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10 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. POKTLAXD. JtTIT 17, 1910. STRONG TICKET IS ASSEMBLY CHOICE Open Gathering Accomplishes Republican Reunion in Multnomah. SOME CONTESTS DEVELOP Counting of Ballots for Representa tives Proves Long Task and Ad journment Is Taken Un til Monday Night. . n'ontinud From First Page.) ery delegate j!aj an equal voice in the procedings. Every vital action was taken openly and with the assent of the 650 delegates representing prac tically every precinct in the county. Those of other faiths who skirted the flanks expected to note evidences of a slate or of bosslsm were undeceived. From the very instant th rap for order sounded at 10 A. M. up to the hour of adjournment the sincerity and earnest purpose of the gathering were mani fest. Competition marked nearly every recommendation, and in several in stances the contests were close. San guine ones among the detractors who had presaged a "slate" saw their fond predictions shattered in every action of the delegates. Such enthusiasm has rarely attended a. political meeting In Multnomah Coun ty. As party principles were proclaimed and appeals made for undivided sup port in the upbuilding of party, applause audible for blocks developed. This ap plause was continuous through the fore noon. And In the afternoon the enthu siasm had to be checked by the chair so as not to delay the long press of business. Open Assembly Proved. Selection of a temporary chairman de veloped the first brush of the day and established at the outset the fact of an open assembly. S. B. Huston and George W. Stapleton were nominated. Mr. Huston by A. L. Mills and Mr. Stapleton by V. C. Bristol. Efforts at a decision by acclamation failed and a rollcall by pre cincts gave the post of Mr. Stapleton by a vote of 327 to 2SS. Committees on permanent organization and order tt business, on platform and on credentials were then named, after which several addresses by Representa tive party men were made and adjourn ment was taken until afternon to give the committees' an opportunity to com plete their work. Representatives from each of the wards and three delegates from outside dis tricts drew up the platform, which was awaited with eager interest by the as sembly. When presented by the dinner less committee at 2 P. M. the document was acclaimed as a full and Just state ment of assembly principles and was adopted without dissenting voice. The platform asserts the justification of the assembly under the express provisions of the preamblu to the direct primary law. Continued loyalty to party policies and principles Is urged, pledge is made to strengthen the party organization and put into office men of loyalty, and al legiance Is sworn to the Republican lead ers, Taft. Roosevelt and Hughes. Leading Men Acclaimed. Two splendid tributes to well-known Republicans were paid by the assembly when the consideration of the legisla tive ticket was brought up. , By unan imous vote C. N. McArthur and Louis a. Clarke were recommended for Sena tor and Joint Representative, respec tively. Mr. McArthur was named by Wallace McCamant and Rev. C. E. Cline and Mr. Clarke was brought before the assembly by W. C. Bristol and Edgar B. Piper. When the subject of recommending 12 Representatives and one Joint Rep resentative was brought up. a brisk contest ensued J. It. Latourette was named as Joint Representative by a majority vote, but 29 names were pre sented for Representatives and spirited balloting followed. On account ef the Immense task of counting the ballots, a force of tellers repaired to a committee room and spent the afternoon while the regular order of business was proceede dwith. Late in the day the returns showed that only six men had received a ma jority vote required to elect. An ad journed session will be held tomorrow night, in the same hall unless other wise announced. The six men recom mended are John McCue, Ir. J. R. Wetherbee. Joseph W. Beverldge, Charles B. Moores, Robert S. Farrell and Judge H. H. Northup Some Contests Close. Closely divided was the sentiment concerning the County Judgship, Muni cipal Judge Frank S. Bennett and the present County Judge, T. J. Cleeton. de veloping almost equal strength on the first ballot, the first-named receiving 276 votes, and Judge Cleeton receiving 277. John Shillock. who receive! 