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ANOTHER COMBINATION.
' The St. Helen's Mist thinks that a
Fu1ton-Ger combination would :b' sat
isfactory for the people of Columbia
county. ; It .."says; KC. . WV Fulton, of
. Clatsop- county, for Untied Stales Sen-
ator, and T. . T, Geer,' the present In
cumbent, for Governor, would prove' a
strong team with the people of this
county There is little doubt about
this county sending delegates :'tp the
Rtate Con venthm ! whose sympathies
-and good Judgment would prompt them
to support both these gentlemen. Mr.
fleer's popularity! throughout the state
Insures his. .renomlnation, and he would
ot;be thus jsopular unless his admin
lutratloo had been successful and was
endorsed by. the people. Mr. Fulton i-J
. a Columbia river , man and an able
statesman, teside.-t being "Immensely
popular throughout :thefsiate,Vand this
county WHI
. . . .
.port bfrn'
The l ton" of the paragraph quoted
would Indicate that th -pVopIe of that
county are not alarmed over the re
port of 0vrnr; 0-r's alliance with
Fenator yinv .The fact f that It Is
Jrer'a etirnles wlut ?riHtentl clrM
lale this report should l sufficient to
Muv in(fltig-nt p-ip to , bsltatetbv
fore. arte ptlrig it as true; ( (Jovernor
leer 'Iras' entrjj into a combination
with lther Fulti.n or Himon the; action
is at variance vv If It tli- coflrse. he has
always pursued in the at. I loth fac
, tions In Multninnah county endorsed
titer's candidacy four ; 'years ago, which
shows at that time he had not Allied
himself with clih.r faction. Since his
elctliri he, has. studiously, avoided
mixing in the factional fights. During
the St-sslon of the last' Legislature',
wlien th most" Htt-r; contest wu In
progress over the Hcnatorlal' .election,
noione pver inilmalfd that Jie'ln any
way lnlTf-red or uwvl his Influence for
or aguinst anyon in that struggle.
Ttve ( oniblnation i Is alleged simply to
- get Hlmon's cnetni to oppose fleer,
and it don't rulre morrvthah ordinary
lnteilignce to e through the scheme,
Huti since the dlngruhtled are thort
of cumpnlgn material; and as the Ful
ton r combination ha.beenuggest
ed, the .Statesman off-rlt to the op
jKsltlon as a .pointer. They : have
i worked- 'Ihe Slnion-tlecr combination
t to its full irapMcity and have swttche'
all of Simon's enemies ft Furnish.
Now they might work the Fulton-Oeer
combination to-get Simon's friends. In
this way thiy would catch 'em a eomln
ami agoln ' j - :"- ' ' ' ' ' '.
WHAT THE FILIPINOS THINK.
The North American, Review; pro
pounded to the three native membcts
Morco Cense.
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- Any . fool can take a horse to water,
but it take a wise man to make' him
drink,"' saya the; proverb. Tbe lu.re
eats when buury and drinks when
thirsty. A man eats and drinks by the
I clock, wttnout re-
gsrd to tbe need of
nature. Because of
I, careless eating ami
arinaing - sioni.u 11
trouble " is otte . of
comtnonest of iis-
ascs. Sour ami bit
ter ; tistoga, bclc-h-
ings, unnatural ful
ness after ; eaunir.
dizziness, headache.
and many other
symptoms mark the
beginning and pro-
ffresa of disease 01
tbe stomach. .
Dr. Pierces OoM-
en Medical , Discov
ery cures diseases of
tbe stomacn ani
other organs of di
gestion and nutri
tion, it cure
tb rough the stom
ach diseases of other
organs which have
their origin in a die
eased rontfhlon of
tbe stomach, and
allied organs of digestion and nutrition.
It strengthens the stomach, purifies the
blood, cures obstinate cough and heals
weaklungv : j : , r ; r
I was takee wit Orlop, wtilcli jrwMlted l
twsrt- sxl SoniKh trouble." wrttrs Mr. T. k.
