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SKIRMISHING FOR POSITION
The Oregonian commenting on an editorial in the
Capital Journal concerning the improbability of the
republicans standing for Roosevelt, refers to the fact
that "Woodrow Wilson is president by the grace of
William Jennings Bryan, and the split in the republican
party," and suggests that the democratic party stood for
just what the republicans would stand for in case
Roosevelt was nominated. The cases are entirely dif
ferent. Wilson had not been honored for nearly eight
years with the greatest office in the world at the hands j
of his party, and then betrayed it. Had he done so he;
would not be president, at least with democratic votes.
Wrilson was simply a dark horse, and no one will assert!
that Roosevelt is that kind of a cayuse. - i
Nearly two days of the big convention have passed,
and in both the preliminary battles will have been pretty
well threshed out by tonight. Tomorrow there will be
something doing, though it is hardly probable the selec
tion of a candidate in either or both will be made until
Saturday.
Yesterday the progressives held high carnival for
some hoursand worked up intense enthusiasm among
themselves. The radicals are determined to name Roose
velt and let the republicans do what they please about in
dorsing him. Perkins, the progressive chairman, and
the conservative wing are against this, and think they
can keep the other wing in leash until Friday, and until
the republicans make the first move. Both wings say it
is "Roosevelt or nothing," the only dill'erence being as to
Ihe methods to be used in securing his nomination.
The sporting element expresses its opinion as to the
result by putting even money on Roosevelt against the
field. Of course like everybody else the sports are only
guessing, but their coin backs their judgment.
In the republican camp they are apparently waiting
for some political Moses to lead them out of the wilder
ness in which they are hopelessly lost. Who that leader
will be is anybody's guess. Judging by many precedents,
if Roosevelt's followers cannot force his nomination it
will be a dark horse. The combination against Hughes
is strong, and if he cannot get away with it, the members
of the combination will not consent to throw their
strength to any of their rivals. However the Capital
Journal readers can do their own guessing and are as
liable to guess right as anyone. The women's party was
busy too, yesterday, and marched in parade through a
cold drizzling rain, undismayed by the danger of spoiling
their gowns. They also sent a delegation to present their
demands to the committee on resolutions of the repub
lican convention but met with no great encouragement.
Tuesday they were greatly enthused over the report that
Iowa had carried for suffrage, but were correspondingly
depressed yesterday when the returns showed the propo
sition had lost by more than 5,000 votes.
It was a busy day for all the parties except the demo
crats and they were pretty well employed watching the
other animals'. Harding's opening speech in the republi
can convention was devoted to roasting the democrats
and the administration, and inviting the lost brothers to
return to the G. 0. P. roof and satisfy their appetites
with veal. As night fell it did not look as though the fat
ted calf was in any great danger.
A case absolutely without precedent is that of the
state of Virginia against her sister state West Virginia.
Some time ago Virginia got a judgment in the United
States supreme court against West lrgmia, lor .tx-w-000,
as her proper portion of the state debt, at the time,
the state was divided in 1SG1. The puzzling feature is to;
enforce the judgment. Attorney General Lilly of West
Virginia claims the judgment is only persuasive, and that1
no execution ran isM.it- uiui i r-mn.. t....
out that the state is powerless to pay the judgment until
(he legislature meets. If West Virginia should refuse to
pay, the question is, can she be made to do so.
' A 11 f li.i t 'ill.- 'ii win r Jnistii'ii lino-hps neounvine- a nosition
.Jilt L a V IHIU Ull' vvv " ' I i
that should prevent him accepting a nomination for the
presidency is the veriest tommy-roi. necaiise nt- is a
member of the United States supreme court he is nut
placed beyond the reach of the people if they want him
fni" ihmv nvocU.Mir Tf nn preater obiection can be found
to him or any other candidate, than that he is a member,
of the supreme court, then there should be a campaign
free from nnulslinging, for the holding of that office is
not a heinous offense.
Our readers no doubt noticed yesterday that the
Capital Journal carried more national convention news
and gossip than even the Portland papers. This was all
telegraphic news, too, and was sent out direct from the
Coliseum. The leased wire which serves the Capital
Journal and runs into this office is carrying this week
between 25,000 and :!0,000 words daily, and several of the
best newspapermen in the country are on the job of re
porting the convention for the benefit of our readers.
