The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, September 21, 1910, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1910. SAYSASSEMBLY D FRAUD TO ELECTCANDIDATES Silvestone in' Open Letter Ex poses Ballot Stuffing Inci dent , of "Representative" . .Republican Assembly. ,: i Open- letter : to M. C.- George,'- chair man Republican State Central commlt- tee.( ' . 'Vw;;;!-v;':., ,A,Y, w Portland, Or.. Sept. 19 1 charge, In reply tq your advertisement in the Ore gonlan,of Beptember 18, 1910,. a Re publican state-chairman, that the so called Republican, state assembly held on July 21. 1910. did not "come from the Republican voters of Oregon," nor was it -intended by Ita manipulations that It should; .that at the so-called meeung or tne Republican" State Cen tral committer on February 12, 1910, a resolution was shrewdly adopted, giving a select few of the countv cen tral committee of every county, the authority without going to the voters at all, of naming all their delegates to mis. alleged state assembly; that In pursuance of this shrewd resolution, a select few in three quarters of the counties of the' state; picked all their delegates to. this alleged state assembly without the least notification to the republican voters: v All Totes Hot Included. I further charge that the above' was In direct opposition to the unanimous resolution of your Portland Renublican club, of December 7, 1909, to the effect that all Republican voters should be requested and permitted to participate in the selection of your alleged state t assembly t ; , I charge further that not 4 per cent of the Republican voters of the state participated in the selection of S1 gates to your state, assembly which you loudly bpasted "came direct from the . people." - : - , . - No one has ever questioned the right of citizens to assemble; but I claim that under our "direct primary law. neither party, can or should use the party machinery-before the primaries for the special benefit of any one or more candidates. . I charge further that the manner of the use of the Republican party ma chlnery by the state central committee for this alleged state-assembly,' was a fraud upon many honorable men favor ing the principle of an assembly, and that Its use in any manner Is especially destructive of the equal opportunities wnich the direct primary law guaran tees to all candidates competing in the same party for the same office. The "Honorable" Meeting. I charge further, as a spectator at your so-called state assembly, and in reply to your 7 published statement of its honorable character, that the fol lowing Incident, honorable, or otherwise took place there -on the night of July 21. 1910. : ' ,. ; ,-. , t.. There were three ballots and an extra for attorney- general V r first Fallot Hart received 495 Hough 341; Hammond 242.. Total 1078. Second ' ballot Hart . received ' , 504;, Hough 447; Hammond 146. Totat 1097. Showing a gain for Hough of . 106, while Hart gained only 9, and it ap parently looked bad for Hart for tlia third ballot I charge that at this time, li p. m., Multnomah county , did - not have 200 of Its 854 delegates present; that the honorable Jimmy ' Kertchem then arose and announced that Mult nomah claimed the privilege of casting the votes of Its ' absentees; whereupon W. D. Fenton (arose and stated to the chair that Multnomah could not afford to take any such technical advantage. Did Mr. Fenton mean what he said? If he did, his silence thereafter was, to say the least, inconsistent, . J r ' Multnomah'! Tots. Now mark - what followed. On the third ballot,, Multnomah county de layed announclnglts result, and waited until all the other counties had loudly shouted their, results to the tabulators. Then I saw our honorable United States census ; enumerator, S. ,C. Beach, get J busy with the tabulators and the Mult nomah tellers to the left of the plat form and away from the Multnomah delegation. . Prominent ; and active among the tellers was our City Attor ney Frank, Grant After a close con? olave between the tellers, Attorney Kollock announced' that Multnomah had cast 868 ballots, 14 more than It was entitled to, even if the full dele gation had been" present. I charge that some honorable Multnomah delegates had stuffed, the honorable ballot box. Was there a riot , over this honorable conduct? . Did W. D. V Fenton or the Honorable Judge George., or the vlrtU' ous and right honorable C. B. Moorea rise and protest or apologize? Saatroyad BaHota. , In ' the ; recent Connecticut ' (legal) convention there was a riot over two measly extra ballots; but here In Ore gon, what a 14 honorable stuffed bal lots to honorable gentlemen coming direct from the people? " . - I then saw our honorable City Attor ney Grant' Immediately upon Kollock'i announcement of Multnomah's honor able, 868 stuffed ballots, quickly shoot those ballots into a lot of rubbish un der the platform, .and poor Hough will never, know how many he got out of those 868. "-Then Multnomah took her extra whack, and Hart, apparently the slated