June, 1004....'.r.T."..lC.203 Registration for elec tion November, 1004.21,021 Votes cast in election. . . 'November. 1004. ...... 10,114 Registration for" elec tion June. 1005 24.620 County. 24.0S7 18,032 23,157 1S.837 27.0SG No county election. " Registration On West Side, . 14.071 on Bast Side. 10,348. Registration of Portland electors Is per cent greater for the city election next jnonth than for the county and state elec tion last year, ine precincw snowing the largest growth are In the Second and Third Wards on the West Side and in the Seventh and Eighth Wards on the East Side. In the elections of June and November, 1904, about 75 per cent of the registered vote was cast. Should the same percent age be cast in the city election next week, the number of ballots would be nearly 18.500. But it is not generally ex pected that that number will vote in the city election for the reason that the num ber of registered electors-wag undoubtedly stimulated by the primary election beyond the usual proportion and the vote Is gen erally, lighter for purely local elections than for state and National. The common estimate of political prophets of the vote that will be cast is 16,000, with .perhaps 15.C00 or more for Mayor and 14,000 for Williams and Lane. Xorth End Shows Growth; It has been supposed that North End precincts had not Increased much' In vot ing population, but the registration fig ures show the contrary to be true. For example, Precinct 4. the center of the North End clement, has 104 more regis tered electors than one year ago; Precinct 9 has 147 more and Precinct 10 has 7S more. Precinct 21, which Is bounded by Jefferson, Main, and Fifth streets, and which con tains much the same element as in the typical North End precincts, shows growth of 85, and Precinct 23. adjoining it on the south, exhibits an increase of 116. Residence precincts which" show note worthy growth are In North Portland: also in the Fourth Ward on the West Side and in the Seventh and the Eighth Wards on the East Side. The registration figures as obtained from County Clerk Fields follow: When a boy In East Portland I attended school on Tenth street, and, with nomc ten boys, was kept. In one night for some purpose. I didn't like it. I found that I had a lot of shot In my pocket, and when the teacher had his back toward me I threw a handful of the shot at him. strik ing him on the face and head. He de tected me. and off came my coat and I got a whipping that I can remember to this day. Now, I met that teacher yes terday, and, strange to relate, he said, 'Harry, I am going to vote for you. That is how I know I am going to be elected." The other speakers were C H. Notting ham, Dr. S. A. Brown and A. F. Flegel. There was much enthusiasm during the evening. PAGET "WRITES OrEX IiETTER Takes the Executive Committee of Municipal League to Task. PORTLAND, May 27. An open letter to the executive committee of the Mu nicipal League. I beg to address you from the standpoint of a candidate for the office of Mayor of this city, repre senting a political party that stands consistently, conspicuously and alone for precisely the Ideals for which, the oretically, at least, you are supposed to be striving, notwithstanding the fact that through some inexplicable and un reasonable Inconsistency your Indorse ment and support are being given to the candidate of an opposing party which represents no principles of moral re form. This anomalous situation, taken to gether with the fact that crtlclsms (more or less public in their nature) have heen made by members of your committee relative to my candidacy, seems to require a word from me in order that the public may clearly un derstand. . and as open letters se'em to play a picturesque part In this con test, I avail myself of this method, in order to state my position. With reference to your suggestion .that my candidacy is dividing, to some extent, the reform forces, allow me to remind you that at the close of the primary election I was positively tho only reform candidate before the peo ple, and I charge you with the sole re sponsibllty of having first led the re form forces Into a. partisan campaign, -against my strenuous protest and for now continuing this division, by hav ing indorsed the Democratic candidate, and asked your constituents to join in the political somersault