The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-13

its name is travesity and fraud; and
that the only reason it is permitted to
maintain its title of "Citisens'" party is
that il may serve as n political hiding
place for men who do not dare declare
themselves TO be Democrats and who
desire TO vote surreptitiouSly against
their own party; that the democrats of
the city and county are the more candid
of all involved in the pot 'pouri' and are
naturally appropriating to themselves
and their party the cream Of the whole
situation, and that the cream is never
denied them. This is our case. And
here is the proof, and all of it
On the 2lst of April last. the chair
man of the alleged Citizens" party,
Judge G. J, Trenchard, called it in con-
vention; that chairman, was and is, one
of the prominent democrats OF this city,
county and state, The records of that
convention we've kept by Secretary Max
Pohl, as good a democrat as any in the
land.
Mayor Herman Wise, of this city,
leading democrat. was made permanent
chairman of the convention; and the
first important business of the eonven-
ton was the appointing of COMMITTEES
ON platform which was done by the
naming of Messrs. J, f. Gratke, b. F.
Allen, c. +. McDermott, c. +. Lancaster,
and II. NJ. Lorentson, each and all
simon.pure democrats.
At the evening session Chairman
Wise (democratl, named Bert Ross
(Democrat), as assistant secretary and
Olaf Anderson tdemocratl, W. c, Lo-
gan ldemocrat), and Robert Wherry
(democrat), as tellers for the session.
The "Citizens'" convention thus clev-
erly man. handled in favor OF the demo-
Gratis, then proceeded to nominate:
H. l.. Henderson. for state senator, a
/ democrat of the democrats;
0. /. Peterson for county judge, a
leading democrat, and an ex-employe in
| the custom house, under Grover Cleve-
land;
Geo. Morton, for the legislature, a
democrat, if there is one; democratic
candidate for sheriff two years ago and
defeated;
C. ]. Trenchard, for the legislature,
democrat (who subsequently re-nigged
and is now running as straight demo-
crat for the county judgeship);
]. V. Burns, for sheriff, than whom
there is no more certain democrat, and
democratic ex.member of the state
legislature from this county;
R. R. Wallace, for treasurer, an.
other democrat, declared, and registered; /;
c. c. Utzinger, for justice of the
peace, an undertaking democrat.
Joseph Bartoldus, for commissioner
still another democrat;
W. C. A. Pohl, for coroner lifelong
democrat;
And, upon motion of the democratic
city attorney, A. NJ. Smith, the
Citizens" convention unanimously en-
dorsed the nomination of the king of the
Oregon democracy, George f. Chamber
lain, for governor
As sop to the old traditions of the
Citizens movement in its early organic
days, the county surveyorship was ten
dered to G. L. Parker Republican,, who
has never even acknowledged the dis
tinction, much less accepted it.
Not word of this is written in a
reproachful sense to these democrats, as
such; they took the goods the Goods
provided" quietly aided by their own
adroit political manipulation and the
tendencies of the convention. But it is
written to show the color and character
of the so-called "Citizens'" party Of
Astoria and Clatsop; and "he who runs
may read" the pertinent and perfect
truth of the whole situation.
PAST AND FIITIIRE