Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-08-09
DEMOCRATS GET BUSY
WILL TRY TO CENTER ON STATE
CANDIDATES.
Senator Chamberlain Returns From
Washington and CAN is Issued
To State Committee.
(Morning oregonian.) }

(Morning Oregonian.)
With all possibility seemingly gone
of the anti-assembly Republicans con-
Material fight, the Democratic party
haA suddenly leaped into the gap and
will take up a vigorous campaign at
once. Visions of success are being en-
4 tertained by leading Democrats, who
assert that the Democratic nominee
for Governor will be readily elected.
Inasmuch as the anti-assembly ele-
ment has not strong man in the race
against Acting Governor Bowernian,
and cannot get any of the trio now
out to withdraw there is wide belief
that Mr.. Bowerman has the Republic
can nomination in his vest pocket at
this time. The Dem ocrats are espec-
tally firm in this belief and since they
think the Condor man is the one they
will have to measure strength with
after the primaries, they are getting
into training.
OulI AOT NuCNuhS lSouCN'
Contrary to all plans and expecta-
tions, a call was issued Friday fore
noon for a meeting of the Democratic
state central committee. The commit
tee was not to have been organized or
called to order until after the pri-
maries, but the lack of strength de-
veloped thus far by the anti-assembly
element determined the change Of pol
Icy
The call was issued by Secretary j.
P. Ryan, at the instance of State
Chairman Alex Sweek. The meeting
is to be held tomorrow night at
O'Clock at the Imperial Hotel. 1t will
be an open meeting and all Democrat
ic workers, whether Of the committee
or not, will be admitted.
Senator's Return Significant.
The sudden return from Washing
ton, D. c., of Senator Chamberlain,
during the heat of the drawbridge
controversy is taken as having no little
bearing on the situation. 1t is under
stood in many quarters that the Senat-
or's return and the unexpected call for
meeting of the State central COM
mittee are closely related circum-
stances. 1t is further understood that
the appearance of third candidate in
the field in the person of John Man
ming is likely to be forestalled by Mr..
Chamberlain. Messrs. Myers, West
and Manning are close friends of the
Democratic chieftain, and if all three
got in the fight. there might be mild
rumpus in the family. Mr.. Manning
has been on the verge of announcing
himself for the past month but Is not
certain yet whether he will step over
the border. Three men out for The
nomination and each with a wide fol-
lowing would undoubtedly be the
cause of some feeling, which the DEM
ocratic party cannot afford.
The inclination of prominent Demo-
Gratis is to the belief that tbs the reg
ular Republicans they must defeat. 1t
is known that they are to pursue tao
tics similar to those adopted by the
anti-assembly element in seeking to
discredit the assembly. The Demo-
Gratis, for example, are fairly chatting
for an assembly of their own. In that
way they could get out harmonious
ticket of the best men, but since they
are declaiming against the assembly
plan, it is admitted by them that they
dare not follow the lines dictated by
expediency.
Al ~ lzof ~
Gratis will concentrate their fire.
They have. hopes, too. of a slice OF the
legislative ticket. Beyond that they
hope for nothing.
No Fight Expected.
In Multnomah county it is probable
that no fight at all will be made for
offices, unless some weakness develops
itself in the Republican ticket. The
county central committee will not or
ganize or even call a meeting until
after the primaries, according to the
chairman, George II. Thomas.
Whether the nomination for Gov
ernor will go to Mr.. Myers or Mr..
West is a question hard to forecast.
Both have a large personal following.
Mr.. Myers is possibly the better
known of the two. having friends in
every county OF the state. acquired
during the Lewis and Clark exposi-
ton, when he served as president of
the Oregon state commission. The
Senator is said personally to favor
Mr.. West, but 1t is doubted If he will
become active in his favorite's inter
ests previous to the primaries.
We have sized up the whole situa-
ton and It is a certainty that the next
Governor of Oregon will be a Demo-
crat," said State Chairman Sweek yes
terday, in discussing the call for a
meeting OF the central committee. I'VE
are going to take up our campaign
sooner than we expected and We are
going to win. Mr.. Bowerman is the
man we likely will have to beat and
the Democratic nominee will beat him.
the Democratic nominee will beat
him."
Senator Chamberlain made similar
prediction as to the outcome Of the
Fail election before he had been in
the city a day.