The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-02-25

apparent that all the Citizen aod Popu-
lHa and Peoples Democr ,tic members
, were ding TO Mitchell, lei by Elson Of
Washington county. aDsmoorst elected
a. citizen. II soon lecame significant
what vas the meaning Of the iorma,
disbandingoi the populist state central
commiiiee tso day before. II was to
leave representatives Of that party free
J 10 vote ior Mitchell, and this they did,
thereby wiping out the popullst party,
/ In Tie breakup that followed Corbett
. lost four Of his original supporters, Butt
Of Yamhill, Proebstel and Thomson q
, Umatilla. and Maioon Of Douglas. Butt
was go auxious about his vote he asked
Of the Chair whether Mitchell had a
majority, as he had declared ne would
vote for any man who was the choice of
the Republican majority. He was
answered on all sides that Mitchell he'd
a majority. So Butt really voted under
. misapprehension Of the facts, because
after he voted Mitchell had but 81
Republican votes counting Mays of
Mul,nomsh But his vote went to
swell the Mitchell column and that
made ij.
One vote more WAS needed, aud there
we're calls from all parts Of the House 10
encourage another Corbett man to leave
the Republican candidate. They tried
hard on Keene, but the old veteran stood
drm and kept his conscience clear 30 far
as his party is concerned. Nation
was soon the object Of an attack on all
sides from the Mitchell workers. One
devotee Of Old Silver. beard actually
stood by his side and bawled and shed
tears lest the convention should adjourn
before the coveted 40th ballot was
recorded. II was already past the hour
for adjournment and motions TO end
the joint convention we're pouring in on
President Fulton but he was deaf TO
them and would have held tn conyen.
ton until daylight before he would !
have adjourned il without a senator and
the senator he wanted. Mattoon mad e
what seemed TO be the painful effort of |
his life aud changed his vote 10 Mitchell |
after a dramatic speech in which he ex-
pressed the idea that he felt as II the
eyes Of the entire state we're upon him.
Thejoint convention had been a seeth.
Ing mass Of humanity for 10 minutes.
IL now became bowling bedlam and
Tor 10 minutes great enthusiasm
prevailed. The Mitchel-McBride
combination reigned supreme.
They had accommodated hi.
purpose Of revenge and vindio.,,oo al
their champion maid hack ,ha Co,ho,,
people for the bold-nn of 1907 .ndho
defeat of 1899. Mi,eheu had wo, ~,
with the help Of seyep Corhe,, vo,es X
Dolly vardens and d sn,ic,ro,. D..
publicans. Twenty.nioe Co,hs,, ma,
men stood BY him to n 6nish .ndiK
Democrats stood like Troi,ns no Ir1,o
Bennett of The DLles schnm.nr =, 4
Inc Portland Citi,sn,. ds,...,,oo -,
over TO Corbett in spescb i, wbioA 4
he said that g,n,lem.n hal O..
done him great favor MANY 80. I
ago when lao was Ia great dis,ress !
aud he could not forget kindness in 2
such an hour as this.
As Tins JouRyl forec,.,s1 n. A.
feat Of Corbott and theeleetior ot Mite,
Oh creates new condition q, ,h,,.. -.
far AZ state politics is conesrD., w.,
the elimination Of the monsv oo..,,on r.
the Silver Republican. di.h.na.,m.h h
,,,,ni,.,i,, ,..,..-,- - ''''' ~
days the state organization of the Pc, y
pies party has ceased TO exist That !.
leaves only tho Republican party tapd II
!, badly demoraliled. and the pemocr.t bl
c partv. The el,ctio, ot,U,.,.u W