The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-04-10
FURNISH OR CHAMBERLAIN
WHIcH7

will today nominate Geo. 10. Chamber.
lain for governor, aud there will be a.
square contest for that Office between
him and the Republican nominee, VIM.
j. Furnish, of Umatilla county After
the manner In which party lines have
been broken in Oregon, the election as
between these two gentlemen is not
going 10 be a party contest The way
in which Mr.. Furnish's nomination
was brought about, virtually at the
dictation of the predominant faction
at Portland, and by excluding the 9th
or faction from participation in the
county and state conventions, under
the unit rule, will leave a large num-
ber Of Republicans under no special
constralnt to vote their party ticket.
But, on the other hand, the Republi-
can faction that two years ago made
Mr.. Chamberlain's election possible,
and defeated the regular Republican
ticket are this year back Of Mr.. Fur
nlsh, and are opposed in Multnomah
county by the regulars In coalition
with the Democrats In other words,
the Chamberlain Republicans Of two
years ago are this year the Furnish
Republicans, and antl.Furnish Repub-
licans will support Mr.. Chamberlain.
As Multnomah county has decided
the composition Of the Republican
state ticket, so Multnomah county may
decide tho state election. What has
Multnomah county at stake? The sen
atorshlp and the exposition? For sen.
ator the plan is doubtless to defeat
Mr.. Simon and name Mr. Scott, the
newspaper man OF that town. Mr..
Scotts friends, after lifelong rela'
tlons with Mr. Simon, find he Is too
small, or too large. a man 10 suit their
plans. They say Mr.. Scott is about
the right size. Without entering into
the merits OF the two men, who are
better known TO our readers than this
writer. II ls safe and fair To- say that
Portland Republican politicians now in
control of the affairs Of the Republican
party want Mr.. Scott to be senator,
and all Portland wants at least mil
lion dollars for the Lewis and Clark
Exposition. Mr.. Furnish would doubt
Jess favor both propositions. Mr.
Chamberlain, for governor could not
favor Mr.. Scott for senator, by ap-
pointment or otherwise. As a Port
land man he could not do otherwise
than let the million dollar appropria'
tion for the exposition become a law.
Yet. he might find II stumbling block
In the way OF his election. The farm
ers might ask him on the canvass to
veto that measure. lie could say that
must be left TO the legislature The
farmers would demand a veto, or the
Republicans among them would vote
for their candidate. But MIR. Cham
berlain would have a way out by say
Ing, adopt the initiative and referen-
dunn amendment. and then you can
kin the appropriation yourselves II
you don't want TO stand the tax. But
Mr.. Chamberlain could never go on
record as opposed 10 that measure and
get the votes OF the people OF Port
land enough 70 insure his election.
Now what would be the position OF
the state government, 80 far as the
appointive power ia concerned, II Mr
Furnish were elected GOVERNOR Il ID
well understood that tho secretary OF
state belongs 90 the Fulton.scott fac
tlon In this fight that nominated Fur
nish. II Furnish II governor that fac
tion would have "A majority OF the
two boards that control all the state
institutions, including the state pris
ON. Soldiers Home and State Fair
That faction would make a clean
sweep OF these institutions. No one
wso fully comprehends the animus OF
Portland politicians could doubt for
moment. The same faction would
have control OF all the educational
institutions OF the state. and there IL
no evidence that they would not use
their appointing power in the same
manner, and as Il has not been used
10 any great extent for the past -four
years. With Mr.. Chamberlain elected
governor the soott.Fulton faction
would not be la the majority on those
boards. Mr. Chamberlain would con
troll the state prison and Soldiers
Home, and a great many other ap
polntments that have been vested Ia
the governor The Journal wants tbs
people who read its columns to eonsld
er this situation from a business
standpoint. not as against Furnish ol
Chamberlain.
The Journal believes that the peopl'
have right 90 all the light that a pub
lie newspaper can throw ON the stu
alton. Politics Ia Oregon are not ear
rled on with the fairness that prevails
In some states. The desire 70 use
power for personal purposes Is pre-
dominant In tho minds OF polltiea
/ managers. aud the people have a ngh
10 cheek them IN any way they can 1
Is certain that the last legislature eos
me people over hall a million dollar
moro than Il had any business 20 cost
II Governor 0eer had vetoed AZ leAs
q bali million OF uniust appropriation
he would have come nearer heing goN
ornor a seeond time. The same FAC
ton that pred0mlnated In the last les