27 votes. Immediately withdrew in favor of Judge Bennett, and A. T. Lewis, who received oniy nine votes, was declared out of the running. On the second bal lot Judge Bennett got 2S7 votes and Judge Cleeton 281. The choice of Ben-, nett was then malo unanimous. Three names developed in connection with the County Commlsslonership. H. V. Ooddard. I S. lhtue and John Bilker. The vote gave Coddard, the present Commissioner, a total of 3S5 votes, Dane 13T and Baker 37. This choice was likewise made unanimous. John B. Coffey and Willis Fisher were brought up for consideration for County Clerk. After 91 precincts had ben heard from. Mr. Fisher arose to withdraw, as Coffey then had 408 votes, while Fisher had hut 10S. George W. McMillan received an af fectionate greeting when his name was suggested for Sheriff. A. N. Wills was also named, but he withdrew, and Mc Millan got the unanimous vote. Other Nominations Maed. Captain H. U. Welch was the only one to be named for Auditor, Sain B. Martin requesting that his name be left out. John M. Lewis and A. W. Lam bert were suggested for Treasurer, but Mr. Lambert withdrew and Lewis was unanimously indorsed. Coroner Ben L. Norden was hailed as the right man In the right place, and no opposition de veloped to him as his own successor in office. H. L. Neville and Philo B. Holbrook. Jr., were voted upon for the Surveyor's recommendation. Holbrook got 329 votes and Neville 1SS. Half a dozen names were brought out when the subject of recommending two Justices of the Peace came up. The six were Claude Strahan, H. B. Dickinson. Fred L. Olson. J. T. Ellis, a S. Gillispie and J. W. Bell. Olson and Bell are the present incumbents. The vote gave pref erence to Strahan with 365 votes and Bell with 317. Three hundred and fifty-four delegates to the state assembly of July 21 were named. Of this number 244 were named by the precinct delegates and reported upon at once. The remaining 110 were chosen by a committee made up of repre sentatives from each ward and three delegates at large. Not until adjournment did the atmos phere of eager interest and keen par ticipation in the affairs of the meeting wane. The delegates left proclaiming the county assembly a mammoth success, which foreshadows undivided party vic tory at the coming elections. CYCLIST'S SKULL CRUSHED Pitches Head Foremost Against Streetcar on Burnside Bridge. R. Simonelli. an Italian 30 years of age residing at 386 East Lincoln street, re ceived fatal injuries when he was pitched headforemost-from a bicycle and struck the front trucks of a west-bound Highland-Union streetcar near the east end of the Burnside-street bridge at 5:30 yester day afteroon. The body is held at the morgue await ing identification. In the congestion of traffic on the bridge at the time of the accident, the bicyclist attempted to dodge several heavy-laden trucks. He had succeeded when the rear of his bicycle caught In the groove between the planking in the middle of the tracks and the rail. He was precipitated over the handle-bars, striking his head violently against a journal box of the trucks of the passing streetcar. His skull was crushed. Pa trolmen Williams and Brothers rescued ( the unconscious body from being mangled beneath the wheels and placed it in a passing automobile driven by Clarence Harrison. The injured man was hurried to the Good Samaritan Hospital, where he died a few minutes later. Nothing was found among the unfort unate man's effects to fix his identity save a money-order receipt bearing the above name and address. He was evi dently a laborer. FREAKISH LAWS AMUSE New Mexico and Arizona People Ask Copies of Oregon Constitution. Requests for information on freak