The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-03-09
UNTERRIFIED TO NEE T
Benton Democrats Will Hold a
Conference In Corvallis
Next Week.

veteran of multiplied conventions,
the right to meet and to scrap it out
still survives. Some men have tohave
two or three drinks to make the m
brave when stirring business is on
hand to be done. Before a demo-
crat can get a good taste in his
mouth and be ready to be harmon
ious in the campaign, he must have
a convention with row or two in
it and its handshake over the bloody
chasm afterward
All over the state tie Unterrifed
clans have been holding meetings.
They started the ball to rolling in
Umatilla county, where there is a
first class brand of democracy.
There pace was set for other
counties. and in nearly all of them
the faithful have gathered and drank
lat the democratic fount and sat for
their time at the feet of Jefferson
and Jackson. At Portland there
has been a state meeting of the
party at which pent up vials of en-
thusiasm were uncorked and party
felicity allowed to flow unchecked
and undisturbed.
Bot Few Candidates.
1t has been the plan at each coun-
ty gathering, as we'll as the state
gathering, to suggest candidates for
the party ticket. 1t so happens
that in nearly all the counties the
democracy is in the minority, and
that therefore there are but few
if any candidates. 1t is only in the
spirit generated in a party confer
ence that brethren can be made
bold enough to 60 out and give
battle to their more numerous
brethren of the republican fold.
Perhaps that is a partial reason
why there has been a general
movement in all the counties for
party gatherings. At the state
meeting in Portland Wednesday,
a set of resolutions was adopted and
candidates were suggested for the
various state offices. The candi-
dates are as follows:
| Governor, George E. Chamber.
lain, incumbent.
Supreme justice, Thomas G,
Haley. encumbent.
/ United States senator, John M
Gearin, encumbent.
| Secretary of state, Paul Sroat oi
Marion.
State treasurer, J. D. Matlock o1
Lane.
+, Attorney general, Robert A. Mil.
Ter of Multnomah.
State printer, ]. Scott Taylor OF
Klamath.
Superintendent public construction,
E. E. Bragg, of Union: w. A
Wann, of Linn.
Labor commissioner, Sam Veatct
of Lane.
Representative in congress, first
district, c. V. Galloway of Yam
hill; P. A. Cochran of Marion; sec
ond district, Harvey Graham OF
| Baker; w. T. Vaughn of Multno'
NAH.
Benton Democrats to Meet.
The democratic warriors In Ben
ton are called to meet on Friday oi
next week. The call of State Com.
mitteeman Johnson appears else
where in this paper. 1t is issued by
Committeeman Johnson at the in
stance of the state committee and
with the approval ofthe local demo
cracy. Every democrat in the coun-
ty has right to be at the meeting.
There are no delegates, and there
will not have to be any proxies.
There will be no need ofcreden tials
or passports of any kind. The
main business will be take an In.
ventory of the situation and uncork
few bottles of warm atmosphere
and possibly few kegs of oratory.
Nothing more substantial is per
missable in this dry town. Wheth.
er or not any candidates will be
suggested, remains to be seen
That course has been followed ir
most of the other counties. There
is at present absolutely no rivalry
for places, The reductions made
in the salaries by the last legisla-
ture, and the knowledge that only
the feetest of runners on the demo.
cratic side can make a landing,
have contrived to keep men out of
| the field. The only democrat now
afeld for a nomination is Harley
| L; Hall, who Is out tor recorder.
The hour for the meeting mex,
week is 7:3o p. M, and the place,
the court house.