The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07

MEN COMMENT
<6n RepubIics MS Have Now. No
lasonahle Excuse to Give Why
They Should Net Meet This 0ffr.
The following is the full text of an
| offer to effect compromise between
| the two factions within the republican
| larty in Multnomah county submitted
| by Hon. Sol IlirSch, chairman of the
| county central committee, of what is
known as the Mitchell faction, to
| lion. Donald Mckay. chairman of the
county central committee, of the ST.
mon faction:
| Portland, Or, Dec. p. 1897.
Honorable Donald Mckay. Port
| land, OrcgOn-Dcar Sir: Whereas
| unfortunate factional differences in
the republican party in this city and
| county, growing out of the primary
| election of 1896, eliminated in di-
vision of the party in this county, and
! the organization of two different COM
| chairman, and six other gentlemen,
i;"d the other composed of the under
signed. being one member from each
| ward i nthe city of Portland. and
| tTo members from the precincts in
he county outside of the city. with
| honorable Sol IIilSch as chairman,
| each of which committees claim to
represent the republican party Of this
county and city. for convenience. the
| ;3rncr of said committees Will herpaf-
| ter I've designed as your" commit
tr. ard the latter as our commit
tee, and,
Whereas, further. 1t is universally
| knCwn that leading and influential re-
l'"hlicans throughout the state. ire
< "tivc of their preferences as to men
Z factions. or their past or present
| - citations, are earnest in the express
son of their wishes and opinions to
the effect that the republican party
rf Multnomah county should speedily
s"'tlr for themselves these factional
differences in the party, and thus pre-
sent united front to the common
c:,emy:
Therefore. without entering upon
either statement or discussion, as to
what person or persons. faction or
factions. IL any. nre responsible. eth
ar i'm whole or in part. for the unfOr-
tunate state Of affairs I'm the repub-
lican party of this city and county,
and in the spirit Of entire fairness.
and solely with the view of bringing
about IL possible, unity or organiza-
tion and action in the republican par
ty. on a basis alike fair and hOnOra-
BILE to every republican and all fac
tions. our committee here submit to
YOU for the consideration Of your
committee the following propositions,
having for the sole purpose ErOviS-
ions for fair primary election to he
held Mt the proper time next spring.
in which all republicans may partic-
ipate, and at which each and every
faction of the party in this city and
county shall be ut liberty to support
their own ticket for delegates to the
city and county conventions to be
held later for the purpose of nOminat-
ing candidates for precinct, city and
county officers. including members of
the legislature. and delegates to the
state and district conventions. the
persons SO nominated at such convcn-
tiOns to receive the cordial and earn
est support of all republicans.
We propose that there shall be one
and only one. republican county AMI
city convention held in the county of
MultnOmah. in the spring of 1898.
which shall possess all the powers
and discharge all the duties usually
pertaining to such conventions in ac
ccrdance with the time honOred u.s.
ages Of the republican party.
That there shall be one and only
one republican primary election held
in said MultnOmah county in the
spring Of 1898. and 1t shall lie held in
accordance with the provisions of an
act of the legislative assembly Of the
state of Oregon. approved February
IL. 1891. relating to primary elections.
and known as the Primary Law. At
the delegates who. and who alone.
county and city convention.
. That the annual call shall be issued
Mt the proper time for such primary
election and convention. and shall
designed by the chairman and sec
rrtnry of each Of said committees.
There being in the city of Portland
IL wards. numbered respectively and
ronsecutively from one to eleven, and
In the county Of Multnomah outside
"f said city, 2S election precincts,
numbered respectively and consccu-
lively from fifty-four upward to
cighty-one. inclusive. which election
''""cincts are also designated by de-
stinctive names, as follows: st. Johns,
No. 54 Bertha, So: Mt. Zion, 56;
Russellville, 81; Linnton. So: Holl-
brook. SO: Columbia. 60: Willamette
Slough. 81: Montavilla. 81: VILLAIN
"tte. SO: Mount Tabor. "a: South
Mount Tabor. 65; Woodstock. Sc;
T.cnts. 81: ~Killgavcr. 68; Fairview.
GO: Gresham. 20: Powells Valley. II:
T'routdale, 72; Hurlburt. 73: Bridal
Veil. "a: Bower. Is: Sylvan, 76:
Lockwood. II; Warrendale. IS: Cor
ncll Road. 79; West Portland. 80;
N'iIlsburg. 81.
Or. committee propose that the ap-
rortionment of. the delegates to the
county ana city conventions. afore-
srid. shall be M follows: such Of said
wards and precincts as cast over 100
votes each in 1896 for Mckinley for
, '"csident, shall he allowed respective
". cne delegate for each 100 votes SO
east. and one delegates for each 40 or
more over an even hundred cast. and
each of said precincts which cast less
than 100 votes for Mckinley IN 1896
shnll be allowed one delegate.
That the chairmen respectively Of said