The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-03-21

is siugularly free from bossism and
machine control. and all attempts to
set no a machine will be resented.
fhere are number Of strong and
able men who will contest for the Re.
publican nomination, and there is
growing idea that the contest for the
control of Marion county and for the
district will be carried on harmoni.
ously. In fact where as many men Of
ability aud experience in politics are
engaged as in this struggle It follows
that success can come only to the
man who has due regard for the in.
terest Of others.
The Nomination important.
There is growing feeling that
nomination for congress ought to be
made that will stick for few terms
at least. Several terms are required
to get good service out of any man
who is sent to Washington and a
man. who is sent 10 Washington. And
man who can make good campaign
and who can hold his district well in
hand is preferable TO an accidental
sort of candidate. who is liable TO
have contest on his hands at the
very next turn Of the box The con.
gressman elected at the special elec.
tion next June will take his seat the
first Monday in December following
and In a few months must be renom.
mated and make his campaign over
again. Then he must make the race
every two years. and so Is constantly
kept In congress or before the people.
An Oregon representative Is al a dis.
advantage. because he has to he i'm his
seat for the long term Of congress
when his campaign Ia on az home.
congress seldom adiourning until at
ter the June election In Oregon, when
congressman are elected In this state.
and an election that Is regarded as ar
fccting elections throughout the ma.
ton for the cry Is always raised "as
goes Oregon so goes the Union
Special Car for Salem.
After the primaries and the county
convention have boeD held Ct viii be
known which candidate the Marion
county delegation will he for and
then an the Republicans Of this city
and county who take an interest In
lsclcctlng the next congressman will
go to the district convention az Eu
gene and work for his success.
Whether II bo Mr. Davey or Mr..
Catch. there will be great unanimity
lin the support of the Marion county
candidate. aud at least a carload OF
Salem and Marion county politicians
win 20 10 the convention at Eugene
4 special rate has been made on the
, railroad. and as an the candidates are
, comparatively poor men it viii pc
case Of every man paying his own fare
lor STAYING at home The convention
viii be- quite democratic In this ne
= snect. as there seems 10 he no can
didatc with a sack.
There viii BE Proxies
As in the meeting OF the distric
congressional committee there wer
many proxies voted from the dineren
y countles-m fact the convention wa
e sent TO Eugene on proNies-ss in tn
district convention there VIII be man
q delegates absent In spirit. but presen
by proxy-and II may be that tn
holders OF proxies from small and r'
20 mote counties will decide the nomin'
ton This fact will make the nomin'
y ton harder To secure FOR a candidat
IA from the north end of the district. a
4 the more thinly populated parts OF IN
district will be represented by N
candidates from the south end, br
r. as these proxies will be divided anon
,e several candidates the effect OF pro-
M les may not be 10 determine the non
\. ination. II is possible that every car
dldate will hold some OF these slit
OF paper, by which a delegate convey
b his right to vote in the convention
another person. who will be preseI
and cast the vote.
How Proxies Are Voted.
Proxies are not always at the di
position of the Individual delegate,
the county he is elected from may
- county convention, adopt a rule th
. the delegation present at the eonye
- tion from that county cast the vo
OF the county in fun Then the del
gates present decide how that pro-
~ is cast on each ballot Sometimes q
district convention adopts rule re
ulating the disposing OF proxies, a.
In that case il is generally left 10 q
Sc majority OF the delegates prese
from any county how the proxy yo
OF that county shall be cast. II all