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lO THE SUNDAY OHEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 13, 1910. REPUBLICANS GALL STATE ASSEMBLY Plan Is Adopted by Unanimous Vote, and 1248 Delegates Will Be Named. , PROXIES ARE ELIMINATED Central Committee ProTides for Se lection of Representatives of Each County by Body Chosen at Precinct Meetings. Continued From First Page.) nemblles, the stats committee recom mended that assemblies for the recom mendation of Congressional and dis trict offices be held during the recess of the state assembly; that the dele sates to the Congressional and district assemblies be the same delegates as hall represent those districts at the state assembly; that all recommenda tions of the Congressional and district assemblies be reported back to the state assembly. . Tail to Modify Report. Under the plan of apportionment made by the committee, Multnomah will have 354 delegates out of a total of 124S In the assembly. This was made the target for an attack by George Chandler, of Baker, and A. C. Marsters, of Douglas, who charged that the rep resentation allowed this county was too great. They failed in an attempt to modify the report by providing for an assembly to consist of 10 delegates at large from each county and one ad ditional delegate for each 100 votes cast for Presidential elector. This would create an assembly of about 750 dele gates. The Marsters amendment was op posed by C. E. Cochran, of Union; G. C. Fulton, of Clatsop, and R. E. Will lama, of Polk, who maintained that any other basis of apportionment than that recommended by the committee would bo unfair to Multnomah, which contained nearly one-third of the votes of the state. They insisted that the only fair and equitable' plan of appor tionment of delegates was that recoy mended by the committee and that any other representation would deprive this county of the representation in the as sembly to which it was entitled. The motion was defeated and tho report of the 'committee, malting the following apportionment, was adopted: How Representation Stands. Butler's No. Dele Vote, sates. Raker 1.61)1 34 Wanton 1,184 24 I'lackamas 2,774 05 Clatsop 1.474 '2'J Columbia 1,241 25 t'nos 1,857 37 Crook 920 18 Curry 2t7 5 IRMiKlas 2. 009 42 (Ulllam 600 10 Oraut 749 15 Harney 452 9 Hood River 770 15 Juckeon 2,0:16 41 Josephine 960 19 Klamath 6:14 13 Lake 4T.7 9 Ijin 3,si:i 6 Lincoln 589 12 l.lnn 2.197 44 Malheur S04 16 Marion 3.7S5 76 .Morrow 690 14 Multnomah 17.695 354 Polk 1,459 i9 Snorman 438 9 Tillamook 62( 12 Vmatilla 2,336 47 l:nion 1,507 30 Wallowa 907 IS Wasco 1,325 27 "Washington 2,324 46 "Whei-ler 421 8 Yamhill 1.979 40 Total delegates 1,248 George Heads Committee. Judge George, of Portland, was the unanimous choice of the committee for chairman to succeed Judge "v. M. Cake, whose resignation was accepted. It was wltli some hesitation that Judge George accepted the office, explaining that his health had not been good and that he was planning to leave the state, to be gone for some time on that account. In taking the chair manship, however, Judge George Stip ulated certain conditions' under which he would serve, and to these the com mittee acceded. Responsive to that request, ho was given the assurance thai, he would be provided with -an active secretary and an executive com mittee, who would assist him to bear the burden of the campaign. Tie election of E. V. Llttlefleld as secretary was also without opposition. To the chairman and secretary was delegated authority to appoint an ex ecutive committee and to secure head quarters. These officers wero also directed to appoint a finance committee and to fill all vacancies on the state committee. luring the meeting Com mitteeman Williams, who is also Na tional committeeman for this state, turned over to the state committee a balance of 5115 he reported remained on hand from the last Presidential campaign. Only seven of the 34 counties of the state were not represented at the meeting. They were: Crook. Grant, Ifaniey. Lincoln, Linn, Malheur and .VaJJowa. Details Cause Difference. The) committee met at the assem bly hall of the Portland Commercial Club at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. The morning session was consumed in a discussion of the proposed assembly and the plan that should be adopted lor organizing such a gathering. It was only as to details that any dif ference of opinion developed, the com mittee being a unit for holding an as sembly and insisting that it should not only be representative of the peo ple but should come as nearly direct from the electors as possible. This discussion resulted In the ap pointment by Judge Cake of the fol lowing committee of five members to prepare and submit a plan of proced ure: R. E. "Williams, of polk County; 41. T. Early, of Hood River; H. T. Kotts. of Tillamook; C. S. Moore. of Klamath: and C. E. Cochran, of Union. It was also during the morning session that Judge Cake offered his letter of resignation but it was voted to defer ac tion until the other