Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-03-24
At The Conventions,
The Marion County Plan of
Procedure Adopted.
Chances for Waldo and Smith for Cover
nor About Even.
Editorial Corresnondence.N

Editorial Correspondence
PORTLAND, March 23.-Tha conyen-
tiOns'of the Democrats, Peoples Party
and Silver Republicans meet today,
bat nothing will be done probably be-
yond appointing joint conference
committees. A harmonious plan of
procedure has been figured out and
will be substantially followed as fol-
lows:
First-Temporary Organization.
Second-AppOintment OF committee
on credentials.
Third-Report of committee on
credentials.
Fourth-Permaneut organization
Fifth-SelectiOn of committee by
each convention of one from each ju-
dicial district on Union platform.
Sixth-Conventions to adjourn un-
til report Of platform committee is
made.
Seventh-Commlttee by each con-
vention, consisting OF one from each
judicial district, to be chosen by the
district delegates, to compose JOINT
conference committee on apportion-
ment of ticket, to be chosen after the
platform is adopted.
Observation-Disclosures.
Ninth - Ratification of the entire
ticket by each convention after its
completion.
The above is virtually the Marion
county plan adapted TO the wants of
state convention.
L predict the conventions will not
get through with their work before
Friday or Saturday. The hotels are
terribly crowded and the rates on
sleeping rooms are advancing. The
men who will be put to sleep as can
didates is very large but they will
take their rest IN the retirement of
their respective homes after this
week. 1t is hard to estimate how
many uncrowned rulers of the people
are sleeping in two bit beds in this
city.
The slate makers figure that if the
Democrats get the governor, Silver
Republicans secretary of state and
the Populists are given the treasurer
and state supt. of schools, that the
latter will haYe majority of one
half the state boards and the other
two elements will have just the same.
The Populists are making a hard |
governor, while the Democrats say
ticket to have that one Office. Mayor |
Pennoyer is working hard in the lob
bieS to secure the nomination of a |
Democrat. Other Democrats want |
Populists to take secretary of state. |
My prediction is that IL the Demo. |
Gratis get governor, the Union stand |
ard bearer will be plain, nomely John |
Henry Smith, of Astoria, He was |
elected senator four years ago, when |
but one Democratic senator went in. |
He then had the united support of |
the Democrats and Populists, and |
would have 1T again as nearly as any |
man who can he put up. Besides he'd |
get the Smith family vote and that |
would elect him.
The Oregonian pokes fun at Judge |
Waldo's aspiration for governor, but
II the Office Is given to the Populists,
ne can almost certainly be set down
IS the nominee, the way the matter
stands today. He is the one Populist
Jhe Republicans are really afraid of
is possible candidate. The Orego,
lian may compel his nomination and
election.
The Silver Republicans are quietly
to hold the balance of
power on this occasion if the situa-
ion becomes strained or critical.
They are making no demands and
frankly admit that they have no suit
lble timber for governor or treasurer.
They modestly point TO Hon. II. r,
zincaid as model, competent official
Ind ask that he be kept where he is.
There is little friction among the
friends of Judge Bennett, Of Wasco,
Ind Geo. e. Chamberlain's friends.
The former claim that Cham berlaln
is candidate foricircuit judge in this
,ity threw off on Bennett as candidate