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CQRVALIiS GAZETTE. Vol. XLI. Corvallis, Benton Cotjnty, Oregon, Friday, April 8, 1904-. Na 31. The four columns below are published by the Republican Central Committee of Benton County, Oregon. ' . Edited by GEO. L. PAUL. REPUBLICAN TICKET. COUNTY. Senator W. E. YATES, of Corvallis Representative VI KG II, CARTER, of Soap Creek Sheriff J. M. CAMERON, of Corvallis Clerk- RICHARD SCOTT, of Willamette Rcorder T. T. VINCENT, of Kings Valley Commissioner L. H. HAWLEY, of Dusty School Puperintndeni Q. W. DENMAN, of Corvallis Treasurer W. P. LAFFERTY, of Corvallis A ss ess o r GEO. COOPER, of Philomath Surveyor T. M. READ, of Wren Coroner S. N. WILKINS, of Corvallis THE PLATFORM. Resolved, The we favor the permanent betterment of every highway in Benton county, without regard to the political com plexion of the section to which it leads or through which it paseea Resolved, That we favor the liberal but intelligent exenditure of public money for road improvement, under competent super vision, and limited to the employment of such methods as will provide good roads without imposing unnecessary burden on the taxpayers. Resolved, Th it we favor an administra tion of county affairs which will render un necessary a gradual increase of the taxpay ers' burden from year to year at a time when the county is free from debt, and there is no demand for heavy expenditure of county funds. Resolved, That we favor an equal and mniform system of taxation as prescribed by the constitution and laws of this state, and condemn in most severe terms a policy which discriminates in favor ot one indi vidual and (gainst another. Resolved, That we favor the strict atten tion of every county officer to his duties pre scribed for him by law, and the faithful observance of the obligations Imposed by his oath of office. Adopted by the Benton county Republican convention, March 31, 1904. SILVER OR GOLD? The managers of William R. Hearst's campaign for the Demo cratic nomination for president, are sparing no efforts to capfure every delegation from the Wesl to the St. Louis convention. Two of Mr. Hearst's emissaries have been in Oregon for some time seeking endorsement for their candidate in the form of resolutions passed by county con ventions, instructing their dele gates to the Democratic state con vention for Hearst. That the Benton county Demo cratic convention was expected to pass such a resolution is evi denced bv a telegram received from the San Francisco Exami ner, by its representative in Cor vallis, last Saturday evenitfg just after the convention adjourned. The Examiner wished to secure this resolution. But the nomination ot Mr. Avery, a gold Democrat, for state senator from Benton county ren dered impossible a compliance with Mr. Hearst's request for a resolution endorsing his candi dacy for president. The next best thing was done, however, as the following dispatch, from Cor vallis, which appeared in last Sunday's Examiner will show: 'A canvass of the members the state delegation shows "that each heartily favors William Randolph Hearst as the next presidential nominee of the Demo cratic party, and the delegation as a whole will support him at the state convention. The dele gates to this convention are: Matt Wilhelm, W. S. McFad den, Robert Johnson, Wade Ma lone, John Smith and Virgil Watters." Here we have a convention nominating a gold Democrat to run at the head of its county ticket, and electing delegates to the party's state convention who "heartily favor" the nomination of a silver Democrat for president. So fat no one has risen to claim the credit for this cute bit of political maneuvering, but refer ence to the minutes of last Sat- i - ! liriav'c pnnnAtitinn cVinnrc f Visit W. S. McFadden was chairman of the committee on resolutions, W. S. McFadden nominated Mr. Averv for state senator, and W S. McFadden is a member of the delegation which "heaitily favors" the nomination of W. R. Hearst. DOUBLY OBLIGATED. While it is the duty of every Republican in Benton county actively to support the ticket nominated by his party conven tion in this city last week, the delegates who sat in that conven tion are under special obligations. They owe a duty to their consti tuents and to the gentlemen whose names they placed upon the ticket Their responsibility did not end with the adiourmng of the con vention. The commission they accepted at the primaries imposed obligations which hold until the polls close on election day next June. As the delegates have a right to expect and demand that every man, honored with a nom ination at their hands, shall show his appreciation by striving by every honorable means to be elect ed, so in turn do their constitu ents hold the delegates responsi ble for the fate of the ticket they helped to nominate. Every aspirant for a nomina tion had equal opportunity in open convention. There was no slate. No machine or ring dic tated what names should appear upon the ticket. No list of can didates could have been named that would so nearly have repre sented all sections of the county or been more generally accepta ble. The delegate who fails loyally to support and vote for everv nominee of the convention, has a narrow sense of the obligation he assumed when he accepted his credentials. MENU IN MARION. Under the caption "Bits for Breakfast," the Salem Statesman dishes up this savory morsel. The people of Marion must have strong stomachs if a relish like this does not steal away their appetite for morning meal: "This paragrapher would like to chip in just a word or two in regard to the heated condition of "Republican" and "Old Repub lican in regard to the treatment ot Mr. Hermann and Mr. Harris by the delegates of their party in Marion county, and the publica tion of the news thereof by the Statesman. It is this. The intol erance of three or four "Old Re publicans" in Marion county has largely brought about the result that is so vociferously and hlub beringly howled aboat them. These three or four "Oldjlepub licans" have for years acted as if they owned Mr. Hermann, and when he has visited here they have caged him up and hedged him about, so that no one else could get near the throne, until the thing became nauseating to the paint of puking to all the young Republicans, and the mid dle aged ones, and a goodly share of the old ones. In fact, in street parlance "it would vomit a snipe" That is what is the matter.