, CdUl, Moatlaaa. Allsksay C4 N. C !
' wms mmb9 to da saythiog rood part of th
t wrote t Or. PWA sbuut my comctitxMt,
staring rait conSdeno Is ti medicine. He ad
rlwdMtaUkt hU'Goldea Medical Dtawot,'
which t did. Before 1 sad Baitbrd the MC44
txxtie I began to feet better, t have aed searly
ta txstlea. 1 feel thankful to Cod for the bea
at 1 have recti ved tram Dr. Pierce's Ooldea Med.
teal tMaraverjr. J caa hl)f Illy recommend it to
ail neraoo a a pod asd aafr siediciae.
Dr. Pierce's rieasant Pellets keep the
Uve!a healthy, j
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they are to pay $1.25 a year, -In case
they let tbe subscription account run
over six months. In order that there
may be no misunderstanding:, we will
keep this notice standing- at this place
In the paper.
or tne I'hittpplne commission a num
ber of questions relative to the Influ-1
ehce of the American occupation and
asked for f frank'; expressions of their
opinions In regard to many e.h1r.gs that
have transpired Son the islands. ? The
answers have Just been published, and
afford a complete; account' of political
conditions in thef Philippines. One of
the questions was as I follows: l "Has
the presence of the United Slates in the j
Philippine Islands resulted In the ' Im
provement of the political and economic
condition as compared: with those ex
isting ; under .Spanish rule?'
The answer to thin question was In
the affirmative In unmistakable terms.
It enumerates many improvements In.
political; and social affairs.
Among the advantages resulting from
the substitution Of Ainu-Iran for Span-1
IslY sovereignty fir the islands,- the
Commissioners mention the cessation
i Of fflmmllmt isa
cat affairs, the W
nicipalitltrs, th. .
rganlzation of the; mu-
tfubordlnation of ' the
military to the civil power, the law of
habeas corpus, the right of assembly,
freedom of speech and lof the press,; the
abrogation of obligator military vr-
vee, and the abolition or the. system
under which men were liable to punish-1
merit even by death fiir poll ilea I be
liefs. ' . ' ' .; j -i , -
ft is clearly brought out in these ar
ticles that American administration
has resulted in 1 the taxes producing
double what they did In the best'yearst
of Spanish rule, although there has I
beeh, as yet, no Increame In the rater f
taxation. This Is also true of the cus
toms service, and the Insular treasury
now has a surplus pt $5,000.000 a cpn
diiUm said to be unprecedented.
The tone ;ot the articles throughout
are highly commendatory of the poll
ciw pursued by the Oawernment, and a
more hopeful view of jj the . future is
taken by these eminent Filipinos than
by, tjhe mott enthusiastic American
who has been interested In the develop
ment of the Islands. 1
GIVING AID AND COMFORT TO
THE ENEMIES OF THE UNITED
. STATES.
. i : ; l' ;' .
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N. Y. Sun. "My sympathies are with
the Filipinos, yells the Hon.; Ilenjamin
Ityan Tillman lh the Senate, J hammer
ing on his desk to accentuate the ear
neetn:8s of his disgust with his own
country and of his fondness for Its en
emles. i H
If during the Civil War a "Confeder
ate Senator had risen In his place and
proclaimed; that his sympathies were
with the Yankees, what would nave
happened to hlm?4lf a Northern Bena- I
tor had declared that his 1 sympathies I
were with the South, what would have
happened to him? t :
Today 4t Is safe to abuse your coun
try and to slobber over the rebels
against Its authority. The Insurrection
Is distant, not formidable, and absorbs
only a very little of the; National, en
ergy. , But the prinripli Is unaltered.
The man who avows his sympathy
with the Filipinos and avows thereby)
his want of sympathy with the United
States is as distinctly the enemy of his j
countryj and the coddler of treason as
the !oterhead ! was la the wartime.
