Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-30

Portland, April 20.-As the result of
two days conference of the Repub'
lican state central committee and can
didates and party leaders, G. A. West.
gate Of the Albany Herald becomes the
new state chairman of the Republican
party, and all efforts of the old ma
chine leaders to take charge of the
/, coming Republican campaign were set
aside. The indications are that, while
Jonathan Bourne will work in perfect
harmony with the state committee and
work for the rest of the ticket, he
will conduct his own campaign for the
United States senate.
Westgate was not the choice of
Frank G. Baker, as the latter gentle
man is quoted as saying that no man
who is an avowed candidate for collect
or of customs OF any other federal of
fee should be put in to manage the
campaign. Secretary Bryson said that
the honor was not sought by Mr.. West
gate, anu IhSsb no NVuiu P'OooDiS WV
90 his candidacy until after the June
election. He was not the candidate
of the Baker machine, as Mr.. Baker
declined to suggest anyone for the
place. He made friendly call on the
committee appointed to select a chair.
map.
1t is also evident that the new chair
man is not the choice of the Matthews
Patterson machine. DIR. Withycombe
took on himself the responsibility of
naming his own chairman, and so re-
quested Chairman Waters to state
when making the report Of the com
mittee, and he did so state, that Mr..
Westgate was the seleetion of Candi-
date Withyeombe, on whom the brunt
of the state campaign would fall, ami
that the committee had deferred to
him in this selection. DR.. Withycombe
has made has campaign from the be-
ginning without knuckling down TO the
bosses of the party and win 40 con.
tinue TO do until after the election aud
while he is governor. He viii be gov.
ernor in fact, and not in name or the
ory, if he is elected
Gloss reading of the proceedings at
Portland will show that the new chair.
man of the state central committee
was not the choice of Jonathan Bourne
the Republican nominee for the U. S
senate. He had candidate-in fact
several Of tb,m--and they were reject.
ed one after the other, and his heuten'
ants did not relish the choice Of West
| gate, and the chapces are that Mr..
Bourne will maintain his own head
quarters, and, while doing all in his
power for the whole Republican tick
ct, be will make his own campaign in
addition in his own way. For divers
and sundry reasons it is apparent to
anyone Of political penetration that it
is better for the whole ticket that this
shoug1 be so. and that the fight for the
governorship should be put 10 the front
and made the paramount issue, instead
OF subordinating the whole state tick
ct to the fate of statement No. !.
AS the matter stands there is a new
deal and a clean deal, and the whole
campaigns Is cut loose from the OLD
Portlani machine, and will be made in
the interest of the whole ticket and
not in the interest Of faction or ring
or 90 bolster up the fortunes Of any
Portland boss or set Of bosses.
The result Of the days struggle
Saturday was a clean knockout for
both the Mitehsll and the simon ms.
chimes. The Republican party itself is
in the saddle ana win continue TO be
30 long as Withyeombe leads the fight
| in this state.