Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-10-05
TO KNOCK OUT BRYAN.


electors as Democrats, and that will
be done undoubtedly This will pre-
vent the county clerks from printing
the Bryan electors as Democrats, II IL
succeeds, but will never prevent Dem.
/ ocratic vuters from voting for them'
The Democratic paftg OF Oregon Is
t. be disffaiirhlsed II McKinley's
goldJps bankers and sbciety can aci
cotbblish that result. The Bryan
electors from Oregon will be Knocked
out If tcthnicalltleS and trlckery can
do it. But the peoples union move
ment for Bryan and Independent
American Bimetallism in Oregon
cannot be thwarted in that way.
The will of the people cannot be
thwarted or overthrow by sharp
practice at the last minute.
THE DEMOCRATS.
Geo. E. Chamberlain filed today
with the Secretary of State Kincaid a
brief in reply to Zera Snow counsel for
the gold Democrats:
F. A. E. Starr, chairman of the
Democratic state central committee
and George &. Stout, secretary of the
Democratic state central committee,
in answer to the protest by Zcra
Snow on behalf of Thomas G.. Greene,
Robert Catlin and Others as nationa
Democrats, deny all the allegations,
and say it does not appear that any
nominations whatever were at any
time made or certificates of nOmi-
nation made, completed or filed with
you by or in behalf of any party in the
state of Oregon known as the Demo-
cratic party, except nomination
made, certified and accepted, of w.
w. Oglesby. They assert that it was
perfectly competent for the chairman
or secretary of any committee of the
Democratic party, either as chairman
or secretary or as a committee Of the
Democratic party, to certify TO the
nomination of e. Hofer, NJ. L. Ohm
stead, Harry Watkins or N. L. Butler,
as the nominees for presidential elec.
tors in behalf of the Democratic party
of the state Of Oregon.
They assert that the certifcation to
the nomination of the parties above |
objected TO as Democrats, by the said
f. A. E. Starr and George G. Stout, is
by authority Of law and by authority
by the Democratic party of .
the state OF Oregon in convention or
assembled.
Sand for further answer to the
said protest the said +. A. E. Starr
and the said George c. Stout. allege
that thiss said f. A. L. Starr is the
duly elected, qualified and acting
chairman of the Democratic state
central committee of the state of
Oregon. That the said George c..
Stout is the duly elected, qualified
and acting secretary Of the Demo-
cratic state central committee of the
state of Oregon. ..... ..
"That it appears by the records in
your office that the Democratic state
of the state of Oregon
held at Portland Or, on the 9th day
of April, 1896, duly nominated for
presidential electors for said state j.
J. Whitney, w.: w. Oglesby, Edward
klIlfeather and }. NJ. Carroll. That
jhe said j. j. Whitney. Edward Kill
'eather and j. N. Carroll failed to file /
heir certificates of nomination, re-
used to accept the same and regu-
arly resigned from said offices. That
he said w. w. Oglesby filed his NOM {
nation in your Office and afterwards
egularly resigned. That the resigna-
ion of said electors are filed in your
'ffice
THAT thereafter the said F. A. E.
'tarr and George G. Stout, acting as
halrman and secretary Of the Demo- '
ratio state central committee ]
the state of Oregon ,
nd acting under a resolution
assed by said convention authorizing :
hem to fill all vacancies that should '
ccur in the electrial ticket in said q
tate, filled said vacancies by nomi- I
ating N. l.. Butler, E. Hofer, NJ. L.
'lmstead and Harry Watkins as Dem -,
cratic electors.
That thereafter NJ. L. Olmstead Z
lly filed his resignation of said non- q
lation and in place thereof and act /
lg under the authority aforesaid, the i
I'D f. A. E. Starr and George c. Z
tout certified the nomination of w.
. Spaugh as Democratic elector in
lie place of NJ. L. Olmstead, resigned. n
THAT all of the foregoing facts ap- ii
Ear from the records on file in your Il