THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, PORTLAND, APRIL" 5, I90S,
CHANCES SEEMTO
FAVOR PRIDE
ID BIG WHEAT DOCKS
LOC1S HILL PLAXS CONSTIU'C
TIOX IS POIITLAND.
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Counties of Washington Are
Lining Up Against Gov
. ernor Mead.
HOME COUNTY DOUBTFUL
MeBrlde Said to Have Figlitiug
Oinn-e In Whatcom. Which Has
Always Supported Mead The
Mne-l p In Other listrkts.
SEATTLE, Wash., April 4. (Special.)
Whatcom County, which twice elected
Governor Mead Prosecuting Attorney, and
which stood behind him In ft fight for
polltifHl recognition in lf4. Is debatable
urnund in the gubernatorial contest this
vear Henry Mi-Bride, whom Mead de
feated for Uovernor four years ago. has a
fighting chance against Mead In the lat
ter's home count-.
Whatcom's support of Mead for Gov
ernor in 1!I04 was more or less of an acci
dent. It is a bit of old political history
that M-ad was taken up by the anti
McBride, or railroad faction, in Whatcom
County four years ago as a candidate for
Congressman to carry the county against
McPrlde. The latter, then Uovernor. had
A U Black brought out as a Congres
sional candidate, relying upon Black's
personal
popularity to swing lh county.
Whatcom had always been pro-railroad,
and mi a railroad commission Issue, with
hnnic caiicildittP for Congressman in the
fioln. tt was figured by the McBride fol
lowing that he could take over the
county.-
A it developed, the "Mood organization
won. It was no secrr-t among politicians
that tho Ouiifresslonal candidacies wore
Idifids for tlu- real fight for or against
McRririo. When the state convention
met, however, and it was shown there
was a clear majority against Mc: Bride.
Whatcom wanted something to take
liom. Tho renomtnation of Congressman
Will R. Humphrey was agreed upon as
a result of a combination between the
three Congressmen, and the flrtion of
Mead's Congressional candidacy was
early dispelled.
Governor In-lcml of t'oiifsrcssiniin.
The Mi-ad supporters were angry and
demanded recognition. They wore of
fered the nomination for Attorney-General,
hut Harry Fnlrehild. since made
chairman of the Railroad Commission,
refused to accept it, declaring that they
could tk Mead back and nominate him
for the Silperior Court Judgeship at a
salary $1iuhi n yem bettor than tho Attor-ney-enoral
drew. He hit upon Gov
ernor, and determined that Mead should
have that nomination. In the process of
elimination,' and because Pierce County
demanded it. Mead got the place.
Ail this is interesting and essential,
because it Indicates the Whatcom County
situation of four years ago. and sheds a
light upon the situation at present. Mead
was a convenient implement In that fight
the county had not made him a "home
CHndldHte" affair. He subsequently gave
to Whatcom County the chairmanship
the Railroad Commission; gave, then took
away, the Stipertntendeiiey of the Stpila
coom Insane Asylum: planted a Fish
Commissioner at Relilngham: ch.se a
traveling guard for the penitentiary from
Whfiteom who drew a salary equivalent
to that of Penitentiary Warden, and has
shown numerous favors to Whatcom.
I'jion this recognition rests his principal
cla hn to Whatcom's support.
WhatronC Heady to Fight Mead.
A canvass or Whatcom County indi
cates a serious fight against the Gov
ernor Is coming up. The wlection of
ft Fish Commissioner Is partially re
sponsible for this contest, but It only
evplains a. small portion of the tight.
The old contest has broken out again
and a serious tight is on which might
terminate in the county's going against
Mead, though his opponents do not
claim they expect that outcome.
Here Is a partial list of tht promi
nent Whatcom County men who ire
opposing Mead -and supporting Me
Brlde; Hugh FJdrldg-e, just reappoint
ed postmaster at Bellingham; A. U
BlHi k. twice Mayor of BelMngham : R.
K Kline, State Senator, who defeated
1. X. Griffin and Charles 1. Roth In
a direct primary fight two years ago
by a clear majority over not h men ;
F. J. Wood, one of tho best -known
lumbermen In the county; . li. Bd
wards. secretary of the Fiiirliiivrn l-;ind
Company; K. -. Wilson, a well-known
Hcllfiicham business man; Kdw ard
Cowgill. a BelMngham lumberman;
1a n lei Campbell,- ran n cry man : W. J.
M alloy, a Fern da lo farmer prominent
In country polities ; Fen ton Merrill,
lumberman and former Stated Repre
sentative; George 'Cooper, lumberman,
( Beiltngham; George K. Gage, a Bol
lltiKham business man; W. R. Moultray,
attorney and former State Senator;
John Simpson, an F.vorsnte farmer; J.
