The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-01-07
THE UNIONIsTs.
Work of the Meeting Called to
Unite the Anti-Republican
.r@.. Forces.

Delegates to the Union party conven
ton to be held in Portland: A. L. Nc
Fadden, Judge Burnett, N. L. Raber
Eugene Palmer, Henry Sneak; Execu
tive committee, Nels Wheeler, A. F
Hershner, Henry Sneak, Eugene Palaler,
Major Bruce; resolutions favoring emitting
reform forces to support one set of can
didates in the June election; favering ini-
tiative and referendum and the prefercil-
tial system of primary elections, and op-
posing the gold standard.
Such was the work actually accom-.
plished by the convention Of those op-
posed to the republican party, held We'd
nesday.
Tho conv..tian was called to- order at
10 a. ia. Major Bruce was elected chair
man; Nels Wheeler, secretary, and A. L..
Clark, assistant secretary. A committee
OH resolutions consisting of A.. L. a1cFad-
den Judge Barnett, Il. L. Irvine. N. l..
Raber and A. w. Herbert. was appointed.
Speeches were made by Judge McFa >den.
Gcc Robinson, A. l.. McFaddeH, i. T..
Irvine and N. L. RaLer. Anent :.cnne
talk as to discussing government control
Of railroads II, the resolution, the chair
| i,an said that Judge Burnett being fruit
man. would doubtless be interested in
that question. The convention adjourn
ed at IL, for dinner.
At one o'clock the meeting was again
called to order, AID the resolutions pre-
pared by the committee were adopted,
delegates to the union party, which meets
i'll PortlaHd today, we're elected, and an
| execulivs committee appointed. None of
the details for EAiting the several factions
were agreed upon. 1t was, however. the
unanimous sentiment of all who spoke,
that union be effected.
A. L. McFadden announced that in
Benton county. the popul,st primaries,
under the new system, were already under
Nay, aud if TIE union party did not soon
announce its plan of action and begin
lmn.ediate organization, the populist
ticket would be in the field before the
uniopists would assume shape, and it
| would be extremely awkward, to say the
least, to then arrange satisfactory fusion.
N. L. Raber and Eugene Palmer denied
that they were ''Silver republicans" say
ing that there existed no such party. Nr.
Palmer asked the convention, "What ami
II" but he was told that the answer sould
Not be made until the proposed parry is
named.
Among those in attendance who ara
supposed to sy ympathise with the move
ment were, beside those already named:
Dave Osburn, Fred Overlander, John Os-
burn, John Stewart, George Stafford, john
Verxig, D. Carlile. Sanp Henderson,
Sheriff Rickard, Assessor Alexander and
Er. Jones, of Corvallis; John Starr. OF
Monroe; John Whitaker. Of Willamette;
John Reese, of Fairmount; Mr.. Wartield,
of Aisea, and John Ingle, Elijah Skipton;
George Robinson, Ed. Bryan, John
SpauldinS and L. w. Hill. Philoraath.
There were, in all, about fifty present.
.The leaders of the tiifferent parties that
are trying to combine, are yet at sea as to
the basis on which they will unite. The
biggest rock in the way is the rarcelling
out of the Offices.
The name is bothering some of tEe in
terested ones. Many of the populists
think that their name, standing for erigi
nal reform, is good enough for any real
reformer They say that new raned
party will not be associated with any ma
tional organization, and that this, in itself
is all element of weakness ia practical
politics.
1t is hardly likely that the democratic
contingent will be satisfied with anything
else thaa the following offices: Sheriff,
clerk, judge, assessor and treasurer,
On the last fusion deal in this county
the democratic candidates were success
f al, while the pofulists were defeated
with the exception of Joha Whitaker,
who was elected representative by a very
small plurality. and that by republican
votes.