Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-16
VAWTER NOT
A CANDIDATE
Southern Oregon Bank
er Does Not Aspire
Question of Marion COuniy'S
Position Enters into Az
preaching Political
Contest
(John Henry Stevenson in Portland

(John Henry Stevenson in Portland
Telegram. Sept. 15)
William Ira Vawter, who has all
along been regarded as Southern Ore.
CONS candidate for congress on the
Republican ticket at the Forthcoming
election, viii not enter the primaries
next April, according to the latest in.
formation from up the valley. The
story goes that the Southern Oregon
banker has made up his mind that this
is not the opportune time to enter the
race and deplete his gold reserve to the
extent that the direct primaries will
demand.
The withdrawal Of Vawter throws the
congressional mixup into a different
phase Now that he is out, the ques-
tion arises, who will get the support Of
Binger Hermann in that domaini Her.
mann has following in the south,
there's no doubt As a-Southern Ore
gon man, vawter was entitled to the
eongressman's support, but now con.
ditions have changed.
As the congressional lineup looks now,
there are, il seems but thre emen to be
seriously considered. One is Charles
B. Moores, Of Marion county; Walter
L. Tooze, Of the same place, and Sam.
uel Bruce Huston, Of Washington eoun
ty Which Of the three is the strongest
is something all three would like 10
know. One thing is in Hustou's favor,
and that is the fact Of Moores and |
Tooze both being from the same coun-
ty, where the sovereigns Of votes are
divided. Whether the tale Of the house
divided against itself will work out
here, remains to be seen.
But IL is, Of course, divided, while
Huston has Washington county all to
himself, and such other subdivisions
Of the commonwealth as he is able to
whip into line. Linn county, one Of the
political hotbeds of the valley, is up in
the air. 1t hasn't lined up for any one
man, as yet, but is waiting 10 see in
which direction the. feline will mount
.he atmosphere. That Linn can play /
IN important part in the drama is Ger.
ain, II she wants to. Linn might CON
script Binger Hermann into tho ser. !
vice. The sons of LINN got him his \
domination, once upon time, and they
night ask Binger TO line up his cohorts
'or their man, in consideration Of ser /
ices. rendered, when the felicitous
.tatesman was in politics himself. J
Whether he has lost his grip utterly, a
$ a question, but it is not thought TO
% improbable that he could WELD some l
influence for a given man, if he so 3
'leased him.
Marion has another congressional Y
in the person eff W. II. Haw. v
ey, but his chances are looked upon d
IS meagre. He has some following in
salem, where he is known as a school il
eaeher, and quite a following at his
Ia home in Benton county, but hardly 6
nough IL would seem, 10 batter down
he opposition. I,
Isaac Hanna Bingham, Of Lane, has s
,eeu mentioned for congress, but il is
that he will stay at home I,
by the tides Of the primar- Ii
es Ii is quite likely that he viii be
ontent 70 Try for the state senate from Il
.ane, instead d
That Huston will have considerable
pposition on account Of his prior Dem /,
cratic tenets there is little doubt and b
Nth this taet in view, along with the
ivision in Marion county and the up v
n-the-air shape Of things, generally, d
here may be a good opening for a lark
Orse 10 trot into the course before the n
Otes are counted. y
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