Daily capital journal., February 12, 1917, Page SIX, Image 6

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THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON. MONDAY, FKB. 12, 1917.
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Oil, Cut Rate Repair Work
226 State St. Next to Ladd & Bush's
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Paving Interests Busy;
Rumor That Concerns Were
Back of Harley's Dinner
Dame Eumor is an uncertain old lady, will of tho commissioners, but not to ex
not always reliable, but generally bav- ceed four years.
ing some fire behind such smoke as she The commission shall also appoint
sends up. The old lady has been pretty ! such clerks and assistants as are neces
busy ever since that foast of oratory i sary and the cost of those and other ex
and flow of unstinted dispraise at tho j peusos shall not exceed one'-tenth of the
Marion hotel Thursday night. Friday total tax collected under this bill, The
morning she had it that the Macleay in-j commission shall construct a series of
for,.t. ot th mon Hi of the Koeue River i state highways, designating them uy
was responsible for the dinner, and the ) number and giving their terminals, and
gathering Of the legislators. XI was snail coupeittio wim mu inuciai gvyciu-
claimed it was an attempt to get on the ! ment as provided in "the act of con
friendly side of the legislators, in order gress aiding in the construction of rural
to defeat the Kogue river fishiug bill. post roads and for other purposes."
That story was passed around indus- "The Nigger in the Woodpile."
triousdy by the lady with a hundred ton-1 The bill provides that In all contracts
ties and from the' way she travels, with! costing above $2,000 bids must be ad
more feet than a centipede. One story ; vertised for, and the contract let to the
is good until another is told, and lowest responsible bidder "upon tie
the iirst one seemed to be getting a : Kind of material filially selected by said
trigle stale, she started another to the commission; provided, however, that
effect thnt it was the Bitulihis interests ; any and all bids may be rejected If It
t'w , hohind the friend-makiiiL' : appears to the best interest of the
would be a nice little sum available for
outside road work, and (his the wiso
ones assert is where the idea now fo
mous dinner at the Marion hotel origin
ated. It will be noticed too, that noth
ing is said about any bridges in connec
tion with the bill, and this leaving them
out has an ugly look. There is no pave
ment used on bridges, anil it might be
that that is the reason the commission
and ther state highway engineers are
not bothered with them. The engiueer
is given no control over bridges other
than what might be implied from their
being a necessary part of the highways,
which they are, as Salem well knows.
It is a bill that will, bear close scrutin
ity, and it should get it.
feed. The Capiat Journal does not pre
tend to know if either of the stories
had any foundation in fact, but is un
willing to compromise and split it "fif-
tv, fifty.
state.'
It is further provided that a tax of
one-fourth of one mill be collected as
other taxes are collected and this shall
constitute the state highway fund. This
A Man Who
(Oregon Voter)
So many senatorial, gubernatorial and
congressional bees arc being discussed
around the state house these days that
we may be permitted to take stock of
booms and boomlcts.
Some of the booms are of the self
starting variety, some need' cranking
up, and some have to be towed in, so
their spark plugs can be cleaned.
T will hn noted in this connection i shall be divided by setting aside a fund
that the fifst talk was about good roads, for the state and amount to meet sal
ami what the second might have been aries, etc., not to exceed 10 per cent of
will probably never be known, as As- the total tax, then a sufficient amount
iri .4 nuMwiHsoiift mac or somehow cot to cover the cost of operating and main-
thc floor and sure spilled the beans-1 taining state highways which have al
It is claimed he was not down-for a j ready been constructed or improved;
tajk, but he made it just the same as 'then sufficient funds to meet the fed
the legislators can testify. eral government appropriation as before
It is evident that he was not on the mentioned, or any that may hereafter
program, that is li it was calculated to be provided, and the remainder shall
win any large amount of friendship for be used in aiding counties on secondary
anything, and so it is permissible to highways. The bill then formally ac
ascribe the meeting to the bitulithic in-, cepts the offer of the federal govern
terests if to anyone. ment, repeals all laws in conflict and
' A Well. Oiled Machine. adds an emergency clause.
In this connection it is proper also to j This as briefly as it can be stated is
take a cursory glance at what if any- the main feature of the proposed state
fhing is before the legislature that highway law. This is also the bill which
mioht. interest that elemasvnarv insti- Dame Kumor asserts has caused the sud-
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ueu lULcltrat Ui. me ui.uiuutu iuiucoidi
which it is claimed by the old lady
aforesaid, is real and profound.
