The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-09-18
EDITORIAL correspondence.
Tuesday, Sept. 10, 1924.
HOW THEY DON'T ORGANIZE.

s HOW THEY DON'T ORGANIZE.
The Legislative machine doesn't
grind worth cent. The process Of
fabrication is slow, tedious and inef-
fective, and thus far the new and
cumbrous Legislative wheel has
scarcely been able to make spas
: modc heave and a forward creak
until it settles back into dead halt
and obstinately refuses to bulge an
other inch. Both Houses met yes
terday morning and tried to do some
thing-the Senate by temporarily
electing Hon. r. B. Cochran, of
Lane, as President, and Syl G.
Simpson, of Marion, as Clerk; and
the House by choosing Mr.. Drain, Of
Douglas, as Speaker. and Col. White,
Of Clakamas, as Clerk. Then the Com
mittees ON Credentials showed who
were entitled to have a "say" at things
in each House, and Judge Chad
wick swore the whole capoodle into
"ofis;" after which essential process
the work Of permanent organization
commenced. In the Senate Hon. Jno.
Myers, Of Clackamas, was the Dem
ocratic nominee for President, and
Hon. T. r. Cornelius, of Washing
ton, the Republican. The Independ.
ents placed in nomination Hon. j. S.
M. Vancleve, Of Multnomah, but
Van wouldn't stand it. After several
ballots-both in the morning and
afternoon-no choice was made and
the Senate quit trying until this,
Tuesday morning, when they went
at it again, the vote standing as the
day previous-Myers 13 and Corne-
lius IL, with the Independents scat
tering their votes around on a pro-
1niscuous candidate whom they called
"Blank" u don't know what "dee-
strick" he represents. After ex-
hausting the forenoon (as well as the
patience Of the ubiquitous Third
House in this monotonous enter
prise, without any change in the
fruitless result, an adjournment was
taken until after dinner; when, i'm
mediately upon the reassembling of
the Senate, Mr.. Myers applied the
"open Sesame" TO the dead lock in
that body by Withdrawing his name
from the condidateship for President,
ind placing in nomination Hon. r.
B. Cochran, of Lane county, who
was elected on the first ballot, by
Of 1G to H. Syl. G. Simp-
son, of Marion, was then elected
Chief Clerk, @, G. Royce, of Ma
rion, Assistant Clerk, Robert NJ.
GuerneN Of Douglas, Sergeant
at-Arms, and j. Q. Head, of Linn,
Doorkeeper. This completed the
organization Of the Senate-giying
al the officers to the Democrats ex- ]
oept the Assistant Clerk and Ser {
5eant-at-Arms, Mr.. Royce being !
Republican and Mr.. Guerney an In
dependent. Considerable chagrin
md disappointment was eyinced by
,ur Republican friends oyer the re-
iult, but l presume they will be re- Z
'oneiled by tho Christening rod Of
ime, consoling themselves with the .
election that their loss is the peo- "
,le's eternal gain, 5
In the House tho process of official IT
Incubation didn't so on 50 success y
ully as it did even in the Senate. 7
lero the three parties are more "
qually divided, and the contest was v
n triangular shape from the first =
ssembling Of the body. For per-
nanent Speaker the Independents "
ominated Mr., Drain, of Douglas, n, n
he Democrats Mr.. Fidler, of Jose :,
hine, and the Republicans Mr.. :,
iced, of Marion - and then the -,
rouble began which has lasted l.,
trough two whole days with about n
he same result--ea ballot stand :,
lg at about 25 for Drain, II for :,
idler, and Is for Reed. This even a.
lg, on the last ballot before adjourn sr
lent, MIR. Drain Ind 27, which shows N
little gain in his favor, and puts -,
i'm within three votes of an election. a.
ordinarily one would suppose that va
would make the connection to- az
Iorow morning, when balloting is bo
but Legislatures are very he
"yarmints,' and there is i,
. telling what tho members and ~
bby manipulators may succeed in mn
irning up before tomorrow morn NJ;
g. But we will be there to see. q,
pl
Wednesday, Sept, ~, 1874. m,
THE BABE IS BORN AND NAMED. 50
Theagony Of acoouchomeut is over. ST