HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1926.
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CANDIDATE WILL ASK
FOR INVESTIGATION
Republican Nominee Will
Not Allow Complaint to
Interfere in Campaign.
Pendleton Eaat Oregonian.
If an Investigation Is not made of
the charges made against him by W.
S. U'Ren, Fred Steiwer, rcpublcian
nominee for United States senator,
will himself ask that an investigation
be made.
Mr. Steiwer made that point today
in the following statement to the
Eant Oregonian:
"I will not permit the U'Ren com
plaint to interfere with the prosecu
tion of the campaign but will, in due
time, proceed with my campaign as I
had originally planned it. I have no
further statement to make at this
time concerning the U'Ren complaint,
It is so obviously a political move
and so false in fact that I will take
mi steps in connection with the mat
ter at this time. I hope that it will
result in a thorough and prompt in
vestigationnot only of my expendi
tures, but also of the motives of Mr.
U'Ren. If it does not result in an In
vestigation I will later attempt to
obtain an investigation upon my own
account."
Saturday evening Mr. Steiwer, re
plying to the U'Ren charges, gave a
general denial classing the main
points in the U'Ren complaint as out
tageously false and not made in good
faith.
Complaint Is Received at Salem.
SALEM, Aug. 16. The letter of W.
S. U'Ren, Portland attorney and one
of the authors of the Oregon corrupt
practices act, to Sam Kozer, secretary
of state, alleging violations of the
corrupt practices act by Frederick
Steiwer, republican nominee for Uni
ted States senator, in the filing of his
expense statements covering the May
primary election was received by Mr.
Kozer this morning.
Following is U'Ren's complete for
mal complaint:
To the Honorable Sam A. Koier,
secretary of state for Oregon:
I, W. S. U'Ren, being first duly
sworn, say: At all times herein men
tioned, I was and am now, a citizen
and legal voter of the state of Ore
gon and the county of Multnomah.
My residence is 62 Trinity Place and
my office is Suite 515 The Oregonian
building in the city of Portland.
I complain and I verily believe that
the statement of receipts and dis
bursements filed by Frederick Steiwer
in the office of the secretary of state
cf Oregon on the 7th day of June,
1926, purporting to be a statement of
his expenditures and receipts in his
campaign for the republican party
nomination at the election on May LI
for the office of United States sena
tor in congress does not conform . to
the law in this: That said statement
purports to give account of his ex
penditures and receipts only from the
time he filed his petition for nomina
tion with the secretary of state which
was the 13th day of April, 191rt, tut
in fact he became a candidate for
said nomintion at least as early a the
18th day of October, 1925, and on that
day he publicly declared his candi
dacy and published a brief statemont
of his plaform.
I complain and I verily believt that
the statement of expenditures and re
ceipts filed by the said Frederick Stei
wer on the 7th day of June, 1926, and
the statement of receipts and expendi
tures filed by John R. Laourette as
treasurer of the Steiwer-for-senator
committee on the 2nd day of June,
",626, do not conform to the truth in
this:
That it appears from the statement
f.led by Charles E. Henshaw in the of
fice of the secretary of state for Ore
gon on the 17th day of July, 1926, he
received from said Frederick Steiwer
the sum of $100, and on April 27, 1926,
the sum of $50, and from said John
R. Latourette on May 6, 1926, the sum
of $80, making a total of $230, all for
use in promoting the candidacy of
said Frederick Steiwer for the repub
lican party nomination for United
States senator in the primary nom
inating election held on the 21st day
of May, 1926. I am filing this com
plaint within 60 days after the filing
of said statement by Charles E. Hen
shaw. Further, I have an affidavit in my
Iossession made by said Charles E.
Henshaw and corroborated by other
evidence, that in March, 1926, said
Frederick Steiwer promised to pay to
said Charles E. Henshaw and one
Charles A. German the sum of $500
'ot their services and to be used by
them and other members of an organ
ization called the County Republican
club in promoting the candidacy of
said Frederick Steiwer for the afore
said nomination and from evidence In
my possession I believe that this
Eugene Celebrates New Rail Line Completion'
EUGENE, Ore., Aug. The open
ing of a virgin empire of farm and
timber land to rail transportation
la expected to draw more than
30,000 people to Eugene, August
19 and 20, to participate In the
"Trail to Rail" celebration of the
construction ot Southern Pacific's
new Cascade line between San
Francisco and Portland.