It is said Senator Fulton is slated to place Justice
Hughes' name before the convention. As Oregon went
t o the supreme court of the state to get Mr. Hughes' name
on the ballot and then gave him almost an unanimous ;
vote, it is in accordance with the eternal fitness ot things
that one of her delegation should have the honor of plac
ing him before the convention. Senator Fulton can do
the job in a manner that will be a credit to the state andj
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make Justice liugnes proud oi nis DacKing.
Yuan Hak Ding, son of Yuan Shi Kai, claims his father
was emperor of China, and that he is therefore entitled
to hold down the job of ruling. He overlooks the fact
that his illustrious dad, was never made emperor, except
by his own order, and the people refused to consent to it.
Yuan Hak Ding is liable to get a sample of the same
poison that sent his father to sleep with his ancestors.
Senator Lodge as chairman of the republican commit
tee on resolutions, yesterday afternoon heard a delega
tion from the woman's party who presented arguments
showing why the republican platform should contain a
plank favoring national suffrage. Mrs. Catt and Mrs.
Trout were the principal speakers which gave the affair
both a feline and fishy coloring.
The Oregon delegation to the progressive convention
yesterday when the noise was at its highest calmly
raised their umbrellas and joined in the parade around
the auditorium. You see they were excited and when a
webfooter gets that way he always "hists his unbrel,"
and feels safe.
The dispatches yesterday stated Hugh Cameron, a
pioneer capitalist of Oakland, California, was killed by
a fall from a ladder "while looking over a house." Must
have been a real sky scraper if a ladder was necessary to
permit its being "looked over."
Oregon is not the only country where it rains. We
know this because the newspaper sporting pages are
carrying this interesting news item daily in the space
where they used to report the Eastern ball scores
"Game postponed rain."
The radical progressives at Chicago are shouting
"Roosevelt or nothing." Many real good Americans
think there is little preference in that choice.
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Considering that political girl baby was only born
this week, it developed an astonishingly loud voice and
lung power.
' It is all right to say "hail to the queen." but if anyone
says rain to her, let him die the death.
IV
THE PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN
To the Keillor:
"Tin" li'iith lr hri'ivi-r iviu'iu'il iiiiil
itc lint nthiiucil l.y u.loii tliht;
l!ut they, wti i I.' tlioir o'poiii'iits sli't.
Wen- travi'linj uiiwuril in I lie iiijilit. " "
Tin- iiitiihliutiiMi (if tin- Im'wors
Hiin'n'Ini'Mit to tlio .stuto riiiKtitutum,
oii'iiinir the lireweriei" fur niuliina ami
selling licer, 1ms ut new life ami spir
it into proliiliitioiiiM.-. The party here
has nlreaily iuntiKiirateti the ranipaiKii.
with Mr. Frank W. Kmer.-oii, nil ora
tor of niitiiiir.il reputation, swiii(jiii3
aroiniil t.ie i-in-le. He w;s lulleil f
speaU on Monday niht at .lelferson:
Tues.lay at stayton, Star tlientre: Weil
nesilay,' lili City opera house; Thins
t'.av. sihei'ton, opera house: I'l'May.
LADD & BUSH, Bankers
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Safety Deposit Boxes
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
THE OTHER FELLOW
The other fellow ought to do the things I leave un
done; I like to hand him precepts true, and counsel by
the ton. The other fellow'd find it wise to lead the sim
ple life, to rigidly economize, assisted by
his wife. While 1 blow in the good long
green for diamond-studded lyres, for jugs
of sparkling gasoline, and costly rubber
tires. The other fellow ought to buy the
.lionmii' oiifo nf munr nml f.ipil his rhildfpn ! Woo.Uhii u. Foresters hall; Saturday,
1 , ., T ,, l i. rru Hioohs. Methodist eluireli; Suuda,
primes While I the JUlCy SirlOin eat, lhe' . m salem armory: Sunday niKht
other fellow ought to keep within his mod
est means, and he can make his living
jr-fv.x J cheap, by raising spuds and beans, lhe
Ulllt I ItllUVV ULIllb IU 0trtl IIV "Sb'v
fnv unntt (lima wliilp T (TA hlithplv intn riPlir. i present law
,i, rrn. ' n jf ii It- 4- l-r "K'lits of liipior into the state, is not a
r,nd have a bully time. The other fellow ought to Knov1(lli,Bi ,,,,! lltion of the prohibition
that rainy days' will come, and he, to sidestep grief andi-';;''' ;;; ZZ'J.Z
'woe, should save an ample sum. Uhile I blow all myi,,,,,, ,. Hm. iutrodu.ed i.y the
coin away, much faster than it's earned and say about JV::
' the rainy day, "The rainy day be derned. .H-mtu- eireus.-i,. i. liatiuf.
turner. I'reslvterian ehureh.
