The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-04-08
CROWD
OFF FOR
EUGENE
Big Delegation Goes
for Catch
Hermann Loses Benton
County
If He is Not Nominated viii
Try TO Name The Man

A large delegation left for Eugene
today. to attend the congressional con.
yention 10 nominate a successor TO the
late Thos. II. Tongue.
The Marion county delegation will
nearly all be on the ground by this ev.
ening. and there will be a number of
other prominent Republicans in at.
tendance TO work for Mr. Catch. the
Marion county candidate.
II is generally conceded that next to
Mr. Hermann. Mr. Catch is the strong.
est candidate named He will have a
strong following outside OF Marion
county. and Is more than likely to be
the nominee OF the convention.
The younger Republicans are very
pronouncedly in favor OF a young man
for congress, and man who can hold
the position by his ability for a term
OF years.
Mr. Catch possesses these qualifca.
tions in a high degree, and would
arouse great enthusiasm as a candi
date among Republicans Of all walks
OF life.
The Marion county delegation will
not easily be switched To Mr.. Her.
mann. or any man he may name as
the inhcritor OF his political support.
There Is no disposition to fight Her.
mann personally, but new blood Is de
manded.
II Binger Hermann Is the nominee. /
the younger Republicans and many OF
the veterans viii support him reluc-
tantly but IL Is said he would more !
than make up his losses outside OF the ]
Republican party.
Hermann Loses Benton.
Albany April S.-The Republican |
county convention was held In Benton |
yesterday. and the cut and dried slate /
for Hermann was defeated. and an
unlnstucted delegation was elected
to go 10 Eugene
or the seven delegates elected two
OF them are known 10 be for Mr. Her.i
mann. and five are pretty sure TO go
against him. Two OF the I'VE are for
p. r. Kelly. OF this city. one is for
Catch, and the other two as yet are
unclaimed.
Mr. Hermann losing Benton county,
which had been conceded 70 him. ma.
terially lessons his chance for the
nomination. in fact. so diminishes II
as 10 make Il also a certainty that he
will fail 10 secure the necessary votes
20 elect him 10 the seat he lost In
this city seven years ago this month.
With Mr. Hermann out the contest
will then be Catch. Kelly and Vawter,
with the present indication in favor
OF Kelly Mr. Browuell is not seri-
ously considered as candidate. He
merely wanted the delegation from
his county as vindication from the
charges made against him that he
had lost the confidence Of the people
OF Clackamas county
The Hermann Tactics.
Ringer Hermann. II he cannot be
will throw his strength so
as 10 control the nomination for some
one he desires. and IL is believed he
will thus seek 10 control the choice OF
the convention. Il is recalled that he
did this when he was shut out at Al.
bany. and named Tongue. and secured
his endorsement for the land Office at
Il is feared that he viii
repeat this plan OF campaign. Her
mann is a strong and resourceful poll
tician. and viii hold up the party for
all there is in Il 10 the bitter end. In
the opinion OF many Republicans no
one could be nominated who will be
able 10 render the service al Wash.
ington that he will be able 20 for this
district. On the other hand. il is
claimed that he has always got credit
for a great deal that was done by 9th
ers OF the delegation
The Journal will haye,a member OF
it's stan at the convention. and con-
tain the probable result Of its work in
an editorial forecast Thursday even
Ing, The convention meets Thursday
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