It. Is About lime for Oapt. Itea Till
man to come Into Ahe Union.
When the last argument has been ex.
hauated without avail for the def-at of1
the nomination of a candidate and his
enemies begin to proclaim that If nom
inated he cannot be elected and wH be
defeated at th polls, etc.. It Is evident '
they are In the last ditch. The opposi
tion to I Oovernoe ler seems to have
reache! this stage of their campaign
against him already, while the yrimari
les are I still a month away. Thinking
Republicans will hesitate a long thne
before Casting their lot with an aggre
gation t hat has no better argument
than this to offer In support of their
cause
President Roosevelt baa come. o the
relief of Ilobson and has asked (or his
retirement from the Navy. 11c win
evidently be retired by special act of
Congress, as there seems no tber way I
to accomplish lt '; He had about out
lived bs usefulness in the service, as
there Is nothings t o n his nne of
work, j He . has jbeea on duty at the
Charleston Exposition for some months
and the Department has been In a
;
I fquan. iary i to what t do with Mm at
J I it close. This is probably tbe cautt of
the President's action in the matter. .
War has again broken out h Cn
tucky. The first battle records a loss
of five killed, several wounded' and
many missing. That state has to do
such things as this occasionally to re
mind ui tiat the name K n.ucky m.n
the dark and bloody around, and that
It is still entitled to the appellation.
John 1. Sullivan, the ex-puglllst, has
reformed; he made a resolution the
other day to quit indulging in Krone;
drink, and bis friends eem to think if
he keeps it, tbe destruction of the whis
key trust Is Inevitable. Whiskey will
Indeed become a drug on the market.
Congressman Tongue's friends hasten
to assure the public that be is sound
on the money question, notwithstand
ing the construction placed upon bis
recent remarks In the House. He will
no doubt be renominated without op
position.''! ". , -
The Sultan of Turkey has found hi
relatives to be rafher a disagreeable
J set. One of his numerous brothers-in-
I law recently was accused of plotting to.
I overthrow , the despotic ruler and was
I sentenced to death by default in mak-
I Ing" bis appeaiance to answer the accu-
sation.; Two -ofher -relatives will proh
ably be given like sentences
Tbe great loss of value that former
methods of agriculture permitted Is Il
lustrated In the use made of cotton .
seed, by .the methods now in vogue.
Less than forty years ago cotton seed
wa treated by the planters as a bur
den and a nuisance. ' But the census"
reports trhbw that in the last year of
tbe census there were 37 cotton seed
establishments In operation, which pro
duced $2190,674 worth of oil; tl. 020.6 7
worth of oil take and meal, and hulls
and linters worth over $5.C0O.0OO.
Oovernor Taft has not fuundit dif
ficult to get rid of the !7,&00 given him
as annual salary. The expenses of
keeping up '.the palatial rtsiJ.-nce as
signed him and the entertaining he is
expected to -do . relieves Mm of an
I trmihWrnn. itimlui tii ii.irv ,.,
I last year was less than iyiiid after his ,
expanses were deducted. Manila Is
gayr city, and Ctovernor Oeneral un
der the PpanlKh regime had unlimited
resources at bk dlstKtsal for entertain
ments uprn whkh were lavished larg-
1
sums. The cuHtom had become mo ftxeu
that it l hard 'for our officials to do
otherwise than follow It
LIBERAL PENSIONS.' ;
The Unlte)' States Is by far the, mosti
liberal In granting pensions to the sol-
tilers and sailors who have defemfeW
the flag thawany other nation on earth
The appropriations for this during th?
next fiscal,, year are $139,842,230. .
France comes next with a little ever
26 millions; Germany follows with al
... x '
most 23 millions, and Great Britain
with $9,856,405. which is less than a'dol-
rar to every IIS jjaid out, by th United
States. Russkt devotes only the Inter
est on $4,000,000 for pensions. The peo
pie of this country -are willing and an
xious to provide for every deserving
man who has ought, In the Nation's
a-rvl"ce, and no complaint' wpuld ever
btf heard agajnet the, great expense If
many undeserving did' not ,get their
. 1- .
names, on the roll.
