The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-12-31
FAIR COMPROMISE OFFERED
Mitchell Republicans Take Steps
to Stop the Row in MuItno-
nah County.
PROMINENT MEN COMMENT
The Simon Republicans Have Now No
Reasonable Excuse to Give Why
They Should Not Meet This Offer.

They Should Not Meet This OHer.
The following is the full text of an
offer to effect a compromise between
the two factions within the republican
party in Multnomah county submitted
by Hon. Sol Hirsch, chairman of the
county central committee, of what is
known as the Mitchell faction, to
Hon. Donald Mckay, chairman of the
county central committee, of the ST.
mon faction:
Portland, Or, Dec. 81, 1897.
Honorable Donald Mckay, Port
land, Oregon-Dear Sir: Whereas,
unfortunate factional differences in
the republican party in this city and
county, growing out of the primary
election of 1896, eliminated in di-
vision of the party in this county, and
the organization of two different COM
mittees, one composed of yourself as
chairman, and six other gentlemen,
and the other composed of the under
signed, being one member from each
ward i nthe city of Portland, and
two members from the PRECINCTS in
the county outside of the city, with
Honorable Sol EfirSch as chairman,
each of which committees claim TO
represent the republican party of this
county and city, for convenience, the
former of said committees will hereaf-
ter be designed as your commit
tee, and the latter as ''Our" commit
tee, and,
Whereas, further, it is universally
known that leading and influential re-
publica1s throughout the state, ire
Spective of their. preferences as TO men
or factions, or their past or present
affiliations, are earnest in the expires
sion of their wishes and opinions to
the effect that the republican party
of Multnomah county should speedily
settle for themselves these fractional
differences in the party, and thus pre-
sent united front to the common
enemy;
Therefore. without entering upon
ceither statement or discussion, as to
what person or persons, faction or
factions. if any. are responsible, eth
er in whole or in part, for the unfor-
tunate state Of affairs in the repub-
lican~ party of this city and county,
and in the spirit of entire fairness,
and solely with the view of bringing
about if possible, unity or organiza-
tion and action in the republican par
-ty. on a basis alike fair and hOnOra-
BILE to every republican and all fac
tions, our committee here submit to
sou for the consideration of your
committee the following propositions,
having for the sole purpose provis-
ions for a fair primary election to be
held at the proper time next spring,
in which all republicans may partic-
dpate and at which each and every
faction of the party in this city and
county shall be at liberty to support
fheir own ticket for delegates to the
city and county conventions to be
held later for the purpose of nominat-
ing candidates for precinct, city and
county officers, including members OF
the legislature, and delegates to the
"a = 4 I1e
pers sons so nominated at such conven
lions to receive the cordial and earn
est support of all republicans.
we propose that there shall be one
and only one, republican county ana
city convention held in the county oi
hIultnomah. in the spring of 1898
which shall possess all the powers
and discharge all the duties usually
pertaining to such conventions in ac
-cordance with the time honored us
ages of the republican party.
That there shall he one and Onl!
one republican primary election hell
in said Multnomah county in th
spring of 1898, and 1T shall be held il
accordance with the provisions of al
act of the legislative assembly of tn
state of Oregon, approved Februar,
III. 1891 relating to primary elections
and known as the Primary Law. A
Fhe delegates who, and who alone
Rhan be entitled to seat in sal
county and city convention.
That the annual call shall be issue
at the proper time for such primar
election and convention, and sha
Designed by the chairman and SCI
retary of each of said committees.
There being in the city of Portlan
IL wards. numbered respectively an
,consecutively from one to eleven, an
In the county of Multnomah outsid
of said city, % election precinct
numbered respectively and copsecl
tively from fifty-four upward
eighty-one, inclusive, which electio
precincts are also designated by d
stinctive names, as follows: st. John
No. 54; Bertha, SO; Mt. Zion, 5
Russellville, 81; Linnton, So; Ho
brook. SO: Columbia, go; Willamet
Slough, 61; Montayilla, 62; WillaI
ette, 6S: Mount Tabor, "a; Sou
mount Tabor. 65; Woodstock, G
Ients. 67; KiIlgaver, 68; Fairvie'
SO: Gresham. 20: Powells Valley.
Troutdale, 72; Hurlburt, 70; Bird
well, IA; Bower. rs; Sylvan,
Rockwood, II; Warrendale, 70: C(
nell Road, 70; West Portland,
WiIlsburg, 81.
Our committee propose that the q
portionment of the delegates to t
county and city conventions, afol
said, shall be as follows; such of ss
wards and precincts as cast over
notes each in 1896 for Mckinley
president. shall be allowed respecti'
AZ. one delegate for each 100 votes
cast, and one delegates for each 40