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THE ENTERPRISE.
OREGON CITY. OREGON, MAY 1st. 174
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
For ConTet
GEO. A. LaDOAV, of Umatilla.
- For Governor I
L. F. GROVER. of Marion Go.
For Secrtaryof Statci
S.F. GIIADWICK, of Douglas.
For tttate Treamirert
A. II. BROWN," of Baker.
For State Printer!
M. V. BROWX, of Linn.
Hnprrlntrnilrnt ot Publlr Inntrurtion :
E. J. DAAVXE, of Marion.
0 DISTRICT NOMINATIONS.
FOR JmOE FOURTH DISTRICT,
E. I). S1IATTUCK,
Of Multnomah County.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
. II. Y. THOMPSON,
or Multnomah County.
For Prosecuting Attorney, First District.
II. K. II.VNNA, or Jackson County.
Forjudge or Second Judicial District,
tm F. MOSUKIC, or Douglas County.
For Prosecutinp Attorney,
C. YV. FITCH, or lane County.
For Prosecuting Attorney. Third District,
J. J. WHITNEY, of, Linn County.
For Prosecuting Attorney, Flftli District,
W. R. LASSWKMi. or Craiit County.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
TICKET.
For State Senator:
A. IP. II IP D Vi E S.
For Representatives:
Henry .AlcGriiii 11, J. "W
Caiiio, L S. Noyor,
J.M.Iioecl,
For County Judge :
L. W I I I T K.
For County Commissioners:
.T. A. Pielcl, A. .1. Cason.
For Sheriff:
O. IP. B H A T I E.
For County Clerk :
FRANK W. FOSTER.
For County Treasurer :
.T. IJ. W A It 13.
F-r Assessor:
L. E W E L Ju F
J. II.
For School .Superintendent :
W. W. !M'0 II ELAND.
For Surveyor:
GORIIAM I3IJIDCrE
For Coroner :
II. STRAICfHT.
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Governor G rover will speak at the
following times and places:
EuZf-nc City. May May 1
Albany, Saturday
Corvnllis, Monday
Dallas, Wednesday
l,atayett' Thursday
Salvia, Saturday
Oregon t ity Monday
Portland, Tuostlay
Hillsooro, Wednesday
The Dalles, Friday
Pendl'-ton, Monday
Weston, Tuesday
Jm Orande, Thursday
Union, Friday
Raker City, Saturday
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Speaking at 1 t(.'clock, p. ni., each day,
except at Portland an4 The Dalles, at
at which places it will begin at 7H, p. in.
Opposing candidates are invited to join
in tlio canvass.
The Convention.
"Last Saturday the County Demo
cratic Convention met at this place
and noniiuated. a full county ticket.
; State Senator. Capt. A. F. Hedges.
Capt. Hedges, the present sheriff,
is a pioneer, having resided in this
county for more than, twenty years,
is well and favorably known. He
has been identified with some of the
leading enterprises for the develop
ment of this county, and has expe
rience as a legislator, rendering him
euiineti'.ly fit for the position for
which he is nominated.
For Representative, J. W. Cain,
Henry McGngin, I S. Noyer and
J. M. Reed. J W. Cain, 6t Oswego,
who has resided in Oregon for more
than twenty years, pf.rt of the time a
resident of Washington county, but
for G or 8 years a resident of Oswego
in this" county. He is a live man.
P. S. Noyer, of Beaver Creek pre
cinct, who came to this county with
his father when but u youth. His in
terests are identified with the people
of this county, a farmer by occupa
tion, and is a stirring enterprising
young man. Henry McGngin, of
Cascades precinct, also a farmer, is
justice of the peace for his precinct,
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and is held in respect by all those
acquainted with him. John M.
Reed, of Spring Wattr jrecinet, is a
young man of .more than ordinary
promise, highly esteemed wherever
known.
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For Sheriff, C. F. Beatie, who has
resided in thH county for more than
twenty years, holds by appointment
the position of County Treasurer,
was Deputy Sheriff during the first
year of the present term, and has
filled the position of Assessor five
years during his - residence in this
county, a farmer by occupation.
