The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-12
PLAYING FOR TIME.
Cash Distributors Fighting for
Delay-Mitchell Fighting a
Long Sack.

Long Sack.
Senator Reed came into the
joint convention yesterday noon
and announced his intention to
stay. Otherwise, the situation re-
mains unchanged, there being
from six to eight short of the re-
qulred As each day.
Senator Mitchell is making a
gallant fight against dollars. The
opposition relies wholly now up
on the cash persuasive. There
can be no possible doubt that
money is being freely used and
individual payments run into the
thousands. The intense hatred
of the sack owners for Mr..
Mitchell is shown in the fact
that all they ask now in return
for their money is his defeat.
There will be no organization
of tllc house with 40 members.
The senate will not recognize a
house with less than 40 mem
bers. There will be no laws
passed.. no bad laws repealed.
This much is certain The op
position is afraid of an organize
ton. Bourne wants the seila-
torsllip two years from now. So
does Barclay, and both will keep
the pops out. Simon men say
that it Mitchell withdraws, the
cutters will come in. This IS
1noonslline. They would con-
slider his withdrawal from the
race a bluff and would be more
afraid even of Mitchell with
drawn than of Mitchell an open
candidate.
The senator will be Mitchell
or it will be nobody. And this
state of affairs is not the fault of
Mr.. Mitchell. His friends are
anxious for a fair test. They
want every member elected to
come in and vote. This is the
best way to settle the matter.
But the opposition refuses. The
cash combine cares nothing for
anti-election pledges, cares moth
ing for the interests of the
taxpayers, cares nothing for
honesty or honor. It wants to
defeat Mitchell at any cost.
Two men went into the joint
assembly yesterday-Bilyeu, of
of Lane, and Lee, of Polk, both
democrats. This made 40 or six
short of a majority. Mr.. Lake,
while not fully satisfied as to the
legality of the proceedings, will
go into the joint assembly when
ever his vote is needed to make
up the necessary forty-six. His
vote will be for Mitchell when
ever he has an opportunity to
cast it.
Those republicans and citizens
of Benton county, many of them
very friendly TO the GAZETTE, who
have petltioned Senator Garter
and Representative Lake not to
vote for Senator Mitchell, cannot.
upon reflection, honorably expect
these gentlemen to comply with
the request.
Senator Garter was elected with
the understanding that he would
Senators Dolph and
for reelection. He stood
by Dolph to the last minute. The
GAZETTE opposed Mr.. DoIpil be. !
cause he was urged and apparent
Iy supported by the Simon crowd
and known as the Simon candidate.
but this paper respected Mr.. Car
ter for his faithfulness and knows
him to be anxious to do what is
exactly right.
Mr.. Lake, also, Ill every speech
during the spring campaign, an
his determination to vote
for Senator Mitchell. The GA
zETTE published in every issue. in
black faced type, the following and
similar statements:
"Loggan and Lake stand for an
economical, business-like admins
,ration of the. states affairs, and
for the reelection of John III.
to the United States sem
ate." i
Also, on the eve of election, a
GAZETTE supplement containing
the following announcement was
in every precinct i'll the
county:
s.The election of the republican
legislative ticket means two cer-