Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-05-05
MARION
COUNTY
POLITICS
Committees Meet to Consider
Campaign Matters

There were two important committee
meetings in Salem today-the county
central committee, by its executive com
mittee, and the congressional commit.
tee to organize the Hawley campaign,
Prof. Hawley came in from the south,
where he had been campaigning, an
was met by his manager. Claud Catch,
who is said to be slated to be the con.
gressional committeeman for the first
district. Willamette hotel corridors
were soon buzzing with the sibilant
lispings and prattlings of the harm.
less and innocent politician, bent upon
taking the scalps of the Democracy,
and occasionally of each other.
County Executive Committee.
John 7. Jones, of Jefferson; w. L.
Simeral, of the reform school; Jos. n.
Smith of Salem; W. H. Humphreys, of
East Salem; A. H. Siegmund, of Ger.
vais; j. l.. Cook, of st. Paul, and E. L.
Martin, of Turner, comprise the exeeu.
tive committee of the Marion county
central committee, and met at the Re.
publican headquarters at 10 a. m, to
elect a congressional committeeman
and confer with a committee of the
candidates who met Friday night. The
committee were Kay, Culver and Rich.
ardson, and it had been informally de.
cided to forego the usual joint cam
vsss, and arrange an itinerary of the
county for the Republican candidates
by themselves, and the committee con-
ferred with the candidates to arrange
the dates.
Congressional Committee Talk.
One of the congressional committee
men is bright young lawyer, J. A.
Buchanan, of Roseburg. He is the au.
thor of the little volume of poems on
the native folklore of the Indians, and
some beautiful verses on the Philip.
pines. He represents the newer and
cleaner and more aggressive element
that is coming to the front in the Re.
publican party, and came very near
getting the nomination for joint repre-.
sentative against w. 1. Vawter, of
jackson county.
Other members of the congressional
committee who were on the ground ear
ly were Prof. Denman, of Benton; Ed.
Sullivan, of Lncon; Eph Young, of
Polk; Gail Hill, of Linn, and S. B.
Eakin, of Eugene. Mr.. Eakin has not
been in politics for some time, and his
selection was surprise to him He is
banker, and takes higher views Of
public matters than some of the low.
down machine workers. 1t was early
that Walter L. Tooze would
be a candidate for the congressional
chairmanship, but, on his coming up
from Woodburn, he denied that he was
candidate, or that he was seeking any
honors whatever. He has many friends
On the committee and will have a choice
as to who shall be chairman, and may
ask his friends to vote for some one
But ne does not propose to embarrass
.he successful nominee in any way, but
tenders him loyal support.
Political Notes.
VIM. Downing, of Lacombe. Linn
county, is in the city visiting his
brother, Geo. S. Downing. He saws he
S an independent in politics, but will
support Chamberlain for governor, bu.
admits that he has hard race ahea |
If him.
b. +. Jones, of Independence, is in
he city. He is running for joint rep.
'esentative from Polk and Lincoln, ana
seems to have no one up against him.
Hon. Jerome Simmons, of Monitor.
'ame up TO the candidates meeting.
md says the only thing needed to elect
he ticket is to get the vote out. There
S much apathy manifest in Republican
anks, but he believes by a vigorous
ampaign this will be overcome AMI
he whole ticket elected.
s. z. Culver was chosen assistant Re.
publican county secretary, and will
'eep headquarters open in the Tioga
as both Chairman Murphy
md Secretary Meredith will be busy
With their own affairs, and cannot han.
lie the details of the campaign. They
vail keep in touch with the situation.