The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26

call of the roll, as your candidate
and the candidate of the republi
can party for United States sena
tor for the full term commencing
March 4th. 1897. At such caucus
all of the 47 members signing the
call, as above, were present, ex
cepting three. as follows: Sena
tor Mulkey, of Polk county,, Sen
ator Gesner, of Marion county, and
Representative Riddle, of Doug
las county. Senator Garter, how
ever, being unable to be present
sent to the chairman of the eau
Gus letter, which was read III
caucus before a ballot was taken
and of which the following is I,
copy:
= Gentlemen: 1 regret to state
that / have been called home, and
will be unable to be present at the
caucus TO be held this evening. ]
wish to state, however, that il
present, | should vote for Senator
j. III. Mitchell, but if the caucus
shall nominate some other gentle
man, l will support him, it being
| my intention, | assure you, to
abide by the will OF the majority
and to support the nominee OF
your caucus. Very respectfully
yours. ToLBERT CARTER
Senator Gesner sent verbal
word by Senator Patterson, Of
Marion, as | have been advised,
that he was detained by the seri-
Gus illness OF member. Of his
family, but he would abide by the
decision Of the caucus. Senator
Mulkey, being suddenly called
away TO his home at Dallas, by the
serious illness Of his little girl,
sent me a telegram OH his arrival
in Dallas, on the evening of the
caucus, oil which the following is
copy:
Dallas, Or, Jan. IA, 1897
Hon. John II. Mitchell, Salem,
Or: | have just arrived, in re-
spo,.sr TO telegram announcing
the sickness of my little daughter.
l find her very ill. Whatever the
caucus decides OH tonight, / will
abide by. B. F. MULKEY.'
Representative Riddle. of
Douglas county, who had signed
the caucus call, did not attend,
and, for reasons unknown to me,
but It must be presumed entirely
satisfactory to himself, sent me,
about 6 o'clock OH the evening of
the caucus, a letter, of which the
following is a copy:
Salem, Or, Jan. IA, 1897
Hon. John III. Mitchell, Salem,
Or.-Dear Sir: I am in receipt of
notice that caucus will be held
in the hall of the house of repre-
sentatives on this Thursday ev-
ening, on Jan. IA. 1897, at Z
O'Clock p. M, for the purpose of
selecting candidate for United
States senator, said caucus to be
held in pursuance o; call here
tofore signed by me. / take this
opportunity OF writing to you to
request you or those in charge
of said call to erase my name
therefrom, and to inform you that
| will not be preseat- said eau.
Gus and will not be controll,d d
thereby. Respectfully,
GEO. W.. RIDDLE
This letter | Immediately trans
mitted to the caucus through Rep
resentative Hudson. of Washing
ton county. Thus it will be seen
there were present at the caucus,
in person or by representation, not
only a majority of all of the re-
publican members, but majority
of I'll the members of the legis,
lature, and l not only received
the unanimous nomination, but
there was no other candidate
named or suggested.
"Of the fourteen republicans
entitled to seats in the legislature,
and all of whom declined to go
into the caucus and who have re.
fused not only to support the eau
Gus nominee, but all of whom
have absolutely refused to go into
the joint assembly for the pur-
pose of electing senator. the
following have qualified and taken
their seats, namely, Senators ST.
mon, Bates, Mackay and Selling,
of Multnomah county, Senator
Patterson, of Washington county,
Senator Michel, of Wasco county,
Representative r Huntington, of
Wasco county; in all seven. The
remaining seven republicans,
namely, Representatives Bayer,
Davis, Hill, Maxwell, Povey, of
Multnomah county, and Repre-
sentative Jones, ,of Wasco county.
and Davis, of Umatilla county,
have up to the present time failed
and refused to qualify as mem
bers, and have failed and refused
up to this day to take their seats
either in the house of representa-
tives or in the joint assembly.
The republican senators above
I, q mod who did pof cirp tho .olI