Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-30
NON-PARTISAN
Republican Taxpayers and Many
Others Unite on a Citizens
Ticket,
Call Mass Meeting to Complete and
katify the Ticket and Adopt
a Platform.

hSbb CibiAtuo NlChcb was lOiululdbtu
at the meeting held at NJ. w. Hunts
Office Tuesday night:
Mayor-Charles p. Bishop.
Recorder--N. J. judah.
Marshal--D. W. Gibson.
Treasurer-A. N. Bush.
ALDERMEN.
First ward-W. M. Kaiser, w. T.
Bell.
Second ward-Scott Riggs.
Third ward-Hiram Smith.
Fourth ward-George Grlswold.
The ticket was accepted by Mr.
Amos Strong on behalf Of the Union
city committee, and the following
resolutions were adopted unani
mously:
"Whereas, The Indebtedness of the
city Of Salem now amounts to about
l2i per cent. OF the assessed valuation
of the city, and
Whereas, The expenses are at the
present time exceeding the receipts
to the amount OF $1,000 or sl0,O0(
annually, and
"Whcreas, In our judgment IL Il
necessary that measures be taken al
once looking TO the rtailmsnt OF
such expense and reduction, II pos
slble, of the annual interest payments
Of the city.
Therefore, We, as citizens, hereby
make this call for a mass meeting OF
all voters taking an interest In the
welfare Of our city, regardless OF poll
tics, for the purpose OF ratifying the
ticket at this time nominated, and tC
be voted for at our coming city elec.
tion, said meeting &c be held on the
evening OF Thursday, December /. 1898
at o'clock, In the council chamber,
Upon motiona committee of three
was named by the chair, TO meet with
like committee from the Union
party TO formulate a platform for
adoption at the mass meeting on
Thursday night The following were
named on that committee: II. p,
Boise, Jr., DR.. w. A. Cuslck, G.. j
Pearce.
The meeting then adjourned.
The Republican primaries are
called for Thursday afternoon from
IL o'clock TO O'Clock. The Repub
llcan city convention will be held al
the city police court room Saturday
nlEht at 8 o'clock, aud hence readers
OF this paper cannot learn from III
columns Who Is nominated.
The citizens ticket made up at the
Independent Republican taxpayers
meeting will no doubt be ratified al
the citizens mass meeting Thursday
night at the city hall.
The ticket Is fairly representative
Of the best elements OF this city. IL /,
composed Of clean men, not controlled
by the push. 1t required much careful
work on the part OF the conference
committees and the Republican tax
payers TO construct so good ticket
10 Ia undoubtedly the result OF theii
best thought under all the clrcum
stances.
There should be large turnout or
Thursday night at the citizens mass
meeting to ratlfy the ticket m har
mOnlous, enthusiastic manner, and
adopt a conservative platform Ia the
true interests OF the Greater Salem of
the future. The JOURNAL regrets
that II does not publish a Sunday pa
per, so as 20 be able TO inform It's
readers who the Republicans noml-
nate, as there will no doubt be some
good men put uD aud "A platform
adopted.
No more unjust or American
manner OF making ticket could
be Invented at such critical
time In the clty's history
than to nominate city ticket late
Saturday night, when the election
takes place Monday, Mr.. Blnghams
machine deliberately froze out all the
rest or the Republicans by reducing
the representation In the city con-
vention so that the first and second
ward delegates were exactly tie for
the third aud fourth wards. Those
Republicans opposed to the ring were
thus compelled TO carry three wards
out OF four or submit TO compromise
II they had only tied the machine.
After this fight Is all oyer, II the ring
is whipped, as II deserves TO be, all
It's members will admit the truth and
Justice OF the above.