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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MAT 12, 1907. WILL IGNORE THE PRESENT PARTIES or the conservative elements. It is hard to denne the principles of a party which is first for radicalism and then for con servatism, and then for compromise. And wiat is its organization? It is I I led in the House of Representatives by f IT IN FRENZY 14 CHICAGO WHEA MOT OH Hearst Hopes to Gather Re publicans and Democrats to His Standard. BY INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE Concedes Bryan Nomination In 1908 but Expects to Lead Sew Or ganization to Victory in the . Campaign Following. NEW YORK, May 11. (Special.) At an Important conference of Independence League men, held in this city this week, the following tentative plan of campaign for next year's fight was agreed upon: The "convention" of the leaguers will be called to order next February, long before the other political parties meet. William Randolph Hearst will head the ticket, with either Tom Watson, of Geor gia, or ex-Mayor Dunne, of Chicago, as his running-mate. The delegates will meet in a Southern city. A this will be the first time a National convention has gone south of Mason and Dixon's line, it is hoped that the voters will properly appreciate the compliment. There will be no compromise with the Democracy. The Democratic party can accept the league ticket if it desires; perhaps it will be allowed to suggest a substitute for Vice-President, but that is as far as Hearst will allow his organiza tion to go. Hearst has no -hope of a fusion this year. He has practically thrown down the gauntlet to all his old associates. There is no doubt in his mind that a Re publican victory is certain in 1908, but in 1012 he expects to have swallowed what is left of the Democratic party, and then to lead the reorganized legions to victory. Hearst 'Worries Bryan. Bryan, who is mightily worried about Hearst, made a speech in New York the other day. He said many kind things about Hearst. Then he followed this up with an article in the Commoner along the same line. When Bryan was the guest of honor at the Jefferson day banquet of the Brook lyn Democratic Club, Hearst was invited to be a guest. He explained that he couldn't attend because he had to go West the day before the banqueters met. At that time Hearst -was not ready to declare his attitude toward Bryan. He thought he might be able to dominate the Democratic party after all. Since then he has realized the true con dition of affairs. The engineers of the party machinery won't have Hearst at any. .price this year. But after another four-year period of hunger, they may change their minds. The reconciliation of Murphy and Mc Clellan was also another matter that made Hearst decide to cut loose absolute ly from the Democratic party. It meant that Hearst would not have the New York delegates to the National conven tion which had been promised him by Murphy. So Mr. Bryan's "knd words'" met with the following reply in an editorial pub lished in the New York American: Replies to Bryan. Mr. Bryan publishes in The Commoner n article on the Independence League a railroad lawyer, and in the National Senate by a convicted agent of the Standard Oil Trust, and is represented by a professional gambling house keep er as chairman of its National com mittee. It is represented in New York by racetrack gamblers and ballotbox stut ters and fraudulent officeholders. Its utter degradation has just been shown by the fact that, although the candi dates on the Democratic ticket last Fail persistently denounced the Superintend ent of Insurance and other traitorous public officials, only two Democratic Senators voted for the removal of Kel sey, while the remaining 1 Democrats made a corrupt bargain with the ma chine elements of the Republican party to retain the man they had denounced in the position he had discredited, on condition that the recount bill, which would expose the Democratic infamy, should not be passed. Degraded Democratic leaders cannot be driven out of the Democratic party. They are fortified in their control of the party by the money of the corpor ations that own them. New Movement Urged. All Mr. Bryan's efforts have not been sufficient to shake the hold of Roger Sullivan and his crowd upon the Demo cratic party of Illinois. The only thing left for the honest rank and file to do is to leave the empty shell of the Democratic organization' to these corruptionlsts and begin a new movement in which Republicans can join for funda mental Democratic and Republican prin ciples. The Independence League is willing to be judged by the standards that the Commoner applies by its principles and its prospects of success although we do not believe with the Commoner that the great majority of the voters are unwilling to do "pioneer work." The Democratic party was originally founded by men who were willing to do pioneer work; the Republican party was founded by men who were willing to do pioneer work; the United States was es tablished as a Nation, and the Christian religion was spread throughout the world by men who were willing to do pioneer work and look, to the future for results. There are plenty of such men today who are willing to do the work the country re quires of them. But, even judged by the Commoner's standards of principles and immediate prospects of success, the league finds no reasons for discouragement. It is but a year and a half old, and has held only two elections', but it has fought its campaigns on