business of the com mittee had been transacted. At the open ing of the afternoon session, however, when tho committee was waiting for the report of the sub-committee on plan of ction. Judge Cake's resignation was ac repted with regret on motion of Cochran, of Union. Judge George Is Cliosen. Moorhouse. of Umatilla, nominated Judge M. C. George for chairman. The nomination was seconded by llolgate. of Klamath, and. on motion of Will lams, of Polk, the election of Judge George was made unanimous. Moor house, Holgate and' Cochran served as a committee to wait on Judge George - and escort him to the assembly hall. Later, in the afternoon C N. Hc- Arthur, aecretary to the committee, re signed, assigning as a reason press of official duties as private secretary to Govermor Benson. E. V. Llttlefleld, of this city, who was nominated by Com mitteeman Fulton, of Clatsop, was the unanimous choice of the committee as McArthur'B successor. In resigning the secretaryship, McArthur announced that he was in hearty accord with the assembly as it was contemplated and would do his part towards party re organization. On motion of Dr. J. N. Smith, of Marion, the cqmrnittee ex tended to McArthur a vote of thanks for his faithful services. Having been appointed a member of the State Water Commission, Com missioner Holgate, of Klamath, re signed as state committeeman from that county, and on his recommenda tion C. S. Moore was elected in his place. Committee Reports Scanned- Xot including the apportionment of delegates to the several counties, Yhe report of the committee on organiza tion of an assembly, as it was finally adopted, follows: We, your committee, appointed to consider and report upon a plan of procedure for the creation, callng and holding of a Repub lican assembly for the State of Oregon, bav ins duly considered these question, now bex; leave to report as follows: Whereas, American citizens enjoy the right to associate together In political par ties, such parties being requisite and" neces sary for the proper conduct of public af fairs and being generally recognized as the legitimate Institution of free government; and Whereas, The direct primary law, now on the statute books of the l State of Oregon, recognizes political parties; states that they snouia De rainy, rreely and honestly con ducted, without outside Interference, and provides a. method whereby nominations shall be made, but does not abridge or deny the right of any body of citizens to meet and recommend candidates, the rfght to as semble for peaceful purposes being guaran teed by the Constitution of the United States of America and the State of Oregon; and Whereas. Notwithstanding the direct pri mary law, there has arisen a long train of abuses, such as a multiplicity of self-nominated candidates acting under a multiplicity of self-promulgated platforms, and lavish expenditure of campaign funds, thus pre cluding the possibility of men of moderate means contesting successfully for nomina tions against those who may be able to con trol nominations by the use of an army of hired work&ra during campaigns and at the polrV, and a constant Interference with the affairs of the Republican party by members of other parties who have falsely registered as Republicans and have a large influence in dictating tho nominations of the Re publican party by such practices; and Whereas. This abuse constitutes a serious menace to and an impairment of the direct primary nominating system in the State of Oregon; and Demand for Assembly Plain. Whereas, There is a widespread feeling or belief amounting practically to a demand, among Republicans In all parts of the state that there should be held a general meet ing of representative Republicans duly chosen by a majority of their constituents for nomination at the primary election to be held on September 21, 1!1; it being con tended that the Republican partv in the State of Oregon can be brought out of Its present unsettled and disorganized condition only by a gathering of this character a meeting of loyal Republicans where Repub lican speeches may be made. Republican policies discussed, a Republican platform adopted and a list of candidates known to be In accord with the Republican party and its teachings recommended to the voters of that party for nomination - at the primary election, and to aid and assist in the proper and legitimate use of the direct nominations system; sid Whereas. Such a meeting would not offend either the letter or tho spirit of the direct primary, law. but would strengthen the workings of that law by recommending clean, capable Republicans lo the voters of the party; therefore be it Resolved. By the Republican State Cen tral Committee of the State of Oregon, that the chairman of this committee be directed to issue a call for a Republican assembly to be held In the City of Portland. Oregon on Thursday, July "J. 1910, at 1 o'clock A M and that representation in said assembly be as follows: One member of said assembly for each oo votes or major fraction thereof cast for