involved in this new departure. With regard to your criticism rela tive to my participation in the citizens' meeting, and an imaginary obligation to resign my owa nomination and sup port all the Mines that gathering; permit m to say tkat tke sugsesttea comes -with very poor grace from an orga.nlrs.tlon that parUclp&ttd ia a Re publican primary, and is now support- j ing a Democratic candidate, and It Is ! therefore, hardly entitled to any con- j sideratlon. I may say, however, that the printed call for that meeting In vited all advocates of reform In our City affairs, and stated one of the ob jects was (to Indorse candidates, in view of which I attended the meeting for the specific purpose of securing such indorsement for candidates standing on the Prohibition party plat form, and pledged to such reform. The success that attended this effort Is evidenced by the goodly number of Prohibition candidates who secured such recognition. .Allow me to remind you that I was, however, a member of another political gathering, to which I am under a sol emn obligation, and when the Prohibi tion City Convention honored me with the nomination for Mayor of this city It charged me with a responsibility which I cannot and would not treatllghtly, even if my sense of duty and devotion to my party's Interests and principles did not make it Impossible for me to entertain your suggestion. In all kindness allow me to say, however, that your unfortunate lack of political sagacity throughout this cam paign deprives both your Indorsements and your criticisms of the weight they might otherwise carry. 'Notwithstanding this, however. It is difficult to believe that you are so guileless ns to really think for one mo ment that the election of my distin guished opponent. Dr. Harry Lane, at this time would make any really mate rial difference in municipal conditions, inasmuch as it is only as recently ns subsequent to our primary election that there has sprung up' any suspicion that he might possibly possess some slight qualifications necessary for a reform candidate, and even this suspicion ap pears to lack confirmation. I am dense enough to be unable to recognize upon what your opposition to myself is based. I am gratified that as yet it has occurred to no one, either in or out of your organization, to hu miliate me by asking if (In event of my electioh) I wpuld "enforce the law." and assure you mat hundreds of voters are at a loss to understand why your support is not being given to the candidate whose reputation as an ad vocate of reform is thoroughly estab lished, and generally recognized. In concluson, I may say that it has pained me tc have to suspect at times that your recent policy has been influ enced more by an unreasonable and unpardonable hostility to the Prohibi tion, party, and a vindictive as well as righteous indignation against Mayor Williams, than by higher considerations which should be the sole influences out lining your course of procedure. Your respectfully. -B. LEE PAGET. The wild, white swan is locatsd or the tralL POLICE IN PARADE Make Fine Appearance While Marching in Procession. FIREMEN ALSO TAKE PART Complimented by the Chief for Their Excellent Drill and Told They Are a Credit to the City of Portland. The hard work of Police Captain Moore was revealed yesterday at the first an nual Inspection of the Police Department, when Portland's bluecoats surprised the thousands who lined the line of march by appearing In perfect order, drilled like soldiers, making an" appearance highly creditable to the city. For the past month Captain Moore- has been drilling these men, many of whom were new to the force and knew nothing of discipline, be sides attending to his regular duties as Captain of the first night relief. Headed by Brown's band the patrolmen, under command of Chief Charles K. Hunt, appeared on parade exactly at 11:30 o'clock yesterday morning. The three reliefs were massed Into two companies, com manded by Captains Moore and Bailey, respectively. Sergeant Slovcr acted as the Chiefs orderly, while Sergeants Hoge boora and Taylor and Officers Baty and Lee were in charge of the several pla toons. Behind the main body of patrolmen came the mounted officers, ten In num ber, who were as well drilled as the rest of the men, and following the mounted officers was the Fire Department, headed by Chief Campbell, and commanded by Assistant Chiefs Holden, Laudenklos and Young. Every piece of apparatus with' the exception of the flreboat was in Ime, and the showing- they made was a splendid one. Both police and firemen were cheered as they marched through the streets. When the City Hall was reached the two departments were reviewed by Mayor WllUame. Police Commissioners Beebe and S4efcl and Fire Commbtoteners Flledner ad Curtis. The m ambers of t)te Fire Department Al8umnnted'-aBd marched past la review.