Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-01-06
U'Ren On Union.
The POpuIist PostaI Card Vote
There Will BE Hot Time IN CIacka
mas County on Saturday.

Portland Oregonian, January 5: w
$. U'Ren, of Clackamas county,
member OF the legislature and one o
the leading Popuists OF this state
was in Portland yesterday, and haC
something to say touching the politi
cal situation in Oregon.
81 have just returned from jackson
county and other parts Of Southern
Oregon" said he, 'and l think The
Indications point strongly to unior
Gf Populists, Free Silver Republican.
and anti-PennOyer Democrats or
| principle. After they unite on prin-
ciples, IL is not likely there will be
much difficulty about the naming ol
candidates. JAG. son and Linn cOun-
| ties will take a postal card vote OF
the POpulists on the question of COM
bining, and Clackamas will probab bly,
do the same. After the vote. the par
ticula will be arraged, and the plan
carried into execution"
"AmOng the reasons for believing IL
TO be "A Mitchell scheme is the fact
that prominent Free-Silyer Republic
cans, Francis Clarno and Others, have
rejected it. and every man at tie head
Of TIE movement either openly or
shamefacedly condemns the Populists
for defeating Mitchell last winter.
though they haYen't a werd To say
against Democrats and Republicans
who helped IN the work. Neither do
any OF them condemn Bilyeu, Gratke
Il Co., for their acts in becoming part
Of the Mitchell rump convention, and
endeavoring to seat him IN the United
States senate by majority of the
votes Of 46 members Of the legislature.
The Peoples party will haye nothing
to do with the Mitchell-Cooper union
movement. nor with the Pennoyer
Democracy.
CHARGES TO BE TRIED.
A hot tirne is expected at the meet
ing OF the Clackmas county Populist
central committee next Saturday.
The meeting will be held at public
hall in Oregon City, and In the after
ioon j. D. Stevens will produce the
violence he has in supp rt of his
charges against Chairman w. S.
u 'Ren, OF the Clackamas county Pop.
ulist committee. At the meeting of
the committee on December 4, Ste
vens made sensational charges
against State Chairman Young and
County Chairman U'Ren o
the Populist committee, alleging
that they had conspired with
Joseph Simon to defeat the reelection
Of j. ii. Mitchell to the United States
senate, and Mitchell had offered
U'Ren any guarantee he wanted that
would support the initiative
and referendum If he (U'Ren) would
90 into the house and help organize
1t. The initiative and referendum
being one of the chief objects of the
Populists, and especially hobby with |
U 'Ren, Stevens maintained il showed |
Insincerity and Jobbery on the part OF |
D U'Ren when he would not accept an |
looking to the promo
Jon of legislation on that idea. |
U'Ren asked for evidence in support |
)f Stevens allegations, and Stevens
promised to submit abundant proof
1t the January meeting, which will
De held next Saturday.
1t is understood tnat Stevens will
)ffer letters and memoranda addressed
% U'Ren to prove his allegations Of
How he obtained those
)apers does not yet appear. Some one
uttered U'Ren's house, IN Milwaukee,
Turing his absence few months ago,
md ransacked his desk, and took
ome papers away, and there will prob
bly, be an attempt to connect that
iolence with the circumstances that
he documents tuln up in Stevens
'osesslon. Everything supposed to
'e against U'Ren and to prove con-
piracy was taken. The presenting
I these documents and their expla-
atlon Will be an important and in
erestiDg feature of the trial
An atiidavit will be offered pur.
orting TO show that U'Ren last win
er exhibited a large roll of bills to a {
roman, and told her that was his |
hare for holding up the legislature. I
here will also be an atlidavit TO the I
fleet that u Ren had made deal by
'hich, In consideration of U'Ren's a
influence In the senatorial fight. {
'Ren was TO have certain support in I
campaign for governor next year.
'hese, 10 is understood, will cOnsti-
ute the bulk OF the testimony against /
'Ren, Young not being included In {
his impeachment. a
The two principals will conduct L
heir respective sides OF the case. 4
Rem is lawyer, though he does r
OF practice his profession. Stevens a
as the "glft o. CAB" TO an unusual S
egree, aud is we'll known platform
orker IN various reform" political v
Ioyements. No sympathy need be I
asted on either OF the meE, so far as j
he ability Of each to look out for
lmself In this matter is concerned. a
ntil short time ago, Stevens was a Il
Opulist and took active part In the d
ptufa ponunilc nd Hall q,