definite principles and without modifying them or departing from them, and it has won at least partial success in both campaigns. No new party was ever begun with greater reason for Its existence and greater encouragement for its efforts. Object of League. The members of the Independence League think that this organization offers to honest Democrats and honest Republi cans an opportunity to obtain through an independent movement the reforms which they are unable to secure through the corporation-controlled machines of their own parties, and believe that this move ment offers the only opportunity, as the original Republican platform declared, "to restore the action of the Government to the principles of Washington and Jef ferson." It will be noticed that in this procla tion Senator Joe Bailey is alluded to as "a convicted agent of the Standard Oil Trust." John Sharp Williams, as "A railroad lawyer," National Chairman Tom Taggart as "a professional gambling house keeper," while in New York De mocracy "is represented by racetrack gamblers, ballot box stuff era and fraud ulent office-holders." And these straws seem to indicate that the dove of peace will be dispossessed from the Democratic garret. The Democrats now in office in this state are worried over the outlook, so far as their' own personal fortunes are con cerned. They believe that Hearst intends Brokers Fight for Every Offer of Cereal on Meteoric Market. FORTUNES MADE IN DAY Small Investors, Speculators and Farmers Mln Heavily in Onp of the AVildest Scenes of Recent YearsGalleries Crowded. ,,,, : y m me cmcago yea?. C W"de,t panl ow for w .V .8 Bara ot Trad- Fortunes were made in an hour, when frantic buy- w k . ma: n. "Wheat will r.o. .... , ' ... . the prediction of bull speculators. "Vast fortunes will change hands on the May for toys." n tt PK General Public Gains. The scene in the pit was the wildest witnessed since the "old days." Eager spectators fighting for seats in the gal lery added to the excitement. The mil lions of dollars that were won today were poured out to the general publio. Small Investors were the big winners. The big winnings are to be distributed among a purchasing class and sent out into general circulation. Farmers are also great winners. They knew that the crop would be short and they bought wheat while )t was down. Many Wall street speculators who were caught in the recent stock panic are also said to have recouped when the prices soared today. Buyers Fight Madly. Profit-takers who sold today at an ex orbitant price are declared to have bought their grain at from 7 to 10 cents lower than the prevailing market of today. Mad buyers, struggling in the pit, fight ing for every sale offered, their shouts ringing like the cries of a mob, ruled in the market. Almost hysterically they fought for every busbel of wheat pur chasable. Bears, who had derided the high price, rushed frantically into the market to save themselves from loss. Hundreds of spectators crowded into the gallery. In anticipation of the out break of excitement. While the confu sion in the pit was at its height the spectators were fighting among them selves for room in which to witness the excitement. Apparently every commission house and every broker on the board had buying orders. Foreign buyers rushed in to add to the number. There was a fight for every offer of wheat that was made. BONDS CEMENTED BY TRIP (Continued from First Face.) number of beautiful homes, splendid public buildings, prosperous business men, all these and many other inter esting sights will make the trip mem orable to all who participated In It. Trip Splendid Success, Samuel Connell The excursion has II IS wCb. - - ..WIS"- jttXINCrON, w 1 X V ECHO ft rt j a u v, " ft , Aft m J X and the Democratic party with kindly ref erences to the league, which every mem ber of that organization will appreciate. It seems, however, that The Commoner's article is more kind than sound. The Commoner says: "In joining a party a man naturally asks two questions: First, w hat does the party stand for? And sec ond, what chance has the party of accom plishing its purpose?" The Commoner ap parently believes that the Democratic party stands, or Intends to stand, for progress and reform, and that It has an encouraging "prospect of an early vic tory." ... It Is difficult to see upon what this op timistic estimate Is based. In 1S96 the Democratic party did Mr. Bryan and itself the honor to nominate him for the Presi dency. The party was defeated by 601,854 votes. In 1900 the Democratic party again nominated Mr. Bryan and was defeated by 849.7S0 votes. In 1904 the Democratic party nominated Mr. Parker and was de feated by 2,545.513 votes. The movement of the Democratic party is, therefore, rather away from success than toward it. In state or municipal campaigns the Dem ocratic party, by itself, has seldom been successful, and when it is euccessful the cause may be traced to a desire of the people to rebuke the Republican party rather than to indorse the Democratic party. In Nebraska, Mr. Bryan's own state, the Democratic party hardly exists. In 1900 it failed to carry the state for its worthy honored and favorite son. In 1904 it failed to elect a Democratic Legislature, al though the result of such action would have been the placing of Mr. Bryan in the United States Senate, to the great ad vantage of the State of Nebraska, of the Senate and of the people generally. Take the' State of New York, where the Democratic party is supposed to be as strong as it is in any state outside of