- while the police drew up la a hollow square aad were Jn- spected by the Mayor and Commission ers, together with Fire Chief Campbell. The Fire Department was not inspected except as It passed In review, Chief Camp bell deeming It dangerous to keep the companies from their respective head quarters for a longer space of time. As It happened, neither an alarm nor a tele phone call was received at Fire Head quarters during the progress of the re view. After the Inspection the patrolmen were addressed by Mayor Williams, who com plimented' them upon their appearance, and stated that the success of the de partment depended upon the Individual effort of each of Its members. General Bccbe also addressed the police. "I feel proud of the department." said Chief Hunt after the review, "and 1 am sure that the people were Impressed with the appearance of the police. Our new recruits are all excellent men and the department Is at present In a satisfac tory condition In every way. We have two new patrol wagons and are In every way ready to care for the great amount of business incident to the Lewis and Clark Exposition. SPEAKS WELL FOR OREGON Eilers piano house has the finest as sortment of highest grade pianos in the United States. In no other city can such a comprehensive display of over 30 standard makers be inspected under one roof. We sell more pianos each year than do any other two Pa cific Coast concerns, not excepting San Francisco. Strictly reliable pianos, a liberal business policy, coupled with lowest prices and greatest experience in piano-making- and marketing bring about this result. Mala office and re tall salesrooms, 3S1 Washington street: wholesale, corner B and Marshall; other stores. Spokane. Seattle, San Francisco. Stockton, Oakland, Boise and Lewlston. Idaho, etc "Welcome Home to Choate. NEW YORK, May 27. A dinner to welcome Ambassador Joseph H. Choate on his return from London has been ar ranged by the Pilgrims of the United States. It will be given June 8 at the Waldorf Astoria. President Roosevelt and his cabinet officers have been invited and many other public men are expected as guests. BUSINESS IXEXS. If Baby I CattlBc Teeth. Be ssre asc ttiw Ut sW u4 wt!l:trltd rcmedj, ,Mrx YPlasleWft SpoiWsy Syntp. for cblldrea tctMsx. It adoUM tc e&ild. terieas tea svmM. ajlars ail psta. carta wlsd colic and dlarrscca. The 'Deaver fc RIe Grande scenery to eves mere beautiful In Whiter than Sum mer. Travel .East via that use and speu a eay ia sail iase (.iu. Tired and nervous .wocaea jla heM ta Hood's Sarsaparuw. Ia earichec their Wootf. REGISTRATION AND VOTIXG STA- PRECINCT AND WARD. TISTICS. -io r-iO S5L So 5. -5i k n U a II o - to: go . o o Ward 1. Ward 2. Ward 3. Ward. 23. 2i 25. 26. 27. 28 29. 30. 31 Ward 5 32. ; 33 34 33 35. Warcf 6 37. 38 39 40. 41 Ward 7 42. 43. 44 45 45. 47. Ward S 4S 49 -. 50. 51 52. 53........ Ward 9 54.' 53...........'....... 5S.......... 57.. ....... ......... 53.... Ward 10 59 : :.. GO... 6L 62. 63. 64 63 66. 67. 63 r.. e. 70.. 7L. 72.. 73.. 74.. 7f.. 77.. 246 4S4 259 SS9 590 396 3S5 420 399 2,190; 643 4111 301 412 266 2,033 363 279 42S 36S 361 347 162 46W 103 2,811 5oi 314 259; 216 3261 3S3 112 348; 2.834 32S 214 193 2371 170 1.202 335 492 291 340 334 230 418 20G S54 302 320 306 362 329 1,619 351 258 225 324 232 1,390 I 2531 217 313 303 260 2SS "130 329 87 2,150 411 24' 224 173 277 2S4 318 102 2S 2.31T 240 171 156 253! 166 olo 268 1,044 611 416 404 430 433 o n 167 393 135 2,294 6S0 431 296 1 427 264 2.C98 373 2S3 448 3S7! 374! 365! 16S 473 109 '9S0 5S9 354 276 215 339 353 395 114 365 3.000 334 222 200 304 173 1.S12 439 560 4C9 425 454 622 2,99 400 405 262 S67 4S7! 42S 2,349 455I 514 3371 191 191 1,631 220 54 I53 03 123 193 53 33S 53 49 188 137 222 149 IK stl 'Mi m 9S6 329 423 238 282 265 1,539 I 3671 in 406 335 238 550 2.3S7 3wl 234 221 66 403 376 1,621 311 3S6 312 16Q 01 1,400 203 4' 375 176; 311 189 46 300 54 43 S4 120! 