candidate, seoured the honorable prize, the total ballot being 1225. After these honorable and strenuous labors . in the Interests of the people, this noble assembly adjourned to Its honorable and well deserved rest for the night; for they came "direct from the people, and don't you forget it" JULIUS SILVESTONE, An open, notorlous and continuous ao- umiea insurgent tepuDiican. ' ' i WRIGHTS MAY BUILD AIRSHIPS AT PASADENA - (rnlted Press Leased Wlri.Y M Pasadena, CaU Sept 21. The Wright brothers may transfer their aeronau tical experiments to Pasadena this win ter. Membera of the Pasadena Realty Board have answered a query from Roy Knabenshue, - a pupil of the Wrights, concerning the construction of an aerodrome here, and if the flnan clal assistance the Pasadena board Is willing to offer is satisfactory a deal with the aviators will probably be con eluded. ' Knabenshue suggested that the board make a formal offer to the Wrights, The Suggestion was followed, but the nature of the proposition Is withheld It is believed, however, that the use of a tract of level land and the construe tlon of u sheds to house tha "Wright airsnips jias been proposed. Says Convention Represented Only the Interests; Rank and ' File of Republican ' Party Want None of It. OI L MAKES APPEAL 10 UNITE n SCHEME Pendleton, Or., Sept 19, 1910. To the Editor of The Journal In the voters' pamphlet Just issued the chairman and secretary of the Republican state com mittee present a labored argument urg ing acceptance by the people of the can didates nominated by the late assembly, and -therein these v gentlemen aseume surprise that It is proposed to defeat their proteges because of the manner of their presentation. If, as a private citizen, and from the ranks of the Republican party. I am permitted to reply, it May be suggested to the aforesaid gentlemen that their appearanceAnJthe scene as representing the state organization Indicates the principal reason why the mass of the Republican electorate oppose the Bow- erman ticket The fact that all the power of the party machine is being op erated to aid the assembly nominees in primary campaign, demonstrates be yond controversy that the assembly was notning nut a veuea actempi xo restore in Oregon the abominable convention system, from which -most other states are striving to escape. , Another reason for the strength of the anti-assembly sentiment is found in tha fact that the so-called assembly was In fact a convention organised and con ducted In accordance with the old rules of the political game. It waa not only contrary to both the spirit and letter of the direct primary law, but many of, its friends have persistently misrepresented both the personnel of its membership and the number of. delegates in attend ance. The truth is now patent to every thinking person that the men there gathered from most of the counties rep resented nobody but themselves, the remnants of the old political machines, or factions of the local .committees who appointed them; and that Instead of there having been present 1247 dele gates, as frequently, claimed, the en tire convocation probably did not ex ceed 800, while the remainder were straw votes cast by the several delega tions for their absent apportionment It seems to have been a sort of "I am holler' than thou" love-feast A third argument against the nomi nation of the assembly political selec tions is the very potent one that this is a contest of principles, hot of men; the people believe, and have arTisht to be lieve, that the assembly candidates, be cause they are voluntarily the- bene ficiaries of a discredited ' political sys tem, are representatives of the reac tionary element of the party, and there fore out of: touch with the forces of progress which rpropose .to restore Re publicanism to ita true atatua aa repre sentatlve of the thought and hope of the plain people. ;'1 If the ticket nominated by the assem bly shall be auocessful on the 24th of this month, rest, assured the message will flash to every namlet in the land that Oregon has repudiated the direct primary, and turned her face again toward , the flesh-peta of Egypt it will b a message of cheer to the forces of privilege, but. of gloom to the men in our sister states who are forcing the eternal fight of manhood against money. The great mass of the Republican vot ers of the state have had no part in, or sympathy with, the assembly movement They believe it to be wrong In principle, dangerous in effect and a menace to the Drogresslve Ideas of government for the triumph of which the political battles of the age are being waged. The portrait of the assembly present all the lineaments of jthe discredited convention of the past with all ita subterranean operations, sharp politics, devious meth ods and dubloua coloring. The rank and file of the party want none of H. They have aeen the stripes and scars Of two political machines impressed upon the court records and legislation of tne state, and desire no repetition of the disgrace. ; Bitter experience has taught them that