The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-05-08
Candidate is in Com
plete Accord With
the President
Ashland Turns Out in Nun.
: berS TO Hear the Candidate
for Congress From the
First District

Hermann met with a splendid recep.
tion at Ashland today on his campaign
OF the district for congress. He spent
the day renewing old acquaintances.
and making new ones. and last night
at the ChautauQua Tabernacle he was
greeted by fine audience of repre-
sentative people. to the number OF
500. who listened to his address with
marked attention.
The program was introduced by
music by Ashland's brass band. and
Mo. Hermann was happily presented
by Senator Il. V. Carter. who presid.
ed az tho meeting Mr.. Hermann dis.
cussed the issues from a Republican
standpoint very clearly. and his re.
marks brought forth frequent and en-.
husiastic applause. He pointed out
the necessity OF maintaining the pres.
ent prosperity by support OF Republl.
can policies. and II there is to be any
modification In the tarif. let this work
be done by friends of protection.
let not the tariff barriers be ruth.
lessly torn down by the enemy" said
. Mr Hermann. lie praised the mag.
nihcent administration OF President
Roosevelt. and called special attention
TO the record he was making for the
Republican party and the country In
graphing with the trust problem. He
concluded by pointing out the promis
ing markets which are being opened
up for tho future in the Orient. and
the necessity of fostering them by
wise legislation. which the Republi.
cans are so ably formulating. Mr..
Hermann spoke highly OF his oppo-
nent personally,
AS regards the question OF his be
ing In harmony with the admlnistra.
tlon. which the opposition has raised,
he reiterated strongly the statement
that his differences with Secretary
Hitchcock were those OF adminlstra.
ton only between himself and the
secretary only. and involved nothing
further.
Candidates to Meet at Albany.
The Democrats have announced
that A. ~ Remmes. their standard.
bearer In the battle In the FIRST con.
gressional district. win address the
citizens of Albany. Tuesday evening.
May 18th.
This Is the evening that Mr. Her
mann viii address Linn county people
In this city. Mr.. Hermann's engage
ment vas announced first. and Albany
Republicans had secured the use OF
the circuit court room In the court
house for their meeting. but when the
followers OF Reames determined 10
hold their fireworks on the same ey'
ening, the court house management
gave the use Of the circuit court room
TO the Democrats also. As result
Mr. Hermann will meet the people In
the new opera house. Great prepara'
tlOns are being made by local Repub.
licans, and the meeting will be an en-
thuslastlc one.
Hon. Binger Hermann will open the
Congressional campaign in Clackamas
county by speaking In Oregon City
next Thursday evening. May 18th.
MT Hermann will go from that city
u Hillsboro. but expects to visit the
county again before the campaign
closes and deliver possibly two other
addresses Al ClackRmas county
points. County Judge Ryan Is max
ing all necessary arrangements for
the openlng meeting Of the campaign
here.
William Beard. county chairman Of
the Socialist party. says the Socialists
viii In June poll their full strength IN
Clackamas cOunty Last June this
party cast about 500 votes In this
county SIR. Beard says that while
the vote Tor both the Republican
and Democratic candidates will fall
on considerably from that Of June the
Socialists are All gOlng 20 the polls
and viii ballot for their candidate as
matter Of principal
The Democrats have not announced
any definite campaien for clackamas
county yet. but there viii be general
canvass Of the county BY local speak
ers. Saturday night r A. Miller will
address the voters Al Pros Pond
school house.