F. V. Foster, the nominee for
Clerk has resided in Clackamas coun
ty since early childhood, a farmer by
occupation, having tho requisite
clerical ability to mike an efficient
clerk; and though not personally
known all oyer the county is held in
high esteem wherever personally
Vrown. making the tight man forth
place to which lie will undoubtedly be !
assigned by a majority of the voters
of this county on the first Monday of
June next.
Col. W. Li. "White is the nominee
for County Judge, which position ho
now holds by appointment of the
Governor. Though he has held the
position but a short time yet suffi
ciently long to demonstrate his abil
ity to fill the position with credit to
himself.
A. J. Cason and J. A. Fields were
nominated for County Commission
ers. The' are good, common sense,
practical men, and have long resided
in the county, are familtar with its
wants, and in connection with the
nominee for County Judge will make
an efficient County Board to whom
the interests of the county may be
safely intrusted.
J. P. Ward the nominee for Treas
urer, J. H. Lewellen for Assessor,
Gorliam Bridges for Surveyor, W.
W. Moreland, Superintendent, and
Dr. II. Straight for Coroner, are all
young men well qualified for the po
sitions to which they have been nom
inated. The ticket is made up mostly of
farmers, and so far as we have been
able to find out, it will receive in all
parts of the count- a precursor of
earnest united effort, and a conse
quent Democratic victory. Through
out the country precincts more than
usual interest was taken in the pri
maries, resulting in the selection of
delegates mostly jouiif; men who
have not hitherto participated in po
litical conventions, and though there
were a number of aspirants for sev
eral of the positions, yet the results
were so squarely and fairly reached
as to lead to the conclusion that the
candidates were the choice of a ma
jority of the part-. It is only one
month till the election will be held,
a short period, and yet sufficiently
lone: if the time is well improved to
achieve a signal triumph. Then let
us to the work unitedly and with a
hearty good will, and the day will be
ours.
Parlies A lliijity--Antagonism.
Parties cannot exist, except where
in any community or country the
people are divided in sentiment
not to say diversity, which may exist
to such an extent that no sufficient
number entertain similar views to
form the basis of a party, but rather
result in factions and feuds. Parties
then can only exist and be main
tained in a community or countrj'
where a considerable portion of the
people embrace ideas sufficiently
similar to form a basis of union, and
another or other considerable por
tions of the same community enter
tain views or opinions in common
with each other and antagonistic to
the other position of the people. A
careful analysis of these affinities
and antagonisms is instructive and
amusing. In some instances the
affinity is genuine and earnest con
stituting a power, the antagonism
real and definite, making a positive
element of opposition. In such
instances the conflicts are resolute
and determined, testing the strength
and developing the weakness of the
form of government. In this condi
tion of things the study of politics
is a duty on the part of every citizen
interested in the welfare and pros
perity of tho country.
"Whenever a party adopt as a creed
principles consitent with each other
and in accord with the theory of the
existing government, they thereby
occupy an invulnerable position, un
less, indeed, there is a preponderat
ing element of the people opposed
to the existing form of government.
A party having a correct creed may
adopt wrong policies and thereby be
liable to overthrow on tho mere
ground of erroneous policy.
We are led to this train of thoughts
by the recent party movements in
this State. The Douglas county
union of antagonisms, and antago
nism of unions, presents a theme for
the careful study of the politician.
"Can the Etheopian change his skin
and the Leopard his spots." Aro
the principles of the Radical Repub
lican and Borbon Democrats identi
cal? is the difference a myth? Some
piously inclined say the millennium
has dawned, that the "Lion and the
lamb lie down together and a little
child lead them." Truly, politics
makes strange bed fellows. At this
particular juncture when the word
reform is on every tongue and crim
ination and recrimination on the
charge of official corruption are ban
died by the respective parties, this
shaking hands across the bloody
chasm by the old political antagonists
presents an anomaly demanding se
rious thought; one of two things fol
lows as a consequence, namely: That
there is a collusion in corruption on
the part of the old antagonistic par
ties, or that the indications of cor
ruption on the part of the new or
Independent party is so overwhelm
ing as to bring about amicable rela
tion with former opponents, to avert
threatening calamities, or more prob
ably, on the principle that there is
but one step from the sublime to the
ridiculous, and that in this particular
instance in that particular locality,
that step has been taken.
