The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-03-01
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GEORGE w. MCBRIDE CHOSEN.

counties.
GEORGE w. MCBRIDE CHOSEN.
! Best the Republicans Gould do Under
the Circumstances.
Saturday night while the clock
was almost on the stroke of the
hour of IL, the 18th biennial session
of Oregon's legislature came to a
close by the election of George w.
Mcbride to fill the seat in the Uni
ted States senate that ]. N. Dolph
has made such strenuous efforts to
retain. The result is generally
accepted as the best possible under
the circumstances. Mcbride was
not the first choice Of more than
few members of the legislature.
but he was the second choice of
the Dolph men who when it became
apparent to them that Dolph
could not be elected sprung his
name and the stormy scenes of the
last few weeks ended in a climax
which sent members of warning
factions home with kindly feelings
toward each other and with an APP
parent promise of restored party
harmony.
OF the Dolph forces Galbrcath,
Calvert Cleeton, Gowdy, Sehbrede,
Shutrum, Stanley, and Moores
voted for Mcbride. Smith of Polk
then changed his vote to Mcbride;
then Templeton, then Bridges.
The announcement Of Bridges was
the signal for wild demonstration
of delight for it meant an election.
Members stood on their desks and
cheered and the noise was deafen-
ing. Smith Of Clackamas and
George Myers next secured rec
ognition and changed; then Price,
Steiwer, Woodard and Dawson.
The list of Dolph names was called
off. Those not changing their vote
were: Bancroft, Beach, Blundell,
Cardwell David, Moorhead, Paxton
Simon. Smith of Josephine and
Templeton.
| Paxton then jumped upon his
desk and moved to make the vote
of the republicans unanimous for
Mcbride. McGinn seconded the
motion aud it was carried without
dissent, and President Simon an
nounced that the clerk would re-
cord all republican names for Nc
Bride. No one objecting the vote
of the Goth ballot was announced:
Mcbride 70, Hare 10, Raley 7,
Weatherford 1; total SO. Beckley
was absent.
THE NEW SENATOR.
Hon. George w. Mcbride, who
was elected United States senator
on the twenty.third ballot last
night has been member of the
legislature, speaker of the house,
and was twice secretary of state.
| Mr.. Mcbride is the youngest son
of DR.. James Mcbride and was
born in Yamhill county in Morch,
1854. The earlier years Of his
school life were passed at Lafayette
in Yamhill county, and st. Helensi
in Columbia county, where he now
lives. Later he spent one year in
in the Willamette University at
| Salem and two years in Christian
college Monmouth, under the TUT
ion Of President I. F. CAMPBELL,
quitting the latter institution a
year before graduation on account
of poor health which a year of rest
from severe study did not wholly
restore. However he entered the
law Office Of Hon. ], C. Moreland
Portland as student remaining
three years but i'll health again
prostrated him. For two years he
was an invailid-an energetic and
rebellious one it is true but con-
slant sutherland upon his recov-
cry engaged in active business,
abandoning for the while his pur-
pose Of practicing law for which he
was thoroughly disciplined and
qualified, Mr.. Mcbride has with
the exception Of two years spent in
San Francisco always lived in Ore.
gon, Personally he is "good
fellow to meet" He is cordial but
not boisterous, digni6ed but never
stiff. He is always we'll dressed
and though having a decided tend
ency toward student life is fond of
society and shines in it. Some
may be interested perhaps in the
fact that he knows the points of
horse and is a dead shot. Mr..
Mcbride is not and never will be
robust but he has outliyed illhealth
and is a prodigious worker.
He is Of medium height complexion
neither dark nor fair, has blues
gray eyes, weighs about 40 pounds
and wears a full cropped brown