Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-08
A DEMO-
CRATIC
VIEW

floating around in the air in search
of would-be occupants, that is as it
should be, but in reality when favor
ed sons with sufficient native gall to
convince them that they are the real
chosen few who should become the
servants of the people begin looking
around to see what political plums are
hanging on the trees ready to be
picked.
Oregon this year does not have any
too many soft snaps" to offer its ia.
vorite sons, but there are a few, and
they will be jealously looked after by
the eligible There is a justice of the
supreme court to be selected, and
two congressman must be chosen
Besides there are numerous county
offices to be filled, but these are mere
ly local affairs, and the incumbents
must be selected to a very great ex.
tent on their merits. This should also
be true with reference TO the selec.
tion of associate justice Of the su.
preme court, but Oregon, like nearly
all the other states, has not yet ele.
waited its Judiciary above partisan.
ship, and whoever is nominated on
the Republican ticket for supreme
court Judge will very likely be elect.
ed on the 9Th of Oext June hence
there will be a scramble for the nomi.
nation on that ticket.
But there are two purely political
offices to be filled neSt June. A mem.
Der Of congress for each Of the con.
gressional districts TO be chosen. II
is generally conceded that a nomina.
tion by the Republican party in each
Of these districts is equivalent to an
election, therefore those who have
conception in their minds that they
are especially qualified to be servants
Of the people in congressional halls,
draw down $4,000 salary a year with
attendant perquisites) are kindling
the fire in their incubators.
In the first district II a foregone
conclusion that Binger Hermann will
be candidate for reelection (for Bin.
ger never fails to heed the demand
of the people to call for his services)
and besides he has been in office so
long that Office holding has become a
sort of second nature to him. How.
ever there are others. Eddy, Of Til.
lamook, and Harris, of Lane. has as.
pirations, and many contest the rights
of the grand old man" Then George
c. Brownell, of Clackamas must not
be overlooked. If he does not get TO
be United States district attorney, he
may be troublesome in the first dis.
trict Republican convention.
Here in the second district it is
presumed that Congressman Within.
son, the sagebrush orator, has as
pirations TO succeed himself. and may
have pretty clear sailing, but there
is liable to be an obstacle or two i'm
the way. Portland may not concede
to Eastern Oregon the right TO name
the representative for this district In
that event there may be some favored
son OF Multnomah county who will
contest Mr.. Williamson's right 10 su.
premacy. Then his own party is di.
vided into factions, especially in this
dgetr,ot ,,d M UTf1Iop,oop hoe In
CURED the displeasure even of some
of those of the faction with which he
ahiliates, therefore his denomination
will not be had without struggle and
possibly some bitterness that may
carry over into the election. On the
other hand, if he is defeated in the
there Is a probability oi
dissensions and a possibility OF their
being sufficiently pronounced to re-.
suit in the election OF a Democrat 70
in this district In fact the
outlook for a Democrats success in
this district next June is none too
gloomy to prevent some strong man
from having hopes.
In the district, and especially in
Eastern Oregon, are a number Of
Democrats whose personality Is sufi'
ciently strong TO insure them a large
Of Republican votes. no mat.
ter whom the Republicans may nomi.
nate Perhaps most prominent among
such is T. G.. HALEY of Pendleton.
present prosecuting attorney of the
sixth judicial district Mr. Haley has
a strong following at home. and is
fsyorably known throughout the con
gresslonal district His election Is by
no means impossible especially If the
of the district are unable
to harmonize. II would not be amiss
70 warm up a little incubator In Mr
Hailey's behalf.-Times-Mo -Mountaineer