legislation in Oregon have now arrived from every state in the Union. In the last 10 days the Secretary of State's office has sent out 50 copies of the Oregon constitution. to residents of New Mexico and Arizona, the two new states. Letters from other states refer to the freakish portion of Oregon laws. No negative arguments against in itiative measures may be filed after July 25. but as yet not an argument of this kind lias found its way to the office of the Secretary of State. It is necessary for the Secretary's office to have all copy for the Initiative and referendum pamphlets In the hands of the State Printer by August 1, winch allows but six days after closing. It Is estimated that the cost for printing and paper for the affirmative arguments alone will be fully $3000. Chief Clerk Corey mailed a bill today to W. S. U'Ren of 88, which is the cost for the affirmative arguments fa voring the propositions submitted by the People's Power League, all of these arguments being embodied in one docu ment. RAILWAY REDUCES FARES Portland Company Lowers Kate to Hayden Island. SALEM, Or.. July 16. (Special.) The Portland Railway, Light & Power Company has requested the State Rail road Commission to allow a reduction of rates on less than the required legal notice between Columbia Boulevard and Hayden Island. They ask to de crease the fare from 10 cents to 5 cents. The request has been granted. The Commission has been notified by the Southern Pacific that a new freight service will be established Mon day between Woodburn and Tallman, on the branch line. This comes as the result of a complaint filed recently by Max Kredenthal in which lie said freight trains would run up to the REPUBLICANS RECOMMENDED FOR NOMINATIONS FOR STATE SENATORS. 1 -:s,VW:rtt'---:-:::"'? j ft r - j nn Lumm.m..., A &f- ,.J J 1 1 -v. sr J L.ouIh C'lnrk.s for C'larkaiuai, Co lumbia and Mnltnoniah Counties. siding- at Tallman, be detached from the engine and let stand there several hours while the engine was sent down the track to handle wood cars. WOOD SAYS AUTOS ARE HIS Med ford Firm Then Kiles Attach ment to Satisfy Claim. VANCOUVER, Wash., July 16. lSp cial.l The carload of automobiles sent here and thought to belong to W. S. Wood is having a strenuous time. Wood arrived yesterday and claimed the ma chines. Today. Stull & Darst. co-partners, of Medford, Or., have filed sutt for attachment against the Northwestern Carriage & Automobile Company, and one of the machines was attached today to satisfy a claim for $300. The plaintiffs allege that they paid the defendant company J300 on the purchase price of an automobile, but it has not been delivered. The machines here are supposed to belong to this company, but Wood refused to say what official of the company he was. SIX BEPTXBLICANS RECOMMENDED - riMiinm i A ill tf it 2 Joha C. McCoe. Robert S. Farrell. DELEGATES ARE CHOSEN LEADING MEMBERS TO ATTEND STATE ASSEMBLY. Committee Selects 110 .at Large and Precincts Complete List AVith Iocal Kavorites. The commUtee of one 'from each ward apointed to select the 110 dele gates at large from the counts' to the state assembly was composed as fol lows: W. A. Hart, Si.g. Sichel. C. E. Lockwood, R. C. Giltner, S. B. Huston. A. D. Robertson, J. F. Kertchem, J. W. Beveredge, A. B. Manley, J. H. Stanley, Paschal Hill, L. Martin and H. E. Col lier. The following list of delegates was reported and will be indorsed by the county assembly when it recon venes on Monday: H. XV. Scott, H. L. Pittock. C'yrus A. Dolph. General Owen Summers. Joseph Simon. Phil Metschan, Chej-les F. Bee-be, Kufus Mallory, U. M. Dunne. Dr. H. W. Cot, H. H. Northup, C. VV. Fulton, Edward Cooklngham, D. Soils Cohen F. E. Beach. A. FeMenhelmer, Dr. A C. Smith, T. B. Wilcox. George V. Hoyt. Dr. S. B. Joseph!. I. N. Flelschner, W. M. Cake, Jr., W. L. Boise. Profeseor J. H. Ackerman, J. Frank Watson. C. E. Cline. John Caraon. Ralph W. Hoyt, O. P. M. Jamlwn. Francis Alkus. P. L. Willis. Georee W'. Bates. Fred Baylor, Henry -McKenzle, Vincent Cook, J. M. Ambrose. W. P. Llllis. W. K. Brown, J. C. Alnsworth. W". D. Fenton, Lansing Stout. R. E. Moody. N. R. Cox. Thomas Neui-te.1, Charles Conroy, W. A. Hart. Dr. F. H. Dam mach. George I Story. J. P- Manshall. Dr. Ben L. Norden. C. J. Schuman. H. A. Bel dlnsr. Peter Hobklrk, W. F. Greer. E. B. Rutherford. W". T. -Shlrey. S. W. Herman, H. L. Corbett. A. L. Mills. A. ff. Wills. Alec H. Kerr. Phil Gevurtz. Max G. Cohen. W. B. Glafke. B. U Giltner. C V. Howard. T. T. Geer. Profejor R. F. Robinson, W. A. Cle land. J. A. Collier. J. T. Whalley. W. H. Powell. John C. McCue. R. B. Menefee. T. W. Pittiner. E. D. Suitor. 