Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-06
THE RIVAL FORCES.
Two Big Political Demonstrations Sat-
urday Night,

Two Big Political Demonstrations Sat-
urday Night,
Saturday night was a red letter
period in the political annals of Sa-
lem. Big demonstrations were held
by both the Union and Republican
forces. The plutocrats held their
meeting In the opera house and had
speeches by candidate McCulloch,
Charley Moores, Gates OF Portland
and retired actor named Rasmus of
the same city and was concluded
with a humorous address by j. Adam
Bede, of Duluth.
Hon, Ichn p, Fay, of Washington
and Hon. II. l., Barkley were the ora
tors at the Union meeting held at the
armory and were listened 10 by an au.
dience of enthusiastic voters. In fact
both halls were full and standing room
was at premium at both the armory
and the opera house. Each party had
band which started from the
Willamette hotel. The Republicans
discovered that nearly all the crowd
was going to the Union meeting and
had their band march by the Armory
and play some patriotic pieces with
the hope Of catchitg some of the
crowd; but it didn't work and there
was an overflow crowd at the Armory
doors large enough to have filled ag-
other hall,
"FoRTY LIARS AND OTHER LIES"
Candidate McCullock, Earl Race
and the magnify quartette filled cut
the first hour at the opera house.
McCulloch told the crowd that he
had made just even 40 speeches, sug-
gestive of Bob Burdett's story 40
Liars and other lies" and Earl Race
read long speech from manuscript.
Then came man. uamed Gates.
from Portland, who began by telling
stories that were rather off color. He
said Lentz was socialist and
Sovereign was an anarchist and that
the Union people were minute men
and hired assassin
HAMLET'S GHOST,
Mr.. Gates was followed by retired
transformer, an ex-thespian named
Rasmus, who starred the country in
the role of Hamlets ghost. The ghost
wouldn't walk and he went into Port.
land ward politics.
CHARLEY MOORES.
The Honorable G. B, Moores was
the next speaker. He spent most OF
his time in talking about theCAPITAL
JOURNAL, which he said was a wicked
sheet that should not be read in Sun.
day school, More music was INDUCED
in and then there twas great final
windup of Hon. ]. Adam Bede Of
Minnesota.
BRAND NEW jokes.
Who told lot of brand new jokes
and utterly ignored politics as he did
on the previous occasion. Adam
don't dare to be as funny as he can,
for fear it might strike In and prove
fatal. n
COMPARED WITH WASHINGTON
At the Armory Hon. John p. Fay
of Washington, made one of the most
eloquent and forceful speeches of the
whole campaign. He compared the
administration of public affairs in
his own state under Union rule, with
the Republican management In Ore
gon and pointed out the difference to
the taxpayers with telling effect. He
had the sympathy and encouragement
of the immense audience from start
to finish and was cheered to the echo.
ISLANDERS REFURTED.
Hon. H. L. Barkley who by his fear
less advocacy of popular rights has
ever been the idol of the people madc
an In im!table address. He reviewed
the entire situation and refuted th,
base ISLANDERS which the Statesman
had published about him.
ALL LIES.
These statements he said were lies
manufactured out Of the whole sloth,
These ISLANDERS will evidently prove to
be boomerangs as 1t could be seen
Saturday night that both Republicans
and Union people we're disguised at
the base ISLANDERS Of the Statesman
q. A. Rockwell, who has been hold
Ing position in Portland, came
home today TO vote. He thinks ST.