Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-04-18

JOURNAL X-RAYS.
siseiIzhts and Snap Shots at the Great
Ger RaHfy at Salem.
Waite ToOzie is the champion pacI-
FIVE. Of the state Of Oregon.
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The Boston Military band made a
great hit Saturday night at the rati-
I icaLiOn.
Is Mckinley afraid the holders Of
Cubans bonds will stsrve III the Gu
bans are allowed to live?
Mr.. Geer solemnly promises IL
elected ~ devote the next four years
of his life to the interests OF all the
people
IL vas an oversight not to have in-
cluded Mr.. Leeds for state printer aud
SIR. Moore for justice in the Salem
ratification. They live here.
Shall the Cubans starve OF the bond
holders lose their interest. which?
Tue U. $. Senate says let the Cubans
live, and the bond-holders take care
OF themselves.
Silver. the Saviour OF the people,
has be1n denied thrice by the Repub-
lIcan party. One OF these days, like
Peter, it may become the rock on
which tue party will be founded.
Qrhe Salem delegates came home in
pairs as follows: Bingham and Dayis:
Rev. Irwin and General Odell: Ike
Patterson and E. p. Mccormack, John
Carson and Geo. Hughes had each a
car TO themselves.
The speakers at theGeer ratihcation
Saturday night not only eulogizied
the nominees on the Republican ticket
but heaped abuse upon the opposition
ticket and ridiculed the Reform forces.
Nominees On the Union ticket were
alluded to AS towards and traitors.
Mr.. Geer conducted himself with
most LecomiGg dignity. He spoke |
only briefly, avowing his intention
to become governor for all the people.
His moderation was remarkable for
him. He no doubt realizes that he !
has no large majority to go upon and |
must abandon his old style OF lam.
pooning and sarcasm.
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Mr.. Geer has for eight years nour-
ished an ambition to become gov
ernor. 1t has been the cherished am
bition OF his life. Face to face with |
the anticipation and possible realiza-
tion Of his wishes, there was a touch |
OF sadness in Mr.. Geer's statement |
that he had borne his share OF disap-
pointments. He is really a nominee as
a result Of repeated disappointments.
Tooze was beribbOned up and down. !
And oh, how he did clap his handles |
and yell and screw himself whenever
anybody touched the trigger. A
jumping jack let lose from his box
couldn't have acted more dignified
than the chairman OF the ratifca-
Jion committee.
The Boston girls hand was the
attraction at the Reed Sat
urday night as was evidenced by the
repeated encores that followed eacn
selection by that aggregation. The
audience preferred music to the much
needed eulogistic remarks on the var
ious Republican nominees.
A gold Democrat, one NJ. L. Pipes
OF malodorous Oregon Pacific receiver
ship fame, corporation lawyer and
odd-job leech upon the public, was. a
a noble figure to introduce to bolster
uD Peoples candidate for governor.
With Chas. Coggswell and E. II.
Flagg, he makes noble three for the
people to keep a sharp eye upon and
their other hands on their pockets.
When DR.. Airship, OF Boston, who
was lugged into the program In a very
unbecotIing manner, by Salem edu-
Gator who don't seem TO know enough
yet TO keep out or politics, called the
Union OF Silver and Reform forces,
"the humpbacked party, "Oh, ye Gods
how itty Watty Toozie's handles did
clap. 1t was good hit.
Geer wasn't received any too well at
Salem; the patriots on tire stage tried
their level best TO get the people in
the opera house 10 arise en- masse as
the fellows with the ribbons did; but
nary a rise took place. McKinley's
name got only half cheer; but Tom
Tongue got the Alaskan blast right
from ChllkOot Pass.
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Mr.. McCammant, OF Portland, one
OF the imported orators OF the occasion
assured his auditors that IN the June
election Multnomah county Sould
give as great a majority for Geer for
governor as she did for Mckinley as
at the recent national elec-