The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-05-28
.UMATILLA
AGAINST
FURNISH
Reports Confirmed by
Leading Men
Republicans Admit the County
Is Lost
Democrats Claim it by 500
Majority.

carry MS own county ID IOunueu upon
any degree of fact. To probe this mat.
ter Salem gentleman, who is an old
time resident of Umatilla county, and
warm personal friend of Mr.. Fur
nish, has written to citizens Of Pendle
ton with whom he is acquainted, and
The Journal Is permitted to give the
letters for what they are worth. The
Salem man to whom they are written
is none other than Mr.. f. w. Steusloff,
and the original letters can be seen at
The Journal office by anyone who
wishes to see them.
The first letter is from the present
county Judge OF Umatilla county, Hon.
Geo. A. Hartman, dated May 21st. In
this he says:
MY Dear Sir:
Yours of the goth inst, conveying
the cheering news of Mr.. Chamber
lain's prospects in your county is re-
ceived. This is certainly good news.
"As to our county, the Republicans
claim 1t by 200. Most Democrats think
1t will be about an even break.
Il have figured that Chamberlain
will carry the county all the time, and
as the election draws nearer / feel
very sure that his majority will be be-
tween 100 and 200, and when Cham
berlain makes his tour through the
county next Friday predict that he
will arouse such a feeling that his car.
rying the county will no longer be
questioned.
why there are Tom Taylor. expires.
ident OF the senate, Senator Proebstel.
Representatives Smith, Rigby. Belts,
Kirk and Senator Price all ex-Republi.
can members of the legislature
against him openly. There is the First
National Bank, and all it's forces. the
divers, the Neils, the Sailings, Kirk.
patricks, Gibsons and Old Man Bick
who. you remember worked for Tay-
lor. who just told me that he knows of
l50 Republicans in Pendleton alone
who will vote for him.
Milton, Weston, Athena, Adams
and Pilot Rock are lined up against
him, SO II does not seem possible for
him 20 overcome IL.
THE Williams meeting, of which
you will read in the Oregonlan, was
tame affair The procession was prln-
cipally boys.
I'VE all laugh here when we read of
Furnlsh's great speeches. We hope
his nurse. Fulton, will be able 10
bring him through the campaign alive.
Yours very truly
"G. A. HARTMAN"
Under date of May Gath, Mr. Hart.
nan says:
II went to Milton, Weston. Athena
and Freewater with Chamberlain yes
terday, where he spoke to enthusias-
tic crowds. The people in those towns
say he will get at least two-thirds Of
the votes. He spoke twice here last
night Once at the court house TO at
least 800 people, and as nearly half OF
the crowd could not hear him there he
was taken to the opera house, after
talking an hour and a half at the court
house, whore he spoke to another
crowded house now confidently be-
lieye Chamberlain will carry thlsI
county, Some think he will carry itl
by 500, Furnish may loosen up his
sack and make an attempt to carry ii.
but think he will fail.
Yours very truly,
"G. a. HARTMAN"
Al 10 o'clock p. m. May 26th, Judge |
Hartman further writes:
The big Furnish Fulton blowout
is now in fun blast. Their fireworks
We're very good. and brought out all |
the boys. Their torchlight procession
contained just 100 men and 10 boys.
Neither the opera house nor the court
house is filled, while both were packed
to tho doors while Chamberlain was
here. We had a great many more
voters on the streets and at the meet, |
Ings.
we will carry this county for
George, some think by 500, but think
that is too high. Let me hear from
YOU, and show this to whom you
please Very truly,
&c. A. HARTMAN"
The following letter is from a we'll
known Republican. who Is a warm
supporter OF Mr., Furnish, but whose
name is withheld at the request OF Mr..
Steusloff His letter can be seen at
his ONCE and is dated May cath. He
,ays;
Chamberlain spoke here last night
o the largest political gathering n
laye seen here.
The court house and opera house,
we're both ilhd, and numbers of peo
Die couldn't get In.
Il can't say how Furnish is going to
'ome out here. but il does not look SO
'ood as Il did some time ago. and
hink that II he carries this county all
N. II will be by very small margin.
There are SO many people here
'ho are usually enthusiastic Repubh-
ans, aud take great interest In pollt