MORE
FOLLY.
The Mobile, Alabama. Heglster, , on
Of the leading Democratic papers of
the South, scores, the members of Con
gress, of Its party, for: the stand thejr
have taken on the Philippine question.
It says:
"Democratic " support of Filipino
hostility and the encouragement of
their resistance Is as mad a folly as
the Insistence some years ago that
this country should descend to the
cheap money bo I. How can, we ex
pect the people at large to trust the
government of the Republic Into the
hands of men who applaud foreigners
when they ambush and kill American
roldlers? Some way must be found to
stop the mouth of blatant dema
gogues of the far mack and Turner'
et ripe.". v
The lenders in Congress will surely
commit the party to the proposition of
withdrawal of our troops from the Isl
ands, and the next campaign will be
fought out on this issue. A large ma
jority of the Democrats - will not sup
port this idea, and the party will meet
with a greater disaster , than ever be
fore. '?. : i- ' ;-C, ".'.
DAMAGING METHODS.
The Statesman . expressed . regret a
few weeks ago that certain local poli
ticians, in .order to defeat candidates
for 1 renoml nation, should resort to
means .that were detrimental to the In
terests of every property holder, a hd
cltlsn of Salem, In order to show that
tbe State land Board had made. a bad
loan of school funds they alleged that
land In the Immediate vicinity of Sa
lm was worthless, etc. From this we
are now getting a, good deal of adver
tising In the preca throughout the state
which the following Is a sample:
"If Ealem Is surrounded with white
land, as reported, homeseeker should
steer clear of that locality. White
land; Is also not very desirable tot
tbe promotion of the flax ind usry."; -
This wld lose 'Ealem many bonv?-
ceekers and It. a positive Injury to lh
( "V
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No Time (o Lose
You cannot afford to disregard
the warning of a weak and .
diseased heart and put of! tak
ing the prescription of vthe
world's greatest authority on
heart and nervous disordert-7-
Dr.
Miles'
If your heart palpitates, flutters,
or yoU are short of breath, have
smothering spells, pain in left
side, shoulder or arm, you have
heart trouble and are liable to
drop dead any moment.
Y Major J. Vt. Woodcock, one of tbe
best known ott operators la tks coun
try dropped dssd from heart dlaeuM
Rcestly, at hU home tn Portland, iad
ehUe soowlag bis Uwu. Xke rsss.
1 Mrs. IL A, Eirdsall. Watlunt, N. V,
whose portrait heads this advertise
ment, says: "1 write this through grat
itude for benefits I received from Ir.
Miles' Heart Cure. 1 had palpitation
of the .heart, severe pains ccder the
left shoulder, and roy general health
-was miserable. A few bottles of Dr.
Milea'lieart Core cured me entirely.
Sold by ail Druggists.
Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind,
Interests of all Salem people. Whe:
politicians -become so ardent in thei
efforts to defeat officials, that they wii
sacrifice every interest of the citizen
to that end. It is time property holder:
take steps :to protect themselves. The.;
will have an opportunity to. do ao or
March 22d, and it Is safe- to say the.
will rebuke the political methods that
have been employed to their great : dis
advantage' by the followers of Mr
Furnish.- - .',- t-
GOLD STANDARD FOR MEXICO.
. r. eaii: Mexican merchants ar
weary of chasing the prbe of exchang
up and down the fluctuations of sllvei
They buy for s;oId abroad and sell fo
silver at hotne. and buy -for silver a
home and sell for gold abroad. Th
permutations of value seriously affec:
their trade and exchange.