The proliiliitionists of the state arc
alo in it tut i "ft !,n anieudnn'nt to tlir
eonslittition extending the prohildtion
feature to the importation of liquor.
Tnev aitree with the lewers that thr
whiili allows large snip-
WILLAMETTE NOTES
min'nt K'ootne a niemler on npplieation will travel eousideralde in his new ear
and liy paying the dues. Graduates ami se.ir. n out new siuuenis. irau ,i-
lieeome nieint'ers. follinving their te- "en is uiiuuuk Ui , is.i m .--., ,iui
The Willamette alumni a-soeintion eeiv inn of degrees. j later take trip t.itlu- mountains for
held their aiiiiual Im-lness uieet'n u yes-' The baiHiiet in the eveninff at the j" J!"""1" y"1" ."'hon-, will tour
teiday afternoon and took up the iiies- Marion hotel was attended by .1 large thrutit:H eistern Cregon. viitiiij: ul-
t ion of de idiiw who should be ousid- erowd and n nuniher or old truduates ; most all of the e'mes of that sivtion
ered menibers. After niueh iliseusioii responded to brilliant tonsts.
by several of, the "old grads'' it was T'he professors of the university are
derided that anvone who had attended planning inativ and vnnous re,-rr.it ions
Willamette for two or more years for the coming vatatiuu. Ir. Poney
looking for pro-peetive studentn.
I'rof. on F.s hen will look through
southern Oregon for new students.
In fait the entire t'anilty m addi
tion to enjoying their summer vacation I 0Anp f A
will keep a . lose lookout for the wt;w0flS 01 AmenC&Il
dass of studems and when Willamette j ReVOktlOn Get dialler
I niversity opens her doors again nextj
fall the large-t elass of freshmen in; The liiarter tor the Imal chapter of
the history of ihe institution will file f the Sons of the American Revolution
into the halls ot' lenrninn to (Ion the J of Salem was granted by the Oregon
'green beannie" aiol become initiated society ii: Portland, at the meeting and
into the. spirit of Willamette. j 1 aiupiet held last Monday evening at
'I'he last i-sae for the school year: the ('niversity eluh, ce;i'l.niting"thi
of the Willamette t'ol'.egiau was issued 'J'ith ann'versiry of the Oregon branch
this morning. The school has jnt roa-jof the siM-iety.
son to be pi.ool of the progress made! Pciinusiun was given to the Salem
by its ol t'icial publication ituring the ! chapter t hold the charter oii a
past .voar, mid in singling out the in- few days, nt the discietiou of the Sn
dividiuil who is responsible tor thisjleni braiicn, in order that a few who
advancement: all praise and honor is have Ijeen delayed in getting their pa
due to the invincible, unilauiite,l Max-;pers .roin Washington, may" have th
well K. Hull. whose untiring efforts . honor i jiduing as charter 'members,
and constant aim have made the paper At .h" baiuiiet -.ondav night, at
wliut it is. The paper hns refle.-ted tended bv Winthrop Hammond, as a
tlio many sides of college life and com-; member of the Oregon societv and pres
munity happenings in a manner neveriident ot tlio Sulein chnpter, an historic
before attempted. Nest year's l olle- al sketcii was read by Wallace
giun under the leadership of Samuel 1 niant.r pesident of the Oregon societv
1!. King, editor-elect, will be n contiu- and an n. '.dress given bv Oeneral Thorii
uatiou and enlargement on this year's, as M. Anderson, the first president of
foundations. t tlio Oregon branch.
Mr. and Mrs. B. f. Ia idson nnd lit-i The O-egnn so. iety has offered pri.
tle granddjiughter, M-s: Oeraidine'es aiwoontiug to $.".ti to be awarded t
Sanders, are visiting nt the home of 'the sdo.ol children of the state, for
Mr. and Mrs. John Oary. Their home writing essays of an historical natur
is in Kiniuett, Idaho, and tiiey ciune ; especia'y of t Revolutionary pet.od.
down for the graduation exercises of! As a 'coniidiment to the Salem ch:ii-
the university. They will remain for Iter, tiles., esavs will be submitted for
;i tew Wi
before
You read the news we get it.
returning. awards to Winthrop llaimuonl, trunk
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les.-ays are to be written next fall.
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Big itock of all liiet aecond hand Incubatori. All kindi corrugate
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The Honsa of Hilf a Million Bargaini.
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