The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-04-30

The Portland Ellxs are anxious to have
all excursion to the bay this summer.
This matter was talked up considerably
last fall and most of the arrangements
the movement was started rather late i'll
the season, and before all the plans had
been consunated the fall rains set in and
the matter was dropped This week, how
ever, Manager Stone received a letter
/ from Max Shillock, of Portland, editor
! of the Pacific Elk, stating that the Elks
were already talking the excursion over
and if favorable transportation rates
Silillock says that many af the members
of the lodge are enthusiastic over the
| prospects, and once the matter is settled
that Yaquina is the place, the excursion
will probably be the largest oae ever run
over the road. He estimates that fully
one thousand persons will make the trip.
The Eiks are great hands for clans, crabs
aud oysters, and of course, big clam
main features of entertaining the excur-
| sionists. Mr. Shillock thinks the excur-
sion should be fixed for some date during
the month of July.
The Mckinley republican, club of Phil
onath held an enthusiastic and we'll
attended meeting Monday night. The
Acme republican quartette. consisting of
Fred Oberer, H. L. Holgate, Chas.
Wheeler and b. w. Johnson drove out
and several Corvallisites. including the
war horses, S. G. McFadden and Thos.
Samuels, were in attendance. Geo. Den-
mann, who will have a big majority as
school superintendent, was also present
and Messrs. w. w. Bristow and E. R.
Lake made excellent addresses. Part of
the program, including a recitation and
violin solo, had been rendered before
the Corvallis delegation arrived. The
Philomath Republican Band discoursed
good music, and the Pllilomath quartette
pleased the visitors with alively cam
paign song. Mr.. T. G. Robinson sang a
comic song, about all Irish matron's bis
cults, and the Corvallis quartette sang.
They're All Going Back On Tamnauy."
DIR. R. o. Logon presided at the meet
ing, and at the close invited the visitors
to come again. The Mckinley club is all
right, and Ph1lolnath is endeavoring to
be once more the banner republican pre-
cinct of the county.
The Benton county republican central
committe held meeting last Saturday
afternoon at the Office of its chairman,
]. Fred Yates. The committeeman pres
ent were: Chris. Hacker, T. H. Cooper
NJ. T. Starr, Scott King, Minor Swick,
Geo. Bayne, w. D. Prettymau, Robert
Mcfarland and w. S. Tomlinson. A
communication from c. P. Fullerton,
committeeman for Alsea precinct, was
read, in which he expressed regrets at
He also stated that the Alsea republicans
were enthusiastic over the prospects of a
grand victory for the party in June, and
would give the ticket loyal support, re-
ports to the contrairy Notwithstanding.
Ali the other committeeman reported
favorably upon the prospects for s..ccess
i'll their various precincts and if their
Judgment of the situation is not badly at
fault, the whole ticket will be elected by
handsome rnajorities. The III after of ar
ranging joint canvass of the county
was discussed at considerable length and
finally left i'll the hands of the chairman
with instructions to confer with the chair
man of the populist and democratic COM
rlittees and arranged schedule favorable
to all parties.