East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-19
STATEMENT NO. | WILL CONTROL
NEXT SESSION OF LEGISLATURE

The Portland oregonian reviews
the organization OF the next legisla-
ture in the following manner:
Statement No. members-elect Of
the Oregon legislature do not propose
to take any chances of having either
branch OF the lawmaking body organ
lied by unfriendly forces, Plans ale
ready are being formulated by which
the statement members expect to
capture the organization Of both hous-
es.
In carrying out their program, how
ever, the republicans Statement men)
undoubtedly will be Joined by the 10
democratic members whose votes will
be required for the successful organ
ization that is proposed by the legis-
lators who are pledged to elect Gov
ernor Chamberlain as United States
senator.
The details of the plan, it is said,
propose that the democratic members
in return for their support in the
work OF organization. are to content
themselves with the election of Gov
ernor Chamberlain to the senatorship,
at the same time conceding to the
statement republican members all the
important committee chairmanships.
It is also understood that the only
caucus in which the statement mem
bers will participate. preliminary to
the organization OF the house and the
senate, will be a joint conference Of
the statement members OF both
houses
The statement men in the house
will not go into a caucus Of the re-
publican members of that body be-
cause they would be outnumbered by
the anti-statement members, who
would be able to control the organ
iZation of that branch.
In the senate the statement men,
bers would not be taking any chances
in a caucus, having IL of their num- |
Der, against II of the opposition the
other seven members OF the senate !
being democrats. But in order to in
sure organization Of both houses by
the statement forces, it Is predicted !
sure the organization Of both houses
will refrain from participating in an
individual caucus of either branch Of
the legislature.
Need Democrats Help.
The statement people insist that
il is imperative for them to control /
the organization of the legislature by
electing both the president of the .
senate and the speaker of the house,
and at the same time capturing the |
craftsmanship and control of all of the
important committees.
This can be done only by the as
sistance Of the democratic members,
and it will be left to Governor Cham
berlain and State Chairman Alex
Sweek, of the democratic organiza-
tion, to line up the members of the
minority party, in the interest of the
election of Chamberlain to the sem
atorship.
The statement republicans appre-
ciate the situation, and figure that by
getting on the ground early, fortified
by the influence Of the governor and
the democratic state organization,
they will be able to make an effectual
on the part of the anti-statement
forces to entice from the democratic
forces any member by the promise Of
a covetous committee craftsmanship
as a reward for his vote and assist
ance in capturing the organization of
either the senate or the house.
In seeking to elect the presiding
officers of both houses and secure
control of all important committees,
the statement members explain that
they consider it essential to the future
OF the principle on which they have
been elected. They point to the fact
that a majority Of the members OF
the legislature are statement men and
as a result 1t will be known as a
statement No. l legislature and the
statement forces will be held respon-
sible.
1t is for this reason they insist on
having full control of the legislative
machinery, suspecting that the anti
statement forces, even should they
fail TO organize either Of the two
houses, will do everything possible to
embarrass the majority.
Multnomah Expects One.
In planning for the election Of the
president Of the senate and speaker
of the house, the statement men real