The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-09-11
SUSPENSE IS ENDED
The Oregon Delegation Has
Reached an Agreement
PLUMS FALL TO FOUR
They are Hall of Multnomah, Houser
of Umatilla, Summers ot'Mult-
nomah, Geer of Marion.
The Delegation Dished out Patronage In
Order to Pick up Their Respective
Political Fences for Future
State Elections.

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PORTLAND, Or. Sspt. 5.-The Ore
| gon congressional delegation yester-
day agreed upon the following recon-
| mendations for appointment to federal
| offices in Oregon:
United States district attorney
John 81. ball, of Portland.
United States marshal - Zoeth
Houssr, of Umatilla county.
Appraiser of customs, Willamette
district, at Portland-Colonel Owen
Summers, of Portland.
Register of United States land office,
at Oregon City-T. T. Geer, of Marion
county.
President Mckinley was at once, by
wire, notified of the choice of the dele
CATION. No other recommendation
were made, or, if an agreement was
reached. the fact was not made public.
For collector of customs at Portland,
it was announced that the delegation
has not submitted recommendation
at present, and probably will net until
an opportunity is given for consulta-
tion with the president" The term of
the present incumbent in the collect
orship of Internal revenue of Oregon,
Washington and Alaska does not ex-
pire until January 20, 1898, and no
recommendation will be made until
that time. No definite action was
taken as to the postmastership at
Portland, and other postoffices and
landoffices throughout thestate will be
filed as the terms of the present in
cumbents expire.
The general expectation is that
President Mckinley will make the
appointments in accordance with the
wishes of the delegation. 1t has been
his policy to place the responsibility
for his selections to Office upon the
various senators and representatives.
So the long fight over four OF the
Oregon federal offices is practically
over, The significance OF these selec-
tions and their bearing upon future
Oregon politics will be apparent to all
who are familiar with the situation In
the state,
/. The selection of John a. Hall is
distinct recognition OF the claims OF
John n. Mitchell. He Is strong
Mitchell man, and he had no very
active champion among the members
of the delegation Senator Mcbride |
wanted Judge J. c. Moreland, and he
held out for him for two days. Con-
gresham Ellis preference was James
A. Bee. Mr.. Tongues personal choice
Is not clesily known. Ellis wan ted |
Fee because the Pendleton man
promised to be botherseme candidate
for congress NEXT year. Fee is very
popular throughout Eastern oFegan,
and no one knows better than the
Merraw county statesman how formid-
able he is likely to become as an
aspirant for congressional hapaEs. But
way was found out of the complica-
tien by giving Umatilla county an
office in the marshalship.
Tom Driver, of The Dalles, has been |
camping at the Perkins for two weeks,
hot after that office, and has had the |
active championship of ex-senator
Mitchell. But Driver was finally |
dropped and Zoeth Heuser taken up.
1t is thought that this ought to satisfy
the republicans of Umatilla. Houser
Is very popular republican, and is
now serving his third term as sheriff, |
Naturally be will support Ellis next
year, and it Is hoped that he can bring
1t about that Fees candidacy will not
be troublesome. Driver may be
Marshal Houser's chief deputy.
There was, Of course, some very
potent influence brought to bear upon
Mcbride to sacrifice Moreland. 1t is
not evident that in these four recon-
mendations he got anything especially |
wanted; hut he upeuestionably did,
when ho consented to the naming of
Hall, promise Of the support OF the
Mitchell machine for reelection. Fiji |
teen senators to be chosen next |
June will be hold.overs, and they will
vote for McBride's successor, 1t Is
important to have these things |
arranged in plenty of time' and so the
senator looked out for his own In
terest.>
The disposition of T. T. Geer, of
Marion county, was a very serious |
problem, which was of direct concern |
to all three, and especially to Mr.. |
Tongue. Geer was presidential elec-
TOR last year, and is representative
republican, whom republicans through
out tho entire state want to see con-
siderately treated. He is a man who |
has had nothing to do with machine |
politics, and he is one whom the politi-
clans in his own county have done |
their best to keep down. It is quite |
probable that, if Mr.. Geer had had the |
support of his own delegation last year,
he would have been the nominee Of the |
Albany convention instead of Mr..
Tongue. He was sidetracked by the |
local machine, which supported Tllmon
Ford, who got no votes outside of his !
own county. Mr.. Tongue realizes |
that his narrow escape from defeat last
June has not enhanced his own pres
tage. Hermann Is out Of the way, and
he must satisfy Geer, In order to be
sure of denomination. But there was