H. Strlckfedden. of Maple Falis; George
Singleton, who owns a big farm at Tea
Miie Point: T. R. Kershaw, ex-Slate
Fish Commissioner: the Chlnn brothers,
lumbermen; A. Brehm. a farmer at Cus
ter, who Is strong in the country Kd
iiriiwn, rx-oiaie rcprcst iiibiivo umu
lumberman.
Michael Karles. who is at the head
of the Kuget Mills A Timber Com
pany, tho largest satr and shingle
mill in Whatcom County, lives in Seat
tle now and lias signed .a. McBi ide
club roll. His Whatcom County influ
ence will ho for Mi Bride. Certain pow
erful fishing interests not yet openly
identified with the gubet nat-riul tie lit
are lined tip in a similar manner and
there is organizing a strong pro-Me-Brtdo
movement In the county.
Skacit to iin for MrBrfde.
VnUss politicians are mistaken. Mc
Bride will cart y Skagit County by a
"hie, majority. The old McBride organ
isation is nearly intact and a move
ment b:s been started in the county
to organize a scries of 20 M Brlrle clubs
in Skagit County before the Fall pri
maries. The lirst of these clubs has
already been ot ganized.
In Snohomish Conn ty the support of
the mill interests has been turned over
to M'-Brtde and representatives from
all the Snohomish County factions are
taking raft in a McRride organization.
The situation in tho country is more
pronouncedly MeBrlde than in Everett,
where a delicate factional" fight has
always influenced results. Everett
lias been split In the past on Senatorial
and local linos, but a significant fact
that indicates MeBrlde will make a
strong showing in Kvorett is that there
have been received letters from repre
sentatives of all the tntorestti.
- San Juan County pplit two years ago
on the Issue of MeMiHin's control. Tho
dominant faction has indicate it will
support McBride this Kail. What Mc
Millin will do ts still undetermined, but
politicians do not believe he will sup
port Mead. His enforced resignation
from the Railroad Commission as a re
sult of a legislative campaign has led
McMililn's friends to condemn the
present Governor for his failure to
stand by an oid friend and supporter.
Island County has always been etrong
for MeBrlde and similar conditions are
reported from that direction at present.
MeBrlde Has Mill Interests.
Only" meager reports have been re-w
ceived from Clallam and Jefferson,
though the strong mill and logging in
terests in Clallam are known to be for
MeBrlde. , In . Jefferson there has been
worked up during the past four years
an antf-Mead sentiment, but this might
be materialised in favor of any one of
the opposition candidates. '
Kitsap" usually votes r.-Rh. King and
two interests control that district. The
first is the mill interest and the second
the Puet Sound Navy-yard. Compara
tively 'nothing . has been done in the
county on gubernatorial politics. State
Senator R. W. Condon holds an appoint
ment on the etate commission for the
Alaska- Yukon-Pacific Exposition and
might fee! grateful to Mead. But Con
don will be a candidate for renomina
tion himself, and as he depends upon
Mason and Island County votes as well
as upon Kitsap, he will not take up
any embarrassing issues. The strong
est political - factors in Mason -County
declared yesterday that they were sup
porting McBride' for first and Atkinson
for second choice, something that
might reflect a pressure upon Condon.
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Kln County Organization.
McBride followers have not attempted
organization in King County, but they
will be ready during the coming week to
take up active work. It is purposed to
make the King County organization the
central club for the state. For that rea
son progress is being made slowly and
extreme care is being exercised to make
the first list of members a representative
one.
It is certain that the president and
vice-president of the King County organ
ization, will be men of pronounced busi
ness prominence. The secretary will un
questionably be iR, L.. Reber. for 15 years
prominent in? newspaper work here. When
the list of membership Is given out. It
is likely to read like a directory of promi
nent business and professional men, and
the McBride supporters believe they can
go out into the state with the King
County organization as a starter guar
anteeing tho strength of their fight.
Taking the gubernatorial situation in
King and the Northwest as a whole, it
looks, five months in advance of the pri
maries, as though the chances were de
cidedly in favor of McBride. He has to
fight Mead as his principal opponent.
Atkinson has a lot of support, but it is
not strong enough to carry any of the
counties. Cosgrove's strength is not fully
developed, and Ridpath is not a serious
figure.
Head of Great Northern Leaves to
Inspect Sorth Bank Itoad,
but Will Return.
After holding important conferences
here yesterday on the subject of build
ing bis wheat docks on the Weldler
property In North Portland, Louis Hill,
president of the Great Northern Rail
way, left last night In the private car
of Chief Engineer W. L. Darling, of
the Northern Pacific, for Vancouver,
where he will leave .this morning for
a, trip over the new North Bank road.
