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11 EX-OOVERNOR T. T. OE2ER ; ' t ' t Republican Candidate fcr State Senator ' PEOPLE CLIHG Fill i TO T LOSS BY FLOOD I I 1 These arc the candidate, for " ' . , : - - '.M ' ' 1 -, . .- nomination by the THE- OREGON' DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, . WEDNESDAY EVENING, . APRIL 13. , 1808. 0 ' t -A . ; RIGHT l"own Inundated hy Break ing of Great Dam at Hau-' ' . scr Lake Yesterday. -. ; w' . - - t . 1 , . . (Called frees teased Wire.) ..! " ik Their Own Hands to ' iv "Elect Senators. ' ) : 1 '- Portlano..' April !. To ths Editor1 Tho Journal Too combination Of poll f tlclnna who atarted In to take the choice '. of United States aenator out of tha ' people's hand and to bring back tha i old aoenea of boodle and bribery during tha 40 day a oi me legislative session, '" and now what tin Impossible taak they ' rook upon their shoulders. Blgns mul tiply daily that tha machine ticket la doomed. Tha morning paper, which lad .. tha aaeault on th law for popular choice of senator, has become weak and faint In It support of tha ticket -that It helnawl tn nut Into the field. Ita rO' tinrtnrm. in their rounds of the city, find abundant reason to carry, forebodings . of defeat up to the Alder street tower. Comfort la found- for tha opponanta of tha nsopU's choice of aenator only .anion those who used to go up to tha legislature, . tn the good old daya( of i a "practical" way wun "praoiioai ' mem hare for "nractical" oandldatea. Thei 4 , there ware no fol-da-rol about tha rl-ht of tha people to tha choice of aenator. Then tnere waa aoaence 01 aiacussion of principles and iaauei. Then the , method waa to extend "assistance"' be- . sought aeau In tha legislature; or to ' ftive a memoer an envelope "loaoea with long green" during the session; or to enter Into a Yentlemen's agreement" for appointment aa postmaster, or col ' lector of customs, or surveyor-general, " or United State dlatrtct attorney (or deputy, maybe), or perhapa for securing ' contracts for government work of one son or anomer traies 10 oe iudb.uii.oi ly railed for extra time or service). It waa a riot of trade and dicker and bar iter in the belle of tha etate capltol, 'where honor and Integrity and civic ' righteousness were eonaplcuoua by their .. utrrequency or aDeenoe, The people of the atate grew sick and tired of thia method of selecting men to alt tn the "highest legislative body In , the world.' Toe method brought about conflict between large conoerna for con , trol of tha aenator, and big corporations l became Involved In the eonteata and fur , Dished the ..money frequently for the oandldatea. The Interests of the people were continually sidetrackea ana over looked br the "Intereata" that had brought about the election, of . eenator, la despair of getting better resulte from so bad s method, the voters of Oregon, through the Republican party's great voting siren gtn, prougnt about a enange, that the people might choose their een atora as effectively as they chooae their governor, representative in congress and other officers. Thla change la en tirely In harmonv with the riant of the people (called "self-evident by the Declaration of Independence) to alter or ohange tnelr government In auch way aa snail serve their purposes and pro mote their welfare. Aa a result of thla change In method, two candidates for senator were nomi- ' listed by the people of Oregon both republicans two yeara ago and It re quired leas than an hour, when the leg islature met seven months lator, for the house and tha aenate to gather In Joint convention and ratify tha choice of the people. It waa a simple, easy and ef fective way to dispose of a matter that bad for many years burdened the legis lature, stifled legislation, corrupted members In either house and debauched the public conscience. It waa so satis factory aa to win commendation from all sources, Including an editorial In the Oregonlan, which praised the new method and declared