Knows Him. The Coos Bay Xeics,
speaking of the Ring nominee for
this District says: " Johnson is one
of the clique who imported Wres-
tling Joe" Nixon to this State in the
Finice Caruthers case: a worse nom-
icfition could cot haye beta sade."
How it is Received.
It is a pretty well settled fact that
the result of a convention will tell
which side the people are on almost
as well as an election. The result of
Saturday's Convention is now being
seen. The people, and especially
the Democratic portion of them, are
happy at the bright prospect before
them, while the Radicals- are crest
fallen and disheartened. They see
the tide of public opinion drifting to
the Democratic shores, and they try
to hide their discomfiture by drop
ping all but two or three of their
candidates whom they hope to swap
into office. The people do not want
men in the legislature who would
rob their brothers and partners, or
who have no interest in Oregon's
welfare, having their families in
other States. Neither do they want
men to handle their money who are
doing a broker's business, buying
county warrants at a big discount to
speculate on. We can be more
specific if our Radical friends desire
us to be. Neither do we want a man
in office who collects city taxes in
coin and pays them in script. These
facts are pretty well established, and
we shall take pleasure in letting the
voters know from time to time a few
of the Radical candidates' shortcom
ings. The. nomination of a majority
of the Radical ticket was a cold under
handed lick at the honest upright
men of that party, and it is receiv
ing, as it deserves to, a very weak
support. What "a contrast! The
Democratic ticket is composed of
hard workinir. honest and deserving
men, while the liadicai ucKet is com
posed of men who do not pretend to
do anything but make their living
without work, and depend on office
holding for a living; they are of the
stripe to sell out their constituents
for surveying contracts. Is it any
wonder that a ticket composed of the
honest yeomanry of the county, as
is the one nominated last Saturday,
should be received heartily by an
honest and free com mnn'ty who have
an interest in the welfare of our
young and growing State. Let the
friends of honesty and true reform
be vigilant, active and up and doing,
and they will roll up a handsome
majority on the first of June next.
Those Radical schemers who forced
themselves upon that party are men
who will not hesitate to take any ad
vantage, or use any means in their
power to clothe themselves in official
robes, and once in office, they would
fleece the tax-payers to make up for
expenses. Let Democrats be on
their guard; and they can be headed
off on every turn of the political
course.
I.a Dow and N'esmith.
We hare been permitted to peruse
a letter written by Hon. J. W. Nes
mith to Col. George A. La Dow, on
the Gth instant, says the Pendleton
Tribune, in which he congratulates
Mr. La Dow upon his nomination
for Congress, and expresses a most
earnest desire that the Colonel may
be successful. He adds: "If there
is anything that I can do to aid you,
you have but to command me." This
silences at once and forever tho ca
lumny that Col. Nesmith is opposed
to Col. La Dow's election.
It is perhaps proper in this con
nection to say that Col. La Dow has
been threatened with a severe billions
attack; and as a consequence he is in
no proper condition to enter upon a
campaign. He has made two
speeches this week, in this county;
but when we saw him yesterday even
ing he was evidently suffering from
an attack of " dumb ague" or some
thing very similar. It is his inten
tion to visit the Valley; and he has
telegraphed to Mr. Williams that he
will meet him in debate; but up to
this writing the Colonel has received
no reply from Mr. Williams. If Mr.
La Dow regains his ordinary health
in time, the Orffonjon and other
maligners will accertain that he is
anything but a " dead cock in the
Pit-"
Mr. La Dow is not -a stumper.
He is the poorest stick ever nomi
nated by any party for Congress
poorer even than Tim. Davenport.
Ho can't make a speech, and we pre
dict he never will meet Mr. Williams.
Yet Mr. La Dow undoubtet.lv will
get the greater part of the Demo
cratic vote of the State. Bulletin.