8. C. Beach. L. D. Mahone, William KillinBworth. Alec Don aldson. F. A. Bc-ngord. Louts Kuhn, J. H. Richmond. A. W. Lambert, C. A. Whitemone. "W. J3. Scott. Ed O. Mayor. Charles "Wanzer, C. W". Hodson. R. H. Debuhr. Dave Roland. Penumbra Kellv. W. M. Davis. C. N. Mc Arthur. Henry E. Reed. R. G. Jubltz. M. C. Dickinson. F. B. Taylor. L. G. Carpenter, H. J. Fisher. Bruce Sigler. Sanford Hirsch, J. D. Voct-. Louis King. E. J. Kelly. W. Srott Kellogg-. H. E. Collier. F. P. DrlnkT. E. t McClaln. S. H. Greene. W. W. W in.lle. Pd Monahan. SIk Sichel. The following delegates to the state C. N. McArthur. for Multnomah County. assembly were chosen from the precincts: 1 EL A. Littlefleld, L. A. McXary. 2 H. P. Borders. J. H. Bush. 3 Ed Rankin. W". K. Harris. 4 Thomas Gray. B. S. PaKue. 5 C. E. McDanlel, R. E. tiewell. 6 T. K. Fisher. J. P. Halley. 7 James H. Murphy. P. H. McAIlls. S E. B'. Piper. W. W. Banks. A. C. Cal lan. C. G. Murphy. A. B. Coosman. 10 C. V. Dolph. j. G. Mack. J. C. Ken nedy. W. C Bristol. 11 E. J. Rathbun. H. Maden. 12 Ben Dey, H. S. Holbrook. 13 C. H. Monroe, J. W. Brown. R. M. .Townsend. 14 Alma D. Katy. E. E. Heckbert. l." T. D. DunninK. J. J. Dunning. 1 C. E. Lockwood. 17 John F. O'Connor. W. H. -Galvani. 15 W. E. Connolly. Charles Reilly. H. B. Fletcher. ? 1! F. C. Mlddleton. W. L- Murray. -ft James P. Moffett, Henry P. Hord. George M. Champlln. 21 S. J. Barber.e Davis I Williams. -- Rufus C Holman, Wallace McCam roant. -3 S. R. Mason. Jr.. Leo Peterson. "5 W. H. Barry. M. Mitchell. D. Nickler, H. W. Metzser. J. D. Boyer, Kirk Hoover. P. Tifft, J. K. Kollockj :!' O. B. Etubbs. F. W. Watson. A. New lands. 31 M. C. Georga mm, Kimmirtiiiiinrniim mrm fniarmmtiatt'i i " V" 1 1 1 . TOR NOMINATIONS AS REPRESENTATIVES FROM MULTNOMAH COUNTY. 1 Dr. J. R. Wetherbee. Charles B. Moores. John R. Latourette, Recommend ed for Nomination aa Joint Rep resentative for Clackamas and Mnltnoniah Counties. 32 F. H. Dammeler, J. S. Drake. S3 J. F. Singer, Dr. W. J, Cottell. 34 H, A. Fanno, Dr. Emmet Drake. 3H S. B. Huston. 3" C. M. McKay, W. B. Jblly. ' SS Willis Fisher, W. F. Dillon. 39 H. C. Nlsser, George Streeter. 1" C. H. Feldmann, o. B. Robertson. 41 B. McCarthy. Joe Weber. 2 W. Adams. H. A. Hoover. L. J. Hicks. . 43 J. M. Campbell. J. F. Kertchen. 44 Waklemar Seton. 45 M. J. Moose. A. R. Joy, F. H. Comp- ton. 46 M. G. Griffin, Owen Jones, G. C Graham. 47 Tom Swen'nes, John Frielinger. 4S Sig Benner, Charles Swayne. 40 Charles Cook, J. S. Foss, C. Swifel. 50 D. B. Mackle. S. P. Qarrlgus. 31 A A. Bailey. P. Bresler. W. H. Prouty, H. H. Pomeroy. , fi:i Thomas Hisiop. A. E. Starr. Press Washington. Al Hammond. "4 .W. . Y. . Masters. R. Delsh, Emmet El!er. rr J. E. Petty, S. C. Pier, Sr.. F. J. Brady. . r.B D. F. Hardman, T. F. Ford. "'7 D. J. Quimby. H. Piatt. SS R. M. Tuttle. !H George L. Keller. C. B. Lucas. BO John Miller. P. J. Wallace. Rl William Deveney, H. Blackman. 2 H. Dennison. J. E. Wood. 63 E. H. Langford. George Quimller. 04 J. Bennett. George Fujjle, II. M. Flem ing. Joseph Beverldge. B3 A. D. Keenan. C. P. Irvln. 80 L. E. Crouch. O. A. Neal. - 07 W. F. Gardner, Fred Templeton. 89 Charles Smith. Hurry Wells. A. Clamppeth, George W. Stepleton. 70 Charles B. Moores, J. G. Graham. 71 Frank Templeton, - M. Dowllng. Ed Mendenball. 72 J. H. Kelly. Calvin S. White. 73 H. M. Haller. John W. Mlnto. . George W. Caldwell. 74 R. K. Rockwell. Robert Hewitt. 75 R. ,B. Lucas. F. A. Nichols. 