The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-05-04
JONATHAN is BOSS
HUMOROUS SIDE OF REPUBLI-
CAN PARTY REORGANIZATION.
Hand of Matthews. Denosed United
States Marshal Is Seen In the
Political Game.

Portland, May Especial CORES
pondence. Two events near the close
of last week Jared the even tenor of
Oregon politics, following the stern
realities of the primaries. One is still
wonder and a source of soreness,
while the other has its humorous side,
apart from the political tragedies that
60 to make up the story.
First in the order of its happening,
was the turning of the tide in the
count of the vote for the republican
endorsement for United States senator.
For three days H. M. Cake was looked
upon as the man with the big plum,
when the veering breeze waited It'd
ings from the counties afar and with
the rising on the political market of
Jonathan Bourne's stock, Cake saw
his hard-sought chance "the applause
of listening senates to command, fade
and go glimmering into the dream of
unborn things.
Jonathan Bourne, Jr., is the repub-
lican choice for United State senator
by slim plurality. Jonathan Bourne
This cognomen awakens riotous me-
mories and some of them will cost him
votes. The shades of the legislature
of 1895 and the legislature that WASH I
in 1897. come back again. Along
with them trails the specter of the
celebrated Elridge Block, where Jona-
than Bourne and wine and song held
for the 40 days and nights and the leg
islature didn't organize. For why?
They say Jonathan wanted to be speak
er and Mitchell wouldn't let him and
because Mitchell wouldn't let Jona-
than be speaker, Jonathan said Mitch
ell shouldn't be senator and the legis-
lature didn't organize.
The next legislature did, and it ap.
propriated something like many thous-
and dollars to I'LL up the financial
hiatus in the state exchequer.
Second in its happening was the
election of q. A. Westgate, of Albany,
chairman of the Republican State
Central committee. 1t took two days
to do the job. Mr.. Westgate is a
good man is candidate for Collector
of Customs to succeed Ike Patterson,
but be never managed state cam
paign under difficulties like those the
head of the organization is going NJ
against betwixt now and the 4th OF
next June.
The shades of Mitchell and Simon
were there and they cast shadow
over the troubled scene. Candidates
were like the sands of the sea, but
Westgate won on compromise.
The election came off Saturday. The
evening before the candidates for state
office, among them Jonathan Bourne
DR.. Withycombe, the gubernatioria
candidate and others, ,caucused. Bourne
handed out the name of John B. Da
vid, a political unheard-of as feeler
Withhycombe didn't want him. Eli
was all right-but.
Then the willy Jonathan suggested
George A. Steel, an old campaigne
himself candidate and interested
Withycombe hesitated, then capitu
lated. 1t was all agreed and thel
they slept over it. But with the com
ing of the morning Jonathan's politioa
weather cock took another turn. Fl
baked at Steel, nobody knew exactl,
why. But he did.
Then there was wrangle and th
organization was held up. Things ar
generally held up where Jonathan i
and Jonathan was there. Finally
and it was getting toward sundown
Witty" proposed Westgate. Bourn
bucked, but the veterinarian stood hi
ground and the senatorial candidatl