Oh! ye hypocrite, tell us not of
Hiram Smith! You will have your
fond delusion shaken to the earth
before the campaign is ended. At
the time Dick Williams started out
canvassing Mr. La Dow was busy at
tending Court, which was then , in
session at Pendleton. Williams
would not go to Eastern Oregon to
open the campaign, but wanted his
opponent to come to the Willamette
Valley ,-the only place where Dick
is known, and then return to Eastern
Oregon. As before stated, Mr. La
Dow had several important cases in
Court that required his presence and
attention, and which prevented him
from accepting Williams' proposition
But Williams thought it best to stay
where he was known, and not risk
his scalp away from the Custom
House brigade. The Bulletin is cor
rect when it says "Mr. La Dow will
get the greater part of the Democrat
ic vote." He will also get the votes
of all Republicans who are opposed
to having the State represented by a
paid attorney of the Custom House
Rinsr.
A Washington dispatch says it is
generally believed that tho veto of
the currency bill will have great in-
; fluence oc national politics.
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Proceeding of the Democratic Con
vention. Oregon City, April 25, 1874.
The Democratic Convention- for
Clackamas county met at the Court
House pursuant to adjournment, and
was called to order by W. L. White,
Chairman.
John Lewellen was chosen Secre
tary, and T. J. McCarver Assistant.
The vacancy from Pleasant Hill
precinct was filled by the appoint
ment of S. B. Franklin.
On motion a committee of five on
order of busitess was appointed by
the chairman, as follows: Hiram
Straight, A. Carmichael, W. L. Bar
clay, H. McGugin and J. W. Caine.
Report of committee on order of
business was called for, whereupon
the Secretary read the following re
port which was adopted:
1st. The committee recommend
the adoption of the State Democratic
platform adopted at the Albany Con
vention on the 18th of March, 1874,
as follows:
Therefore be it Besolred, That said
platform is hereby adopted as the
platform of the Democratic party of
this county.
2d. The nomination of State Sen
ator. 3d. The nomination of four Rep
resentatives. 4th. The nomination of Sheriff,
oth. TTio nomination of County
Clerk.
Gth.
Judge.
The nomination of County
7th. Nomination of two County
Commissioners.
8th. Nomination of Assessor.
Oth. Nomination of Treasurer.
10th. Nomination of Surveyor.
11th. Nomination of School Sup
erintendent.
12th. Nomination of Coroner.
Kith. The election of the ticket.
A. Carmichael,
II. A. Straight,
K W. L. Barclay,
J. W. Cain,
Henry McGcjin,
Com. on Order of Business.
On motion the tellers of the form
er convention were appointed to act
at this convention, viz: Thos. Sell
wood and Dr. J. Welch.
On motion the convention jiroceed
ed to nominate one State Senator.
A. F. Hedges receivin j a majority of
all t lie votes cast was declared the
nominee of the convention for State
Senator.
On motion the convention proceed
ed to ballot for four Representatives
at once. P. S. Noyer, J. W. Cain
and II. McGngin having received a
majority of all the votes cast, were
declared the nominees of the conven
tion for Representatives. The con
vention then proceeded to ballot for
another Representatives.
On the second ballot John M. Reed
received a majority of all the votes
and was declared the nominee for the
Legislature.
On motion adjourned until l1. p.
m.
AFTERNOON SKSSIoy.
the convention to order.
The convention then proceeded to
ballot for candidate for Sheriff. C
F. Beatie having received a majority
of all the votes cast was declared the
nominee of this convention for Sher
iff.
The convention proceeded to bal
lot for County Clerk. F. W. Foster
having received a majority of all the
yjtcs cast was declared the nomi
nee for County Clerk.
The convention then proceeded to
ballot for County Judge. W. L.
White having received a majority of
the votes cast w as declared the nomi
nee for County Judge.
The convention then proceeded to
ballot for two County Commissioners.
J. A. Fields and A. J. Cason having
received a majority of all the votes
cast were declared duly nominated
for Commissioners.
The convention proceeded to bal
lot for Assessor; John Lewellen hav
ing received a majority of all the
votes cast, was declared the nominee
for Assessor.
The convention proceeded to bal
lot for Treasurer; J. P. Ward having
received a majority of the votes cast,
was declared the nominee.
The convention proceeded to bal
lot for Surveyor; Gorham Bridges
received a majority of all tho votes
cast, and was declared the nominee.
On motion W. W. Moreland was
nominated for School Superintendent
by acclamation.
