The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-30

the influences through WHICH IL
found It's origin and by which 1t
has been maintained. Exercise
your own judgment, keeping
steadily in view the best inter
ests not only Of the republican
party. but IF the state and nation.
eThanklng you and each of you
cordially for the unfaltering sup
port you have given me, l am,
with great respect, your obedient
servant,
John II. MITCHELL.
And again. four days later, on
Feb. %, 1897, | addressed another
letter to Chairman Hughes, chair
man of the republican conference,
of which the following is a copy:
''Salem, Or, Feb. %, 1897.
"Hon. Samuel Hughes, Chairman
Republican Conference, Sa-
lem, Oregon.
= My Dear Sir: l understand
there is a strong disposition upon
the part of the majority of the re,
publicans to adjourn the legiSla
ture sine die without further effort
to secure the election Of senator.
This would leave the state only
partly represented in the senate of
the United States, the effect OF
which, in all probability, would BE-
to place the control of the senate
in the hands of those opposed 10
the republican party, in which
event the defeat OF tariff legisla-
ton at the coming extraordinary
session of congress would be as
sured. 1t seems to me, therefore,
there is a paramount duty resting
upon you to make one more deter
mined effort before final adjourn
ment to secure the election of Il
senator. There are many promi-
nent republicans located in differ
enL sections of the state eminently
qualified for the position, men
who would do credit to the party,
the state and nation. l will CO.
operate with you and all other re-
publicans in the legislature in en-
deavoring to bring about the cleo
ton of such republican as the
republican conference to whom
this letter is addressed, will agree
upon.
"Yours very sincerely,
John H. MITCHELL"
Fearing, however. that if vote
were permitted l might still be
elected, these conspirators and
their associates, aiders and abet
tors, against law, order, and party
organization, persisted to the end
in preventing a vote.
Notwithstanding the facts just
recited, there are many republl-
cans in Oregon today who make
claim TO, and who desire to be
classed as truthful, honorable mcn,
who, either through ignorance of
the facts. or for the reason that
they are willfully perverse, per-
sist in reiterating, parrot fashion.
in season and out of season, the
miserable falsehood of the Oregon
ian and its satellites, that 'sMltchell
and his supporters held up the
legislature" ,.'~'..s .-a
No more wicked or grossly un-
just Misrepresentation was ever
invented or resorted to by any
unscrupulous set of politicians, tor
the purpose of diverting attention
from their own inexcusable and
reprehensible conduct.
And Notwithstanding the further
fact that l cordially and earnestly
aided to the extent of my power
in the election of Mckinley and
Hobart, as did all my friends gen
orally throughout the state, and
have since and do now cordially
support the administration in pow
er, this cabal, led by the editor of
the Oregonian, while continually
attacking the administration, the
president and his cabinet, persist
in denouncing, not only myself,
but every prominent republican in
the state who in the past support
led me politically, as tactionists,
as not good republicans, as not
faithful and loyal supporters of
the party, and all OF whom 1t is
insisted should be read out of the
party.
Now these same men come for
ward and parade themselves as
the only true republicans OF the
state, and Mr.. Corbett and Mr..
Simon, the leaders of this legisla-
tive holdup, insist that they are
the proper and logical candida. es
for senator and that one OF the
other should be elected.
l submit to you, Mr.. Editor, and
to all concerned, as l did to the
late legislature when | was will
ing to waive r,y candidacy, al
though the nominee OF the party
as stated, there are many promi-
nent republicans residing in differ
ent portions of the state, exclusive
not only of myself but also of the
men whe were prominent in this
disgraceful legislative hold-up, and
who promoted and engineered it,
and the names of some of the
more monument of whom [ haze