Governor Hughea Bpoke truly when he aaid: , The convention as a meana of chooa lng candidates baa come to. be In moat cases a mere farce. , It cloaks the re sponsibility of the real nominators. In stead of being a representative assent bly it la: In the main a mockery of rep resentative institutions. Delegates are chosen, but leaders decide. . ' - It is not those who seek to control party machinery for the benefit of themselves and their friends who give wholesomeness to party life and afford assurances to party, success. The party life will be vigorous and ita representa tion faithful to the extent that the rank and file of its membership, representing broadly its intelligence and spirit, have opportunity to make their wishes de clslve in party action. This la not' hos tile to leadership that is worthy of the name; that will be encouraged. It is hostile to that spurious leadership which seeks through the use of public offices Jo construct a virtual despotism, whether It be to gratify an ambition for power or to fill the pocketbook, "or both." , : '. ' The contest upon next Saturday will be vital and far reaching. , It is within the. Republican party, and the defeated will be In honor bound to support the victors at the election to follow. Let there be no mlatake, no misunderstand ing aa to the issue or the time. It is popular government . against political oligarchy, and the battle cannot be de ferred until November, The Bowerman ticket espoused by the state committee, so far as It touches politics, looks to ward the Bourbon past . The anti-as sembly candidates face a progressive future. It Is a time when men who think alike must Vote together. The hope of the assembly, forcea la in divid ed opposition In the gubernatorial race and in the congressional contest of the Second district and these, with the First congressional district are strat egic polnta on the field of battle. In the eyea of the nation success or failure will be measured by the result of the vote upon these three places. Let me make a final appeal, therefore, upon every rule of common sense, and urge Republicans who believe In a direct primary' free and untrammeled, to meet the concentrated vote of the state ma chine with a united front We have the votes to sweep the state, if we do not divide our strength. The espousal of CLIFTON, 2f ia. ki(k BEDFORD, 2i la. sigh Arrow Notch COLLARS Sit snugly to the neck, the tops meet in front and there Is ample apace for the cravat ,: . 15c,2 for 25c CluettPcabody & Co.. Maker the cause of political decency assuredly does not exclude the utilization of po litical wisdom. , STEPHEN A. LOWELL. BOWERMAN APPOINTS MANY MORE DELEGATES (Salem Bima of Tbe Journal.) Balem, Or., Sept 2LAcUng Gov ernorjBowerman yesterday gave out the following list of delegates named by him for the various congresses that meet during the fall and early winter: Delegates to the National Farm Land congress to be held at Chicago, 111., November 28 to December 8: I. A. Han sen, Gravel Ford; George Bellonl, Co qullle; Charles Watson, Coqullle, and W. D. Roberts, Lampa. Delegates to the Farmers' ; National Irrigation congress to be held at Lin coln, Neb., commencing' October ; Price Roblson, Norway; 1 SinrK. Myrtle Point; Fred aiosler. II. L. Sieil ens and J. H. Radahaugh. Ov(-iiH; C, A. Peterson, Rlverton; M. Rxu.lleman, Lampa; Thomaa Devereux, BarKersburg; F. F. Eddy, Bullards; B. L. Ilurst Ban don, and F. P. .McMullon, Denmark. , Delegates to the American Mining congress to be held at Loa Angnlea, Cat. September 26 to October 1'. F. S. Bailey, Frank E. Pearce, -Emil Melzer, WV A. King, II. L. Rosa, Sydney C Lov and J. K. Romlg. Baker City, and N, E. Inhaua, George II. Foster, C. A. Northey and F. R. Mellla, Huntington. ; Delegates to the, Inter-Mountain Good Roads association, to be held at Ogden. Utah, Septembr 2J-2S: B. C Shull, Myrtle Point; W. L. Klatner and C. R. Gabeler, Coqullle; J. L. Bean, Lampa; A, Snead, Parkeraburg, and El B. 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It will be read, with interest by every man with red blood in his veins, ' ' ' -" , t- -V ' -J jTTThe leading article, "Importing a Population," is a critical jJ analysis of the system being employed by the. sugar planta tions to secure cheap labor in the Hawaiian Islands. If you are interested in the Japanese question, don't fail to read this story. f Commencing with 'this issue (October) C. E. S. Wood re sumes hisdepartment, "Impressions." It was Mark Twain, you remembef , who said that it was the difference of opinion that made a horse race interesting. The same thing is true of Mr. Wood's "Impressions.", Some people will buy the magazine for this one feature alone, and others will violently disagree with Mr. Wood's personal opinions; but, whether you agree or dis agree, you will always find them intensely interesting. TTT Beginning with the November issue The Pacific Monthly JJ will start the serial publication of "The Narrative of a Shang haied Whaleman." 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