r / PAGE FOUR | Meier’s manager, Mr. Welsh, visited tee and thereby got the nomination me on the floor of the Temple and in­ under th* primary law of th* state by formed me that they wete unable to unfair means, it strikes me that ho a so«» earu i« * soon raws «cure a member of the committee to would rather think a lie than think YOUNG aad M. I». GRIMEsI nominate ________ ".. Mr. Meier. flo the state­ the truth. For he says, “He (Mots- ment heard so often that he withdrew chan) invited his committee to he his Publisher* from the rate? Is incorrect; he could guests, furnished them richly with A. YOUNG. Editer not withdraw from a race he was his kind of refreshment*, had ap­ pointed. I am told, about thirteen of never in. On Friday morning, before the eom- the men who were to select thd com­ had met for the first time, I ing gubernatorial nominee, and by mitte* had had a stater sent prepared by Mr. Har- such methodi made it a sure thing for old Warner of Pendleton. Thia state- himself, eliminated even from consid­ addressed to the State com­ eration George W. Jeseph’s old friend, ment was a former law partner and business as­ mittee and read as follows: These “W* pledge ourselves to the prin­ sociate, Julius L. Meier.” Display advertising, 26 P*r ciples of the republican party and to words are not published as coming inch: fess than 5 inches, 80 cento per do all in our power for the success of from Dr. Clarence True Wilson, but inch. No advertisement inserted for the republican nominee in the faU they are published a* coming from less than 50 cents. ^Readings To that end we further Dr. Clarenee True Wilson, “General 10 cents per line. No reading notice, election. or advertisement of any k.nd, insert­ pledge ourselves not to run on an in­ Secretary of the Board of Temper­ ed for less than 25 cents, ______ dependent ticket, nor to aid financial­ ance, Prohibition and Public Morals of ly, or otherwise, the cause pf any the Methodist Church.” If that means Entered at the Coquille Postoffioe as anything to me it means that this independent nominee.’’ Second Class Mall Matter. This statement was signed by all Mr. Wilson is trying to link the Meth­ Office Corner W. First and Willard St the candidates who wore being consid­ odist Episcopal Church of Oregon as ered by the committee, with the ex­ a push engine to the Julius Meier ception of Meier,» and although his sometHng-for-nothing campaign for T. C. ELLIOTT ACCUSES MEIER manager promised us he would sign it, governor. Can he do it? Will th* OF MISREPRESENTATION I had it presented to him on two ocr Methodists^tand for it? Below is printed th* unsoliticitd let­ casions but was unable to got his ' I have been told that “Dr. Clarence ter, recently writtep by T. C-Elliott, name __ ___ ____________ on ______________ the dotted line. But this True Wilson was an invited guest at of Milton, Oregon, giving some hith­ was not all of my experience—with» the Julius L. Meier home on the Col- erto unpublished matters in connec­ Meier.________________________________________________________________ umbia highway.” Nothing was h said M tion with the meeting of the republi­ On Saturday evening, following the about the refreshments. can state committee in July. Mr. nomination, Mr. Meier called Mr. Ed Bailey, the democratic nominee Elliott it state central committeeman Metschan on the telephone and con­ for governor, has not answered my from Umatilla county, and more than gratulated him. On Sunday morning letter asking whether he is a political half inclined to favor Meier for gov­ I rode out to Mr. Meier’s horn* with dry or a political wet He has had ernor when Geo. Joseph died, but be Mr. Metschan, expecting to have a time. Another “idol” sort of shat­ is not now supporting the indepen­ pleasant visit, but imagine my sur­ tered. Instead of voting for a demo­ dent candidate» prise When we were met with a down­ crat for governor as I have intended pour of abuse from Mr. Meier in hi* to do since the primaries, until recent­ The independent candidate for 8»*-UauaI dictatorial way. During th* ly, Phil Metschan, the republican can­ ernor through the press has misrep­ conversation he said: didate, gets my vote for governor. It resented the actions and work of the “I consider the meeting of the com­ is not only Bailey’s political wet atti­ state central republican committee to mittee yesterday the most corrupt tude that causes Metschan to get my such an extent that I think it but held by the republican party since the vote, but it is the action of some of | proper at this