Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-04-18
Told Theodore ThuTSton
Sage Of Waldo Hills Infomed Of H S
Candidacy,
The Formal Notification at the Opera
House Saturday Night, Consisted of
Pyrotechnical Display of Republican
Eloquence.

ucOuOT6 luuTSbOO UeeT 0OW KNOWS
that he is candidate for governor
OF the state. A committee came all
the way from Portland to tell him
about it, and the sage of the Waldo
Hills was made cognizant of the fact
at the opera house Saturday night.
The event Was continuation of the
ratification meeting which was held
at the same place Saturday afternoon.
The program was neatly arranged and
we'll carried out. In other words the
play was we'll staged; for instance
just at opportune times, when the
proceedings began to flag, the Boston
Ladies Military band would play
"The Star Spangle Banner" or some
popular air Of the day, and County
Chairman Bob Hendricks would read
dispatches about theCuba war, thereby
arousing an enthusiasm which the
best brands Of Republican oratory
kept on tap, failed to draw out. In
deed a thespian atmosphere pervaded
the entire proceedings. The tune
"a Hot Time in the Old Town To-
night" brought down the gallery,
which was literally packed.
Captain S. B. Ormsby opened the
ball by saying: "We have met here
to celebrate a unique event. The
Republican party ever since Adam
and Eve has been springing surprises
on the people" He intimated that
this was one of them. ''Geer," he
cried in tragic tones, has long been
carrier of wood and a newer Of
water, but now he is leading the pro-
cession. He went against Mary
Ellen Lease, when she was loaded for
bear and snipe."
The captains speech failed to draw
out any enthusiasm an1 then Chair
mans Hendricks read a tele ;ram to
the effect that the Cuban resolution
had passed the senate. This had the
desired effect. The people yelled,
knowing all the time that the reso-
luton was passed by Democratic
votes.
Hon. Claud Catch came next. In
clarion tones he said: "Ovrr the sea
lies Spain and over a little
bit of the sea lies Cuba" Here he
paused and allowed the boys to ap-
plaud; then he went deep into the
Cuban question. 1t was then stated
that the train bringing the ratitica-
tion committee from Portland was
late and lots of time had to be killed.
Chairman Hendricks contributed to
this good work by reading the WASH
ingtoa dispatch a second time.
Hon. William Armstrong then as p
sisted in the time killing arrangement.
Since 1856 he had stood by the &. 0. p.
through evil as well as good report.
He told how Geer was at home at
work with his horses, while the AS
toria convention was making history.
He spoiled the the theatrical effect of
his speech by neglecting, just here, to
compare the Waldonian sage to Gin
cinnatus, who left his plow at his
country's call. But the old Roman
patriotl was the only notable char
acter in history who failed to be COM
pared with Geer. Abraham Lincoln,
General Grant, Patrick, Henry, John
Ran dolph, Henry Clay, Dan VOORHEES,,
Napoleon Bonaparte and Lord Nelson
we're all lined up in juxtaposition
with Theodore Thurston and declared
to be as much like him as two peas IN
pod.
John ]. Mccullough, an aspirant for
the legislature, made an impromptu
speech. He truthfully said he wasn't
much on the impromptu. However ne
came in handy in his laudable effort
to kill time. A part of the committee
came in the hall and split John J.'s
pet joke, which he called his little
plan, half in two.
More time had to be filled IN and
Gen. &. Ii. Williams spoke OF the
"same lofty and majestic form" OF
Abraham Lincoln. He wasexpounding
his news on the financial situation
when the willowy shape of the sage
of Waldo was seen gliding down the
aisle. The general paused and let The
band play and then concluded.
The chairman read kilograms OF
regret from Hon Geo. w. Mcbride,
F, ]. Cleeton, o. N. Denny, Mckinley
Mitchell, W. j, Hume, @ W. Fulton
and Hon. Sol Hirsch.
At last the eventful hour arrived
and Hon. j. b. Eddy did the notiflca-
tion act with great eclat. Eddy
lost his manuscript on the train and
his speech was brief.
Geer's reply was also brief and
modest. He accepted the nomination.
II there were those who believed he
would decline it, they were disap-
pointed. He took 1t.
Judge NJ. L. PIPES, OF Portland, was
the next spell binder He spoke on
the money question. Hon. A. s.
Dresser, who failed to get a plum
at Astoria also talked on national
politics.
Judge Raleigh Stott, Of Portland,
one Of the delegates who was kicked
out OF the convention. endorsed the