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

than TO narmOnl1c tne hepuDiiCa"H
OF MuItonmah county.
ID. J. Haynes, II. Timms, c. w.
Hodson, T. J. Fording, Frank 9.
Bennett and @. w stapleton Sup
ported the Beach resolution.
Features OF Platform.
PLANK IL favors the election Of
United States senator by direct vote
OF the people, and It Is recommended
that the representatives to congress
be urged 10 advocate an amendment
to the constitution of the United
States. One plank calls for more
stringent banking laws and another
for improvement OF rivers and har-
bors.
While Senator Beach did not get
chance to introduce the platform
that he had prepared, he did make
use OF one OF its planks7that oppos-
ing Statement No. 1. Had Freeman
been elected and had the Hodson-
Bailey followers controlled the con-
ventIon, the delegates would have
slipped a knife into all OF U'Ren 8
pet measures. for. besides dealing
the statement a knockout blow. the
platform opposed proportional repre-
sensation. because II is contrary to
the very principles OF government de-
49, rao torftU
U'Ren's recall measure also got n
Jolt and the wording of the platform
in rejecting the call said:
Jolt for the Recall.
"An onicer chosen by the people
in a representative form OF govern
mont must be permitted to conduct
the Office in accordance with ~ oath.
n his conduct as an official Is wrong,
or n he Is guilty OF malfeasance in of
nce. he may be removed by due pro-
cess OF law as now provided"
Statement No. was twice object
cd TO in the platform. both because
the trainers OF the platform were op-
posed to the obligatory subscribing
TO the statement. In the closing
paragraph Il says: eve believe Il
Is unconstitutional. and II is certain
ly unwlse and destructive OF all pol
/ ley or principle OF government in the
election OF senator's"
Tho platform favored the improve
ment OF the waterways. an amend
ment 10 the state bank law TO pre-
vent wildcat speculation by bankers
and the administration OF the Ma
tionhl Republican administration was
highly commended.
At Union League Club.
". q. Grimm said he believed In
government by party and urged all
TO maintain that principle. He re-
ierred 60 the Hughes resolution and
said that he would support Roose-
welt: II not Roosevelt. then Taft,
with Hughes as third choice.
w NJ. Cake deplored disorganiza-
iion In the Republican party OF Port
land and Multnomah county, lie
said:
last year. with $4,000 voters
registered. OF whom over 10000
were Republicans. we failed to elect
our mayor by GOO votes. II Is time
TO get ont. as we should have gotten
out last summer We will have the
old light on for sherln and we won
before In this fight by only 25 votes.
Gentlemen. | ask YOU 20 support ey-
cry nominee who Is. chosen by the
nominating committee We have
three votes to their one; why Trot
cast them for our nominee?"
c. w. Hodson severely criticized
W S U'Ren aud his candidacy. lie
referred to U'Rens advocacy OF pro-
uorilonal representation, which Is
calculated. said the speaker. to wipe
out party lines.
Il do not believe the man Is sin
eere In his campaign" said Mr. HOd-
son. "He may want 10 be bought
OF, suggested some one In the audi
enee. "or be may have. been bougat
on, answered Mr.. Hodson.
II do not want 20 see the Oregon
delegatlon pladged for any candidate
for the Presidency" said the speak
er. For interests may force Presi-
dent Roosevelt 10 run again and II
he does run. want the Oregon dele
cation 10 be free 10 vote for him. or
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