time as your state com- old convention days. I hqye made my the members of the state central com- ' mitteman to furnish you in as con­ "wad^ and I am ready to spend it. mittee whom the republican party Jias densed form as possible a true and! * __ __ ___ I If I am not elected I believe the ad- nourished, nutured and fed and now accurate report of the committee verti,ing Fwilf get trill help the busi- by their perfidy would annul the pri­ meeting in Portland on July 25th and nets of Meier A Frank. mary law and the action of the com­ my observations of the campaign up 3ft During a visit to Portland last week mittee under that law. R. A. Easton. | to this time. at a meeting of the republican execu- Prior to the meeting of the cons- _ ■ Uve committee, I had an opportunity m.ttee, I wm solicited from all parts , mMtin(r gom< of Newts From State Capital •f the state for my influenced vote shrewdeat all clainl Two hundred educators, including for thp various candidates, who had ’ they find the Meier sentiment rapidly junior and senior high school princi­ been mentioned. Special means were i dying and the rank and file of the re- used by the present independent, Ju- i publican party has refused to swal­ pals and county shool superintendents, , j .lius L. Meier, who went so far as to low the bunk he is peddling around attended the second annual conference , of high school principals at Salem Fri­ have* his field manager, Mr. Peter over the state. day and Saturday. A day and a half Welsh of Portland, leave,that city at I believe this brief outline of my were spent by the educators in”the dis- 2 a. m. Sunday morning prior to the experience as your ‘committeeman meeting, arriving at my home hero places before you a number of facts cusgon of school problems and ad­ about ten o’clock to deliver to me a that had not heretofore been brought journment was taken at noon on Sat­ urday ill order to give the principals copy of Meier's platform. He tried to to your notice and will help convince a chance to attend the Oregon-Wash­ exact from me a promise to use my you that never before has it been so | influence and cast my vote far Mr. important for every precinct commit­ ington football game in Portland. Meier. I advised Mr. Welsh I would teeman of the state to work for the Secretary of State Hoss calls atten­ make no such promise for any candi­ defeat of a candidate as it is at this date, tjut would get in touch with Mr. time to work for the defeat of Julius tion to the fact, not generally under-1 Meier on my arrival in Portland and Moier, and use every fair means with­ stood, that the use of stickers on the ----- give him the- same consideration and in their power for the successful elec­ side and roar windows of an automo­ extend to him the same courtesies as tion of Phil Metschan on November bile is just as much a violation of the Oregon law aa is th* us* of stickers I would the other candidates. the 4th.. , ‘ ’ on the windshield. Motorists who ( On my arrival in Portland 1 phoned continue to display the half-year mo­ Mr. Meier, and made an appointment R. A. Easton’s Weekly Letter tor vehicle registration sticker on I with him at his office in the Meier A Frank store where I discussed state The Longview-Rainier bridge is an | their windshield* are urged to remove I affairs with him at some length. I example of the promoters’ hot axel them at once now that they have serv-| was very much disappointed at his effort in over-estimating traffic and ed their purpose. College tags and oil ■earning lack of knowledge along tolls. Now those who hold the bonds, company slogans are just as much un­ these lines. He impressed me as and the time for the interest money der the ban as any other kind of knowing absolutely nothing about at hand, find the wheels are «tuck, ■ticker, Hoss warns. The Sentine farmjnx «* r’",al conditions outside of - ■ ■ and ' * I was not . at . all - sur­ Portland prised then at his actions some few years ago when he used every means possible to induce our legislature to pass a bill saddling us taxpayers with, possibly 83.000,000 for a Portland World’s' Fair. I came to the conclu­ sion he was simply seeking the nomin­ ation for governor by trying to wear the coat of the late G. W. Joseph ( which is a mighty poor fit) and ready to spend his “wad” for that purpose, as he stated later. I could further see, and his actions have proved, that he was determined to make the race irrespective of the actions of the state committee. Prior to reaching Portland I had not committed myself to atey candi­ date. but had _ definitely decided the man I would voté for and use my in­ fluence for must possess the follow­ ing qualifications: First: He must know the State as a whole and the needs of its people and must have executive ability and business experience to conduct a suc­ cessful. economic administration. Second: He must be willing to rec­ ognise the eastern counties of Oregon by placing them on an equal basis with other counties, especially Mult­ nomah. And third, and most important to me, he must be a man whose present and past moral character and records in an open book and above reproach. By dose investigation I found these qualifications and many otffers in our present candidate, Phil Metachan, who was legally and unanimously nom­ inated in atrict accordance With our primary law. Mr. Meier abuses, in hia domineer­ ing way, the actions of the commit­ tee in scrapping, or not adopting the Joseph platform. In this instance we had advice from the Attorney General that the committee had no right to adopt the Joseph or any other plat­ form. The opposition no doubt would have liked to have had the committee do something illegal that would not stand the test ®. It Always Pays . To Buy At Unsodd’s for Cold Winter Nights t-t. I t Ideal for Home Use as they combine Irreproachable Quality with Unusual Value 72x84 Plaid Blankets Clear Cut Good Looking, < Plaids, Rose, Blue, Gold, ____ _ Lav- ender, Green - Extra Heavy, Part Wool Doable Blanket«. Satin- Bound. - Q V _ ¿7 _ A special quantity purchase through a buying organisation representing hundreds of retail stores located in the Pacific Coast states enables us to offer these beautiful Blankets at 83.96. Soft, fluffy, deep textured, part-wool Blankets —soft as eiderdown—in handsome colored plaids bound with 4-inch satin-binding to Come in and examine these Blankets at 95c. The price itself is not so unusual. 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Wimer & Son Blacksmith, Machine Shop, Electric & Acetylene Welding t A complete line of Hardwood and Steel Edwards Wire Rope COME IN AND SEE US Clarence True Wilson, general secro- 1 the ?elr ThU l«rge*t auriw , of -v the Board »----- . of -- -------- 1 — appropriation ------------ ~ ’ ■ 1 tary Temperance, bill th. state Prohibition .nd Public Moral, of the ha. ever been calfed upon State departments financed entirely 880,000 in interest during the past 18 Methodist Episcopal Church.” I have * meet since the creation of th. emer- by legislative appropriations or years to holders of state bonds, ac­ known of this man Wilson for a num- *«*7 members account through federal funds can not be re- cording to | figures compiled by State her of year, and there ha. always ** “nP»*cede"ted call upon their qui red to pay rent for space in any Treasurer Kay. Interest on highway been a doubt in my head as to his per-1 »*rTice* durin* state-owned building, according to At- ( bonds alone in this period has totalled sonal dependability and his reliability b7 the economy wave which dominat- tomey General Van Winkle who has 818,478,435 while another 88^70,445 of judgment. Hi. m.neouv.r. cauro the ,nd undw so advised the board of control. The has been paid to holders of soldier’s me to think of him as a man who hdlwnte of which nriny ^te activl- attorney general holds that the legis­ bonus bonds. Other Interest pay­ hunta the limelight for the adrortis- *•« indu<*<1 »• I*" their budget lative act providing for the payment ments included in the huge total in­ Ing effect of the limelight ~ request* request« to to a a point point below below the the actual actual of rents applies only to such depart­ clude 8113,000 on farm credit bonds But when he states, or intimate, in for efflcM,nt »I*«“«"- Defl- ments aa are supported in whole or and 8718,611 to holders of irrigation any shape, manner or form, that the ci«oc7 •PPropnationa author ate for in part through fees which are avail­ district bonds under the provision of republicans of Oregon gave & their «>• P"cedi"8 biennium totalled only able for administrative purposes. In the interest guaranty law. At'the stamp of approval to the something- *»fe those for the 1925- an attempt to make good promises present time there are outstanding for-nothing idea and to the insults 26 biennium mounted to 8397.290.08. upon which the new office building state bonds to a total of 888,000,000 heaped on members of the supreme *• *be present situation it was authorised to the effect that its against which there is an offset in the court of the state, ho seem, to forget P°inUd ont th,t