- Or at least that is a part of what is the matter. The men who have been kept at a distance by these three or four "Old Republicans" have turned to some one who is not owned, bottled up, caged and labeled by them. Mr. Harris seemed to be the man. All this thing was not poor Hermann's fault. It was the fault of these three or four "Old Republicans." If they had kept out of sight, and out of print, and not exhibit ed and flaunted and smeared on and tubbed in their "Oldness" and their ownership, the result would have been different. - For bearance sometimes ceases to be a virtue, and this is a case of that kind. If these 'old' ' ones would even now keep out of sight, and out of print, and not flaunt their oldness, m other words their stale ness, it would better the chances for Mr. Hermann. REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS. The Republican State Conven tion which meets in Portland, Thursday, April 14th, will trans act the following business: Nominate one man for supreme Judge. Nominate one man for Dairy and Food Commissioner. Nominate four men for - Presi dential electors. Nominate ten men for Circuit Judges and ten for District Attor neys. Nominate seven men for Joint State Senators and 12 for Joint Representatives. Elect four delegates to Nation al Convention. The Congressional Conventions which convene on Wednesday, April 13th, will each nominate one Representative for congress, and elect two delegates to the national convention. GEO. W. DENMAN. Every School Boy and Girl in the County Knows Him and Likes Him. The subject of the following sketch needs no introduction to the people of Benton county for it is doubtful if there is another person so well known to every man, woman and child in this county as Geo. W. Denman. This brief synopsis of his work in behalf of our schools and their patrons will be of interest to every one: Born in Missouri in 187 1, he came to Independence, Oregon, when seven years of age. and has been a resident of this state 26 years,' 16 of which he spent in Corvallis. He received his edu- if?'' I -i' yi'C V. GEO. W. DENMAN. cation at Independence and Cor vallis uader the tutorship of such able and prominent instructors as Prof. Frank Rigler, of Port land, ex-Supt. W. E. Yates, ex Supt. R. F. Robinson, of Port land, ex-Presidents B. L,. Arnold and John Bloss of O. A. C. On completing his common school education he assisted his father who followed his trade of stone mason, plasterer and brick layer. After helping his father for a number of years he entered the Oregon Apricultural College in 1899, graduating therefrom in 1893 with the degree of B. S. While attending college he was compelled to work evenings and Saturdays to pay expenses. By close application and untiring efforts he completed in four years the B. S. course with honor to himself and credit to his parents. After graduating from the college he began teaching, in which he was unusuallv successful, having taught for six successive terms in District No. 93, in which place he was still teaching when elected to the office he . now so efficiently fills. As county school superinten dent his record has never been equaled by any other superinten dent of our county. He has de voted his entire time and atten tion to building up the educa tional system of Benton county until it is second to none in the state. He was the first superin tendent to attempt grading the conntry schools of the county Through this scheme the pupils of the country schools were en abled to graduate in their home district and receive a graduation diploma which admitted the bearer into the O. A. C. without further examination. This filled a long felt want and has saved the citizens of our county many dollars. The idea, conceived by him, of holding parents' meetings iu the various districts of the county has been the means of arousing an interest and enthusiasm never be fore experienced in this or any other county in the state. Where possible, these meetings are held in conjunction with the Grange and the result has been most satisfactory to that organization and the schools. Numerous county superintendents through out the state are adopting this plan inaugurated by Superinten dent Denman and consider it the best method ever devised to im prove the conditions of the counT try schools. One ot these meet ings is held in Benton county every month. Superintendent Denman held the first school officers conven tion or institute ever conducted in the county. To improve and make more regular the attendance in the schools of the county he arranged monthly contests between the various districts. rne district having the highest per cent of attendance each month was pre sented with a banner purchased by Superintendent Denman out of his private purse. When a school had won the, banner three times it received a nicely-framed county roll of honor. Each pupil who was neither tardy not absent for three consecutive months received a certificate of perfect attendance. He also instituted the union picnic plan and each year holds them all over the county. At these gatherings he pays out of his own private funds many dol lars for prices' and the like. While the law only compels the county superintendent to visit the schools once a year, he has made two visits every year, spending on an average two hours in each school. The educational exhibit, show ing the work of the schools of this county, which will be dis played at the St. Xouis Exposi tion and Lewis and Clark Fair, was prepared by Superintendent Denman assisted by the Grange, and the showing made was a high testimonial to the energy of Benton's school superintendent and the efficiency of her schools. Several months ago Superin tendent Denman began the pub lication of the Benton County School Journal, a 12-page paper devoted to the interests of the schools of this county. It has a monthly circulation of 900 copies and its subscription price is but 25-cents per year. Its value to school patrons justifies the vast amount of work required of Mr. Denman to issue it each month. Not only is Benton county's superintendent popular at home, but his worth is appreciated in all sections of the state. He is secretary of the Department of Superintendents of Oregon, and responded to the address of wel come on behalf of the teachers of this state at the State Teachers' Association, held in Eugene in 1902. - Since his appointment as Dep uty Master of the State Grange for Benton county he has held a number of Grange rallys in this county; an innovation which has proved both valuable and popu lar.' . WASH New Percales and Calicos New Ginghams and Chambrays New Challies and Cotton Suitings New White Waistings WOOL DRESS GOODS New Mixed Suitings New Scotch Weaves New Etamine"andiVoiles New Mohairs, Plain and Figured New Black Dress Goods NOVELTIES New Buttons . New Waist Sets -New Trimmings New Ornaments New Stock Collars New Laces New Ribbons newBo$ieryanaUnderwcar DOMESTICS New Table Linen and Napkins New Muslins and Sheetings New Towels and Towling New Curtains and Scrims r . - ?. L miller, your produce I HATHAWAY BROS., OPPOSITE R. M. WADE'S. SOUTH MAIN ST., CORVALLIS. 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