East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-15
WARM SHOTS
FOR ASSEMBLY.
Direct Primary Candidates
Show LaWleSsneSs and I'm
propriety Of Assembly.
SENATOR KAY READ
THE LAW TO HEARERS

THE LAW TO HEARERS
Crawford, Kay, Shepherd and Abra-
ham Were Speakers at Anti-Assem-
bly, Rally-Judge Lowell Presided
and Praised New Era OF Conscience
in Politics-Meeting Was Large and
Audience Interested.
Before a large and intensely inter-
ested audience at the Oregon theatre
last night four anti-assembly candi-
dates for republican nominations
flayed the assembly scheme and show
ed up the inconsistency of assembly
men in claiming that they are for the
direct primary Senator T. B. Kay,
direct primary candidate for the NOM
ination for state treasurer was especi-
ally forceful in indicting the machine
politicians and the forces that are
working with them in backing the as
sembly move. He also strongly up
held statement No. l and was vigor-
ously cheered as were the other speak
ers of the evening whenever they made
pointed utterances.
New Deal Is On.
In opening the meeting Judge
Stephen A. Lowell spoke briefly upon
the present political situation in the
United States and especially in Ore
gon. He pointed out that all over the
country people are breaking away
from old political ties and especially
from the corrupt political machines
that have been dominating many
states for years. He suggested that
as a result of the present upheaval
a new political alignment may occur.
At the present time there is start
ling disregard Of old party lines and
the Judge praised this awakening OF
the public conscience.
Attorney General Crawford.
Attorney General A. NJ. Crawford,
who is seeking denomination to his
office, was the first outside speaker
called upon. He responded with a
talk lasting n half hour or longer and
in which he dwelt upon the political
situation in a calm, dispassionate
manner. He stated that he had not
been recommended by the state as
sembly and said he had neither ask
ed for an endorsement from the as
sembly nor desired such an endorse
ment.
Having seen something Of the man.
ner in which several Of the so-callet
county assemblies were conducted
ne said. 81 did not care to identity
myself with the move" Furthermore
the attorney general called attention
to the fact that during the past few
years he has been lawing with sew
eral of the corporations that were in
fiuential hackers of the assembly
Consequently upon that account II MOI
for other reasons he did not care tc
20 before the assembly.
In the course of his talk Mr.. Craw'
ford called attention to various suit
brought by his office and which have
resulted in the saving Of several hun
dred thousands of dollars to the state
Senator r. b. Kay.
Senator r. B. Kay Of Marion count,
and direct primary candidate for the
republican nomination for state treas
urer, was introduced by Judge Lowell
as a progressive republican and as one
who during his career in the senate
became known as the watch dog o.
the treasury"
Aided Umatifia County.
In opening his remarks Senator Ka,
said he had always endeavored to pre-
vent the useless expenditure of thu
state funds yet he had Just as earnest
ly aided in the voting Of apprepri
atoms for worthy purposes. He called
attention to the fact that he had up
held the cause of the Eastern Oregon
normal school, that he had voted To-
the Hermiston experiment station, tn,
portage railway at Cello, the scail
bounty law and had swung the Marion
county delegation into line for the bill
for the eastern oregon insane asylum
F1ays the Assembly.
Proceeding into his subject Senate
Kay took up the political situation II
Oregon. He alluded to the condition
existing under the old convention sys
tenn and told of the enactment of th'
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