A glance at tbe fluctuations will rc
veal the serious handicap of commw:
when compelled ,lo do bustne.s In at
unstable medium. Last July .$ Me.x '
lean would buy an American dollar It
Mexico. ; It was1 ncarly"two;for one:
but If It had stood still at that ratic
the, buyer and cl er coutd have madt
stable calcutations In his business. Bu
It Is not ii his power t.) muke the. rati,
stand. ; By last November an America
dollar , was worth $2.34 Mexican, ant
there were fears that Mexican sllve.
would lunip entirely to Its bu'lior
yaluc. 1 - , " - -'"'.-
Sinc e it Was proposed 1o coin a Phil
Ippin? peso, that would exchange foi
$2.10 Mexican, exchange has been falrlj
steady at that rate. iRut the Mexican
merchants fear that this Is a transitory
ratio, and have no assurance that h
will be maintained, and for a delivery
from unbearable bondage to a flicker
ing standard are turning to gold ano
starting an agitation for its adoption.
It will be entirely in line with Mexi
co's marvelous progress and enterprise
for her to align .with the nations that
bold to the t civilised standard, with
whom she has the most of her trade.
In the condition of Mexico we can see
ourselves as we would have been if Mr.
Bryan baa succeeded in bis battle oe
the standards. An American and a
Mexican dollar would have been equal.
and all our vasi commerce would have
been Impeded by doing business in a
medium that fell from $1.W to $2.34 In
four months and rce to$2.10 a month
latwr. ' ;"?.' .- ' ; ;. ''...'--' . ' .
If Mexico adopt a sane,' safe and sci
entific standard and financial system,
our own position will be strengthened,
for she Is the great est of our Southern
neighbors In t om mere-e, capacity, en
terprlse and progress. In that event,
too. Mr. Bryan will lose the last of his
favorite lessons, for he always pointed
the finger of triumph at Mexico and
Japan as the beneficence of the silver
standard. Japan changed to gold mure
than three or more years ago. and if hs
lose Mexico; he will be short of llluitra
tions. .." -..-!;-: : , :,.","(
SOMKTHXNO OUEEH. IN, THE TO-
: BACCO TRADE. ". ..
One of : the anomalies of -trade is
found ; In the wsy smoking tobacco is
packed and sold. Consumer generally
do not -knew that when they buy a
fivc-c nt "package containing one ounce
they get) more for their money than
when they by"-- ten-cent package o.
the tame brand.. Bui tbe latter con
tains loniy one' and twothird ounces.
The same thing Is true of Jhebetter
grade of tobacco, which ret alia for 1
cents an ounce and ;2 cent for one
snd . two-third ounces. A lruisvllle
dealer was asked to account for .this,
but could only say that it was due to
the tax Imposed by the Dingle y jaw, a
wee-ounce, package requiring a reve
nue stamp v of . greater profMrt tons te
value than the smaller package.! That
was all any of the retail realers seem
ed to know of the question, and none
of tb-ta se-emed. to think lt made any
difference, anybow. .
POLITICS, OF
MARION COUNTY
Vzzszzl Activity Is Shewn
13 the
Republican RjnU
SEVERAL ; CANDIDATES
FOR
ESULT
STATE OFFICES WILL R
IN A WARM CONTEST
For the Control of the County ponven
lien- to Select Dslsgates
to the
State Meeting The Senatorial
Fight Will Enter Into the jrtarfare
Hare Many t Candidates dfor the
County Offices.
V
(From Thursday's .Statesman.)
v Republican politics in Marion county
Is beginning to get warm, and there
are more than the usual number of
men taking a great Interest in) the po
litical discussions, and the active ante
primary political ! work. Fro n every
part of Marion county- comefire ports of
activity and t the jforces are beginning
to line up for the contest soon to take
place s soon as the. date of the Re
publican primaries for Marlon county
Is fixed, which will be in the course of
a week or te.n days at the' outside.,
. The principal fight In the county, at
tbia time appears! to be the securing of
delegations that will elect suitable del
egates to the State Convents it -sui t
able to the several candidates for
places on the state) ticket -ami for the
legislative ticket, keeping jn vlew the
leaders who are anxious to sui-ceed to
the seat now occupied by Hon. Joseph
Simon In the United HI ate H- ute. )f
course, the candidates for co inty of
fices are not wasting their Unit looking
after the - interests of aspirants for
state positions, but are Industriously
stated, some1 of them with apparently
good. effect.. .- -.. f .-
.The contest In iMarion. county might
be called a three!-cornered one. Hon
T. T. Oeer, the present OOXerhor, one
of . Marion countj s fuvorlte srns, de
sires o succeed himself in that office.
