Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-05-12
"FULTOn" DUNBAR.
Another Chapter of Inside
Political History
M'BRIDE'S POLITICAL DECISION.
So That Fulton and Dunbar Could
Operate in Conventions.
M'BRIDE'S POLITICAL DECISION.

The JOURNAL has printed the
statements Of Judge Gray sand the
county commissioners nf ClatsOu
county, setting forth that Chas l.
Dunbar, Republican candidate for sec
re,ary Of state, had paid oyer the
money due from Ward, the defaulting
treasurer Of Clatsup county. Judge
Gray 10 don bt signed a statement he
believes is true.
But Jndye Gray was deceived BY
Ward and the Clatsop county ring for
three years while the treasurer was
bling depleted and the taxpay ers
robbed by Ward and Howell usiug
FROM $4,000 u $4,000 Of county
money tn carry On their merchandise
business. Gray is being deceived at
present.
Mcbride aDd Cleeton as Judge and
district attorney are part OF the Nc
Bride Fulton D lIItical ring Of Clatsop
county and the order requiring Dun
bar as Receiver for Ward & Howe
70 pay over the money 70 Clatsop
cnunty, was purely for political effect
ind new decision by Mcbride or
the supreme court will again put
ClatsoP county In the hole-AFTER
ELECTION,
Do the people want mere tool Of
the Fulton Mcbride ring for secretary
Of state? That is clearly all that
Mr.. Dunbar is. II Mr.. Geer's friends
succeed In electing him senator TO
succeed Doiph, as they hope to If
they make him governor Chas, | Dun.
bar will become governor and sec
retary OF state and the McBrde-F Full
ton ring will have Oregon by the
throat.
Now all we ask is that Republicans
lay aside their green glasses long
enough to size up tie true inwardness
Of the Republican ring of Clatsop
county, and then read following
STATEMENT OF FACTS.
A prominent citizen OF Astoria
writes us May IL, as follows:
The facts are these; Howell and
Ward we're partners in the grocery
business. Ward was county treasurer.
In the summer of 1897 the sheriff be-
came suspicious Of said Ward because
he called every day for funds. He
noUihed The bOndsmen.
Hon. Chas w. Fulton was one of
them; they ordered an investigation
and found the shortage. Howell and
Ward then mOrtgaged the business to
the bondsmen. but now came the
creditors andclaimed that they should
be paid first, as 1t was partnership
debt. Said creditors had a receiver
appointed and the business turned
over to trustee and the stock sold
money turned into the hands OF the
receiver.
Tuis Spring early Judge Mcbride
aud #. j. Cleton. prosecuting attor-
neY, Unexpectedly to all brought in
an order, In effect that the receiver
shall turn the funds In his possession
over to the county and fCrwith Dun
bar (receiYer) turned the money oyer.
This was done so hastily ard quiet.
ly that the attorneys for the creditors
had no opportunity TO oppose the case.
The case is however appealed, but no
action will be taken until after
election. People here say that Dun
bar both as matter of law and prin-
clple should haYe held onto the money
until the firms creditors for whom
Dunbar acted as receiver had con-
suited In the matter, but you see, If
that had been done, the money would
have remained in the receivers hands
until the case was thoroughly decided,
and hence the Republican party could
not say TO the voters that the money
was returned to the county.
This was political decision.
Next time IL will be decided accord
ing to law by Mcbride or the supreme
court. You can see how faithfully
Dunbar has served his Lord and Mas.
ter Fulton and Mcbride.