Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-02-13
OREGON
MEN FOR
GOVERNOR
ONE MAN WHO is NOT
RUNNING

news stands, has the following article
on the alleged candidates for COVER
nor The Capital Journal prints the
article for information, but wishes
to state at the very start that the edi-
tor OF this paper is not a candidate
and will not make himself a candl1
date for any office. Under the direct
primary. law the people have per-
feet right to make any man candi-
date. and to defeat any man who
gets a nomination IL they do not
want him. The shackles of machine
politics have been broken in Oregon
and there is no intention on the part
of this newspaper to restore the old
convention system or in any way in
terfere with the people in selecting
the standard bearers of any party or
of defeating any man that any party
puts up who is not satisfactory to the
people. Here is the article:
"The Right Men for Governor.
The state is abloom with guber-
Material flowers. Gubernatorial bees
are buzzing in every field. Not to
strain simile too far, II may be said
that the amount of gubernatorial
timber still standing in Oregon will
outlast the demand by some thou
sands of years. This is most encour-
aging; the reports OF scientists on the
timber supply had begun TO depress
u.s. There are six anxious and avid
and as many receptive candidates for
the Republican nomination. This
proves that while republics are un-
grateful, Republicans are not back
ward, Colonel IL. Hofer, stalwart.
editor, and statesman, OF Salem, is
one OF the aspirants. Colonel Hofer
was recently elected to the council of
the capital city by big majority,
despite his declination to run. The
particular plank on which he will
stand In his fight for the governor
ship is "anti-machine." Good enough,
too, when the platforms OF so many
OF us may be succinctly written, We
want the office" Colonel Hofer has
many friends, both editors and sub
scribers and as he has a carefully
cultivated vocabulary and consider
able steam. he will be heard from
from now on.
District Attorney George J. Cam
eron with his Glengarry roguishly
cooked over one eye, mas the other
optic coquettishly fixed on the guber-
Material chair. George made such a
popular municipal judge that the peo-
pie made him district attorney; as
the paths of this office often lead to
the governors office, Judge Cameron
is getting ready to tread them,
Grant b. Dimick IS not very busy
just now, and has time 10 send out
some very pleasant stories of HIS can
speak very highly OF Mr.. Dimick, and
assure us that ne will make a splen-
did governor. one who is not tied up
to any faction, and one who will rep
resent all the people, That's the kind
we want
James Withyeombe of Corvallis
will run again, at the earnest solici- |
tation of many friends, who insist
that he will be the peoples governor.
will represent all the people, and will |
not tie up with any faction. We want
that kind Of governor.
"On behalf OF j. w. Bailey his
record as food commissioner is point
ed TO. and II really seems all right
IL is said of Mr.. Bailey that he is not ]
connected with any faction and that
he will be the peopie's governor. A
governor of that kind is what the
people are looking for.
School Superintendent Ackerman
stands on his record as an educator.
which is very good. His friends say
he deserves the office because he Is
with the people on all public ques-
tions. and for the further reason that
he is not the creature OF any faction.
a he people are looking for that sort
Of governor
Frank Benson. the efficient Sec
retary OF State. who will be COVER
nor as soon as Governor Chamber
lain takes his seal in the United
States senate is likely 10 be coaxed
into the race by his friends. who
show his excellent record as a public
official. on his behalf they say he
viii not be the representative OF any
iactiOn. but will make a peoples gov
sraor. II seems 10 me that man
running on that platform would have