The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-01-31
DOLPH IN BENTON COUNTY.
The People Of Benton Against
the Simon Senator-Coop-
er's Bolt Approved.


novel free entertainments. Word reached
here just after dinner that Representative
Cooper had boltsd Dolph and was on the
side of the people. Immediately spirit of
activity manifested itself among the Corval-
lis worshipers of ths senatorial iceberg,
and they began searching the highways and
byways for signatures to petition announc-
ing that the people of Benton county were
staying awake at night praying foz the
re- election of Dolph. The First National
Bank furnished three names. It 10 but .
half block from there to Mr.. Kline's store
where the proprietor and his four clerks
swelled the document to formidable proper.
tions. Stopping at Tammany Hall three
more names were obtained. But even this
gigantic list did not cool the ardor Of the
been dubbed "His Whiskers," against the
frantic protests of the Oregonian. Couriers
were at once dispatched TO the neighbering
precincts, and in. less than two days whole
sheet of legal.cap paper was covered with
signatures aggregating the enormous number
of twenty names. It seems incon.
ceivable that Mr.. Cooper can disregard this
evidence of the will of his constituents.
The prime movers in the circulation of the
petition were q bank cashier and an amateur
money. broker who have long been known as
having the interests Of the people at heart.
The presence of the names of these two
gentlemen alone the petition ought to
satisfy our representatives. that the popular
ingly in favor of the deliverer of cold -stor-
age speeches. There is no doubt that Mr.
DAILY can interpret the will of the people by
means of the petition headed by Mr.. Peet
and Mr.. Davisson, as favorable to Dolph.
1t is feared, however, that Messrs. Carter
and Cooper will not possess the acuteness of
acumen to perceive that the list is an aggre.
gasion of all that is good and holy in Ben.
county republicanism. It is SO unusual for
banks, corporations, and money.lenders to
favor the reelection of Dolpb, that the
manly and independent stand of the gentle
men sending the petition, will inure to their
already great and deserved popularity. By
.his single act they have perpetualy endeared
themselves to the people. So much conf
dence have the masses in. anything that
might be advocated by these gentlemen
that several of those who signed tine petition
did SO not knowing whether it asked the
county court to fill up mudhole on the
Greasy road or prayed that congress pass
the Nicaraguan canal bill. OF the
twenty-eight who signed the petition
four are known to be anti. .Dolph men. As
near as can be learned the list was as fol-
lows: R. M. Davisson, W. T. Peet, NJ. s.
Woodcock, Geo. Lilly, s. L. Kline. w. S.
Lnville, Luther Smith, Victor Hurt, E.
Eyer, w. s. Hufford, B. W. Wilson, F. NJ.
johnson, Norm Lilly, Joe Firestein, A. NJ.
Witham, S. L. Shedd, E. Allen, William
Groves, N. R. Barber, Grover Hedrick. Cam
Hemphill, John Simpson. Robert Wilson,
A. R. Pygall, VIM. Wright, J. &. Wuests.
field, L. " elker. Jake Weber. The last
four are anti -Dolph men.
The GAZETTE was one of the first papers
to oppose the reelection of J. N. Dolph.
It was the contention of this paper first,
that he was not the best man that could be
| chosen for the position, and that the senti-
msnt of the people of Benton county was
clearly against him. Events have proven
that throughout the state the June election
was not the result of any popularity of
Dolph. That the position of the GAZETTE
, is approved by the great body of republicans
voters in the county, is evidenced by the
enthusiasm manifested over Representative
Cooper's change, and also by the numerous
congratulatorY kilograms and monster anti
DoIph petitions sent him since last Friday.
The people of Benton have never forgiven
Simon's treachery to his party in defeating
Judge Waldo, and later on, i'll the knitting
of D. P. Thompson, who ran for governor
against Pennoyer in 1890. The ring, repre-.
sented by Simon, has ever been in opposi-
| tion to legislation favorable to the voters of
this county. The Cregcnian is the organ of
| auina bay as harbor, and but recently de.
mandsd legislation that would lose to US the
Agricultural College. Those who hob mob
with and futher the interest of this damna-
BILE Portland clique are disloyal to the best
| interests of the state. Local pride and
| local patriotism should cause every honora-
BILE citizen Of Benton county to work for the
overthrow of the Portland political machine.
Dolph is the puppet of that ring, and the
manager of his campaign Is Joe Simon. The
people of this county arc strongly against
perpetuating this Simon combination. and
Mr.. Cooper, by his vote of Friday, has made
himself the most popular man in old Benton.
There was no difficulty experienced in get.
ting signatures to the anti-Dolph petition.
ALI day Saturday republicans were calling
at the GAZETTE Office in search of the man
with the petition, which asked our repre-
sentativ to hold ont against the election ol
| Mr.. Dolph. In two hours Friday evening
seventy.two names were obtained to petit
tion, commenting Mr.. Cooper's course, and
was sent to him that night by special car.
| rier. Monday, another one from Corvallis
was sent to Salem, containing in the neigh
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