Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-03-28

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telegraphed at Phllomath, unani-
mously rendering him the joint-sen-
atorship from Marion and Clackamas,
he being the unanimous choice of all
three parties for candidate.
Jos. Pierce of the Klamath Falls Ex-
press proved himself a young man
with an old head. He did good work
on the platform committee and won
many friends by his courteous and in
telligent conduct, as well as his cool
ness and liberation OF opinions of
others.
Democratic newspaper men from
the interior who did fine service to
the cause of Union swere Chas. H.
Fisher, of Roseburg, aud B, +. Irvine,
of Corvallis and the Campbell broth
erS of Eugene. TO these gentlemen
more than any other the conventions
owe it that harmonious plan of
Union was adopted at the very start.
If each of the three conventions had
tried 10 solve the problem of uniting
with the Others on its own hook, no
result would haye been possible. The
newspaper men we're also responsible
to a large extent for the practical
common'sense of the platform and the
| fact that 1t does not contain the usual
amount of rot and demagogery found
in such documents. If there is weak
man on the ticket it il because bosses
in some OF the parties forced him
there by selfish combinations for per-
sonal purposes. A perfect Union has
been formed. A solid foundation has
been laid for victorious opposition
party. The platform does not put the
HnfnnGiun OF 1Sn
point. Under the circumstances OF
| three parties making ticket without
any machine work and without any
slate-making the ticket is as good as
anyone had reasons to expect. 1t is
better and a stronger ticket than was
ever put up by the Populists or the
| like campaign, conducted fairly and
| free from the corrupt methods of the
past, the outlook for the whole ticket
| is good.
The conventions were remarkable
for the absence of unlimited ire
deemable fool speechmaking. There
wasn'n profane word spoken or a
drunken man seen. The Populist
convention was graced by the presence
| OF ladies at each session. They were
| not delegates but carried weight and
| influence.
The Oregonian did not succeed in
building up very big middle-of the.
road party, but it got its candidate
for congress In the eastern district.
| l., II. McMahan worked under
great difficulties and with great tact
to nominate Waldo.
The writer wishes to say on behalf
of the Marion county Silver Republi-
cans that they went to the state con-
vention to labor unsel6shly for a
Union organization of the Silver
forces. They laid aside all personal
ambitions to serve the cause. When
it was attempted to use their state
convention for personal purposes,
they made Major Sherman charm an
and he presided with suca perfect
| fairness that even those who wanted
some one else at the start were sorry
| they had not wanted Sherman. The
Polk county delegation acted with us
| to man and were just as loyal.
Sam Hayden proved one of the most
careful workers in the convention.
He was renominated for district at
torney without dissenting vote. If
he continues to improve with age he
will be long Hay ahead of his father
and he is man who can size up a
political situation with the best of
them.
Lane county had some of the
strongest workers for Union in the
! conventions. Charley Baker aud T..
d. Linton, of the Republicans, are
entitled to great credit for careful
work for Kincaid. Homely Horace
Mann, of the Messenger, was loyal to
the cause by coming down at heavy
expense and working faithfully to put
Bob Veatch on the ticket for COVER
nor. But as that went to the Popu-
J lists he went right to work for Veatch
for congress, and was the happiest
man in tie convention when he went
in by a close shave over WId Bilyeu.
On the platform conference. Bilyeu
made the most telling speech that was
made. A man who can sit still for
ten hours while the storm of debate is
raging and then say the right word In
the right way possesses the instincts
of craftsmanship.
The man who made friends by the
score for his careful and considerate
method in conduct and expressions
was Senator John A, Smith, OF Clat-
sop, another Democrat who won the
heart Of the three Union parties. He
would more than likely have been our
candidate for governor If 1t had fallen
10 the Democrats. But his serenity
and good nature and cOrdiality were
not clouded a particle by the shifting
of that place 70 the Populists. Such a
man is worth his weight In gold 10
the people Of Oregon.
Seneca Smith, Of Portland, was
chosen state chairman OF the Silver
10 . sln
a Campaign manager. Frank VIII
liams, of Ashland, OF the Peoples
party, was chosen as their state
chairman. He was one OF the man
ayers of the legislative hOld-up last
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