On motion, Dr. Hiiam Straight
was nominated for Coroner by accla
mation. "The election of the ticket" was
put and unanimously carried.
On motion, it was voted that a
County Central Committee of three
be chosen.
On motion it was ordered that tho
chair appoint said committee.
The chairman appointed on said
committee, as follows: A. F. Hedges,
chairman, A. Carmichael and Henry
McGugin.
On motion, it was voted that the
Secretary furnish a copy of the pro
ceedings of this convention to the
Oregon City Enterprise for publi
cation. On motion the convention adjourn
ed sine die.
W. L. WHITE, President.
John Lewellen, SecrctarieS
T. J. McCarver,
No Office-Seeker. Prof. Camp
bell, the Independent candidate for
Governor, was a candidate before
the Legislature in 1870 for Superin
tendent of Public Instruction. He
was nominated by the Independents
of Polk county this spring for Coun
ty Superintendent of Schools and
was a candidate before the Albany
Convention for State Superintendent
of Schools and was beaten. Now he
is nominated for Governor by tho
" Reformers." He was never known
to decline an office. He is a bolter,
but not an office-seeker! He don't
seek an office, oh, no! Lafayette
Courier.
We owe an apology to the editor
of the Baker City Herald for having
! credited an article from his paper to
the. Baker City Democrat. We shall
try and be a little more careful in
' future.
COURTSSr OF BANCROFT LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
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Our Special Washington Letter.
Washington, April 13, 1874.
Tho speech of Senator. Jones, of
Nevada on the currency question,
has been the topic of conversation
for the week, and as it is regarded
as the ablest effort heard from the
the Pacific coast since the days of
Baker, I will give a brief account of
the argument and the causes which
led to its delivery. The speech, if
not as replete with classical erudi
tions as that of Mr. Schnrz, on the
same subject, was at least more
homely, pungent and clear. On
Wednesday the banking and curren
cy bill WT5S called up for the consid
eration of the Senate, and the debate
was begun by Mr. Davis, of Maine,
who entered into a dreary waste "of
figures to show that tho State of
Maine should be selected as the ba
sis of the proposed additional nation
al circulation. Mr. Sherman made
some remarks, after which Morton
got on his financial legs, which, by
the way are quite as shaky as his
real legs, and proceeded to point out
the great necessity of an increased
paper circulation. He became elo
quent and angry in turns, he quoted
from the Presidents message to show
that there is no more currency in the
country than is necessary for the
dullest season of the year, and was
arguing from this, that if we have
o ily currency enough for the dullest
season how necessary it is to inflate
for the benefit of the busy season.
At this point Senator Jones arose to
his feet and asked the financial Mor
ton a question. He desired to know
why the States of Texas, California
and Nevada, with less resources,
than most of the States of which he
(Morton) spoke find no difficulty in
having plenty of gold ? Morton re
garded him with a patronizing, pity
ing sort of look, for Senator Jones
is a new member and being a rich
man is not supposed to know anthing.
The great Indiana financier proceed
to enlighten the neophyte Jones by
saying: " So far as Texas is concern
ed I am not so well advised about
that State, but I can say in regard to
California and Nevada that I believe
their banks from the very first refus
ed to receive the legal tender cur
rency in that country. Calif rnia
has shut it out and it is the greatest
blunder she has ever made; it has
slood in the way of her prosperity
all the time. Both California and
Nevada are ruining States; and wiieu
they insist that the currency shall be
gold, I answer that that is to make
the currency that which they pro
duce." To the great astonishment
of the Senate, and the still greater
disgust of Morton, Senator Jones
did not weaken in the least. He
very coolly and quietly repeated his
question which Morton, through a
lack of comprehension, failed to an
swer. The scene was becoming in
teresting. The senators dropped
their pens and their conversation,
while the galleries, which so myste
riously fill up in an instant when
anything unusual occurs, became
silent and sympathetic. Old Morton
looked somewhat as a bully does
when he receives a well merited blow
from some unexpected pugilist. He
stared at Senator Jones with a bewil
dered expression of astonishment,
and made a second attempt to com
prehend and answer the very perti
nent inquiry of the Senator of the
" Silver State," but with worse suc
cess than before, for Jones knocked
his silly reply to pieces in a few
short sentences, that rn-de the gal
leries echo with laughter, and Mor
ton appeared more foolish than
before. He proceeded to demolish
all the theories of the inflationists,
and in a clear convincing argument
showed how specie payment may be
resumed at no distant day. On the
whole, his speech was filled through
out with clear financial wisdom.