the South; it has not elected a Democratic Governor in IS years, and certain Demo cratic state officials were only elected in the last campaign through the aid of the Independence League. Party Loss In South. Add to this the fact that the Demo cratic party nationally has already lost one Southern state, and is likely to lose a couple of others, and the situation does not seem to Justify the Common er's hopeful view. The Commoner has faith in the prin ciples of the Democratic party, and be lieves that "its platform, its candidates and its organization will appeal to the conscience and Judgment of the reform element of the country." On what does the Commoner base this faith? What are the principles of the Democratic party? The Democratic party was radical in 1800, conservative in 1904, and it now sits stiff and motionless, apparently -holding its breath lest some word or utlot wiU adieniLte either the radical to throw them all overboard unless they come out for his entire ticket. EsDeclallv llnhfl.nnv la itfnmavJM..l William Schuyler Jackson, who has had visions of succeeding Governor Hughes. Since he took office, Jackson has done as much spectacular work for Hearst as has Plarenr .T flh.im Hi,- It -ui help him out a bit in the final reckoning. Jirawn wants to run tor Uovernor, as the candidate of the Democratic party, and the Independence League. It looks, however, na if h u-amM ho,A -i .. ,.i ,i under whose auspices lie desires to play. ui course, Meciellan does not care, neither does Murphy. But the up-state Democrats are in the depths of despair. Like thn mmAl In h. f.M. th. their nose under the tent of public patron age, but there the fable ended. FOr Hearst hn Atnno en th, ac.eaf. nose, and it is 100 to 1 shot that the next governor oi iew lork state ..will be a Republican, and that the electoral vote will be delivered to thA dinrilrlnta nn th same ticket. After which Hearst will lay his plans for a "sweeping victory" in 1912. Congress of Mothers Meets. LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 11. The tenth annual National Congress of Mothers opened at the Ebell Club bouse this morning. The initial business was a meeting; of the board of managers. At least 20 states are represented by dele gates numbering over 100, who have al ready arrived. The session will last un til Thursday, and there, will be afternoon and evening programmes, with addresses by prominent 'educators, jurists and divines. The afternoon session was de voted to addresses of welcome by Mrs. W. W. Murphy, president of the Califor nia congress; Joseph Scott, president of the' City Board of Education, and E. C. Moore, Superintendent of Schools. The response was by Mrs. Frederick Schoff, president of the National Congress.' In discussing the objects of the congress, Mrs. Schoff said: "It is proposed to have the congress consider subjects bearing upon the better and broader spiritual and physical as well as mental training of the young." Mexican Central Train Wrecked. MONTEREY. Mex.. May 11. The southbound- passenger train on the Mexican Central Railway from 1 Paso to Mexico City left the track six miles north of Berraijillo this morning.- Two Pullmans, the first and second-class coaches, went over an embankment 10 feet deep, injuring 20 persons. A score ot second and third-class passengers were hurt. PHOTO POST CARDS SCENERY. Klser Co. Lobby Imoerlal Hotel. 8 o Map Showing (Titles Visited by Pert.' land Business Men's ExeuraSon. been a splendid success and will bring good results. The people at every point visited have shown an enthusi astic appreciation of ' their respective communities, but are loyal to the great er interests ot the state, and are justly proud of the growth and- development of the City ot Portland. The Portland party returns not only Impressed with the commercial importance of the In land Empire,' but also with the intelli gence and culture of its people. There Is at every point a high type of civiliza tion, good schools and fine churches, and such institutions .. as make for peace and security and the develop ment of a splendid citizenship are prominent in every community we now have a larger appreciation of the splendid possibilities of the Northwest. Much of the success of the excur sion was due to the personal atten tion given to the train and the party by William McMurray, general pas senger agent of the O. R. & N. ; John M. Scott, assistant general passenger agent, and J. H. O'Neill, traveling pas senger agent. To Mr. O'Neill, who was in personal charge of the train, the- party has voted to give a token of Its appreciation. The trip was full of pleasure, and none of the travelers was fatigued, The Portland men, in comparing Eastern Oregon with Western, had to conclude that the Willamette Valley is progressing at a slow pace beside Hood River, Sherman, Gilliam, Una- BEST RESIDEINCE DISTRICT IN PORTLAND 4 -I' " .if 4 l,r. Jit V W-rrtnpitiiiiin . . . ...... .. .. 1 s . -. ...' 4.- . a BCHUTLKR STREET NEAR BAST TWENTY-FIRST Not What is Going to Be, But IS Lots on easy terms. $goo to $1200. 