Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-26
Existence Of the Oregon De-
VelOpment League
Threatened
State Exploitation Work At
tempted to be Used for
Ambition of a Port
land Lawyer

AtoiNi OlICee mere by the attempt TO
utse the Oregon Development League
as a political marhine. According TO
the secretary and treasurer OF the
leaguo large sums every wear
have been used in the work OF ex.
plOting the resources OF the state
Just the exact amount OF this large
sum Of money Is not known. but In an
interview I'm the Orcgonian on Febru
airy 9TH, Mn Tom Richardson. the sec
netary and trouurcr states that s25
600 a year is a merc bagateile com
parde 10 tho amOint anuualiy expend.
cd
Tho Orcron Development League
has upward Of 100 branches through
ott the atabs of orcron. and lts mem
bcrs fcci that Mr. II. NJ Cake and
Mr. Richardson shuuii have arut sov.
or'ed their connection with che ioag,ie
before Mr.. Cake announced his can
didacy for United States senator
There are In tho lcaguc many Demo
crata. Ppmbhiunista and oihonn OF
indcpcudout political principles They
resent tho appropriation Of their ef.
FORTS and munfV for Tho fur,heance
OF tho campaign OF any individual Il
II hlgcly that az Of tho branch orFan.
izauons throughout tho state win
promptly condemn the attitudo OF
Mr. ~ NJ. Cake and adopt resolutions
dvrlarlng that his candidacy pu.a tho
orcgou Development League In a
faisc Aglt. and Demanding that he NJ.
sign.
There h IN Portland considerable
dissatisfaction al tho course Of the
aNyoE and tho indications are taat
he has launched a boomerang. thar IN
ita rebound viii brush him absolutely
frm Inc po'itioaa ncid.
The Mccain Circular.
Tho following circuiar is sent out
BY Richard NJ Mccain. OF the PORK.
land Chamber Of Commerce. 90 an or
eson commercial organizations:
As a ciuEen Of oreson. and also
es Republican, In pohtles. / dairs
20 protest asainHt the uso of uia ma.
chinary OF tho oreeon Development
League for political purposea. As
you know the oreson Development
ieagua practically came into exhs.
enoe Ia tails ciB' two years aeo. for
tho purpose Of taking advantage OF
the publicity aooruing 90 the state
through the lewis and Clark fair. The
citizens OF Ongon have been luyal 20
the suppos OF this grand enterprise.
n which you have hal tho disun.
siished honor OF being a factor /
enq'ose herewith an article published
in the OresOnian In this city. IN which !
Mr. Tom Richardson, the seonsaw
and treasurer Of the Oregon Develop, |
ment League. states that the large
sum o. $4,000 a year Is a mere baga-
telle Of the total sum received and ca.
pended for no purpose OF exploiting /
the state Of Oregon
The work that the Oregon Devel- /
opment League has already done Is
worthy OF the highest commentator.
and unquestiouably' has been pnoduc.
i've Of beuehoial results 20 this state.
That work however. may be said 10
ba In It's infancy, knowing that you
ans ,ogally Interested IN this work,
and that yOu neaize that your field OF
endeavOr On the future viii BE- far
wider and be productive Of even more
neaIlts 10 this grand
81 ate feel that I am doing yOu ssn
vice when / cah your attention to the
menaos that now threateIs the future
work Of the Oregon Deyelopmeut
I.sagBs This menace Is the candida
cy OF II. H. Cake for ne United
States senate. Whiie he holds the Of
hoe Of president OF the Commercial
Club here. and while ne remains as
oonspicuOsishT idenuhed with the work
u the Oregon DeyelOpment League
as he has caused himself 20 appear IN
many interviews IN the newspapers
throughout the state. have been IN
formed thai Mr. Tom Richardson. the
secretary and Treasurer Of the Ore
gOn Deveiopmsnt League. Is working
as a campaigneT 40 the Interest o.
Air. Cake II
M H. A. Cake has the same
right as every other electOr iu the
state Of Oneg0n 70 be a candidate for
he once Of United States senator:
Dut nsither Mr. Cake nor any 9th