Morton's 's discomfiture was so com
plete that it was painful to witness,
and Logan twisted about in his chair
as if he felt ridiculous, and for the
first time probably felt as he always
looks.
For the first time this session, on
Wednesday last, was witnessed the
advent of those familiar sounds, of
the. lobbj", in the "cave." Under
the pretense of developing the min
ing interests of the country, the lob
by came out in full force and its
influence was again perceptible.
The whole tiling was about Mr.
Sntro's tunnel. This Hebrew gen
tleman came to Washington some
years since and procured the passage
of a bill, so contrived as to enable
him to sink a mine at somebody
else's expense. Mr. Sutro says that
his mine will drain all the others,
and therefore Congress, in its wis
dom, enacts that the others, whether
willing or not, shall pay for Mr.
Sutro's work. Whereupon the other
mines come forward and protest
against Mr. Sntro's style of draining
and assert that they can drain their
own mines in their own way. With
a much injured look Mr. S. then ap
pears in Washington and the result
of his visit is apparent in the exer
tions of the lobby during the last
week. Mr. Page, of California,
treated the house to a historical
sketch of Mr. Sutro. It is scarcely
necessary to say that Ado ph does
not appear in a very pleasing
light in this short biographical
sketch, as in it ho was charged with
being a designing foreigner; that
after inveigling the honest miners of
Nevada into agreeing to his system
of drainage, ho did not go to Europe,
as he pfomised, to raiso money for
this enterprise, but coming to Wash
ington he got Congress toinv st him
with certain privileges, innch to th
I detriment of the miners, and has had
mourn uere ever since a ioboy dis
tributing influence for the further
support of his nefarious scheme.
After the conclusion of this little
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pffort, ft vote was taken, with a tri
umph for the lobby. Sweet are the
spoils after the battle. Many a mem
ber with Sutro's stock i i his pocket,
went home feeling that he had not
labored in vain.
The District Investigation drags
its slow length along without devel
oping anything of consequence
against the corporate authorities; at
least nothing to justify the hue and
cry that has been so industriously
raised by the memorialists. It has
been proved that some people have
made money, but no more than was
legitimate according to the laws of
society governing- labor and trade.
The result is decidedly depressing
for the prosecution, and cheering to
the friends of improvement and pro
gress. Oregon matters have not figured
very, prominently in the Congres-j
sionai reports for the past fornight.
There is very little doubt but the
committees of both the Senate and i
House will report favorably on the j
bill of the Portland, Dalles and Salt
Lake R. R., though it is now impos
sible to predict as to its fate when
brought up for the final considera
tion of the Senate and House, it be
ing believed by many that it will
there meet with much opposition.
R. D. M.
Political Items.
The Democratic ticket in Curry
county is as follows: For Joint Rep
resentative, S. Fitzhugh; County
Clerk, J. B. Tichenor; Sheriff, Asa
Carman; County Commissioners,
Chas. Zumwalt and A. J. Edson;
Treasurer, John Wilkinson; Assess
or, Randolph Tichenor; Surveyor,
F. W. Colebrook; School Superin- !
tendent, Geo. Merriman; Coroner, I
Peter Glinn.
At the Democratic Convention for
Linn county, last Satnrduy, the fol
lowing ticket was nominated: State
Senators, J. F. Hendrix, S.D. Haley,
Thomas Mnnkers; Representatives,
C. P. Bnrkhart, Joseph Hamilton,
A. W. Stanard. T. Shelton, G. F.
Crawford, B. R. Hoult; Commission-
G. A. Hill; Sheriff, R. C. lUce ;
Treasurer, James Shields; Assessor,
R. Curl; School Superintendent, J. j
W. Weatherford, Surveyor, M. C. j
Bryant; Coroner, P. Grigsley.