6 per cent interest on deferred payments. Fifteen minutes from business center, 7 minutes' car service. Entire district restricted. All improvements, including gas, water, sewer, ce ment walks and improved streets. Trees 15 years old. A small cash deposit will prepare you a future home. u o mjs o Resident Agent, Phone E. 144 212-213 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING E-Yo Aoent Phone Main 1293 tllla and Baker Counties and Southern Idaho.. More Railroads Are Needed. The whole of Eastern Oregon, how ever, is not developing as fast as the Interests of- the state require. The place evidencing fast growth Is ' the Umatilla irrigation district, where the government and private irrigation com panies are spending $1,500,000 In re clamation projects. The Eastern Ore gon region needs more railroads to bring larger Infusions of new people; It requires also the breaklng-up Into small tracts of large land holdings, es pecially in Umatilla and Union Coun ties, where there is a system of what has been called bonanza farming. The first stop this morning was at Condon, where a half a night's ride brought the party from Heppner. The members were welcomed In behalf of the town by Edward Curran, editor of the Condon Times, who made an ad dress and presented copies of his news paper containing the following: "To the Portland Business Men's Ex cursion We hereby extend a most cor dial welcome; welcome to our city, our homes and this golden prosperous county of wide fields, long fences and magnificent prospects." See Some Real Cowboy Life. The next stop was at the sheep camp of August Pmythe, five miles south ot Arlington, where 2200 sheep and lambs were being dipped.. After seeing the process, the party went on to Arling ton and beheld the throwing and brand ing of cattle. The pull to Condon from the Colum bia River had been difficult and two engines were needed. Even then the train had to be cut Into two sections and taken up the steepest grade In two ' pieces. The pull from Biggs to Wasco, on the Bhanlko line, was hard er yet. The six cars then required three locomotives. The train started out with two locomotives, but stalled five miles out of Biggs, and a third had to come up behind and help out. At Wasco several hundred persons assembled In the Opera-House and lis tened to speeches by Senator Fulton and Tom -Richardson, introduced by T. T. Burkhart, chairman of the. party for the day. Mayor E. S. Cattron, in troduced by John Medler, responded. Wasco Will Boy Rain. At Wasco, 30 citizens today sub scribed S50 each to secure the rain making services of Charles M. Hatfield, of California, who agrees to make six inches of rain between May 25. and July .25. The natural rainfall in- that period is less than an inch, and for the whole year between eight and ten inches. At Wasco, the visitors beheld an exhibit of 11 stallions. The stop in Moro was enlivened by schoolgirls, who gave chorus shouts at the depot, and by a girls' basket ball team, that shouted victory over a similar team of Wasco. At Grass Valley citizens gathered to hear Senator Fulton tell of efforts he and his colleagues are making to re imburse Sherman County settlers for lands lost" to them through the wagon road land grant The party was re ceived in Shaniko by a brass band, and was warmly greeted by the citi zens. Kansas Enforces Corporation Law. TOPEKA, Kan., May TL Write of oust er were issued against the Western Union Tfelegraph Company and the Pullman Company here today by the Supreme Court of Kansas, for not complying with the Kansas corporation laws. The ouster requires that the two com panies must pay the charter fees required by the state before they can continue to do business in Kansas. It is expected that both companies will appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States. Venezuela Paying Off Debts. WASHINGTON, May 11. The State Department today received a dispatch from Minister Hussell, at Caracas, Ven ezuela, stating that the payment to the allied powers, Germany, Great Britain and Italy, agreed upon under the blockade several years ago, will be completed about July 1. After that date the only payments will be on ac count of the exchanges in the currency . . . I . J FPl J . .. 1 .. 1 .. I D L mg tUUnillDB. J.ua u .7 1 .7 1 I III lin 1 1 II ants, the United Slates, Mexico, The Netherlands, Sweden and Belgium, will then come in for settlement. Monthly fayments will be made to those coun ries from the customs receipts of Venezuela. Russian Socialist Conference. LONDON, May 11. The Russian Social Democrats who recently arrived here to hold a congress are conferring daily with, their compatriots, and are being closely watched by police and reporters. It is impossible, however, to get definite re ports of their doings, though it is said they are discussing a programme for a propaganda throughout Russia and delib erating upon the policy to be followed by the Social Democrats In the lower house of the Russian Parliament. They are also planning to hold annual meetings, like the trades-union Congress. Most of the delegates represent the pro fessions, with Jews predominating. Poles and Letts come ' next In number, and some of them are reputed to be ex-Siberians. There are several women among the delegates. JPorte Carries Out Agreement. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 11. The r moval of the disabilities under which the American missionary institutions in Tur key haye heretofore labored has com menced, the Porte having issued Instruc tions to repeal certain disadvantageous measures. - THE IDEAL RESIDENCE ADDITION a V Tnft f&fe v fri-, - r rf rn --tV Vvt -A L-i- . - .s?-If)!?Ii : . V - ' ...... , . V - ' TMPRnVFMFlMTQ. bull run water, sewers, cement walks and curbs, lmrivu v CjiviiLn. i o. graveled streets, gas and electric light BEST VIEW OF CITY; RIVER AND MOUNTAINS a NINE-GRADE SCHOOL WITHIN SEVEN BLOCKS RUSSELL AND SHAVER CAR BRINGS YOU TO THE GROUND ...... . . - A. F. SWENSSON & CO., gen agents PHONE MAIN 3055 253V2 WASHINGTON STREET