Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-05-01
Statement NO. |
|. WILL SWEEP State,
INDEPENDENT CANDI.
DATES WILL BIc NAMED.
People Are Determined That the last
vcstige OF the Machine Shall DO
swept Away--aiany Anu-statemcat
Men Arc Switching Over TO the Pco-
pies Side.

Tho oregon sunday Journal saya
or the prospect OF statement No.
sweeping tho state at the coming June
election.
Eight legislative candidates pledg-
cd 10 statement No. have boon plae-
cd In tho field by tho voters OF Wash
ington, Yamhill. Lincoln aud Tilla-
nook counties In opposition to ths
anti-statomont No. nominees elected
at the recent primaries,
Non-partisan mass meetings OF the
voters OF these four counties we're held
Friday and saturday ut Hillsbofo and
McMlnnvillo for tho purpose sf nomi-
mating candidates who would DO pledg,
cd unduallfiedly 20 vote for the peo-
plo's choice for United States senator.
and thore IN little doubt that the mon
thus nominated will bo elected IN
June.
Sentiment In favor OF statement No,
IN overwhelmingly strong lnfhe leg
lslative districts represented In these
mass meetings, Republicans an well
as democrats are determined that the
June election snail be observed by tho
legislature. Tho movement u distinct
~ bipartisan. tho two parties being
equally represented on the new ticket,
Barrett Changes Front.
one OF the most significant indica-
tons OF the temper OF the voters OF
The tounr counties represented In these
IN as.sati ink Ia ~
Barrett, who was nominated In tho
primaries on a republican voters
choice" platform. has changed front
and has subscribed 10 statement No.
1, Mr.. Barrett realized that the mass
OF his constituents would ba opposed
to the election of any candidate who
had not pledged himself unequivocally
to statement No /. and ho therefore
concluded TO bow to tho popular will.
When Il was announced at the Me-
Minnville mass meeting that Barrett
had decided 20 adopt the pledge em-
bodied In statement No. /. the news
was received with cheers and no was
made the nominee for state senator
from the 24th senatorial district.
The Independent vote In Washington
and Yamhlll counties IL very heavy
ind they are reekoned In the doubtful
,clumn In all close contests over state
elections. In 1906 Chamberlain car
red Yamhlll by ii5 votes and Wash
ngton county went against him by
,nly 81. In Lincoln and Tiilamook
counties the vote IL comparatively
imall. but In both. Chamberlain re-
!eived n good vote In the last state
'ampalgn.
In the four counties. Lincoln. Til
amook. Washington and Yamhill,
chamberlain ran behind withycombo
n 1905 by only 30 votes. In tho
present campaign Ithe adhcrenta OF
and OF Cake are alike In
crested in seeing statepent No. 1 can
ildatcs elected 10 the legislature. and
here II little reason TO doubt, there
ore. that the nominees OF the Hills
'oro and McMInnvlllo mass meeting
viii be successful at the polls in June.
Plans are already on foot In other
'ountles OF the state for the nomlna-
Ion OF Independent legislative candi-
lates who will be pledged to statement
10. 1, and present Indications are that
N overwhelming majority Of tho next
{ tgislature will be committed to the
Election OF the peoples choice for
United States senator.