Hon. R. R. Butler. Presidential Elec tor at the last general Presidential election and a computation of the number of said members is as follows: (Apportionment printed in another col umn). Method Is Outlined. Be it further resolved. That we reccom mend to the counties of the state, except ing Multnomah, that the members of said State Assembly to be chosen by county as sembly called for that purpose and for the purpose of transacting such county business pertaining to the affairs of the party as may In the opinion if said county assembly be meet and proper; that such county as sembly be chosen by mass meetings and held In the respective county precincts -the place of said meeting to be designated by the county committee and the members of the county assembly herein recommended to be chosen by a majority vole of all of the votes cast at said mass meeting. We further recommend that the time of holding said mass meetings In said precincts be on Saturday, July 9, 1910, and the members so chosen meet at some convenient place in their respective counties designated by the county central committee, on Saturday, July 16, 1910, for the purpose of selecting mem, bers of the State Republican Assembly, and inasmuch as Multnomah County la densely populated and a mass meeting system rendered thereby impracticable we recom mend that the manner of choosing members of the State Republican Assembly from that county be respectfully referred to the county central committee of said county, with sug gestions that they choose such members In a manner as may be deemed by them best calculated to produce the best results, be lieving that their party loyalty, fealty and Integrity can be relied upon to secure able and honest men to represent its Interests; be It further Resolved, That no proxies will bo honored In said assembly but in the event of the inability of the duly elected members to attend from any cause that their vote be cast by the membership of that county ac cording to the majority opinion of IhoBO present and acting; be it further District Assemblies Provided. Resolved, That Congressional and other district assemblies be held during a recess of said Republican Assembly for the pur pose of recommending candidates for nom inations for Congressional and other district offices, which recommendations shall be reported back to the said assembly, the delegates to the State Assembly from the several districts serving as delegates to the district assemblies, and be it further Resolved. That should any county central committee of any county of this state be of the opinion that the procedure . heretofore recommended would not be suitable to the conditions existing in such county that dele gates elected by the Republicans of such county according to procedure adopted by the central committee of such county be entitled to seats In the State Assembly, ac cording to the number of delegates hereto fore apportioned to such county. Be it fur ther Resolved. That it is hereby recommended to the Republican voters of the respective counties that tho assembly held In accord ance witb these resolutions be large and well calculated to be fully representative of the votes of the constituency and that the representation be not less than one delegate for every ten votes cast for the Republi can nominee for President of the United States, it being the desire of this committee that the fullest, fairest and most complete expression of the parties will be obtained in every instance without interference from hostile sources, preconceived Judgments or personal ambitions of any man. 2 7 Counties Represented. ' The 27 counties of the state represented at the meeting and the men participat ing In the proceedings were: Baker, George Chandler. Baker City; Ben ton. George W. Denman, by C. V. Johnson, proxy, of Corvallis: Clackamas, C. G. Hunt ley, of Oregon City; Clatsop, C. G. Fulton, of Astoria; Columbia. W. is. Stevens, of Scap poose; Coos, C. A. Shelbrede. by A. C. Mars ters, proxy; Curry, I. Muncy, of Gold Beach; Douglas. A- C. Marsters, of Rose burg Gnitam. M. Fltzmaurice. of Condon; Hood River. C. T. Early, of Hood River; Jackson. J. M. Keene. by C. N. McArthur, proxy; Josephine. A. C. Hough, by L. L. Mar.n. proxv; Klamath. H. L. Holgate, of Klamath Falla: Lake, L,. F. Conn, by C. S. Moore, proxy; La-ie. B. O. Potter, of Eugene; Marlon Edward Martin, by Dr. J. X. Smith, proxy: ' Morrow. T. Jj Mahoney. by W. W. t'mead. proxy: Multnomah, W. M. Cake, Port land: Polk. R. E. Williams, of Dallas; Sher man. K. Olds, bv E. V. Llttterlelil; Tilla mook; FTed O. Baker, by H. T. Botts. proxy; Vmat:!i. Major Lse Moorhouse. of Pendle ton: Union. C. E. Cochran, of I -a Grande: Wasco, J. H. Worsley. of The Dalles; Wash ington. Thomas H. Tongue, Jr.. of Hillsboro; Wheeler. W. W. atelwer. of Fossil; Yamhill, C. W. Wilson, by O. 6. Wright, uroxy. TRIBUTES PAID TO LI! NGOLN S MEMORY Speakers at Brilliant Banquet . Unite in Praising Great American Statesman. NEARLY 200 ARE PRESENT Occasion Is Annual Dinner of TTnion Republican Club," but Promi nent Democrats