The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-03-14
THE COUNTY ROUNDUP

Notes on Some Of the Republican As
pirants for Office.
At the Hands Of the Primaries and County
, Convention to Ne Held This
Month.
John Scott for county Judge is going
to have quite n following.
Billy Savage is the trusted Mcbride
farmer Of Englewood precinct.
Flagg says that the Fourth ward made
the best record in the school election.
Tom Tongue stock is not going up
since he voted for he Porto Rico tariff.
Little Doc Smith is quoted as one Of
McBride's regiment Of local Major Gen.
erals.
The Mulkey men--anti. McBr1e-are
said 10 be making q clean sweep Of
Polk county.
The big.iour frsl-termers in the Court
house seem to be men against whose
record no candidate seems willing 20
stand.
In the Second ward DR.. Richardson
is said TO be putting forward very in
offensive slate, said to be anti pulh, Of
course.
Geo. r. Hughesis said TO be slated for
the legislative ticket. Perhaps bis after
neys would not mind stating whose man
Hughes would be for Senator.
II would he quite interesting TO have
nj least one Of the city Push 60 onto the
legislative ticket-Lon Gesner for in
siance--and turn the people loose on
him.
There arc two kinds Of candidates
In the struggle at the Salem primaries:
those with sweled heads and those with
swelled feet from running after the !
office.
County Judge Terrell will be candi. 4
date before the Republican county con. a
vention and will have more Of follow Il
ing than some Of his opponents give him II
credit for. "
The fight for sheriff promises to be a n
very warm one. The country boys are d
Taylor OF Maceay, Witzell Of Turner,
and Cooper, VAIN, Dilley and Murphy
II the city.
Judge Hubbard and John Scott will II
lIyide the city delegations for county Il
udge. John McNary thinks that the :.
will nominate Billy Bushey,
{ Brietenoushey. ID
Tho Big Four Ia the Fourth ward. u
latch for congress, VAIN for sherifi Ia
hubbard for county judge, Flagg for vi
reislatov. All are for No. and an un. m
ledged delegation. bo
Tho Donald McKay-Simon-C Corbett or th
'gular wing Of the Republican party on
'em to have no opposition Ia Multi. ~,
omah county, or the joint districts AN
ed up with Multnomah.
Two Spanish war veterans are in the
vim Lieut.. Murphy Of Salem for en-
ierilf aud Capt. Poorman OF Woodburn
. the legislature. The latter is said TO for
acceptable 10 the gold standard Re- !
iblicans. et
Uncle John Davis Is not man who is
lowing the advocates Of county Poor
'rm to precipitate him into hasty Z
tion That widow with the two big ms
'uQuets shall never 20 to poorhouse An
he can help IT, M,
II Captain Poorman goes to the legis
lure he says no viii try TO DO one L
ing Get the money refunded that the Sal,
cond Oregon boys had to pay for suits 49,,
at they had been owning anl mendiug ~ ~.
d wearing Tor seven years eI
Billy CLARK and Mckinley Mitchell q
said 10 be rounding up Geryais pre-.
et as usual. Both Mcbride. "Me" -
a good fellow, but he is not a Hebrew,
Il gcnelaly supposed. Who ever +
'rd Of Hebrew by the name Of Me. IL
nley Mitchell1 =
FOR county superintendent tho big
n is T.. T. M,ores. OF Silyerton. he
ghs nearly 800 W. J. Crawford Of
I'h salem, Fred Dmger, cf Prospec,
w. l.. Cummings OF State Reform
ool are also named. The last named
lot an American Book Co. man.