The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-04-30
THE CITIZENS TICKET
Action on Saturday by the Democratic
County Central Committee.
Party Leaders Favor a Mass Meeting bu,
the Date Was Set too Late by
the Populists.

The Democratic county central COM
mittee met at the headquarters in the
Holman block Saturday afternoon 10
consider the. proposition Of holding a
Citizens non-partisan mass meeting on
Saturday, May 5, TO complete and ratify
the Citizens cOuntyticket as II was made
up in the two conventions. Frank
Durbin, the present sheriff, A. B. Hudel-
son for the legislature, Wallace W.
Elder for county judge, and a number Of
other county candidates we're present
and expressed themselves favorable 10
the plan. W. NJ. Kaiser and Geo. Allen
opposed the proposition on the ground
that the date was a day too late 10 make
the ticket legal, az Friday, May 4 was
the latest date that q candidate nomi.
mated In a convention could accept and
qualify under the law Of the Australian
ballot.
T.. Hofer made an argument In favor
Of accepting the Peoples party plan Of
holding a mass meeting to ratify the
ticket, that IL would produce harmony
and strengthen the ticket and show a
liberal disposition toward people Of all
parties. IL was finally decided that
there would not be time TO work up a
good attendance and that II would create
confusion 10 change the date to Friday,
and that the ticket was made up in good
faith and must stand as II was. George
Weeks alpo argued in favor Of a mass
meeting, but as Populist county chair
declared II was in his opinion too
late TO make IL a success. The farmers
were very busy, and he urged all the
nominees 10 qualify and make the race
IA II was the best and only thing left to
do. Prof. j.. Krapps, the nominee Tor ,
superintendent, appeared before I
the committee and said he could not
accept a party nomination, but would
on an independent citizens ticket a
he ran at all. lie wished 10 do only I
what was right in the matter, and II his !
name goes to the ticket IL will be by a
Mr.. Krapps has a host Of 3
all over the county who would a
Ike TO see him elected TO that office. .
w. W. Elder got up before the com.
and in a very graceful speech de- q
Jared that II the opposition TO the Re. a
,ublicans could find candidate who !
would make the race who could poll q
more votes than he could, or otherwise \
did strength 10 the ticket, he would
lady withdraw. II no one could be -,
ound 10 run lac would wait until Friday !,
nd qualify as candidate for county ~
'us'' ino i~nu'ca''ons seem '"Vor"p'o In
TO all the nominees from Judge ~
own going on aud filling the the ticket. 4,
he nominees are all clean and strong :,
Zen for the respective places. No better p
Il OF men are ever put ON a ticket 10. 81,
sther. Not one Of the candidates -
,ught the place for which he IL named. %
! each case the nomination was ten. 4.
,red TO the Individual without any !,
'licilation ON his part, aud all will, II p,
ccted, go into office free from any "A,
AIDES, deals or combinations. The con. :.
Of rHK JOURNAL for a ticket for -.
unity officials free from all political -,
invention influences has not been real.
ed, but 1t Ia more nearly a Citizens "a
In county affairs than was ever ~
fore placed in the field, The fight Of
Iis paper for a non partisan business
Of county affairs will bear
ait for the people in a better county =,
'yernment. We believe in putting up ~,
70 strongest ticket Of the best men aud 49,
waging the most vigorous campaign "a,
for reforms in county affairs "
ii the reduction ~oftaxos, aud shall
10 do 40.