It "A Milestone In History." Perhapa there were and are a number of votera who dislike the suc cessful candidates that will alwaya be the case but In a wide sense the people were pleased to And that a means had been found to choose aenators free from the debauchery and rottenness that had almost Invariably marked previous n atorial contests In Orefron. And while some politicians and their immediate boosters may now be unhappy, there are no Indieatlona that the people will per mit return to tho corrupt methods that it required so much effort to supersede with the safe and sane method now in use in Oregon. In this state It Is set tled that ail power resides ultimately In the people, and that whenever the people choose to exercise this - power It is their riant to do so. The ratifica tion by the Oregon legislature of popu lar choice of senators in 1907 marked an epoch In the development of free Insti tutions. It established tho fact -that members of the legislature are tha rep resentatives of the atate, and that a popular mandate, expressed under the forms of law, Is of binding obligation upon all public official. j In the present contest there will be1 Helena, Mont., April It. Dispatcher from Cascade early thla tnoenlng any (hat tha flood occasioned by tha break ing of tba dam at Ilauaer lake yester day Is doing -great damage, sweeping everything before It and driving fami lies in a aUte of panio to the hills. The surface-of tha flood Is black , with noflaes, haystacks, livestock and every other thing that eould be moved by the rushing water. One report Just received from that lo cality says the big steel bridge at that point is doomed u aesiruouun, ana mm nothing short of an act of provident can prevent the lower sections of Great Falls from being engulfed. Hlmller conditions prevail today In alk the towns along tha Missouri river In north ern Montana. All night long hundreds of families, women with babies In thrlr arms and with older ones tugging at their dresses kept on the move, at times not knowing which way to turn to es cape the oncoming water. . KfDorta from. Craig. In Lewis and Clarke county, and miles north of Helena, say that that town is today un der 2 feet of water. Tha Inhabitants, numbering 400, fled' to the lilt la, wh-ire they remained all night, The losses in the terrltoryaffected by the flood will be tremendous. At a late hour this morning no reports of deaths hail ha an received an v where In thla vi cinity. ,The dam which broke was re cently constructed at a coat of $1,003, 000. . Estimates made today on the )oss resulting from the breaking of the daw at Hauser I.ak e fix the figure at 1500. 000.. It la believed that the losses myl run-far above this figure when reports! from remote sections swept vy tne riooo begin to pour in. ine loss Of came ana wneep ainng tha Missouri river will be especial I j heavy, as they had no chance to escape from tha rushing water. It waa learned today that the power hous of the darn, which waa erected at Kreat cost, ecap?d destruction. The water tore nwuy a fiorUcn of tbo dam 300 feet long relei-;-ng a wall of water TO feet high and draining a lake covering 22 square miles. affirmance of the great truths pro claimed in 1P07. The cjinillcatea for th legislature who stand for popular sov erelgnty tne rifnt or tne people ti nsme their senators as well as othe officerswill be chosen by such pw nnunr.eii mammies aa to nrove mar tm votera took note of the milestone In hlft tory that was so plain as to be seen even ty tne ursRonian in ivvi. CheaDest accident Insurance Dr. Thomas' Kclectrlc Oil. 8 toon the oaln and heals tbo wound, ah druggists eii It.. Congressman VT. X. Ellis. I I Seven years In Washington; needs no Introduction. hope were purchased by Ktaber, Wolf Metzger, Jeweler, 841 Washington. KEFtTBLIOAS , 'or District Attorney 1?';' J No. 34ROUER B. S1NN0TT His Platform Tli Oath of Of floe. LIBRARY VOTING CONTEST . A 1500 library given away absolutely free. An elegant library, of S00 olumea