78 R. E. L Simmons. A. B. Menley. 77 J. T. Wilson, J. Veran, James Glea son. 7S J. M. Booth. Albert Andrews. SO John Haughton, J. B. Eady, J. T. Ellis. 81 R. P. Mac Donald. E. L. Raywood. M. J. Murnane. 82 J. J. Noonan. J. H. Stanley. 53 F. Beler. A, Y. Beach. 54 Ernest Swan, B. F. Harvey. C. A. Taylor. S. F. Scott. 55 W. W. Burnett. Theo Roland. 86 Theodore Hamilton, C. A. Ambrose. H. J. Fleckensteln. S7 S. L. Woodward. W. C. Aldrrson. SS F. Harrington. H. I'tnucr. S9 C. H. Glos, J. B. .Easter. W. J. Ped dlcord. HO J. F. Hendricks. J. N. Edlepen. F. W. Valentine. HI L. Ft. Chioman. P. Hill. S4 L. Martin. Theo Hewitt. 93 E. J. Steele. H. L. Rees. C. A Shep herd. 97 Ed Rayburn. A. F. Hershner. Melvln. S Henrv Chapman, R. J. Sweed 102 J. H. I.ake. 112 W. L. Rogers. 114 John CrououiBt. Frank ELECTION MAY BE HELD Right of Secretary of State to Con tinue in Office Disputed. OLYMPIA. Wash.. July 16. (Special.) The State Sucrcrr.e Court agreed today to hear arguments next week and to ren der an early tlecision whether Secretary of State shall be elected this year or whether Secretary I. M. Howell shall fill out the entire term of S. H. Nichols whom he was appointed to succeed. " B. X. R. Fish. ex-Assistant Secretary, who was discharged by Howell, has employed attorneys to bring mandamus proceedings to compel the Secretary to accept Fish's declaration of candidacy for the position. After consulting the Attorney -General it was agreed the declaration will be pre sented Monday, will be refused and on an agreed statement of facts an application - I n ry I i f ,v r e A -0 11" , . y : i I iiiiiii"' tfiiiinfHi) i f iniTniM mi rnriT-'mrM- nurmj 1 T Jowph W. Beverldge. Judge 11. II. Northup. for writ of mandate will be submitted to the Supreme Court. If the court holds the office must be filled at the Fall election. Secretary Howell says he will be a candidate for nomination at the Re publican primaries. Three filings of Republicans were made with the Secretary of State today: Ledth Freeman, of Seattle, tiled for United States Senator; S. A. Mann, of Spokane, and A. E. Vetch, of Korthport, filed as candidates for Congress from the East Side district to succeed Polndexter. RAILROAD ROUTE CHANGED Southern Paeiflc Has Two Crews at Work Xear Crescent. KLAMATH FALLS. July 16. (Spe cial.) Two engineering crews under the supervision of B. F. Knowlton, are changing the line of the Southern Pa cific from the summit of the Cascade Range to the new town of Crescent. One of these crews is camped at the Hoey ranch. 12 miles west of here, and the other, which went out a few days ago with a train of 35 pack horses, will work into the mountains west of the first camp. It is understood that the Southern Pacific expects to have the work done and rails laid to Hazel Dell by the first of the year. The big tunnel four miles west of that place is rapidly being completed, and permission has been granted by the Interior Department for changing the line through the forest reserve to a route a mile and a half north of tis present position, thus Dringing It into Crescent to a June tion with the Oregon Trunk. PORTLAND FIRM IS LOSER Contract for Klamath Temple Is Awarded to Local Men. KLAMATH FALLS, July 16. (Spe cial.) The contract for the construe tion of the three-story Oddfellows' temple in this city was let today to K. E. Wattenburg. a local man, for $41 250. Two other brds were received to build the temple of brick, one from W. P. McMillan, for $41,982 and one from F. E. Scammon for $42,768. Two bids for a concrete building REPUBLICANS RECOMMENDED FOB JUSTICES OF PEACE AND CONSTABLE IN MULTNOMAH DISTRICT. J. W. Bell, for Justice of Pence. were opened. The Chleo Construction Company, of Chieo, Cal., offered to erect the temple of reinforced concrete for $44,995, and W. S. Barstow &Co.," of Portland, for $49,000. The associa tion decided to have the structure erected of brick. Home-made brick will be used and on the Main-street front and Fifth-street side, the brick is to be laid in black mortar to rep resent pressed brick. San