The Portland daily press., 1900-10-08
LIVELY TIMES IN STORE.
Municipal Politics Being Discussed
Even at This Early Date.

Municipal politics are being discussed
this year much earlier than ever before,
Even at this early date speculation Is rife
as to whom the Republican party viii
nominate as a candidate for mayor, as
to what the talk Of a citizens candidate
viii amount to and as to what effect the
enforcement Of the prohibitory law win
have on the general result.
1t is acknowledged by the most oonser-
vative leaders of the two old line parties
that the municipal election win be more
uncertain next year than ever before.
They bring forward all kinds Of argu-
ments in support Of their view of the
matter. The conoensus of opinion seems
to be that the allied rum vote in Portland
viii be arraysd against a Republican
candidate in the spring. The rum sellers
and their sympathizers attribute the
election OF Pearson to the Republican
vote. They say that they have been bad
y treated by this election Of Pearson and
that someone Will have to pay the i'd
der for the music which has been given
them during.the past year by the Repub-
lican party. One OF the leaders IN this
class said that a Republican mayor,
whoever he may be, must play second
fiddle to a prohibition sheriff, and that
in consequence the success Of a Republi
can or citizens candid ate will mean
their being ground to atoms between
the prohibition and the Republican mill
stones.
I'VE can make more money with Pear
son as sheriff if the police viii let US
alone than ever BEFORE said one Of those
men the other day. I'VE know that Pear
son will try and drive us out of the bust
ness, but he can't do it alone. He'must
have the help OF the police. If the police
leave us alone we will have better prices
for our stuff, less expense and viii not
have to keep up as good a stock of goods
The way we look at it we must elect a
Democratic administration and We have
strength enough to do it,
The Republican party undoubtedly has
fight on It's hands for next spring and
the leaders fully realize it. They VIII
nominate a man in whom the citizens
have confidence and will rely upon the
strength of the party in the city to put
him into office. The men who are being
most talked Of for the Republican nomi-
nation now are Fred N. May berry, Hon.
A f. Moulton and Theodore Josselyn.
Col. Fred N. Dow has been spoken of
in some quarters as the logical candi-
date in view of what has happened,
and many people seem to think that the
admirers Of George Libby, the county at
torney who has worried the rum sellers
not little, will also bring him forward
as a candidate when the time comes.
A Democrat of standing in the party
has said that the party organization in
March will be stronger than ever before
and that they are figuring on gaining
control of municipal affairs. They are
even now quietly at work building up
machine and say that the indications are
that they Will win out, especially if a
citizens ticket is put in the field.
The citizens ticket idea has never been
very popular in Portland but it is hard
to tell just what may come out of it in
March. The Rev. Mr.. McAIlister has
been talked of as a citizens candidate for
mayor, and in some wards in Portland
there have been threats OF citizens can
didates for the city government Much
| depends as to the success of this move
ment, so 1t is said, on the favor with
which Mr.. Pearson's enforcement of the
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zens. Any way the municipal campaign
in the spring willsbe one of the most live
~ the city has known in years.