Some Other Jokers. (
An examination of the bill in con
nection with the congressional act shows
so it is stated, that the counties of the
tulion.
There is before the legislature a bill
now in the house which is house bill No.
502, which it is well to notice was intro
duced and read first time Tuesday of
this week. It is entitled:
' ' A bill for an act to provide u gen
eral system of construction, improve- j state can also participate in securing
ment and repair of state highways and j this congressional aid by putting up as
for the administration and operation much as does the federal government.
mat it is claimed would permit me ro
get hold of a large part of the gov
ernent funds or all of them; and this
would release the entire fund raised by
the one-fourth mill tax so that it eould
be expended entirely outside of the fed
thi-reof. and repealing chapter 339 of
the general laws of Oregon for 1913, and
chapter 337 of the general laws of Ore
gon for 1915. and declaring an enierg-
depart-
ency.
Th hill creates a hiirhwav
nont which -ahull consist of three mcin-! eral aid if the counties should take ui
l,..rv to h luinniiitfvt bv the covernor, all that portion of the funds allotted to
one from each congressional district, this state. Dame Humor goes further
They are to be paid a salary of 600 a ; and says this has already been arranged,
year each and aetul traveling and other i and that certain counties are ready to
expense. These shall appoint a state take up all the money the government
highway engineer who shall receive an ! offers. If it is as those making the ?.
nm.nl lrr of not to (.weed 45.000 a aertion say and counties can take a.l
year and who shall hold office at the 'vantage of the government's offer, there
Dr. Harry Lane 's successor will be
elected next year. Tho genial senator
has made many friends in Washington
since it was discovered that he was a
joke, so he is not as unpopular as he
was when they took him Beriously. In
proportion as his popularity has increas
ed in Washington;- it has decreased in
the Journal office in Portland. Dr. may
be cheerful, but he has a mind of his
own, which same has one Charles Sam
uel Jackson, who owns the Journal but
does not own Dr. Lane. .
Democrats as well as republicans
therefore feel that Dr. Lane cannot be j
re-elected. Dr. is some campaigner in !
his way, and he may fool them both
But the prospects invites, and many ;
candidates are in the bushes, straining)
'.heir ears to hear a whisper from the;
people.
Chiefly mentioned among the dcms
is Oswald West, who Is as peppery asi
ever, but has managed to stick around!
the Journal just like a member of ths
family and by many is regarded as:
XLr. Jackson s candidate. Many repub
licans predict that he will be the next
Uinted Slates senator from Oregon, and
the talk is "who can we unite on to
beat West!"
Then there is that Virginia states
man, the Honorable Samuel M. Gar
land, of Lebanon, the ornate orator of
he state senate. Mr. Garland is too
good a man to stand a chance against
either West or Lane, but he doesn't
know it, and might be enticed into
battle. Judge A. 8. Bennett, of The
Dalles, is one of the also men'ioned's
but he belongs to a school so old that
the tens of thousands of young voters
have never heard of him except as a
lawyer.
C. S. Jackson himself is much dis
cussed as a possible aspirant for Dr.
Lane 's seat, but in spite of his bully
ragging, he really is a big man and
probably could not be temped into the
nice so long as he thinks he owns Os
wald West.
Among the republicans there is no
shortage, of candidates.
Looming most formidable among
them all is ex-Senator Charles W. Ful
ton, who has been playing to get the
labor union vote. That able and dis
tinguished gentleman understands the
aspirations and hopes of the present
generation better than does the mum
my Raineses, but the aforesaid present
generation does not give him credit
for that wealth of knowledge. They
have him tagged as belonging to the
stone age of Oregon polities. General
opinion around the state house is that
he has little chance for the nomination,
unless the progressives vote is all split
up; and that if nominated ho would be
the brigjit and shining mark for Oswald
West of the Journal.
Edgar B. Piper is also much men
tioned. He is much respected and also
hafnH Hia assnimition of resnoiisibili-
ty for whatever the republican party
does in Oregon lias won mm many uu
herents, and a flock of enemies within
rmrt.v ranks. His is about the only in
stance of all inclusive responsibility
that has been manliest since toe con
vention system has rotted into ruin.
