Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-12-02
MASS MEETING
The Ticket Ratified and a Platform
Of Principles Adopted,
Candidates for Mayor .and Other City
Officers Accept Nominations and
Pledges Of Retrenchment.

Al O'CLOCK thursday evening Nj &.
l.. Chamberlain called the citizens
and taxpayers meeting TO order. He
asked TO be released from any longer
acting as chairman but the crowd
would mt hear IL, aud insisted on his
presiding.
He stated The objects OF the meet
ing tO be atlfcatlon OF the ticket
that had been chosen at the confer
ference OF independent Republicans
and the Union committee. He said
that what was wanted was candidates
who ARE taxpayers and responsible
citizens. They had endeqvored to
select such men TO make up the ticket
Gid Steiner was chosen for secre-
tary. He read the report Of the
committee on resolutions as follows:
"Whereas, The city of Salem is now
In debt approximatinR the large sum
Of quarter II a million dollars, and
whereas, About all the city has to
show for this large sum is city hall,
few sewers, an interest in the bridge
across the river, the fire apparatus,
aud one street grader, costing In all
s135, 900 in round'numbers, and
Whereas, A majority OF the city
council has for years successfully OPP
posed any and all endeavors TO cut
down running expenses and TO live
within the city's income, and
Whereas, Valuable franchises TO
corporations that other cities have
been paid large sums to grant, have
been given away, and
Whereas, The ring OF professional
politicians that Is responsible for the
clty's deplorable financial condition,
and whose members have reaped
profit, while the city has reaped zoe,
are now engaged In desperate effort
TO fasten yet other years Of their
wasting mlsmanagement on this city;
therefore be 1t.
"ResolYed, That we, as independ.
ent citizens, acting Ia non-partlsan
capacity, do hereby pledge our nom-
Inees, II elected, TO the strlctest econ
omy in the municipal atfairs--in fact
TO such economy as will bring the
clty's expenditures within its income.
"Resolved, Further, that we
pledge our candidate for recorder and
marshal To accept for salary, II
elected, the.sum OF 81 900 per year each,
and no more, turning into the city
treasury all sums received IN fees
whether for services for the city or
ex-otiico for the county, over and
above said 81 900 each per annum.
"Resolved, Further, that II will be
the earnest purpose OF our candidate
for mayor, aud those nominated for
aldermen, II elected, TO have the city
charter so amended by our next legis-
lature as TO absolutely prevent, II such
a thing IL possible In law, the city
eyer running In debt Ia the future, as
IL has In the past.
"(Slgnedl G.. Steiner, A. f. Nc Atee,
A. d. Palmer, Il. p, Boise Jr., George
j, Pearce, w. A. Cusick."
Chairman Chamberlin then an
nounced the ticket, as agreed upon In
the conference representing the Re
publlcans, Democrats and POpulists,
as follows:
Mayor-C. +. Bishop.
Recorder-N. j. Judah
Marshal-D. w. Gibson.
Treasurer-JOhn Molr.
ALDERMEN.
First ward-E, p, Walker, Thomas
Burrows,
Second wards, A. Riggs.
Third waTd-Iliram Smith.
Fourth ward d--GeOrge Griswold.
Both platform aud ticket created
great enthusiasm among all present.
The police court room was jammed
uncomfortably full.
@. p. Bishop, the next Mayor OF
Salem, was now introduced amid
great applause. He thanked all his
friends for the honor OF this ncmi-
nation. He had come 20 Salem abaut
eight years ago To cast his lot with
the rest OF the common people TO make
his living by developing the resources
Of the city aud the community, lie
would not make great lot OF prom
lseS, but would II elected use mis-
Influence TO keep the outgo within
the income OF the city. lie was a
pretty strong partisan 90 national
issues, but he believed II was sacred
duty 10 eliminate partisan politics
from the business affairs OF the city, !
and pledged himself II elected 10 use
his position TO that end. The conduct |
Of municipal aud school matters was
no place for politics. This was