The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-23
MARION
VERSUS
PORTLAND
Senatorial Election
Was a Setback
10 the Bosses Who Wanted
Scott Nominated
The Marion County Men
Could Not Be Lined Up

II Is now a matter OF history that a
conference Of the sixteen Geer mem
Ben Of the legislature was held Fri
day afternoon. and II wss put to them
20 line up for Mr. Scott the Portland
editor. and but thirteen could be made
40 stand under any circumstances.
Three Marion county Geer men
could not be got % consent TO SCOTS
candidacy. and they we're the mem
sbprs who made F'ulton's election pos
aible. after tho rest Of the Geer men
rad been transferred 10 Scott.
IIObson was the first TO refuse. and
Kay and crolsan we're equally arm In
demanding younger man fOr sena-
tor The members who staid by Geer
20 the end we're Judd. Dayey and Sim.
snans. and they were never swung In
~ line for Scott. although they might
e1ave voted for him had he stood any
show OF election. The attempt 10 turn
the Geer vote over TO Scott broke tho
combination, and Fulton went Ia cas-
lily.
Judd. Davey and Simmons deserve
sreat credit for staying by their man
90 the end They contended for
principle against the greatest odds,
ssnd were true TO their convictions. al
shouRh the three who went to Fulton
arr equally deserving OF praise for
laying aside their feelings and making
IL possible for Oregon to have a young
and vigorous senator.
The Portland Journal has this re.
view OF the matter
Charles w Fulton has boen elected
United states senator The long strug.
gie. one OF the most memorable in the
history OF the state OF Oregon. came
10 an end last night, 10 minutes after
the stroke Of midnight Standing
shoulder 10 shoulder as they had
stood during the long weeks Of the
legislative session, the eallant band Of
Fulton's loyal supporters saw man al.
Ter man swing into line behind their
chosen candidate, until the tale was
llled, and the victory won.
The sensation Of the closing hours
Of the struggle was the expected ap.
pcaranco of Harvey w. Scott as a
candidate and Il was heralded by the
Multnomah delegation with an onthu.
siasm which seemed to bespeak con.
hdence that he was to be- the legisla
ture's choice. but this expectation
was foredoomed 10 disappointment.
Despite the alliance which had been
formed with Jonathan Bourne. scotts
chances OF election depended wholly
upon causing stampede among the
followers OF Fulton. and this dld not
occur They stood unmoved and un.
shaken, determined. " need be. 10 go
down 20 defeat but resolved To stand
by the leader to the end
Bourne Could Not Deliver
The alliance with Bourne was the
crownlng stroke In tho EFFORT 20 elect
Scott United States senator The
Portland editor had the pledge of the
support, az the outset OF the Multno.
nah delegation, and bourne was ok.
pected TO bring 10 him the l6 votes
east for Geor bX members from other
parts of the state This would have
brought SCOTS vote 10 So. and then
The program was 10 stampede the Ful.
ION lorces and to carry the Multno-
nah candidate 60 victory with a rush.
hut bourne was unable 10 deliver
the goods Only nine OF the original
Heer votes went over to Scott. and
these with no from Multnomah and
faulscn of Ciackamas. made up the
total of 20, which was the high wator
mark for the editor ~ the Oregonlan.
Tho remaining votes stood by the ex.
soYernor until, one hy one they went
over 20 tho man from Astoria. whose
victory Was already apparent Il was
an extraordinary commentary upon
the oftropeated declarations that
bourne contnolled votes enough "a
elect the candidate with whom he
should nnally aily himself ana that
tho Fal,oa phalanx would dlsintesrato
when Bourne uttered the fateml
word,
Would Not Bend the Knee.
Harvey W. scott VAS not tha ehoiea
~ al ne members oi Multnomah. Al
thoush ne dissentins minority waived
their porsoaai pyefenees ana agreed
io vote with The delegatlon for a time.
rather shAa defeat the electlon ot /
man fnon this county. For many |
weeks q has been knoun that Not I
unshAm and nanks were Fulion men
az heart and ihey steaaiaaliy refused
20 eind themselves 10 oarry out the