He is looked to as one man who tries to
keep his party straight, and a under
standing present day conditions 'a sort
of combination of disciplinarian and
humanitarian. His dignity, intellectual
ity and capacity as a public speaker
are commented upon as being of sena
torial caliber. Opinion is divided as to
whether he would stand any chance of
nomination, but undivided as to what
would be the attitude of Journal re
publicans. Congressman Sinnott is also mention
ed, but not so much so as Hawley. He
and MeArthur are looked to as possi
ble aspirants for Senator Chamberlain 's
seat in 1920.
Other senatorial aspirations sonic
what discussed are those supposed to
animate the breasts of S. B. Hurson of
Portland and L. K. Bean of Eugene.
Speaker Stanfield is mentioned as sena
torial or governorship material. Charles
L. McNary of Salem is said to be will
ing to stand if it will harmonize the
party, although his interests arc for
the i ennine.
Then there is talk of A. E. Clark.
Mvj,.ii.,i:5 rumors come in of newspa
pers out in the state, said to have been
acquired by him to sound his praises
when the time comes.
W. Lair Thompson is mentioned for
senator and governor. In spite of his
defeat by one vote at the last election.
he is regarded as looming oig as a pos
sibility for higher office.
Talk of John B. Yeon and S. Benson
will not down. They nre the idol of the
-..-.I ..), :.,.v who would cniov boost
ing them into jiolitical honors. No one
seems to know wnetner incy are repub
licans or democrats, or even to care in
these days when party standing is more
of a handicap than a help.
1, ia inlori.utitW, to HfltC that Jolljl-
than Bourne's name is much discussed,
and usually coupled witn uie wisn m
he had not abandoned his residence
in Oregon. An opinion almost univer
sally expressed is that if the Oregon-
ian would support Bourne, his election
would be ccrtuin, and nil chance of
electing n democrat would be eliminat
ed. It is also interesting to note that
no other candidate's name inspires1 con
fidence that ho can beat a democratic
nominee.
For the governorship Ben W. Olcott
is more discussed than any other, and
it is conceded universally that it will
be hard to beat him if he permjts the
use of his name. If Governor Withy
combe is provoked into running for re
election, he will give any of them a
mcry race, tor Ins administration has
won the hearts of republicans, in spite
of mistakes which are attributed to
his loyalty to friends rather than to
any selfish desire to build up a personal
machine.
Treasurer Thomas B. Kay is talked of
as tho principal rival to Olcott. Walter
f.vans, prosecuting attorney of Portland
is looked to as a favorite at home and
Ja man whom the newspapers have made
well known to the state, (Jus Moser is
making- many political friends, an em
barrassment rathftt than un ussct, and
also a carefully frames! record. Sena
tor C. L. Hawley of l'olk county is
strong out in the state. Lair Thopsen
and Stanfield are both discussed.
Among tho democrats, Senator (lar-
I -. r . . I nU,rnl.l U . t f. 1 01 f
.....u, v.ni.uui ..lot, 1-1. .,. ,-l Ill ',- l, .
North Bend, B. B. Montague of Port
land and Judge Bennett of The Dull
are mentioned for governor.
a logical republican candidate for con
gress on the issue nf national prohibi
tion. Representatives Henn and K'aton
of Eugene and Thomas and Goro of Mod
ford are discussed for congress, also
the amiable and eloqnent Satan busi
ness man, George P. Kodgers.
Among the democrats mosl talked of
for congress in tho iirst district aro
Mark Weatherfbrd of Albany and'Heii
p.iof Oarland, who can't help it that
people do talk about him.
For congress, to succeed llaklev in
the even he throws his hat into the j
senatorial ring, the one man most dis
cussed iH State Senator Walter A. Dim-1
ick of Oregon City. His abilities make
him a formidable possibility. Senator
(!. L. Hawley is a constructive man,
and if a condidate for congress would
givo the destructive Dimick a hard
race. Senator Eddy is looked upon as
To succeed Sinnott in the event of
his being a candidate for senator, thorn
is talk of Pred Steiwer and Hoy 1,'ilncr
of Pendleton, two of the, livcst men lit
the general assembly.
Amongst both republicans and d;::i o
crats, Mrs. Alexander Thompson of Ti.c.
Dalles is talked of for congress rioru
than any other, although Walter Pierce
of La Grande and W. II. Strnyer af
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