Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-03-30
MINORITY SUPPRESSED.
BY Simon's Hlgh-Handed Frauds
in Portland.

at Jne primaries IleIe OhO pr
mary evil of Office corruption COM
mences and IL ends not until tax
cused people have penetrated the
fraud OF selfish ends and the pets or
election time are exposed 10 the
world in all their glowing impo-
sltions and rascality. The cry Is
always, ELECT honest men TO ONCE.
The cry should be, ELECT honest
delegates to the convention" rms
done and you will have honest men
nominated for office. Let all parties
do this and there will be little fear
OF dishonest ofiice-holders
The above is from the Grants Pass
Monitor,
MINORITY SUPPRESSED
The Portland Truth, little even
ing daily started to show up Simon,
has this:
A most fragrant case of bold-faced
fraud was perpetrated in Simon's
Office last Monday night.
Mr.. Simon, as chairman of the Re-
publican city and county committees,
had the power to call it together; and,
accordingly, set the time for its meet
ing. Instead, however, Of permitting
the committee to perform its duties,
he seized upon its powers and usurped
its functions.
He did not even go through the for
mallty of calling the meeting to order
or waiting for quorum of the MEM
bers to assemble; but prepared In adj
vance u call for the convention and
primaries, which he signed M chair
man, and which he procured Mr. Syl-
vester Farrell to sign as secretary.
He refused the just and legal right
of the minority to name share of the
judges at the primaries, although
they sought to have such men as ex-
Mayor w. S. Mason, Hon. George II.
Williams, f. j. DeHart, General C.
II: Beebe, and a number Of Others of
like standing in this community, ap.
/ pointed.
This Is In line with the actions Of
the ring throughout the campaign,
and II the respectable Republicans in
Portland can stand such infamous
conduct and support the ring in the
primary election, all hope Of reform.
every chance OF securing relief, is at
end
The judges and clerks named by
Simon are selected TO stuff the ballot
boxes, to refuse TO receive the opposi-
tion votes, to falsify the count and
the returns. There are good men
among them, men who will not
willingly lend themselves to such
frauds, but the list includes IA faro
dealer, an ex-back-driyer, an opium
iend, several Of the notorious Giltner
family, an ex-convict, and people OF
the lower stratum OF society.
Shame on such methods in politics!
Republicans, will you stand It?
A PROTEST FILED.
Simon had two OF the county CEN
tral committee and the other side
had two, The latter asked to have
one Judge of the primaries named out
of them. Simon named all his
creatures, and the minority filed this
protest;
( THE undersigned, being members
of the Republican county and city
committee, and being anxious that in
the primaries an honest and fair count
be had, and having been advised by
public rumor before we came to this
meeting, that II was the intention OF
the majority OF the committee to
deny TO the minority voice In the
selection of the judges, and that all
OF the judges would be named by the
majority; and now this information
having proved correct insofar the ar
bitary action of the majority Of the
committee is concerned, in denying
ialr representation TO the minority,
aud We having been denied the right
which we have demanded tl) 10 name
prominentsand influential citizens as
Judges known TO be above all
suspicion of partiallty, an Cs) TO
name one Judge out OF the three NJ