claiming the re-nomination ujnd ele
lion on the well-known j Republican
principle that an office r, who has filled
his position acceptably and with credit
to himself and the party, should be
given a second term. The fifiend ?f
tne uovernor are. or course, satisfied
that his chances of earrvlna- Marion
county without any trouble are very
good, and whileif they are neglecting
nothing, they are Worrying less, and
are confident that, with his home
county sare roru uovernor cieer, tne
State Convention! will without a doubt
reward him with a second term.
Another one of Marlon county's fa
vorite sons who has always hud the
confidence of the voters, is ei-Hherlrt
Frank T. Wright man, at pris-nt
practicing attorney In this tilty, who
s desirous of securing the nomination
for Attorney Oeneral, t the sands of
tne wiaie convention, and is tnererore
determined to J serure- the election of
delegates to the county convention fa
vorable to hiniself snd his candidacy,
Realizing, as all do, that It wjll be -an
Impossibility to secure the nomination
of two men for stiite offices, from the
same county, the line Is sharply drawn
between the supporters of Mr. Wright
man and those of, Governor deer, and
the two sides will battle for supremacy
at the primaries in most of the pre
cincts. ;.- .1 . ..
Lui nat is notf. enougn twere- are
ill more aspirants for nominations to
state offices In Martin cotinty ai
there are more Iowa .men seeking po
sitions In Washington, for Marion
county has two j more or less active
candidates for State; Printer, to suc
ceed Hon. W. H.j Leeds, whose second
term of service will expire on January
1st next, Wm. J. Clarke, pontmaster
of Gerval, and editor of the Gervals
Star, a native son of this coum y, is one
of these candidates, "and be'has made
an active canvass, not only in this
county, but throughout the state, snd
It Is said he .has met with riuch en
couragement. He will,' of course, aid
ed by his numerous friends, do all he
can to secure the election of delegates
favoring his candidacy, and his, sup
porters are naturally not anilous for
the other, aspirants for places on the
ticket to be successful at Mr. Clarke's
expense. For this same position, the
name of P. J. BecVett, foreman In the
State. Printing Office, has frequently
been favorably mentioned, and It will
probably be found, that this gentleman
wilt Have good support when j the pre
tlmfnary contest has been ended.
The other state officers who will
come up for re-nomlnntlon and re
election Secretary of State r',l l. Ihin
bar. Htate Treasurer -C. . Moore, ftupt,
J. H. Ackerman. and Judge of the Su
preme Court R. H, Bean--wlil have
practically tvj opposition jn Marlon
county, judging by present appear
snces, ami It Is not at all unlikely that
each of these gentlemen will find a
clear road to a re-nomlnat(ooi without
opposition from any part af the slate
Legislative Ttmbss.
. Next in Importance to thabove con
lest will be the selection of- a legisla
tive ticket. and new candidates for leg
islative honors are being b'roWht out
at regular intervals. Tm4$ groomed for
nm race, 1 ne ngnt in this) Instance
seems td be between i he f action sup
porting and endorsing John If. Mitch
ell and . bis followers on the one hand,
and the friends of Joseph imon on
the other, - "The contest, therefore.
hinges on the election or defeat of
ITnited States Kenntor Joseph Klmon,
whose-term of offlco will Jxptre on
March 4, 163, and, who Is coining up
for re-election. .- ' V
For the' state Senate tbe present in
cumbents. N. II. Looney snd I J. Ad
ams, are both candidates fohr re-election,
and in addition to these two as
pirants there are mentioned the names
of Dr. J. N. Smith, t'oJ. J. M. ,'Poorman.