The following ticket was nominat- j
ed by the Democrats of Benton ;
county; State Senator, M. Shannon;
Representatives. J. F. Hughes, M. t
W. Simpson ami Vernon Mulkey; j
County Judge, E. Holgate; County -j
Commissioners, Britten Wood and
Win. Canthorn: Sheriff J. S. Pal- j
nier; Clerk; Perry Baxter; Assessor,
Wv. II. Johnson; Treasurer, Wm.
Henkle; Surveyor, Paul Winstrow;
School Supt., E. A. Miluer; Coroner,
Dr. T. J. Right..
The Democrats and Republicans
in Douglas county have united upon
a ticket composed as lollows:
For State Senator the Republicans
nominated H. il. Brown; Represen
tative, A. H. Woodruff; Sheriff, E.
Livingstone; Treasurer, J. B. Noble;
County Commissioner, J. Applegate; I
Assessor, L. Buell; Surveyor, Peter j
Applegate. j
The Democrats nominated for Rep
resentatives J. F. Rice, James Rich-
ards and J. II. Bean; Judge, j
Brown; Clerk, J. D. Van ' Bnren ;!
School Superintendent. O. A. 1
Grnhhs; Commissioner G. J.
Calla- I
han; Coroner. Dr. Venable.
City Election. Next Monday is
the day of the election of municipal
officers. This election has generally
went by default. Two years ago the
voters rallied to the Democratic
standard and elected an honest, eco
nomical and efficient c orps of ofSe rs.
Last year the Republicans carried
the day, and the resut is an increase
of the city debt; tax-payers who paid
coin for taxes were credited with
script. Do our citizen desire
a continuation of Radical misrule?
We hope not. Then come out and
help elect a Democratic ticket, and
you will not have a set of men who
have to be supported by the tax
payers. Vote for men who are com
petent to make a living without de
pending on the emoluments of office,
and you will have a better state of
affairs, financially and otherwise.
The Oreyoiian has resorted to coin
ing falsehoods to try and foster a
weak and undeserving ticket. Its
latest is that the Democrats and Re
publicans have formed a coalition to
elect Grover and Williams. This
undoubtedly originated in tire over
burdened brain of one Hill, that pre
sides over the new-born bantling.
The Democrats are not going to get
alarmed at alittle Hill's imaginations,
but they are going the ticket straight,
believing that every man on it is
worthy their support. We cannot
speak for the Republicans, but will
leave them to his tender mercy. He
no doubt would like to trade with
some party, so that one of his candi
dates might get enough votes to
keep them from being registered on
the poll-books as
scattering."
Tis Passing Strange. It is
an
""j"o j. on nes mase strange
bed fellows, and it has been verified
by recent events in the Radical par
ty nominations. Dr. J. B. Lee the
nominee of that party in Benton
county for State Senator received
this flattering eulogy from the pres
ent editor-in-chief of the Bulletin:
" We pronounce Dr. J. B. Lee, of
Corvallis, a wanton, wilful, malicions
and infamous liar."
1 Rocarly a Mistake. We have
t T -
iwumeit in a round-about way that
W.
Carey Johnson denies having
said in a speech that he favored run
ning a woman suffragist ticket in
this county. We hardly believe that
Mr. Johnson will deny it; and we
will say to him if he will deny it we
will endeavor to prove it satisfacto
rily to him, by Republican voters,
that be did use words to thateffeot.
Summary of State News Items.
The jail at Lafayette is now empty.
Jacksonville tells of v her brass
band.
Burglars aro
lemites.
intimidating Sa-
The schools of Salem will have a
picnic to-day.
Salem's first pawnbrokers' shop
has just been opened.
Scarlet fever is now prevalent in
the vicinity of Albany.
City election, at CarvalliS, takes
place Monday, May 4th.
La Grand and Jacksonville have
both begun to "pheonix."
Salem has a new enterprise in the
shape of an ink manufactory.
Real estate transactions are brisk
er than for some time in Wasco Co.
The mercury at tho Dalles laist
week got up to 80 degrees in the
shade.
A large amount of eggs and chick
ens were shipped from Cornelius
last week.
Work has commenced on the new
bridge across the Yamhill at Mc
Minuville. The ferry has again been put in
operation across the Yamhill at
Lafayette.