Are Also In Attendance. ' Memory of Abraham Lincoln the man, the lawyer, the patriot was hon ored at the annual dinner of the Union j Republican Club at the Portland Com j merclal Club last night- While Re i publicans predominated, the gathering was not a partisan affair, many lead ing Democrats being included among the guests. Nearly 200 prominent cit izens from all parts of the state at tended the banquet, which was not concluded until after midnight. t Letters or telegrams were read from a number of prominent men of the Nation, to whom invitations to the dinner had been sent, in which the recipients regretted their inability to attend. Among them were responses from President Taft, Postmaster-General Hitchcock. Representatives Ellis and Hawley and Judge George H. Will- I lams. A bulletin of President Taft's Lincoln day address, delivered at a banquet in New York City, was also read during the evening and was greeted with enthusisatic applause. Ex-Senator Fulton Speaks. Principal among the after-dinner speakers was C W. Fulton, ex-United States Senator, whose response to the toast, "The President of the United States," was particularly eloquent and ' masterful. Mr. Fulton in introduction j said that no other President of the j uu4icit ciaLca was ever cimrunwa oy so many personal disadvantages as those with which Lincoln contended. Washington was fortified by long ex perience in public life for the office of Chief Ex jcutive and had as a fur ther asset the absolute confidence and unswerving fidelity of all of the peo ple. When Lincoln was first elected, however, he was without much ex perience In public life or affairs "and was known to the public only as a Western lawyer. To many In the pub lic mind he was overshadowed by Chase and Seward, men who were af- , terwards given places in his Cabinet! Mr. Fulton enumerated as some of the distinguished characteristics of Lincoln, his patient courage, confidence and disposition to trust in the final and deliberate judgment of the com mon people, an accurate knowledge, of men, a sound and most unerring com mon sense. The martyred President was eulogized as not only "the greatest man this country has ever produced but the greatest man the world has known." His life and .character, which had made his name sublime, said the speaker, would enlighten and ennoble posterity throughout the ages. The life of Lin coln, concluded Mr. Fulton in a brilliant peroration, was in Itself the real and enduring monument to his memory and would "stand out on the shores of life as beacon lights to guide the American people onward and upward to a higher civilization." I S. C. Pier, president of the club under whose auspices the banquet was held. presided as toastmaster. In addition to Mr. Fulton, the other speakers were: A. C. Marsters, of Roseburg, who re sponded to the toast, "Lincoln, the Statesman"; T. J. Cleeton, of this city, "Lincoln, the Man"; Judge R. R. Butler, of Condon, "Lincoln, the Orator"; Judge C. H. Carey, of this city. "Lincoln, the Lawyer," and General Owen Summers, of ' this city, "Lincoln, the Soldier's Friend" Letter From Judge Williams. Prevented from attending the ban quet. Judge George H. Williams, the only surviving member of President Grant's Cabinet, yesterday addressed a letter to W. H. Galvanl, secretary of the Union Republican Club, which was read during the dinner. The letter follows: v I am not now in a condition to at tend banquets, but If I were to make an exception it certainly would be for a banquet to commemorate the birth of Abraham Lincoln. "Some men are born great; some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." 11 r. Lincoln was one of those who was born great. In one of his let ters he describes his early life as fol lows: "My father moved to Spencer County, Indiana, when I was eight years old. It was a wild region, with many bears and other wild animals in the woods. There I grew up. When I came of age ( i hi not Know mucn. auu, i couia read, write and cipher to the rule of three, but that was all. I have not been to school since. The little I now have upon this store of education I have picked up from time to time under the pressure of necessity. I was raised to farm work, which. I continued till I was 22." Reared under these circumstances, Mr. Lincoln must have had more than ordinary natural ability to reach the unparalleled eminence he attained In the political and literary world. He had as much inborn genius for states manship as Shakespeare had for poetry, Mozart for music or Michael Angelo for painting. Mr. Lincoln was not only born great, but he achieved greatness. His opportunities were great and his achievements correspond ingly great. No man was ever con fronted with greater difficulties than those Mr. Lincoln encountered when he became President of the United States. He entered upon the duties of that of fice with treason in front and treach ery behind. With my personal knowl edge of men and things as they were In our great Civil War. 1 have never been able to overcome my surprise at the