Aiv-x taFoIIett, W. IL Ilobson and C.
Bishop. Of these Messrs. N Looney,
Smith and LaFollett may be termed1
as prt.Do,uiv-ed , Mitt bell men..and Mr.
Looney may also be said o be a warm
supporter of -Governor Geer for re
election. .
f- For . the House, Bent Jones, of Mis
sion Bottom: Hon. Abner. Lewis, of
Aumsvllle; C. fi. Irvine, of K,ilem: Her.
. mann Schellberg. of Sublimlly: Henry
jveene, or rttayton; tTnaries Hltk. of
KUvertonr E. T. Judd,' of Aumsvllle;
Squire Farrar, of Salem, 'and Wm;
Armstrong', of Salem, have been men
tioned repeatedly, and some of these
gentlemen ar active candidate. In
their support of the different factions
they are somewhat mixed, and some of (
the Mitchell Republicans. among them'
are opposed to Governor Geer, but1
this Is not the rule, for some of the1
most valiant supporters of Mr. Mitrh
ell are also close friends of the Gov
ernor' and ready to do, battle for him
right loyally.
The County Offices.
For some of the county offices there
Is considerable rivalry, aud these con
tests may. In the course of. a few diiys
develop so much strength; a to tnate
rially encroach on the ground, of the
game of state politics, as now played
in Marion county, and may hecome the
chief points of Interest. f
The fight, of course, will be on th.
sherlfTs office that bone of polltloil
contention In Mariop county thes
many yeafs--and already there are five
candidates, snd more to be heard front.
;W. A. Taylor, of Maileay, is an avowed
candidate for the office. Is making an
active, canvas, and Ms confident of,
winning ' a victory In. the primaries
and In the county convention. Robert
M. Witxeli. of Turner, who. -has. seyer.-il
times been mentioned , In the untv
convention. la also a candidate and
Jworklng hard to secure deleg.ttion '
favorable to him. ; C, D. Hartman. of
Scot ts Mills, who rerved Marlon ccun
ty In the last Legislature.' Is alo Rn
active candidate." and protases to re
main, in. the Yight while thlur look us
encouraging as they do. now. J.
SJegmund, of Gervais. formerly a resi
dent jof Jefferson,, and V..lI."Ha:age'4f
Proste-t pret Irict, near : this c ity, are
also both mentioned for the bdl.c, an J
the many friends of each extx-t lo w
their favorites make a splcndM nhow
Ing. - y-. - .
For the office of county clerk, Joint
W. Roland, formerly )tookkf ep r of the.
Asylum and an eKKrt afcount int and '
office mant is .in avowed ' jCiindiJVt'v
ami he is geiierally nod freely sit.Hrr
ed by hi many frb nd. Fr.tnk Hl.u k
erby of Sllyerton, Is aiwxher cnti.li.l.tt.
for this position, and fs.'tnd'tis'rioitsty
working on the ltc'Ulli ahr,iii;h-
0111 tnej count v. whlli i fotm H ftMinf:
Ilecord. r F. W.;-Wafers, of .this t liy.
has also been promt iieiitfy ni.-nil.m.-.l
for the dace. .-v i..-: .- --k N'"".
The- connly recVrdr's iim.'e sUKht
by Fretlj A, Iegg.nd; 'S.,A.!-Madden','
berth of this city, hi!- rumor fi' ft
that the south end of the V,unty Will
bring out a strong man for iIiIh non
Inatlon In due cotirs of time.
