Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-22
SALEM CITY POLITICS.
Good Names Being Considered by
the Union City Committee.
A Plain Discussion Of Ring Charter
Propositions aud City
Finaneiering.

The Union City committee has held
two meetings but has not completed
a ticket. There is a strong feeling
that good men should be chosen and
that the Union organization has some
excellent material for city offices, but
that they do not like to take partisan
action asa committee.
The antl-machiue Republicans have
not 80 far been able TO formulate any
line OF action. Some Of their strong
est men are opposed to any action, ex-
cept to 20 To the Republican prlmar
les and abide thereby. This will COM
pei the y MON city committee to put
uD ticket OF at least to suggest can
dldates II they don't nominate.
Following are some OF the names
canvassed by the Union committee;
Marshal, Geo. Grlswold and John
Lewis; Recorder, Clyde Brandenburg;
first ward, w. II. Slater and John
Brooks; second ward, j. p. Frizzell;
third ward, Hiram Smith; fourth
ward, no one has been agreed upon.
Some of the nominees are Republi-
cans. There is a general disposition to
let the Republicans name the Mayor.
An ominous silence is maintained
about the pending Salem city election
week from next Monday. The press
is silent. The politicians are silent.
The Republican city convention Is
to be held Saturday Dlght before the
election. AS THE JOURNAL does not
issue a Sunday paper It's readers will
not be Informed who the nominees are
until they go TO the polls. AS The
JOURNAL is more widely read than
any paper in the city, there can be nc
object for such a course 10y the city
political ring but to punish It's read
ers and keep them in the dark about
the city election.
We do not believe such ring or
such methods would be tolerated In
any city in the Union as at Salem. II
IL were widely known that such
methods were resorted TO in order TO
keep control OF the city machine aud
prevent discussion or consideration of
municipal affairs no one would want
TO come TO live In such city.
Al Baker City anyone could be
nominated for any city office.
and all the candidates were printed
on an Australian ballot, thus securing
perfect fairness. Here in the interest
OF a bondholder's and warrant buy
er's ring all opposition is To be sup.
pressed and the gag rule Is to'be ap-
piled.
The plan TO fund the floating city
debt by issuing 100000 more bonds
would increase the interest burden 20
be paid every six months, in Wall
street, 90 about $4,000 a year, and
nothing TO pay the police and fire
department. There is great outcry
on the part OF some about paying
50 900 a year for electric lights, but
that is n small matter compared u
fastening a fixed charge upon this city
for from 20 TO 30 years TO come OF Sl3,-
900 year and leaving large floating
debt still unprOvlded for.
The Richardson charter contained
u provision TO issue 100000 more
bonds. Then IL provided that all
limit be thrown of as To creation of
new debt. They still propose to pass
that charter, unless the Richardson
gang loses control OF the council.
Then they would frame new cnarter
taking all control OF city appointments
away from the council, The new city
government will need new legal
adviser badly.
IL Is not denied that the present
legal adviser of the city framed the
amendments TO the new city charter
that so nearly passed. 1t would have
added 100000 20 the bonded debt,
utterly would have demolished the
city's resources aud created an
Immense new floating debt. This was
all done In the interest OF the Wall
street bond buyers and the local war