Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-08-18
CLAIM
DOUBLE
DEAL
Evening Telegram Writer
Sees Things About
Politics

The Evening Telegram says regard
ing the contests for presidency of th'
senate and speakership:
"Rumor is rife in the air of poll
teal combination by which it is sough
to land Franklin Pierce Mays in the
presidential chair of the Oregon state
senate and Thomas Benton Kay in the
speakership of the house of represent
atives. BY tine terms of the deal the
Multnomah house delegation is to be
given in exchange for the Marion
Icounty senatorial delegation, thus Sc
curing 10 votes for Franklin Pierce
Mays, with but three more to get tC
make the for once lucky number of lS
required to convert a plain senator in.
to Mr.. President.
The same rumor in the same breath
credits the authorship of this alleged
manipulation to Judge Charles II.
Carey, and the one who is expected to
pay the penalty of the contemplated
exchange Is A. A. Bailey, whose
chances of becoming Speaker of the
House have generally been considered
good, conditional upon his holding
the allegiance of the home delegation.
Hence there is wrath of the kind
that penetrates circles political in
times like these in the ranks of Mr.
Bailey's friends, for it has all along
been more or less understood that
Franklin Pierce Mays didn't want the
job of president and that all was clear
for Bailey to sail to that height of his
political ambition in regard to the next
biennial session WHAT the effect of
such a deal would be, If carried out.
affords room for some speculation, and
there are those who do say that Multi
nomah would lose all in an attempt to
gobble the biggest piece of pie on the
political plate.
But suppose the trade were carried
through, say the wiseacres of these
times of political commerce. where
would Multnomah get the necessary
three after the local seven 1lad been
added to the three from the county
of Marion? Where would they get
the wherewith to fill the hiatus thus
remaining? Eastern Oregon, they say,
VIII loom up as did General jackson
at the battle of Bull Run, for the DOW. |
ers OF Malcom Moody nave no use
for Franklin Pierce Mays, by virtue of
the past, and the day of Moody is not
yet lone in Eastern Oregon True.
they do say that with the possible
exception of John Rand, nary a sen,
itoF who resides beyond the Cascades
would give his vote to Multnomah
while Franklin Pierce Mays leads the
procession
Not only that, they say. but how
ire they going to reckon with the
nan Nottingham the renowned indie.
'endent senator from Multnomah who
'aused A. A. Courtney to pale and
'hmmer as a political possibility in
huitnomah county? The man Not.
ingham, they say, is ungovernable
md VIII do not one thing the bosses
ay' and thus he should be counted
mt OF Multnomah's II, hence there
nay be even more of a shortage in
he ranks OF the followers of Franklin
fierce Mays than doth now appear.
And then again the wise ones say
nd there seems reason in their saving
hat George Clayton Brownell and
'hysieian Kuykendal will not lone
emain idle when there comes within
he pale OF their hearing a tale of the
Ian for their undoing, for they stiu
ay that George G. wants to be Presi.
ent, and that Physician Kuykendan
spires thereto has become a part Of
he political lore of this queer age
ience, II Is said, there will beyond
he preadyenture of a single doubt he
ormed another combination. II. indeed
ne hath not ere this been formed
he object OF which will be quite an.
ther one than the elevation of Frank.
n Pierce Mays from the ranks Of
rdinary senators.
It's a deal TO give Senator Mitchell
he double-cross," wrathfuHy com.
tented an astute politician. when 70