md handsome golden oak cases will be given to the lodge, school chnrch, club or society In Portland eeou ring the largest .number of votes. Votes will be issued with paid-in-advance subscriptions to The Journal as fol lows: One year, $7.50, 750 votes, six months, J3.7S, 300 votes; ... three months, 11.95, 125 , votes; one ' month, 6o cents, 40 votes, and every merchant listed below will give with each 10-eent purchase 5ne vote At tha close otthe contest the lodge, school, church, club or, society receiv ing he largest numberof vote- will be awarded the llbrarv' complete, with cases. Current- accounts when promptly paid are entitled to votes, 1he library la on exhibition. In the Fifth street window of The Journal office, corner Ptftn P? Yamnill streets- .Ballot boxes are located at Holsman's jewelry store. 14S Third atreetr White Front drug store, 138 Grand avenue: Watta-Mattntea drug store. J75 Russell atreet, where all votes should be deposited. Trade with tha following mercbanta and get busy with the votes! W. & VUXXyjJL ft CO, dry goods, , clothing and ghoea, 180 to S84 East Mor rison gtretx, Jyj X. KOTJSUAir. Joweler, 14 Third street. Main sins. - O. II. HOP8TBATEB. photographer. ieoH mira atreet. facino itzo. KABDEIiT TKAKSFS ft STOJt- aoi ouH orrice ana warehouse 111-113 worth sixth street. Main 168S. A-1685. j TUB 8. H. BBAXSTABD OOn sporting SJVUUB, Kmm vrrnuu ivvHua, kom Ids. , XiXBEBTY COAX, t IOB OO- office 1 Sll Fine atreet Home A-3 II 4. Main VUZiCAST COAX OOn offlos 8 iS Burn. aide atreet. Main ill 9, A-HY76. STSCR ft OBTEB merchant tailors. Z2t Btark atreet. tTcirio iuv. , OBsaolf JTEW8 CO., cigars and news. it) Bixta atreet , W. B. XZmITT, plumbing and gas fit ting, out wmiama avenue, juast izo. B. A. WXLSOH'B WH3TH VMOm a 'uua BzggB, isa urana aye. Jti S658. A. EC WBtEW, grocer, 1S8 Grand avenue, u-iuhi, iest TEE KODE& BAXBEB BSOV, finest anop in tne city, hj. etxtn street. MASOSTXO TEKPSB OBOCEBT, 880 Tarn hil, corner Park. Main 5521, OSZCASO KABKET, ments, 1ST Third street. Ai&in 418. , MOBBiaew etxctbioatj co, ji xast Morrison street. East xixa, tt-itzi. "WATTS-MATTaXEU CO druggtstc, a,nusseu street, mamt oa. SB. M. X. WBIOKT, dentist, ' 842 U Washington, corner Seventh. Main till. ALICE BIWEB, fine millinery, , 419 Washington street. SHARKS ft FAYSE, wood dealers, van! Eaat eighth and Main streets. as ' BOTPTEB-JTUT BBS AD CO, corner Second hand Columbia streets; retail .145 .Third atreet - , , w XOOBB BBOg east side news deal ers and confectionery. Williams avenue and Russell street East 4701. . ' js. a. aioAOAUB, Dicyciea and sport ring goods, , Williams Avenue aad Knott Street. East 242. , ' WTr.T.Tawr mvh . wwrswv . wm TORY, umbrellas and leather goods, 644 Williams ave. C-I004. . i TATXiOB ft 1T1HTOS gas fitting. 108 JPlne street. , TAIi BaABXET, meats and fish. 130 Orand avenue, B-1888, East 411. - ' 7 -L-rr "Tt jibiihw man uovuiiui, iv union ave. DJast 109a. OBnanVT.wr wna . . MarThaTl and Uti T stT' Both phoned .S0ZaZAVBJ OBOCEBT, 271 Bus- . am.MT, groceries, 492 Washington st Main llfiV " " barber, 842 Williams ITTe lr.-,--r 7-"Vf P5r ana r jhuuiouh bi, iUSin 1S7J,;( mx. to. sktts, florist 160 Fifth at opp. Meier & Frank. Main 721 k " mr OtTSSW flTTT nvnnrn ft. nr wwmmv, unuia ays. xuaat J588. sUaal 8XHB rtTEI, OOLong or short wnnri n.ir.si- .v., y?..... and yard Thlrty-sUtt and Hawthorne w. u. oss. BO I, Vlnsmlth. 285 Grand aistant "MaTn 1874. Ill eth at a5ra??( ffiE.Sk "Wrtln, " v m aag AVVeis ' ware, tnechanlea; tools and cutlery, joi vu bi. main vi(, . . end vn.Tr. ; 818 Burnilde: Pacifio 2b4T. wfQn WOODIiAWir ZtAUBDBT CO-Rough PJ7- Finished ' Work. Woodlawn ujoiui, Mum wwt, eow.cth st - -COLUMBIA RSK 00Flsh. oysters. 