Mr. Hill may return to Portland to
morrow or he may go on to Seattle,
where he will join his wife, Mrs. Hill
having left the city yesterday morning
to join relatives in Seattle. At any
rate. President Hill is expected to re
turn to Portland during the present
week.
At that time Mr. Hill will probably
decide the extent of docks to be built
here by the Hill Interests, and It Is
also likely he will have something to
say on the vexed terminal situation.
In company with . President Francis
B. Clarke, of the pDokane. Portland &
Seattle Railway, and other Hill offi-
cials. President Hill spent a large part
I of yesterday at Vancouver, having
reached Portland yesterday morning.
The party went over the Vancouver
yards and President Hill walked across
the new bridge ovf r the Columbia
Rii er to the Oregon shore. He ex
pressed himself as highly pleased with
the bridgre construction across both
the Columbia and Willamette. Rivers.
President Hill dined at the Arlington
Clan last night In company with
President Clarke of the new North
Bank road. After dinner he held an
Important conference with Theodore
B. Wilcox, president of tile Portland
Flouring Mills Company, on the sub
ject of docks .icre for the export of
wheat and flour. Other talks were,
had on this same subject and it is
understood that Mr. mil .will have
something to say of interest In this
connection upon his return to the city.
Mr. Hill will be accompanied on his
trip over the new North Bank road to
day by Francis B. Clarke, president of
the Spokane. Porlland & Seattle.
BEN SIMPSON'S 90TH YEAR
Appreciative Sketch or Pioneer by
W. T. Burner.
Ben Simpson, who, on Mar.'h 29,
passed, for the. 90th time, the yearly
milestone on the line of life, is stiil
on the stage,' and received the con
gratulations of many friends, who vis
ited him on this occasion. Mr Simp
son was captain of a tamou:: caravan
that crossed the plains in "46," and
took up his residence in Oregon City,
in the Kail of that year. Almost from
his very tlrst appearance In Oregon,
he became a cental tlgure, whose de
termined will was courted by all who
hoped success, or shunned failure. His
name was the synonym of all that
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CHARITY BALL APRIL 30
Committee "Arranging; forEvent at
Masonie Temple.
Acting jointly with a committee ap
pointed by the Knights Templars of Port
land rile following named women will
have charge of the arrangements for the
charity ball, to be given in Masonic
Temple. April 30: Mrs. I-. W Sllton. Mrs.
T. N. Fleischner. Miss Henrietta Failing,
Mrs. Hannah B. Robertson. Mrs. William
l Alvorri. Mrs. H. C. Eckenberger and
Mrs. H. W. (joddard.
An executive committer, composed Of
members of this joint committee, has in
charge all details connected with the
coming charity ball. The members were
shown through the new Masonic tempts
yesterday and were pleased with ' the
Quarters assigned for tile eyent.
The Grand lodge hall, on the sacond
floor, will he used as the ballroom, and
the anterooms and committee-rooms will
be utilized for resting-rooms and cosy
corners during the progress of the ball.
The asylum of Oregon, comniandry. ban-quet-hall
and kitchens will be given over
to the committee on .the nisht of the bl?
entertainment. .
The funds received for the sale of
tickets are to be turned over to the Ban
Home. Tickets are now on sale at
Woodard-Clarke's. Fourth and Washing
ton: by W. S. Macrum. at the Merchants'
National Bank, and (. V. Cooper, secre
tary of the executive committee, room
ffl:t-814 Chn'mber of Commerce building
These tickets are priced at $5 for man
with one woman, and women's extra
tickets. 2.
The committee lesires to inform the
public that no special 'or exclusive Invi
tations for the hull and entertainment
will be Issued, tind hopes that friends of
the cause will purchase tickets gener
ously, the presentation of the tickets at
the door sufficing.
For those who do not dance, there will
be concert, music and cards, and un ex
hibition drill by the drill corps of Oregon
Commandury No. 1. In uniform.
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Large Crowd Hears Tetrazzini
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The Snecial Tetrazzini Talking Ma
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House last evening proved to be a rare
musical treat and wbh attended by A
large and representative audience of
music-lovers. 4
The recital was especially arranged
by the House of Eilers so as to Rive
the people of this city an opportunity
to hear Tetrnrainl. tHe sensation of the
Manhattan Opera Company, who is her
alded as a greater sinfcer than Patti
and has met with a reception almost
unparalleled.
