Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-04-15
LOUCHARY FORCES WON
Dallas Candidate for Senator Defeated
ON First Ballot.
Harris Captures Entire Congressional Delegation-D.
Keyt Named for Representive, and Ed. +.
Co0d for County Judge.

Carried away by their unexpected
success in the primaries, the leaders
of the majority in Saturdays conven-
ton threw discretion and cool judg-
ment to the winds, and rushed their
men and measures through as reck-
lessly as if Polk county had thousands
of Republican votes to spare, instead
of the bare majority that it really has
No thought or concern for party sue
cess in June were evidenced in any Of
the proceedings, and the frantic efforts
of the majority leaders to keep the
minority forces from getting any
recognition whatever was something
new in the history of Republican con-
ventions in Polk county. No recogni-
ton in any way, shape or form in the
organization of the convention, or in
the makeup of the State and Con-
gressional delegations, was accorded
to the delegates who favored Mr..
kirkpatrick for Senator, and it is a
standing joke among the boys in
North Dallas and East Dallas that all
these two precincts got was the ap-
pointment of two tellers to help count
the vote for coroner.
Men to whom Republican principles
and traditions are as nothing, and
who care for the party only for what
they can get out of it, were recognized
as leaders by the majority forces and
were allowed to control the caucuses,
makeup Of the ticket, and proceedings
of the convention, to the shame and
humiliation of Republicans to whom
love of party is first and individual
success is second.
1t was manifest all along that D. L..
Keyt was the real choice of the leaders
of the Loughary movement and it is
known that they were ready to throw
Mr.. Keyt into the race at any
moment they saw chaneig to land
him, an6 thus defeat botsaae1 1ghary
and kirkpatrick. But in order tc
carry the primaries against Kirk
patrick, they were obliged to build up
Loughary's strength to point greater
than they wanted it to be, and when
Mr. Kirkpatrick refused to withdraw
from being a candidate before the con-
vention, the Keyt men were afraid to
drop Loughary and were sorrowfully
obliged to sidetrack Mr.. Keyt to an
office in which there is little pay and
absolutely no political glory in an
"off year" when there is no United
States Senator to be elected Even
delegates in Independence who pro-
fessed to favor the candidacy of j. M.
Stark were afraid to place that worthy
citizens name before the convention
for fear some man other than Mr..
Keyt might win out if four candidates
went into the race.
The Congressional issue was dragged
into the Senatorial contest By the op.
ponents of Mr.. kirkpatrick, and al
their caucus it was agreed to support
straight delegation fer Harris. Mr.
Kirkpatrick and his friends stood by
: Hermann, and placed before the con
vention a delegation favorable to the
present Congressman. In this in
stance, as in all others, the majority
would not recognize a single wish Of
the minority, and the Harris slate was
forced through by vote of over three
to one.
The convention was called. to order
by w. w. Percival, chairman Of the
Polk County Central Committee, a
10 "a. m. and nominations for TEN
porary chairman were asked for. G.
R. Farley, of South Dallas, offered
the name of w. T. Hoffman, Of South
Independence, and no opposition be
ing offered, he was elected by a unan-
imous vote. U. S. Grant, of Soutl
Dallas, was nominated for temporary
secretary.
G. w. McBee moved that com
mittee of five on credentials be ap
pointed, and the chairman named al
such committee G.. w. McBee, Franl
Lucas, J. A. Baxter, P. Hadley ant
E. Z. Paddock.
On motion of D. p Stouffer th'
usual courtesies were extended t.
i members Of the press.
o. E. Leet, of Falls City, moved tina
no proxies be recognized unless tn
person holding the proxy resided il
the same precinct as the delegat
granting it. This bold attempt to de
prive the kirkpatrick forces Of thre
votes met with a storm of disapproval
as nothing like it had ever been evel
attemptedin Polk county convention
before. G. L. Hawkins arose to
point of order, stating that the ques
ton could not be brought before tn
. temporary organization. He de
nounced the majority forces in tn
severest terms for their efforts t
mercilessly crush and beat down tn
, minority just because they had tn
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