Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-02

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After some further discussion, @.
W. stapleton offered a substitute for
the Beach resolution, as follows:
Be IL resolved, That we as Re
publIcans are firmly OF the belief
that our representatives in the SEN
ate and house OF representatives OF
the state OF Oregon should not take
pledge that would require them to-
support Democrat. Socialist or Pop
ullst for the United States senate
from this state
Some one interrupted the speaker
and asked him who vas responsible
for the primary law and for State
ment No. /. Mr.. Beach hedged but
at last said the Republican voters
put tho law on the books.
Another voice ont OF the audi
ence broke in on the speaker.
Are you In favor of the people
ruling In the government OF the
slater" tho auestioner asked:
ing in the government OF theaa netp
~ am IN favor OF tho Republican
majority ruling" the senator retort.
ed.
"Yes. but are you In favor OF the
majority OF the people rulins?" the
interrogator persisted.
81 am" said Mr. Beach, but
would be ashamed 10 come into Re-
publican convention and urge the
election OF Democratic senator"
T. J. Cleeton followed Mr.. Beach
and mnde an effective plea against
the amendment. lie said that should
the convention adopt the amendment
Il would put the best material pos
Eible into the hands OF the opposl-
tion with which Go whip the Republl-
can party. He said Governor Cham
berlain was the man who was star.
ing tho convention into opposition OF
Statement No. l. lie said ne be
lievcd that tho Republican party oi
Oregon should put its armor On AMI
defy the enemy. meet the leaders Of
tho opposition and yanquIsh them.
Worried by Trines.
Henry Denllnger Judge Haynes,
Colonel II. Tlmms oil made old-time
speeches. c. NJ. Idleman spoke
against the amendment. He said the
platform committee had drafted the
platform broad enough for all RE-
publlcans 10 stand on. There we're
good Republicans on both sides.
Mr. Idlemnn asked n the conven.
tlon wanted TO vote for a legislative
candidate who came crawling TO
them. saying he was afraid George
Chamberlain would be elected scna-
tor In a state 10000 Republican. lie
was not afraid OF II, the speaker
said aud he ooniended that n the
party would leave little chickering's
aside there would be no Republican
Legislator humlliated by having %
vote for a Democratic senator.
Senator Hodaon took up the
cudgels for the Beach amendment.
Ito said there vas a scheme on foot
10 glyo Senator Fulton tho Republl-
can nomination and then turn loose
such a mass of yltuporetion on him
that Il would result In HIS defeat In
Jun, and tho election OF Governor
Chamberlain.
Hadson FaVors OId Regime.
who would YOU vote for. n a
member OF the legislature, and SEN
ator Fulton was defeated BY Cham
ber'ainf" A. ". oFton asked tho
rpeaker
II do not know who / would vote
Tor other than that u would be fot
a good Republican" Hodson answer
cd.
Then yo'l would open the ques.
tion and take IN into tho legislature
as Il used to hes" Mr orton asked
again iiodson said he would.
II know What you are driving al. g"
he said. "You have been reading
the Journal aud l,s stories about a
dark horse"
George W Stapleton at this june
ture introduced a substitute Cor Mr..
heachs amendment. which reads as
follows;
BE Il resolved. That We. As RE
publicans, are nrmly OF the belief
that our representative In the sen
ate ana house OF representatives OF
the state Of oFegoa should not take
a pledge which would require them
TO support a Democrat, Socialist or
Populist Tor the unued States sen.