Francisco Veterinary College. Students are admitted between the ages of 17 and 3ft. The new reinforced concrete building of this institution gives increased facilities for labora tory, dissection and clinical instruction in all branches of veterinary science. Young men desiring to take up the study of veterinary medicine should make immediate application in person, or by mail." to the president. Dr. Charles Keane, 1818 Market street, San Fran cisco. Next session will begin Septem ber 15, 1910. r Notlnsr a projectm ledge a poor pros pector struck it a casual blow with a sledice, and one of the world's famous pold mines was discovered. The poor prospector was fitratton. No wonder li cal leu this mine the Independence, for it made him Independent converting into a ricta. man S STIRRED Speeches Arouse Enthusiasm of-Delegates. . BETTER LAW IS NEEDED Perfection of System to Insure Pro tection of People's Rights- Vrged. Duty of Assembly Is Clearly Defined by Speakers. Enthusiasm was aroused to a high pitch by a series of rousing speeches made at the forenoon session of the assembly by well-known Republicans. The purposes of the assembly were de fined and Republican principles were enunciated by the speakers. Major Kennedy spoke briefly In opening the assembly, diverging from a formal statement only to declare his faith in party life through assembly work: "You have assembled here pursuant to the call Just read," he said. "The duty set forth In that call Is now up to the members of this assembly. Be lieving In this assembly as I do, be lieving that it is a necessary safeguard to the primary law, I emphasize that it is now up to you to use the very best Judgment of which you are cap able in placing a ticket before the people. I think the people will rally to our support. If every man who is a candidate is given a fair showing upon the floor of this assembly." Active Interest Proved. . A. B. Manley, In introducing the new' chairman, spoke briefly. as shouts of "we know him" greeted the speaker. Mr. Stapleton got down to a rattling declaration of Republican duties. He said: "We are here today- in pursuance of the call, which has been read, to re surrect the Republican party of this county and, by sending delegates to the state convention which Is to meet here next week, to assist in resur recting the Republican party through out the state. This gathering is a magnificent response to the all. As I listened to the roll call and the re sponse of the delegates. It seemed to me that we have a more than ordinary attendance for a gathering of this kind from every precinct, with two or three exceptions. This fact evidences to my mind the active interest taken in the work which we will here under take. "But you understand and I under stand that throughout the state, and especially in this county, there is more or less of a feeling, engendered by the constant advocacy of the theory by the newspapers and friends of the enemy, that this assembly was called to resur rect a machine, rather than for the purpose of maintaining the party organization. It is up to you, gentle men, to see that nothing is done here today to Justify the statements and prophecies which have been made by the enemy. Ticket Must Command Respect. "This assembly, as I understand it, is not here as evidence of our opposi tion to the direct primary law or any thing of that nature. It is here for the purpose of soliciting the best men of our country to run for office, that the Republican party of this state may not stand disgraced and dismembered by reason of the voluntary candidates for whom we have been required to vote in the past, six years. It is up to you to put forth a ticket which will command the respect of the entire Re publican vote of the county, remem bering that the work we do here today must be submitted to the people at the primaries following. "You have got to cut loose from that character of political work that brought about the results that were so conspicuous in this state in past years. Shall we do that? We