Her voice is wonderful, possessing
extraordinary dramatic and lyric qual
ities, while the equal of her colorature
work has never been heard before. The
ease with which she trills an "E" in
:ilt. In th selection from Traviata. can
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The records are unquestionably
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Selections by Caruso, Oeraldlne Fer
rar and other favorites of the operatic
stage, were nenrd, i?s well as the quin
tet from the Molsterplnger and the
famous quartet from Rlgoletto. Thft
Rosary, sung by gchumann-Hcink, was
heartily encored.
Altogether it was a most enjoyable
musical owning given through th
courtesv of tht Eilers House. Such
splendidly arranged and attractive pro
grammes will always fill the capacity
of Eilers Recital Hall.
tlshlrig schooner Clara C, equipped with
auxiliary power, left out today for her
maiden cruise for halibut. She is bound
for the Cape Scott Banks.
Since she arrived on tho British Colum
bia side, after a strenuous passage out
from Liverpool, the British bark loudon
Hill: now here for wheat, has shipped
three new topgallant masts, a new mlz
zen topmast and a new main and mlzzen
topaailant yards. The ship's upper gear
was in bad condition when she arrived
in. Having been chartered some time
nro 'i will load at the combination rate
i d. a nign rreigm consiaerea witn
a l-.ut 4a nfTarlnir nntr
Seattle Shipping .cvs.
T A COM A, Wash.. April 4. The" new
HELPED MEN TO GET JOBS
Joseph JF. JSeilly Tried to Keform
' Sherlian and lJtorscy.
-Joseph "F. Rellly, wiiose name ap
pertrs in connection with the cases of
Wells, Dorsey, fcheehnn, Savior and
Caviness, who ar under arrest for
using the TToited States malls . for
fraudulent purposes, said last night
that he had obtained positions for
Sheehan and Dorsey, but had done bo
with a perfect understanding of the
employers of the tvo men of their
past records, and only after they had
assured him (Rellly) that they had re-
meant success, or a fight to the finish.
He recognized no barriers t hat could
bar his determination to succeed, :iiid
knew no such word as "fail. He
f (flight as the Son Erin, not. only for
the hu'c of it. but to win.
The peculiarly characteristic feature
of Pen Simpson's I ife has been, that
his brattles have all been fought for
others. He has made and unmade
Senators and Congressmen. Governors
and other "high functionaries, and then
sat at their feet and ate the crumbs
that fell from the table of his own
creations. It was the over-powerful
magnet of friendship that fired his
brain and steeled his arm for battle.
He knew no treachery or hypocrisy.
It was never to be asked how Ben
Simpson stood on any proposition; lie
spoke it from housetops.
On one occasion, elected to the Leg
islature from Benton, though a resi
dent of Marion, he championed the
cause, now agitating the public, of thft
state's ownership of the locks at Ore
gon City.. tWluMi the bill was before
the House, after being amended and
passed by the Seiiate. for its final
passage, Simpson, spurring for time,,
liad spoken thrice upon a motion, and,
rising the fourth time, his chief oppo
nent made a point of order Judge
Mallory. speaker, who was in favor
of the bill, ' sustained the point, and,
as .Simpson sank into his seat with a
scowl upon his face and leering at his
(fponrnt. ejarulatfd: "You can stop
me from speaking, but you can't stop
me from making faces at you, ulr."
It was during this contest that he
exclaimed: "Mr. Speaker, man 'made
the railroads ' and they are a subject
of private property, but God made the
rivers, and they should not be the. sub
ject of monopoly." Such have been
some of the characteristic acts of this
Richelieu of Oregon polities.
W. T, BURXEY.
Katlier Conrardy to Speak.
Rev. Patrick Conrurdy, for many
years associated with Ihe late Father
rhimien In the mission work among the
lepers on Molokai. an island of the
Hawaiian group, will s-peak at St. Pat
rick's Church at 10:30 this morning on
his work among the lepers. Father
Con rarely leaves tonight for San Fran
cisco, where on Tuesday he will em
bark for China. A leper settlement is
to be established by htm in the vicin
ity of Canton. Thirty sisters will ac
company him and aslst in the work of
the'mission. ..
I fapec&eles $1.00 at feetzger a
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tore
formed and intended to lead honest
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was holding a Job in one of the retail
Mores in Portland at the time of his
arrest.
"So far as X know," said Mr. Rellly,
"these men were trying to do right. I
a bsolntely know nothittpr whatever of
the bud-bill business they are charged
with beinsr Implicated in. Sheehan has
told me that he is innocent of the
charge. I do not know this man Wells,
who is one of those implicated. T
never spoke to Say lor in my lif and
the first time to Caviness when he (rot
out of the County Jail on this charge.
and then when Sheehan introduced him
to me. At that time Sheehan told mo
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beknown to him. At that time I ad
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was guilty, and, if not. to employ a
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