The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-03
VICTORY FOR
THE ORECONIAN
Primary Elections io Portland At
tended BY the Most Disgrace
fol Scenes.
BETTER ELEMENT SUCCESSFUL
Isismous kOrk Of the roIiee Force. Self
Constituted judges u Election Thugs
and Buiiians rrsyeat Deesnt
Citizens From Voting.

Portland. April 2-Joseph Simon Was
victorious at the primaries which were
held today 10 elect delegates 10 the Re
publican county convention. which con-
,venea on 3aturday. The convention will
stand an follows: Simon delegates, "a.
anti-sImon. 20.
Never before In the history Of Port
land has there been held a primary elec-
ton attended by more turbulent ana dis
graceful scenes. From o'clock until
this evening. when the polls closed. a
struggling. bowling mob surEed about
the polls In the Second and Third wards.
and at least one-half the respectable vot-
ers we're crowded out and prevented from
casting their ballots.
In the Second ward the polling place
was located In Larry suilyan's sailor
boarding house, at the corner Of Second
and Giisan streets. Early In the nfter-
noon an antl-slmon man attempted TO
arrest Sullivan for intimidating voters.
Onicer Belcher started 10 serve the war
rant when Colonel Jack Thompson
stepped up. revolver in hand. and told
Belcher 20 desist
At this juncture n dozen deputy shoriffs
crowded around Sullivan. and he retreat
ed 10 the second story OF his house and,
securing n shot gun. dehed the police.
Simon had enlisted in his behalf Sheriff
Sears and 800 deputies, while the opposi-
ton. led by Mayor Frank. Dist. Attorney
Hume and Chief OF Police Minto, vas
assisted by the entire police force Of the
city. In addition 10 about $50 special po
licemen sworn In for the occasion.
During the afternoon a deputy sheriff
In the Second ward fired his revolver In
the dir. which was the signal for a gen.
eral row. One man received bcttrrca
head. while another man had an ear cut
OF by a razor In the hands OF a negro.
Simon carried the First. Second. Fourth.
Fifth and Sixth wards. and three dele
gates In the Eighth ward. The anti
Simon men won In the II ird. Seventh
Ninth. Tenth and ElevenIh. anl got
hye delegates In the Eighth ward.
NEWSPAPER COMMENT.
Portland April 2-of the primaries. the
oregonlan will say. edltorially;
II was quite a notable primary election.
ton Of Hon. Sol HiFsch. The gross, dir
ty work was done under the direction or
Iotan. Hume and Their compee-s. and
the official support OF infamy came
through Mayor Frank. Morey was fur
nished partly by Senator Mitchell.
/ through the Southern Tactic RtilrOad
and partly by the local gang IL TOOK
I a great deal OF skill and a large amount
[ OF money to produce the resul, In the
wards carried by the nomblna.
The problem of the day was to carry
/ the primary election through the Oh
/ structlon OF the polls by an imported and
/ hired rabble. and at the same time to
| shut out actual citizens. L. several wards
| II succeeded.
| Few OF the Republican citizens Of Fort
1 land had an opportunity TO vote They
I were crowded out by gangs and hohos,
/ hired under the direction OF the able
managers OF the ring. and protected by
| the police. But a very small number OF
I even the few actual citizens that were IA
vorahle to the ring got TO vote. The i'm
/ ported and hired rabhle held possession
and the police were at work necessarily.
| showing In gangs at the mead OF the lire,
so as to be sure OF every vote.
| Thus. the police had been instructed to
assume that the statutes mada them
| judges OF election. and they acted ac-
cordingly, Yet, In spite OF these out
RACES, the ring has been beaten, and the
county and city conventions are elected
against IT,
! Not one-third OF the Republican citizens
were allowed a chance to vote. Citizens
I who have lived in their respective wards
/ through their whole lifetime stood In
the line four, and even FIVE hours. and
stlll did not get to vote. Hired gangs
were showed by the police into line
ahead OF them. These infamies will not
be repeated in Portland. The infamy
OF this attempt to override the decent
and responsible citizenship Of Portland
will not be forgotten and II will point
moral hereafter.
PENNoYER Fok MAYOR.
Portland, April The P)ni"'t city
convention today nominated ex-iovcrnoI
Penneyer for the mayor.
The Taxpayers League convention
meets tomorrow and x is undcrs TODD
Pennoyer will be endorsed foU mayor.
When seen tonight by an Associated
Press representative, Ex-Governor Pen,
noyed refused to state whether or moi
be would accept the nomination