- The, ceuny IrcaKury Is said to le
SOUltht bv two men. It A (V..ifiiii II
hp denl.-r, is an j Vowed run. lid t ie foP
the place, nnd the name of J. Henry
Haas, the jeweler, is 'of (en nieiitliie. .1
In connection with this omVe,
Thc term of ' Cotmly t"Hmmlssloner
Win. Mliey expires this yearl and a,
successor must be cb t d. Mr. Mlle
Is, of course, a candidnte nnd" hi rec-' .
ord. his friends say, will give him th
nomination with! little effort. Win.-."
Smith., of Sublimity, is also ready to
accept the nomination, and he, .too,i Is
an excellent man. for the position.
V This leaves but one 4-ounty office to
be diiosel of, and that IS one of the
most Important to th ax-iayer the
office of county assessor. The present
Incumbent of that iKMji I Hon, Mr. l.'has.'
Lembcke, has made a 'good, clean rec
ord, and now Is a candidate. to succeed
himself, and -as there are. no othelr as
pirants for the place as yet, It Is likely
Mr; LemtMhe wiy have but llttlo
trouble when tbe convention meets.
.,Th Opposition.
The; Democrats nnd '-Kociallat will
doubtless have a ticket In the field In
MaHon county this year, ftossibly it -Joint
ilcket, but there are very few
men thus far prominently named for
the several positions. Among thoa
generally discussed for preferment Is
Sheriff F. W. Diiridn's chief deputy. I!.
U. Col bath, who I hit for the past llireo f
yeara no ably aited Mr. lrurbln In'
his office, and H I genertilly c-oncede,tN
that be can' have the nomlhatton for v
sheriff, an office be is well eiunllfle.I to
fill. ,lf elected. MriCelbnth enjoys a
wtdf acquaintance in 'Marlon county. '
Is popular, 'and ' If nomlnatet. wotil.l t
make the Republican nominee know
there had been a fight. . ; j
Another offics discussed by theIem
ocrats more: than any other Is that of '
Joint Senator for Linn and Marlon
counties, which It Is thought will f.ll
to Marion. Hon, H. L. Haydeh. former r
pistrlct Attorney, Is prominently men
rloned for this place, as ha a been Sher
iff DurMn. but the latter declare he
is pjl lively twt a candidate. EJilu-r
one of these gentlemen- would make nn
uncomfortably strong campaign. 1ti
view of . the -Democratic: majrity In
Linn county.
Shake Into Your Sfioss. V
Allen's Foot-EaseJ a powder. !!.
cures i alnful, smarting, nervous feet,
and Ingrowing nail, a"nd iMfdsntly'
taxes the miinsg enit of corns and bun
ions.1 It's the irreatest comfort ; dls-
covery of the age. -Allen's Fool -:
makes tight or new shoe feel essy.
It Is a cure for sweating, callous and
hot. tired, schlng -feet. Try It today. -Sold
by all druggists and shoe store.
By mail for t. cts. .--In stamps. Trlil ''.-.
DSckare FHKK. idrtnia. Allen H.
Otmstead. 1. Roy, N. T. 2
. WANTED A GRANDMAMMA.
A little 3-year-old laddie who had
gone wHh his tapa and mammft. frotn
an eastern to a western borne, s mIIv
nlssed hi gramlnmmma, and one dy
bis mother, who bad been too busy In
tbe new home to give usual attention-'lf..?
the small man. saw him? make a bole in
the. ground and put an Id daguerreo-
type of bis grandmsrrima there, "Why, ,
whet are you doing, baby? she asked.
T fought," he said, with a quivering
Hp and a, world of pent-up loneliness
and homesickness, in bis -voice, as he
tried to explain, "maybe If I planted It
anozzer grandma'd grow. Selected. :
WILL DEtiATE. Tbe debaters of
PaclOc University have' submitted the
following question, "Resolved, that the
Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitu
tion of the United States has iWn-
Justified." to the-debaters of WiHann-
tte University. Willamette's team.
consisting of Samuel A. Siewert. ilkrry
W. F waff ord. and Walter E. Keys, yes-
enlay chetse the affirmative. The de-
ate will occur later at Forest Grove.
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