The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-03-22
WITH AN IRON HAND
MULTNOMAH CONVENTION A
SCENE OF TURMOIL.
Malarkey Hits the Carey Slate
Storey Beaten for Sheriff
By Stott.

Portland, March 81. The republican
county convention looked like an open
convention, but it wasn't. However,
the handful of Simon men who thought
they had pried it open cut more figure
than was at first expected. The Mitchell
slate was badly cracked by Dan j. Ma
larkey, who put up so strong fight for
nomination for state senator that his
name was finally substituted for that of
DR.. E. G. Clark, only ten minutes be-
fore the list was submitted to the con-
vens.on. JudgeCarey, the acknowledged
head of the party organization, received
signal rebuff in the defeat Of l.. H.
Maxwell for assessor, for whose nomina-
ton Carey made personal plea from
the floor of the convention.
The machine carried things with
high hand. A. A, Courteney, the chair
man, ruled with rod of iron and the
protests Of the Simon delegates against
the methods of the programmes were
summarily turned down.
"There must be no gag rule here,
shouted w. s. Duniway when the chair
man refused to allow the reading Of the
minority report OF the committee on
order of business. "You are pledged to
an open convention continued the
minority delegate as he tore off his over
coat in his excitement and shook his
fists at the chairman. II insist upon
the reading of the minority report. 1t
may be voted down, but give us square
deal and put it to vote'
Cheers OF approval resounded from
the Simon sympathizers in the gallery
and the lobbies, and Judge I'll. I'll.
Northup added bis indignant protest;
but Chairman Courteney was deaf to all
objections to the pre-arranged program
and the Mitchell delegates were appar-
emily with him to man. The majority
report of the committee was put through
with storm of ayes.
But the Simon men had their revenge
later in the days proceedings. Though
only 16 in number they lined up as one
man to accomplish the defeat Of two of
the candidates before the convention,
both Of whom had the strong backing Of
Judge Carey and his friends. Charles
E. Mcdonnell, candidate for sheriff, and
L. ii. Maxwell, candidate for assessor,
we're both knitted relentlessly by the
Simon delegates, whose animosity was
stimulated by the fact that both men
were formerly identified with the Simon
faction. Judge Carey appealed to the
convention to nominate Maxwell as a
representative of the minority faction, !"
urging that such action would serve to
unite the warning elements of the party,
and adding that while he "would not in
sist" upon Maxwell's nomination, he
strongly recommended it. The minority
men were in arms at once, and fercely
repudiated the assertion that Maxwell
was the candidate of their faction.
Sheriff storey's fight for denomination
ended in crushing defeat. He was de-
serted absolutely by the machine and on
each ballot that was taken his vote
dwindled rapidly, james M. Stott,
whom Storey summarily dismissed from
the position of chief deputy sheriff only
three months ago, carried off the nomi-
nation.
State senator's nominated are: Dan j
Malarkey, F. P. Mays, A. A. Courteney
Sig Sichel.
State representatives w. M. Killings
worth, A. A. Bailey, Thomas Crang
| A. ]. Capron, s. B. Linthicum, M. F
Henderson, w. r. Hudson, w. I. Muir
Madison Welch, Elmore e. Colwell
| 8. M. Mears, A. l.. Mills.