207 .130 73 121 13 14 Si) 1,233 377 516 301 362 3501 301 295 307 346 333 1.5S2 i 2S2 193 194 313 206 1,183 231 210 248 2S6 231 272 131 293 S3 1,990 330 204 199 170 261 231 300 84 256 2,075 207 14' 166 237 141 S9S 381 421 29) 289! 291 1.909 456! 579 431 4331 473 632 3,031 420 432 283 390 523 452 2,500 486 536 34 202 203 1,779 I 236 54 475 233 135 211 56! 34 5 53 105! 135j 240 151 117 19m 11 38 -m 1,621 325 471 450 344 377! 574 2,541 326 353 247 301 410 355 cm 1.,. i.. 37;.".r.".".."II.;." 4.,-i 5..;. 6...;i WestSide... 7. Si 9 10. East Side.... Total city Total country. Grand total... SS9 2,190 2.033 2.S77 834 1.619 1.014 1 755 2.294fl.5S2 LJ90j 2.09S! 1.1SS iv own t noo 2.S54, 2,317 3.0001 2.075 3.25S 1,202 SS6 1,2331 S9S 1.3S0 14,072 1.143 2.563 2,373 3,349 12,145 9,346112.643 1.812 1.539; 1.909! 2.969 2.3S7 3.CS4 2,3491 1,6211 2,500! 1,691 1.4O0 1,779! 5,821. 6,3471 9,272 3!l2ll 2,659 3;26S: 18,932j25.187lS.S57 8.4SS 1.621 2,541 1.992 1.472 7,626j 16.114 2,743 2,243 3,516 2.805 1.9S2 10,548 27.9S6 PERS0NALMENTI0N. Sirs. W. Wynn Johnson has returned from a visit to California. General Hazard Stevens, of Boston, the brother of Mrs. Edward W. Bingham, will be In Portland during the coming week, at the residence of Mrs. O. N. Denny, 373 Sixteenth street. Ronald D. Johnson, who recently re ceived the West Point military cadetshlp for Oregon, arrived la Portland yester day morning from Stanford University, California. He will remain in the clty for a few days, and will then leave for West Point, where he will- report for duty on June 15. "IMPERIAL LIMITED." This Is the only through fast train run ning from ocean to ocean. This fast serv ice will be Inaugurated by. the Canadian Pacific June" 4. Through sleepers will be run between the Coast,and St. Paul, Win nipeg and Montreal. For full particulars call on or address F; R, Johnson, 143 Third street, Portland, 6r. Transfer" of Esquimalt Road. NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C, May 27. (Special.) William Whyte. second vice president of the Canadian Pacific Rail way, Is on the way here to clcse nego-1 tla'lons to transfer the Efiquimalt-Na-na mo Railway to the Canadian Pacific Railroad Company. The deal will be closed Wednesday next. Inventory of Estate Filed. The Inventory of the estate of John P. Walker, deceased. - was flle'd yesterday. The appraised valuation la J667L The In ventory and appraisement of the estate of Harriet A. Walker, deceased, was also filed yesterday. Tle property 'is valued at $11,000. The Food That Does Good ii wiii m Minn 1 1 imiuiivi jJAL The Cod Liver 017 Emulsion "Par Exceltoaee' for Coughs. Colds, Influenza. Bronchitis; Xa Grip. Sore Throat and Longs, Catarrh, 9Bea mania. Consumption and all Pulmonary Dis eases. All Druggists, two sizes. S-ounce and 16-ounce bottles. Trial Bottle Free by Mali To any reader of Portland Oregonlaa send ing name and address to OZOMTJ1SIOX CO- 83 Pino SU. New Tork. f I TheWcrids Best Experts 1 ns I Pronounce it TheBest, f M f""GoId Medal5 3,349 j 1 Chicago 7!sw Orleans ffcris 1 ijjl 1893 1855 190al I;krandPrizef jj5t.LonisWoridSFair. 3o0 238 236 33S 190 1.3S0 440 C07 349 425 424 2.245 4S7 G72 561 4S0 543 773 W. C. CAill. Salesman, Portland Hotel, POKTIAND, OR. 3,515 477' 475 297 436 603 517 1,932 I 422 41l 26S 162' 2C9 1,472 2.S03 547 561 409 233 232 1.9S2 2091, 4S.. 393!, 207 92. 171 4tf. 56. 56, 50, 96:, 130 220.'.... 14 SS 13 5 SEASON'S i J GREATEST BILL : AT THE I BAKER THEATER ! a Home of good amusement features. J Third and Tamhllt streets. e KEATING & FLOOD Managers EVERT ACT A FEATURE. RICE AND WALTER Makers of mirth -who have an original hit, "Why Ia a Crow?" Introducing their famed airship. AVIL AND GRIM Aerial Ring Act an exhibition of su preme ektll and daring. HOLMES AND. HOLMES Comedy Sketch Artists, -who are In a class by themselves. JEAN WILSON Popular Baritone in a new Illustrated Ballad. THE MURRELS Society Sketch Artists, who present a clever act. THE B A KTiRO GRAPH Showing Striking Jew Life-Motion Pic tures. BAKER'S ORCHESTRA Directed by Anton Zllra. Tho Baker Theater Is spacious, com fortable and always cool. Performances dally at 2:30. 7:30 "and P. M. Ad mission, 10 ceqts to any seat. !BV BD1I, OPENS MONDAY FOR T THK "ft'BEK. 'f