The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-05-03
WILL
FIGHT
FURNISH
Umatilla Republicans Will
Knife the Banker

PENDLETON, Or, May 3.-In this
county, Umatilla, there is in existence
an anti-Furnish organization, connect.
ed with which are not less than 800
voters. The number is increasing ev-
cry day. They are standing like a
wall OF rock against the attempts to
whip into line the members of the Re
publican party, who have declared
they will not endorse the head of the
Republican ticket. This organization
Is led by men Of high standing, of
which the best known is Judge Steph-
EN- A Lowell, of Pendleton, who has
proclaimed in an open letter that he
will fight Mr.. Furnish to the end of the
contest, His associates are also men
OF influence and many of them have
been honored at the hands of their
party during past years-men who
have never before cast a ballot against
the Republican party-who have been
OF the bone and sinew of that organl.
| cation.
The movement Is without precedent
In the history OF politics in Umatilla
county. IL is not still hunt, with
professions OF loyalty openly, and Sc
cret knitting. The voters who are con-
nected with the anti-Furnish organiza.
tion are telling the people here what
they propose TO do, and they are pro
ceeding to do 1t as openly as possible.
The protest registered by the anti.
Furnish Republicans of this county is
That Mr.. Furnish, a lifelong Demo
crat, altered his views, not because
he held to different economic or finan-
cials views; not because he studied
carefully the perplexing questions of
the day and determined that he had
been wrong previously, and therefore
must now align himself with the Re.
publican party in order to secure cor |
rect expression of his views; but that
he altered them because he saw that
the Republican party was at that time |
upon the upgrade of political success,
and that he might gain some advan.
tage from new alignment. In proof |
OF this, II is alleged that it can be
proven that he counselled with |
friends some time before he made the
change, and did not deny that he
would make the change only in the
event that the tide seemed TO be flow
ing toward the Republican party. 9th
erwise he would remain in the Demo.
cratic ranks.
This is one of the chief causes for
the rage OF the Republicans, as well
as for the anger OF the Democrats of
this region, who had taken up the
young man when he needed help, and
fought his political fights and placed
him In a position 10 reap some adyan-
tage from their support. The Demo
Gratis may be depended upon to stand
in line for their nominee, MIR. Cham.
berlain, and lose not enough votes TO
the opposition to alter materially the
status on June I'd. Here is the latest
estimate OF the situation.
Umatilla county is nominally 400
Republican.
Six hundred Republicans will have
been solidihed in opposition TO Furnish
by the time the election arrives. How
ayer allowing one-third on, It remains
hat 400 Republicans will vote for a.,
chamberlain. 200 not voting for any
'ne for governor.
Such an organization OF Democrats
las never before been seen in this
.ounty. 1t is composed OF the best
workers In the local party, and has the 1
onndence of the people. The cam.
'aign that is being put up is some
hing that is making the Oldest in.
abitant think that he is living in a
ountfy where politics is the para.
lount thought and OF which Democ. q
aoy is the whole thing. q