success of the Union cause, and there is no greater evidence in all history of the interposition of IMvine Providence to save a nation than is found in the result of the war to save the American Union. EUectloa Almost Miracle. It looks as though the nomination of Mr. Lincoln for President at the Chi cago convention was the work of an unseen hand. The majority of that convention was favorable to another candidate, notwithstanding which Mr. Lincoln was nominated. His election under the circumstances was almost a miracle. And what is most wonderful of all was his adaptability to the neces sities of the terrible ordeal through which he was destined to pass. If Mr. Lincoln's life was not so real it would be the romance of history with a tragic ending. We honor the memory of Lincoln, not because it does him any good, but be cause it i is helpful to us. We 'grow wiser end better when we contemplate an exalted character. His example ought to be a living teacher of private and public virtues to all Americans. Our Democratic friends celebrate the birthdays of Jefferson and Jackson, which is entirely proper, but they do not celebrate the birthday of Abraham Lincoln. He was a Republican, and, if I mav be allowed the expression, he was the Republican of Republicans. He iwas always oppoeen i'J mo xeruocratic party. 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Mr. Lincoln was not only a Repub-' lican, but ho was a thorough - going farty man. I am not stating now what have heard or what I believe, but what I know from my personal ac quaintance with Mr. Lincoln, both as a private citizen of Illinois and as Presi dent of the United States. A man in Massachusetts wrote Mr. Lincoln ask ing him whether he was for or against a fusion of Republicans with other Bolltical parties in the canvass of I860, lis answer was: "As to the matter of fusion, I am for it If it can be had upon Republican grounds, and I am not for It upon any other terms. I am against lowering the Republican standard a hair's breadth." Writing to a friend In Illinois before he was nominated for President, he said: "In It you will find a brief argu ment in favor of conventions and, al though I wrote it myself, I will say to you that it is conclusive upon the point and cannot reasonably be answered. The right way for you to do is to hold your meetings and appoint delegates and If there be any who will not take part, let it be so the matter will work so well this time that even they who now oppose it will come in next time." The hue and cry now raised -against party organization would have found cold comfort with Mr. Lincoln. I have noticed that one or more Granges in this state have adopted resolutions that they will not vote for any candidate Indorsed by a Republican assembly, which is as much as to say that they will vote for a candidate, no matter who or what he is, before they will vote for a candidate, no matter how good he may be, whose candidacy is approved by three or four hun dred representative Republicans in an assembly. I cannot suppose that any considerable number of Republicans en tertain such views. To adopt them generally would reduce our politics from an orderly system to a mere scramble between individuals for of fice in which the most blatant dema gogue or the man with the most money would be the most likely to succeed. Let the Republicans get together, or ganize, put forward good men for of fice and show as far as they can by a state election that we uphold the administration of our excellent Presi dent. William H. Taft. BEfSOX EULOGIZES IvIXCOIjX Republicans at Baker City Hear Governor Back Assembly Flan. BAKER CITY, Or., Feb. 12. (Special.) Hearty rounds of applause at the Lin coln banquet tonight greeted the message stating that the Republican Central Com mittee had called a state assembly. The meeting adapted a resolution favoring the assembly, a strong party platform, and harmony of action. Bruce Dennis, of the Baker City Herald, acted as toast master. Henry McKinney, representative from Baker county, delivered the address of welcome, which was responded to by by Colonel F. S. Ivanhoe, of La Grande. The most important speech of the evening was delivered by Governor Benson, who spoke upon the immortal Lincoln, in whose honor the gathering was held. C. A. Johns talked upon the primary law. favoring Its principle, but not its work ings. Jay Bowerman, president of the Senate, drew much applause in his ad dress on representative government in Oregon, predicting the return of the Re publican party to control. Senator Hart, of Baker . City, talked upon "the end of it all," indicating the end of Demo cratic power. J. L. Rand delivered a happy address upon political conditions and appealed to Republicans to work harmoniously. Ex-Governor Dies From Injuries. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12 Ex-Governor Lewis Wolfley, of Arizona, who was struck by a car on the Pacific Elec tric line in this city yesterday, died in a local hospital today. 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