must. We will, by- fair and open means, pro ceed with our work, and the Repub lican party of Oregon will be reorgan ized and the people will be satisfied with our achievement." When Mr. Huston moved that the elec tion of G. W. Stapleton be made unani mous, he expressed his faith in and friendship for the chairman chosen. Cries for a speech from the defeated candidate were heard, but this demand of the as sembly did not find opportunity for ex pression until , Chairman Staplston re signed the chair to C. X. McArthur for a few minutes, while he conferred on the WXI?W Claud Strahan, for Justice of Peace. mixw) Aady Weinberger, for Constable, BDOR ill I; Wm V & trrs committee appointments authorised. As Mr. McArthur assumed the gavel. th shout for Huston went up again, and the presiding officer summoned him to the platform, where he spoke -with strong feeling. Sew Evils Developed. "This is a very important cause thai we represent here, not only to the Repub licans of Multnomah County, hut to the Republicans of the state and to the entire people of the state," he said. 'BelievtnK as I do that a government like ours can be maintained oniy through assist ance of parties, believing as I do In party organization. I conceive such a gathering as that we have here, and such a cause as we are advocating, of the deepest in terest to the people of this state and of the entire country." In a brief historical review. Mr. Hus ton said that at the inception of the republic conventions had no part. "But as time passed," he continued, "conven tions were found necessary and were called to nominate for the parties, and this practice continued for many years. Certain evils developed 5ut of the con vention system and an -effort whs made to avoid them. At first those evils were most pronounced in the cities, but later spread further. In our effort toi avoid some of them, we established the direct primary law passed, and we have been experimenting with that for some time. The direct primary has cured some of the evile' complained of under older conditions but has developed others. We find that the measure is not entirely satisfactory. As we resolutely attacked all evils grow ing out of previous conditions- evolving an improvement of great value each time, we have met here today further to improve upon the direct primary and not destroy It. We hear it said that we have met to destroy the direct primary. I say that such assertions are false. We are not here for any such purpose. We "am iu ma ar.a assist ana Detter periect the direct primary, so its good features may he preserved, and we may also have in the land -the invaluable party In stitutions that play a tremendous part in our political and economic affairs. Laws Require Amendment. No law was ever passed which gave absolute satisfaction. None were abso lutely perfect when passed. They are amended and improved, as their workings demonstrate weakness or new require ments. ' In this connection the speaker referred to the Portland charter, which was pro nounced so perfect when passed that it was regarded impious to offer an amend ment for some time. But urgent needs developed, and . now amendments are made without any of the horrified clamor first greeting such efforts. So the fact that we are here gathered in assembly does not Indicate that we want to destroy the direct primary," the speaker went on, "but to make it work able. In the State of New York they are clamoring for a direct primary. The law suggested provides that the central com mittee shall recommend a ticket and that such ticket shall go first upon the ballot. That law was prepared by Gov ernor Charles E. Hughes, who was in dorsed in a strong letter by Theodore Roosevelt, and also by our honored Presi dent, W. H. Taft. "But our political opponents say that we are going to split the Republican party. A Democratic daily paper publi shed in this - city has two editorials a day on the terrible things that will hap pen to the Republican party if we hold assemblies. Every paper supporting -Bryan and