Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-26
TWO SETS
ARE NOW
LINED UP
No. M,n Complete
Their Legislative Ticket--Antis
Are Also Trying TO Keep Down
Number OF Aspirants.

vention putting up a ticket, has filed
his petition as a candidate for rep
resentative on Statement No. 1, and
thus completes the ticket of aspi-
rants who will go before the people
standing for that principle In Ma
rion county. Mr.. winslow was wait
ed upon by committee of the Car
penters' Union, who requested him
to enter the race and stand for direct
election by the people. He Is the
fifth man to file for the Statement,
and will, with the rest of the FIVE,
make a campaign OF the county for
nomination.
The Statement No. I representa-
tives will ask the people to vote for
their nomination on a square issue
against returning to the old way of
choosing United States senator's, that
issue having been raised by the Re-
publican machine politicians at Port
land and against which the people
protest:
The Peoples Choice Ticket.
Hal u. Patton. booster. bookseller
and flag raiser at Salem.
Henry J. Miller, hop buyer and
business man, at Aurora.
q. l.. Hatteberg, farmer and bank
er. az Sllverton.
A. c. Libby, farmer and granger,
at Jefferson.
Walter G. WinslOw, law student
and referee in athletic sports, Will
lamette University.
These men are all staunch Re-
publlcans and supporters OF the poll
icies OF the Roosevelt administration
the primary law and selection OF
United States senators by the direct
vote OF the people. They ask TO be !
voted for upon their principles. and |
not on account OF any personal am
bitions for ONCE. and preterring de-
feat to any compromise OF the prIn-
eiples for which they stand.
Republican Peoples Choice.
The candidates who are now In
publican choice" or the choice OF
Frank Turner and Sam Hughes, OF
Salem; W. l.. slmeral. OF Macleay:
s. d. Adkins. SCOTS Mills, c. NJ.
crittenden, OF Hubbard; Lloyd T.
Reynolds. OF Chemawa. Efforts are
being made 10 secure the withdrawal
of Mr.. Hughes as the anti-statement
No. ! candidates wish to have only
i've men In the field. They are all
agreed In signing a statement pledg-
Ing themselves TO vote for 'he Re
publican choice" or ten choice OF
The Republican party" or the choice
1f the Republican voters" for United
States senator These pledges are
neither Statement No. l, nor State
nent No. 2. as confined In the law,
md mean the choice OF Repubn-
AN state convention OF the Repub-
leans az the primary or the Repuhli-
ans In legislative caucus. There Is
'ome difference OF opinion as TO what
he pledges do mean among those
Who are supporting the proposition.
'ut they all agree In opposing State
nent No. 1. IA
The Statement No. l candidates
ay they have no fear but what the {
'eople will elect a Republican legls- y
ature and a Republican senator In I
Iune. The Republican People's
hoice men fear the people may elect s
Democrat for senator. and they
want the legislature 20 elect Re
'uhlican senator.
Who Are the Ants? 4
The Anti-Statement candidates h
re all gooi men. so far as known I
the Capital JoarnaL Frank Tur-
er Is the well-known lawyer. of this
ny who has held .ofioe in Iowa and :
'regon. ana has served as desk clerk
the legislature. lie Is a very COM
etent man. Lloyd Reynolds served
term In the last legislature. ana il
progressive fruit grower. Sam
hughes was a Statement No. I can
idaie Two years ago for the nomi-
alton and Is a well-kRown contrac-
'r' W l. Slmeral. OF Macleay, has
'r years been farmer at the reform
'hool' and IS well-known at salem.
dklns and CriItenden are new men
politics Ia this county. but well
'oken Of For tbese gentlemen The
Ap'tal Journal has the highest re-
'nds' and while they differ with rs
vital principle OF the primary
NJ this paper viii express only good