The Portland daily press., 1900-09-21
Think Sheriff Pearson Shouldn't Go
Outside Party.
Latter Doesn't Coincide
With This View.
Chester Orr and Arthur Leach
Slated for Positions.

Sheriff-elect Pearson continues To be a
busy man and the crowds OF office seekers
and those who desire to see friends appoints
Ell to snug positions on the staff OF dep
ut1es still throng the rooms of the Gospel
mission. Rev. Mr.. Pearson is on hand
from early morning until late in the af-
ternoon and patiently listens to all of the
advice and requests. But up to date he
has maintained his own course in regard
to the force OF deputies that he Will pick
OUT to aid him in his administration. He
says to everybody that the time has not
arrived to make any promises and thus
far in the progress of events he has only
given assurances that he will execute all
laws TO the best OF his ability and In a
manner which will leave no room for
complaint on she ability of those who de-
sire especially to sae the liquor law en-.
forced to the letter
As was to be expected from the hour
that the result OF the election became
known many of the leaders of the Prohi-
bttion party are counting this victory
as belonging more to their organization
than to the other political parties. These
leaders are quite willing to recognize the
fact that had 1t not been for the many
Republican and Democratic votes Mr..
Pearson would never have come In as
winner at the polls. But although ad-
mittiny all of these claims the Prohibi-
tionists are loud In declaring that Mr.
Pearson was peculiarly their candidate,
that he has been one of the prominent
men in the councils of the cold water peo-
pie for many years and that he was also
nominated as their candidate for sheriff
two years ago. Chairman James Perrigo
OF the Prohibition state committee is a
daily caller at the Gospel Mission and has
many times talked over the situation with
the sheriff-elect. Chairman Perrigo is OF
course an incorporating believer In
the prohibttory law and is confident that
1T viii be carried out to the letter under
the administration Of Mr.. Pearson and
that the latter thereby will gain world
wide reputation. AnctI8r gentleman
who has held many confere noes with Mr..
Pearson and who has for long time been
one of the closest friends of the guiding
spirit OF the Gospel Mission is Chester L
Orr, candidate of the Prohibitionists for
mayor last spring. Mr.. Orr has been ac-
lively connected with the third party in
his friend has been elected sheriff is
very much pleased man. There was
persistent rumor about the streets yester-
day that Mr.. Orr had been practically as
ured by Mr.. Pearson of the place as head
seizer of liquors. But at the headquarters
nothing would be said one way or the
other regarding the truth of this story.
1t is believed that the leaders in the
Prohibition party in this city and county
Will bring great pressure-to bear on the
sheriff-eIect that he tender all of the best
positions in his staff to men of that faith.
They say that after long years of work
they have at last won the greatest victory
that which they have ever achieved in
this State. They reason that they want
this victory to mean something and think
that the best interests in sthat direction
will be subserved by the appointment of
their men to the more important places in
the gift of the sheriff. They do not for
get to recall that it was their party which
first thought Of Mr.. Pearson for the great
office of sheriff OF Cumberland county
and for this they think they should be |
shown all OF the preferences by Mr.. Pear /
son. They unite IN declaring that they |
would be willing under these conditions |
to be responsible for the acts of the Pear
son administration. They also point out
the fact that they have never been allowed
the opportunity to show what they could
dolby holding real office and that they
now want to show the people that the
Prohibitionists mean just what they have
been declaring all of these score OF years
in denunciation of officials of the other
parties in this State. They are eager TO
make good showing and believe that
now is the time for them to begin.
Mr.. Pearson, however, strongly in
cIines to the idea. as he has already stated |
in interviews with reporters of the PRESS |
that he shall favor no party when 1T
comes to the question OF selecting men to |
have around him while in office. He
knows that he could never have been
elected sheriff had 1t not been for the sup
port that he received from the Repubh- |
cans and Democrats. For this reason, he
says. that as positive member OF the
Prohibition party as he is, he shall pick
his deputy sheriffs from the ranks of all
parties. A young man who is slated for
one of the berths of civil deputy Is MIR.
Arthur b. Leach who has always been |
strong Republican but who in the recent |
campaign rendered valiant work for Mr. |
Pearson. A great deal of arduous work
of canvassing the situation was done by
Mr.. Leach who labored day and night
for the success OF Mr.. Pearson. Mr.. Leach I
last year was one OF the teachers In the
manual training school. On nearly eV-
arv dav he is in consultation with the |
zheritf-elect and although neither gentle-