Chamberlain is coming out with paroxysms over the awful fate that awaits Republicanism if the party holds assemblies." Enemies Not True Advisers. Mr. Huston asked his hearers if Lin coln conferred with Jefferson Davis, Bob Toombs and other secessionists when he was preparing to save the Union, and whether any one believed General Grant advised with Lee. Jack son, Johnston and other Southern gen erals when organizing his fight for Na tional entity. "A great deal depends upon this as sembly gathered here today, and that to meet here next week. If this as sembly is conducted judiciously, if in selecting candidates factions are dis regarded, we are safe. Conduct it fairly, openly, squarely, and I do not think there is any doubt about the result. Then the Republicans of Oregon will ratify your action at the primaries and at the polls thereafter. But it must be conducted fairly and openly, as it is going to be. That is what we are here for. And when we have finished this work we must put the shoulder to the wheel and nominate and elect every man selected here today." Wallace McCamant was called to the platform by Chairman McArthur and delivered a rebuke to the Democrats who were so presumptuous as to be lieve their apparent solicitude would be I taken as anything but false. "For several years past, said Mr. McCamant, "I have watched the stud ied efforts of Democrats to guide Re publicans away from an assembly and I have waited until today to have some man voice the indignation 1 feel be cause of this farcical interference. We do not permit an outsider to interfere in our families, but for years this great family of the Republican party in Ore gon has permitted Democrats of the state to advise them in mock solicitude in regard to the matter of holding a convention or assembly for the sug gesting of a Republican ticket and Re publican organization. Minority Party Discredited. "We have permitted them to destroy the Republican party, to interfere with our Republican work, to enter into the Republican primaries and to discredit some of the men who deserved best at the hands of the Republican electors. "I believe in the Republican party. It has had two long leases of power. In each It has enjoyed a tremendous achievement. There has been no other party In the history of the country which compares in point of achieve ment." The speaker recited the party record in the Civil and Spanish-American wars, and continued: "The party which achieved these things in the past and especially In the recent past, is capable of good service in the future. My greatest hope is to impress the members of this assembly with the idea that our purpose is to rehabili tate and revivify the Republican or ganization of Oregon. Let us go forth from the assembly, whether our indi vidual choice for nominees has been chosen or not, to maintain party prin ciples, and see that our men are rati fied by the people. We will rehabili tate the party, and will begin again to elect Republican tickets if we will stand shoulder to shoulder and sup port the nominees of this assembly." Charles B. Moores was called to the platform by strong applause, after his name was called by the presiding offi cer. "We have come here to consult together as to the best method of en tering the coming fight," said he. "We will go into the fight, not as time serving politicians, but in support of the principle which we advocate, and of the eternal right which I firmly be lieve lies in our cause." Minister Is Ardent Partisan. Rev. C. E. Cline. the only minister in the list of delegates, proved the most ardent Republican partisan on the floor during the day. He reviewed the birth of the party in the days of Lin coln and Grant, when the speaker went to war and gave attest of the highest order of his support of Repub lican principles. Mr. Cline said he had grieved much of late years over the sad state into which the Republican party had drifted in the State of Ore gon. "I feel proud to be associated with such citizenship and such Republicans as I see here.'-'