The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-05-22
DIzNEY is KICKING
A Leading Republican Among
the Dissatisfied Ones.
WAS PROMISED A SNAP"
But Houser and GiIliland Go
Back on Him.

The Weston Leader last week pub.
lished the following letter from John T.
Dizney:
NoLIN, May ILL To the Editor IL
feel that my political experience in this
county should be lesson TO others, and
therefore give you some Of it, as have
been through the mill OF official promises
to my detriment and now some may
truthfully sing: "Where be leads may
follow"
Four years ago last winter was in.
etrumental in having 7. P. Gilliland be-
come candidate before the republican
county convention for county commis-
sioner, and then went to secure this
place for him, met with encourages
ment, and at the convention i said /
believed II he was nominated that he
would not lose dozen votes Of all parties
in both precincts of Camas prairie and
the records will show how close I came
in guessing the votes but at the next
election the same guess is made, but on
the other side. In securing this nomina-
tior for him sacrificed my own chances
OF nomination for another position, as
Uncle George Gibson and others can
substantiste, and for all this action Of
mine Mr.. Gilliland said to me in front of
j. 7, Houstan's house, while We were
riding along in acart the second day
after the convention, that ha knew it
was through me he had obtained his
nomination, and that If ever he could do
anything for me he was ready and will.
ing to do it. Soon afterwards he did do
what he claimed favor for me, by going
on note with me as my security for
$l25, by me giving him bill of sale on
my shop to secure him as indemnity.
Then two years ago before our county
central committee met was in Pendle.
ton and 70 Houser came to me after
night in the door Of Max Baer's store and
told me he was going to be candidate
before the convention for sheriff and be
desired that should get Committeeman
A. A. Boynton's proxy, come to the COM
mittee meeting and arrange to have one
delegate at large from each precirct of
the county in the convention, as he feared
Pendleton would rule the convention.
This | agreed to aud did. He then
wanted me to come as delegate to the
convention and support him, and /
promised if I was delegate would sup.
port him on the first ballot in return Cor
his helping me get Ukiah precinct laid
out against remonstrance OF double the
number of petitioners. Then be said If
he was nominated and elected sheriff be
would give me deputy position in bis
office. So when he came in as sheriff
asked for the fulfillment Of his promise
and he never answered me. Uncle ]. 8.
Gurdane went TO him and asked him to
give me the place, but was told that his
bondsmen (Pendleton men) required the
naming Of his deputies. Then went to
the county court about the matter and
was asked how much salary wanted as
deputy and said 1870 year. So / was
rejected and $1,000 and $1,000 men given
the place. Is this justice and economy
to the taxpayers of the county, or is it
not? Because kicked on this received
letter from Gilliland saying he would
never do me favor again and for me to
cell out my property In Camas on a
credit and let another man assume the
$l25 note owed or to ta1e bis name off
OF the note, which | could not do, and
was therefore compelled to sell with the
understanding that as soon as this note
was paid off was to give my purchaser
a deed to the shop and lot and bill of
sale to the tools, and was to have a mort
gage on them to further secure me. But
alas, as soon as this note was paid off
Gilliland gives the bill of sale to my pur-
chaser, and they were mortgaged to
another man-when Gilliland only had
an indemnity bill of sale himself.
So you see, have been boycotted, or
tried to be, by these men that should
have been my friends, and to the detri.
ment OF this county's finances, for
agreed to take the John Day wagon road
and keep it up for $500 a year, but the
job was given to another for 5000 year
cash. But this is in line with the Lee
street bridge matter and county physician
matter, and stock inspector matter, and
expenses and mileage to sheriff matter,
etc.
Now, can the people Of this county
continue to tolerate such actions and give
their franchise to such men and continue
them in Office and thereby signify that
this is justice, when there are others who
have shown economy in their own affairs