Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-12

, ed in these columns. The Times
, contention that these terms apply
to the report of the late Demo
cratic convention, printed on this
page, is without foundation.
Il Il Il
Does the Times claim that
{ Judge McFadden is credited in
that report with anything he did
not do or attempt to do in that
convention? Is it not a fact that
some of his filings at the Republi-
can candidates. during the morn
ing session, were unfit to ap-
! pear in print? When he boasted
that 'Bill Yates big belly and
broad back were good targets for
Shots" was not the implication
plain that Mr.. Yates was to be
made the target for broadsides of
vilifcation and abuse which will
be hurled by Judge McFadden
through the column of the Times,
and by means of such vile PAM
! phlets as were circulated during
the campaign of 1902, against
~. O. Wilson, the Republican
candidate for clerk?
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i Will the Times deny that VIM.
Bryans, a delegate to the conven-
ton from Wren, made a speech
questioning the Democracy of
Mr.. Avery and objecting to his
nomination, and another taking
the Democratic administration
severely to task for expending
large sums on the county roads
without improving the condition
of those roads?
1 Will the Times deny that men
were elected to the convention
in the Democratic primaries who
totally ignored this bid of the
bosses for their support, in the
campaign?
Will the Times deny that Mr..
Harris, the well-known Demo-
crat, rushed into the convention
hall and angri1y informed those
who had tried to sott-soap him
with the nomination for represen-
tative, that he ''positively would
not have it ?"
Does the Times deny that the
report of the convention which
appeared in these columns was
more complete, more detailed and
more replete with facts than the
report which appeared in the
Times?
By an arttul arrangement of
figures, rivaling Donnelly's fam
Gus cryptogram, the Times at
tempts to show that "hours be-
fore the (republican) convention
met, delegates on the street knew
who would be nominated" yeti
the unsuccessful aspirants for
nomination and their friends
walked into the convention total
ly ignorant of what the Times
claim was common gossip on
the street. If the Times
figures show anything, they in
dicate that 81 delegates controlled
the Republican convention, while
Judge McFadden and two or
three associates control every
action of the Democratic party
and rule or ruin every Democratic
Office holder who does not do
their bidding.
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The minutes of the Republi-
can convention show that the
successful congressional candi-
dates were elected by a vote
which ranged from 4o for J. R.
Smith to 90 for Geo. E. Lilly.
Delegate S. L. Kline made al
motion asking that only those
who received a majority of all
votes cast should be declared
elected, but Mr.. Waggoner op-
posed this with a motion declar-
| ing that the seven candidates re-
ceiving the highest number of
votes should be elected. Mr.. |
Waggoner's motion prevailed. |
Now the Times says that Mr..
Kline and Mr.. Waggoner were
the ''victims Of a job"
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In conclusion, it NAV be we'll
for the Times to understand that
so far as the Republican Central