The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-03-01
Over IN Eastern Oregon There Are
Some Democrats
THEY THINK GOV. CHAMBERLAIN
COULD HAVE PICKED JUST AS
GOOD A MAN THERE.

That there are some pretty sore
democrats over in Oregon, is evidenced
City Herald anent the appointment of
Attorney Will r. King as IA commits
sioner of the Oregon supreme court.
The Herald says:
will F. King has been appointed
commissioner of the Oregon supreme
court by Governor Chamberlain. Will
r. King was resident of the state of
Washington at the time of his appoint
ment. Why did Governor Chamberlain
select man from a neighboring state
to fill this important seat when there
is so much good material to be found
in Oregon? True. Mr.. King maintained
a branch Office in Ontario and claimed
Oregon as his home when looking for
| official plums but the fact remains
| that his family lived in Walla Walla,
he had his headquarters there, spent
most of his time on the Washington
| side of the line. and referred to Walla
Walla as home when speaking of that
! city to people other than the dealers
out of good things official.
Twill r. King, democrat; William
Roderick King, fusionist; and William
Rufus King, pOpulist. Since success
has been attained under the tri-colOr q
! little biography will not come amiss.
Way back in 1892 w. r. King is
sailing along serenely under the flas
of democracy over in Malheur county
He is attacked by the political bee
about this time and the faithful elect
him to the state legislature. He makes
the usual record in the lower housf
and upon his return to eastern Oregon
having outgrOWn the somewhat undo
veloped Malheur county, he comes t'
Baker City where he forms a law part
nership with the late T. Calvin Hyde
one of the foremost legal lights of the
state At this time Mr.. King is still
in the ranks of the followers of The
meek and lowly ass.
WO years AItST.
1.-Two years after COMMISSIONS
Kings election to the house the popu
lists swept this section of the coun-
try by storm, far and near the or!
of the pops is heard. Here we see
/ mighty transformation scene and VIII
r. King democrat, is no more Th'
cocoon bursts and thing of radian
beauty is launched into the world
This is William Rufus King. populist
On the monster wave of populism, VIII
liam Rufus King is swept into thu
: state senate, defeating Baker City'
present mayor, c. a. Johns. in thu
campaign.
after serving his four year term II
the senate as Il pOpuist William Ru
fus represents the new party in fu
sion with the democrats and william
Roderick King becomes candidate TO
governor as leader of the pops on
fusion ticket. Tall Tamarack from Sa
lem is in the race for the republicans
ana the populist candidate learns the
game of politics.
Realizing that the strength OF nj:
new party has gone aglimmering, W. K
K. decides that he will again become
, MaIheur democrat. SO we next set
him in the sagebrush wearing the dis
rarded coat of democracy. In 100
Will r. King, democrat, comes to pup
lie notice in the guise of candidate fol
district attorney. We also observe
that Judge Miller hands him lemon
another change of base folloWs
The Ontario office is maintained, as
branch. but Will r. King. democrat
takes his family and departs for pas
tures new. making his residence on the
other side O fthe state line settling II
waIIa Walla. He is heard to shOu
the beauties and advantages OF the
Washington city from the house tops
heard to lovingly whisper nome ahe
tho irrelevant murmur what is he az
ter in Washington?
.oThen the bombshell bursts. VIII Il
King democrat, resident of Walls
Ualla Washington, is appointed com
missioner of the Oregon state supreme
court. Such is politics"