5?Ja7' SSiliW VCi 9. W. Bir!WWT!T.T. a. nn ' . jawn iVcaislTlr 16 Union av ruaiwuro TBBT ft AWNXKO OO- tents and awnings, window awnings and porch curtains a specialty. H N. Front eai estate and invest "ents. .Room 411 Corbett bldg. Mato 860. . REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR Along ouestlons of "national rojlcy I am atrongly In favor of the Sdoptioa of a permanent and liberal system of improvements on our. rivers mi nr bors. and thla la one of the foremont ftnafra nf Interest, eeoeolallv to the people of the Second district, inciuaing It iliwia. ui much nf the sreat Inland Empire In eastern Oregon, and extend ing to Portland and Astoria with their great and growing, commercial impr ests, and tho Columbia liver, which la the second in Importance In the United State favors aa Open Blrer. firarcelv anv other matter la of eo much Imnorlnnc t -the Deonle Of thla district aa the securing of a deep chan nel In the Columbia serosa the bar. and at least to Porilan.i. continuing an open river aa far inland a money can provide that result. I shouU like to a a n double track railroad down both nar.ka of the river, but this would not lesaen tbs necessity for a deep channel to tne sea. I am tn favor n. a rontintintion of the reclamation service as one of IneatlmaMe Importance to the people cf tne grat west: ot r. rreHt rFnvo tem that vhall preserve uur ratio-tnl foreets arid sreat wetc-nhPf-B. vliil giv ing the beet THillle prlvllcgoa to set tlers and stockmen. Tot Lfalted Tarlf Sevtsloa, I am In favor of malntninlng the pro tective tnrlf f principle In our lonlsln- tlnn an rAfru! a nfi hiiuri)r. thnt it Mllil 1 not be tu-ed for ttie unjust sccumulii ion of weslth in the Lands of any Interest, and bolleve the present schedi-les should in some particulars oe revise-i at once. PLACE. X AT NO. 70 TOIl , i ' ' t ' c ' " i t - ..'1 4 lfce-V f '? ,,'"SJ mmm tkwi WHO ARE PLEDGED TO STATEMENT NO 1. PRINCIPLE, NOT A SCRAMBLE FOR OFFICE. ANTI-MACHINE POLITICS. For Joint Representative 37 BELT, W. C For Senator 39 ALBEE, H. R. . 47 KELLAHER, DAN 50 NOTTINGHAM, C. W. 5) SELLING, BEN 54 WILLETT, A. H. For Representative 55 ABBOTT, JAMES D. 57 ALTMAN, B. C. 62 BRADY, FfED J. 64 BRYANT, J C. 66 CASSIDY, J. F. 68 CLEMENS, W. J. 69 COUCH, K C. . ' 71 DAVIS, L M 79 jaeger, e. j. 83 mahone, l. d. 8 Mcdonald, chas. j. 87 OR TON, A. W. L. L. CROUCH Bepublioan Candidate for IVPRLSLNTATIVL HONESTY, JEOONOMY, RFFICIENCY. BEST ROADS POSSIBLE. Favors Closing Bridges' Morning and .Evening. A. H. WILLETT In declaring myself to the Republi cans of Multnomah oountr for utate Senator I do so as a business man ai'd not aa a POLITICIAN. My addrees is man to leave my business and campaign In the usual manner. To my friends 7 ask tbelr support If they think J ' merit It To other voters who do not know me. Investigate. I will, If elected, serve tha people and support Statement No. 1. !. Frank Bollam ' ' :' ' "y v . t ;;'' t .. i . i REPUBLICAN CAN DIDATE TOR REPRESENTATIVE First appearance before the people for , political office. Resident of Portland for 17 rears, in business on weat aido; residence erst aide. 1 1 in i mm ii w mmi rir iTMn n irnr i n i i i i i i i i m nmn ttt n ii-w.r-t r " - - P 4j i " J-5 v!ir ' i , ( IjEjjmlJ.m 2).. 1 f "f 91 X T. J. KREUDER REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR County Commissioner The Coroner Should Be" a Physician.- Dr. Ben.L.Norden NO. 101 REPUBLICAN CANDI " DATE FOR County Coroner, f"lV-pJ.iti' 11111 "" "-""7". Indorsed by Medical Pro-1 k - . fession. ' SO Years in Portland. : Many minutes and miles closer to Portland than any other beach resort on the Pacific coast. Means one and a half more hours at the beach every trip. Over 1,000 large lots. Five-thousand-dollar hotel site. -Best sand beach and warmest water for bathing within 500 miles. The land has been platted, the company organized, and you now have an early opportunity to select a beach lot. The earliest choosers will secure the best locations. There are lots on the sand beach, lots on the greensward behind and lots commanding a magnificent view from the highlands in the rear. Call at our office for par ticulars or write at once. DELAURA BEACH COMPANY Room 5 Lafayette Bldg., Cor. Sixth and Washington . v, "' r t s J . f .-if i f 1 5
