Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-12
HERE'S THE GAME--BACk FULTON
THEN KNIFE HIM, Get ANTI-STAIE-
MFNT NO.I LEGISLATURE AND SELL
THE SENATORSHIP TO THE HIGHEST
BIDDER. THAT'S TIE PLOT

tFrom the Portland Peoples Press
edited By Dsna sleeth. live news
esper man y no exposed gratis In the
lant Iegisiakure.)
Hes@'s The Game.
Pgrut Of al leglzlatufe must be
rsieesed khich Is either opposed 10
stafcmsnt no. or pledged 20 vote
c7sv scr the "Rersslicsn choice. T"
This y ths princ.pai part Of the pro-
gram 10 be carried out, Next the
machine viii get bebind Fulton solid
" and make every effort 70 give him
the Republican nomination. With
Fuiton as the Republican nominee
and Chamberlain the choice OF his
party. the machine plans to let the
Democratic candidate get the popu-
lsr yote at the general election In
tune. The man who is already pick
I'd for the senasofshIp which should
40 10 Chamberlain will be elected on
the irpt ballot after the legislature
has met and organized.
Sometime ago, before the cam
paign started. the Peoples Press
flred the opening gun by exposing the
plot against Statement No. 1. and
the direct primary system. Since
that time the hght has waged from
one end OF the state 10 the other and
despite every effort the machine has
made. the results have beca by no
means encouraging for the fellows
who make politics business for what
there II In n.
but since the Peoples Press out
slned the frat plot. the machine has
been buny and only within tho last
fev days has the full force Of the
conspiracy dawnod upon the sohem-
ora But now. as before. the Peoples
Press knows wha, Ia going one be-
hind the acenea. ard 10 the people OF
tho state II this week gives the out
Lille % the new plot. an outline that
few. very. very few outside the ma
chlne ranks. know the details OF.
Men who have followed the work.
ings Of Marion. Yamhlll and other
counties need not DO told that the ma
chine with headuartcrs Tn Portland
has been active. sending tee agents
70 other counties In hope that better
results may follow the machine ef.
forte abroad than az home And In
Marion and Yamhlll an alleged organ
isallon has been formed and tagged
With the Republican label. denoted
Anti-statement No !. and started 20
10 business for the interests ana
Erafters behind the scenes, And IN
Marion and Yamhill. as In Mnitno-
nah. the rank and ale OF the party
nay 40 attention 10 thls hybrid ma
chine made half fake halt graft
campaign. and defeat la as certain
for the men Who dare stand openly
Va eupRort OF such a campaign as u
"a In Maltonmah.
MeanWh hile. they have not been
itle IN Portland, no indeed, when
Il comes to the busy political bee. the
fallllclsn after che loot h The orlg
iaal h9mmlaE hive OF Industry
whea The Peoples Press frst opened
ire and Informed the people What
the plol was agalas, Statement No.
A. ana shen TIE papers throughout
the counlry and over the state be.
came h0ay in dsnnnelatgoR. the ma
chino politicians saw n would never
40 10 adhere 10 the orlslnai program.
fheae shaRs we're goias 10 set the
moaey bat they were not goins 10
gel ls iusl a. they hrst planned. Tor
thc game was coo risky. So while
ne oregonian KEEP, up its heht
ssainss ne entire primary system
aaa while the voters we're SIN bat
bali aroused. the politicians launched
neW scheme that 4 clever. very.
very clever
rae aeW scheme ls for a wodlaed