Steam boatmen report the Upper -Willamette
in good boating stage as
far as Eugene
Portland Turners will hold their
annual picnic, May 24th, at East
Portland Park.
C. M. Kincaid was admitted to
practice law by Judge Mosher at Eu
gene last week.
There were sixteen accessions to
the North Yamhill Lodge, I. O. G.
T., last Saturday.
Robt. M. Veach declines to accept
the Republican-Temperance nomin
ation for Clerk in Lane Co.
Millions of crickets have made
lfOATC(i 111 the vicinity of
DesChutes, A asco county.
The lodge (I. O. G. T.), at North
Yamhill has been reorganized with
forty-six charter members.
A large number of immigrant,
brought by the Stephens, are on tho
look-out for suitable farms.
The Salem Jie ord tells candidates
to vote for themselves. It undoubt
edly alludes to "independents."
J. F. Miller is acting agent of "the
Willamette Woolen Manufacturing
Company, vice Jos. Hoyt, reigne.l.
A number of Albany wheat deal
ers have telegraphed for a vessel to
take a Cargo of grain direct from As-
j toria to Liverpool,
j The j,onse of Mrg cCormack,
; '2 miles from Eugene, was burned ou
Sunday, the l'.Hh iust. All the con
tents were destroyed-
D. L. Davis has given up the Cor
nelius Progressionist; and it is re
ported that Frank Mers will have
charge of that paper hereafter.
The Baptist denomination have
! established a Mission Sunday School
at ttie .Aortii Salt m School House.
Adam Stephens is Superintendent.
ti. o .i t.- 1... c.i t
! is to have a picnic on the loth of
May. Miss Ada Seriber is to wear
the laurels as "Queen of the May.'
A little daughter of St. J. SkinnCr
of Eugene City swallowed a lump of
blue vitriol last week and came near
dying before the doctor reached her.
A San Francisco exchange states
that Janes 1). Fay, formerly of
Jacksonville, Oregon, was admitted'
to practice in the Fifteenth District
Court.
Biickmaking for the season com
menced at the Penitentiary on
Wednesday of last week 1G.000
made Wednesday and iUi.HH) made
the next day.
The Warm Sririg Indians paid a
visit to the Willamette University
last week, and were pleased with the
advances which education is junking
in this country.
Less than twenty "trade marks"
have been filed in the Secretary of
State's office from the dale of" the
Tentorial organization of Oregon to
the present time.
Farmers from sill sections of Yam
hill county say they have never seen
a better prospect" for grain than
there is the present season, and, per
consequence, farmers are happy.
A"gay and festive" youth Mr. Q.
Z. Nixon, over whose head sixtv-fivo
summers have lightly passed led
the pretty MissTupper, aged sixteen
to the alter, at Independence, a day
or two since.
.jiuce me uiu allowing the con
struction of a bridge across the river
at Salem nasised' the Kin?it" .f th
United States, the people interested
ie waKing up and pronosimr to co
over dry-shod by October.
Valley Grange No. 42. Linn coun
ty, on the 11th inst., conferred the
fourth degree on a class of 21 mem
bers, on which occasion there weia
present betweon 75 and 100 members
including visiting members.
In Douglas County. Republicans
rind Democrats, who believe that it
is a duty to oppose malcontent
schemes and piracy in politics have
united on a ticket for members of
the Legislature and county officers.
The Coos Bay Xeics of the 22d
says: A boy about 17 years old was
brought down from North Bend
about a week ago, and, being ad
judged insane, was sent to cast Port
land in charge of Deputy Sheriff
Hill.
An Episcopal Parish has been or
ganized at McMinnville, under the
name of St. James' Church. The
Vestrymen are H. V. V. Johnson,
Geo. W. Snvder, Geo. Willis, Wm.
Willis, A. R. Burbank and R. A.
Lam son.
Mr. Bullock is now on a visit to
Oregon on the part of H. & I. John
son, of London, with 'proposals to
contract for the shipment of 2,500,
000 bushels of wheat to European
ports, at current rates, to be sold on
account of the shippers by said firm,
and they to advance eighty per cent,
of value of cargo, .nd charge six rer
cent.-interest on the same nntii r1
paid out of sales.
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