Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-09-30
INSURGENT
LAFFERTY
PROCLAIMS
THAT THE ASSEMBLY WILL
NEVER BE l. EARD FROM
AGAIN-FLINC THE BANNER
OF PRO-, ESSIVE REPUBLI-
CANISM To THE BREEZE.

A VI. Lafferty, the successful in
e. ant Republican candidate for
ngress in the second district,
where he defeated Ellis, the Cannon
Standpatter, is not mealy-mouthed
about declaring his loyalty to pro-
gressive Republicanism. He made a
campaign on fearless lines Of in
surgency and surprised all by the
way he won out in a divided vote
with four candidates in the field.
He evidently had the support of the
progressive leaders in his fight, and
his declarations will have great
weight in this district.
Mr.. Lafferty, in pledging his sup
port to the whole ticket, presented
his views at some length. He said:
Many of the best men in Oregon
went down in defeat Saturday large
1y if not wholly because they had
gone into the assembly. But these
men are not now threatening to bolt
the party. They are loyal Republi-
cans. They only erred in judgment
When any of these men again come
before the party, under the direct
primary, they will be accorded an
equal opportunity with all other
candidates.
When such popular men and
splendid Republicans as senator j.
N. Hart, Ralph W. Hoyt, George Nc
MILAN, Pat Macarthur and Jack
Latourette. who apparently failed of
nominations Saturday, say that they
will support the Republican ticket as
nominated, l think that we who were
successful would be small indeed if
we did not join with those who were
unsuccessful to carry the party to
victory in November. In my cam
paign speeches I stated that whether
nominated or not l would work loyal
ly for the Republican ticket at the
approaching election, and l am de-
lighted to know that those who were
defeated are showing that same
spirit
Il stand first, last and all the
time for progressive Republicanism,
the direct primary, Statement No. 1,
and the initiative and referendum.
And l am unalterably opposed to the
holding of an assembly. Those hold
ing these views won considerably
over half the nominations Saturday.
We have no more right to bolt those
candidates recommended by the as
sembly who won out Saturday, than
the assembly voters would have to
bolt our candidates who were sue
.cessful. In my opinion there will be
no boiling on either side.
There will be no more assemblies
held in Oregon. 1t was demon
strated Saturday that an assembly in
dorsement is a detriment to any
candidate. No one would accept an
assembly Endorsement next election
if it were offered him. Therefore,
the assembly versus anti-assembly
fight may be peacefully Dureu as a
thing of the past.
No good Republican will lightly
bolt his party. OF course, for good
cause any voter has a perfect right
to scratch certain of the candidates
of his own party and vote for the
candidates of other parties. But
when a man registers as a member of
a given party he owes some little
Difference to the judgment of those
associated with him. and so long as
he remains a member of the party
he should be willing as a good citizen
to submit to majority rule. One not
desiring to be bound by any obliga-
tions whatever should register as an
Independent voter.