A stirring historical pageant with
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duction, which depicts the evolution
of transportation from Indian trails
to steel rails.
Western sports, Indian dances by
members of the Modoc and Klamath
tribes, exhibitions of riding, roptng
and horsemanship by cowboys will
provide much of interest for visi
tors daring the) elaborate two-day
celebration.
Opening ot the Cascade line Is
ot Interest not only to the North
west, but to the entire country, as
Lower Leftt Rosary and
Odell lakes along Southern
Pacific's new Cascade line
between Klamath Fails and
Eugene. (Center) Chief Tur
tle ot the Klamath Tribe
who will participate In the
Eugene "Trail to Kail" cele
bration August 19-20. (Cpper
llig-bt) new line, showing
heavy construction work
throngh Salt Creek Canyon
on west slope ef Oregon Cascades.
the new line will bring within easy
reach of eastern markets the rich,
untapped resources of the Oregon
region between Klamath Falls on
the east and the southern Willa
mette valley on the west.
Southern Pacific has announced
special low fare round trip excur
sions to Eugene from all points on
Its lines in Oregon on account of
the celebration.
promise was fulfilled by the payment
of the aforesaid $230 by said Freder
ick Steiwer and John R. Latourette
to said Charles E. Henshaw and by
the payment of $270 by said John R.
Latourette to the said Charles A.
German. None of these payments ap
pear in the accounts filed by Freder
ick Steiwer and John R. Latourette.
I complain and verily believe that
srid Charles A. German and one Ray
mond W. Caldwell were agents and
employes of said Frederick Steiwer
and of his Setiwer-for-senator com
mittee in said campaign and that be
tween the 10th day of May and the
21st day of May, 1926, they were both
almost daily in and reporting to the
said Steiwer-for-senator headquarters
in the city of Portland; that on or
about the 18th day of May, 1926, the
said Charles A. German and Raymond
W. Caldwell caused to be secretly
printed, and from then until the nom
inating election on the 21st day of
Mav, 1926, they circulated and caused
to be circulated a certain forgud, false
and fraudulent letter, one of which I
attach hereto, and which was and is
commonly referred to as "the yellow
ticket"; that it does not boar the
name or address of the printer; that
Charles A. German and Raymond W.
Caldwell causesd this forged letter
and ticket to be secretly printed and
circulated without the knowledge or
consent of the candidates whose
names are printed thereon; that said
letter was issued over the name of
"Oregon Good Government League,
Inc., Fred L. Gilford, secretary, 433
Pittock block, Portland, Or." which
is commonly believed to be the Ku
Klux Klan, and was circulated almost
exclusively among voters who were
known to be violently opposed to that
organization; that said German and
Cnldwell issued said letter for the
purpose of deceiving all such voters
and causing them to believe that Rob
ert N. Stanfield and all the candi
dates so recommended were members
of the Ku Klux Klan, and by such
fraud and deceit to aid in securing
the nomination for Frederick Steiwer.
The aforesaid apparent omissions
of the campaign expenditures by
Frederick Steiwer and Jon R. Latou
rette considered in connection with
the issue and circulation by the can
didate's agents and employes of the
forged letter or yellow ticket, I be
lieve to be such grave violations of
the corrupt practices elections law
that the candidate should be required
to show an excusable oversight as to
the omitted expenditures and justi
fiable ignorance of the fraudulent and
unlawful action of his employes,
Charles A. German and Raymond W.
Caldwell.
Wherefore, I pray that you as sec
retary of state for Oregon will refer
this complaint to the honorable John
Carson, district attorney for the coun
ty of Marion, for investigation, and
for such action as in his opinion the
evidence may legally justify.
W. S. U'Ren, being by me first
sworn, says: I am the petitioner in
the foregoing complaint and I verily
believe the statements therein to be
true.
W. S. U'REN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 14th day of August, 1926.
C. Q. SMITH,
Notary Public for Oregon.
My commission expires Oco. 8, 1927.
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