The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-04-04

Strong Men Are Named for
Positions by Democrats
L. H. MeMahan Comes Out
Independent for the Sen
atOrShip.

atOrShip.
In Marion county the preliminary
,yele of political activity will be com
Jleted by the nomination of a Demo.
cratic county ticket
There are already full tickets in the
field Of the Socialists, the Prohibition.
lists and the Republican parties.
Owing to the faotional fight in the
Republican party, there are also to be
Independent candidates to gather up
the dlsaffected votes caused by the
soreness left after convention fights.
The first man to light into the Inde-
pendent field is L II. McMahan, the
Salem lawyer, who has come out on
petition for state senator. He may
also be the nominee of the Democrat.
ic convention, in which case he will
make strong fight for the place.
w. II. Holmes is likely to be the
nominee for joint senator from Marion
and Linn, a position that would have
been offered to the late s. L. Hayden,
IL he would have taken II, and for
which the name of f. l.. Durbin, of
this city, has been used. These are
all strong men in the opposition, and
will make a good campaign II they are
put up.
MeMahan's Petition.
This is to certify that the under
signed, individual electors of the state
Of Oregon, duly qualified and residing
in Marion county, state of Oregon, to
the number of fifty or more. do hereby
nominate l.. II. McMahan for the Of
hce of state senator Of Marion county
in the state of Oregon, TO be filed at
the June election, to be held on the
first Monday in June, 1902
THAT said l.. II. McMahan is a duly
qualified elector of said Marion coun-
ty and is duly qualified by law to hold
the office of state senator of said Ma
rion county, and represents the princi-
pies OF the initiative and referendum.
and that his place OF residence is on
South Liberty street In Salem, Marion
county, Oregon"
The list is certified to by G. w. Hen.
line and p, l.. Brown, and contains the
following names
George CUSTER John II. Brooks, A.
E. Smith, J. M. Dlnsmoore, f. E. Wrey,
J. G. Perry, L. e. Rauch, F. II. Hahn.
@. Matlock, VIM. Ivie, A C. Wolfard,
C. W. Henline, Alvin Davis, John
Hicks, w. S. ack, T. Y. Mcclellan. w.
W. Jarvis, j. M. Morley, Alonzo Brown,
A. f. Simeral, W. f. Hodges, C. NJ.
Brown, William Town, Frank Daven-
port, Jas. Craig. A. s. Thompson, s.
Ames, w. M. Cline. Sol Smith. A. L.
Rice. Geo. Secrest. G. F. Webb, Ben
Davenport, julius Aim, o. w. Jerman,
j. X. Buff, T. w. Davenport, j.. w.
Welch, @. w. Dolan, V. Leonard, ]. H.
McCorkle, G. ID. Wolfard, M. E. De.
Guire p. l.. Brown. l.. Ames, J. M.
Brown, II. Il. Hodges. j. II. Smith. G.
" Wolfard. Erwin Smith. A. A. Leon
ard, w. l.. Jones, Oscar Cayendar.
Henry Book.
The independent candidacy of l.. II. |
McMahan as state senator adds In
creased interest 10 the campaign in
Marion county. MT McMahan says |
there is no concealing the fact that he
is after the scalp OF u. M. Croisan, one
Of the Republican candidates. McMa-
han claims he can defeat Croisan on
his oflcial record. and the fact that
he recently organized the Marion
county Republican convention In the
interest of Joe Simon. Mr. McMahan
will Immediately begin a personal can.
vass of the entire county in the inter.
est Of his candidacy The true nature
Df his campaign will be governed 10
An extent by the action of the Demo
cratic convention tomorrow. A move
nent. having the endorsement OF sev.
sral prominent Democrats, has been
started, requesting the Democrats In
heir convention 90 name but one can
iidate for state senator. that those OF
he party so desiring may have an
10 support the independ-
snt candidate. There Is opposition 10
he scheme, however. and It Is impos-
sible 10 foretell the probable action OF
he Democratic convention in dispos-
ng Of the matter. However. Mr.. Nc
Mahan proposes 10 make the race,
whether he Is endorsed by the Demo
rats or not
Among the Democrats.
The Marion county Democrats will
iold their convention in this city Sat
lrday. when a complete legislative and
county ticket Will be named. The pro
seeding will be largely Of a perfume
.ory nature. since no great interest at
.aehes TO the work OF the convention.
There will be practically no contest
Tor any OF the nominations, other than
he legislative tickets.
The extent OF the hopes OF the Ma,