Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-01-25
DEMOCRATS ASSEMBLED
oREGoNIAN TELLS OF MEETING
HELD IN 1906.
Nominated Ticket and Adopted Piat'
form, just as Republicans Pro-
pose To Do.
1wedneaday,s oregonian.) }

ticket for the primaries, and adopted
a platform. Delegates to the Demo-
cratic convention numbered about l50
and were self-sent-not chosen by the
representatives, popular procedure
that Republicans will follow for choice
Of delegates to the Republican assem-
bly, this year.
Active in the Democratic meeting
were numerous holders of office ana
one-time holders of office and mem
bers of the party machinery of county
and state; also many of the men VINO
are now loud in depreciating the Re
publican assembly as forbidden py the
direct primary law.
The assembly was held in Hlbernla
Hall the usual Democratic rendez-
yous. at Sixth and Washington streets.
The motion to put up a ticket was Of
fered by State Senator Walter M
Pierce of Umatilla. A motion 10 re-
| consider was defeated, whereupon the
ticket was filled, name by name, by
| adoption of motions offered by admir-
ers of each candidate. Thomas H.
Crawford, of Union, acted as perma-
nent chairman. Alex Sweek, chairman
of the State Central Committee nrst
called the assembly to order
|
Named on the ticket were George
n. Chamberlain, for Governor; the
late II. q. HALEY, for Supreme Justices;
John M. Gearin, for United States Sem
ator defeated in the election by
/ Rourne): Paul Sroat of Marion, for
Secretary of State; J. d. Matlock, OF
Lane, for State Treasurer; r. A. Mill
er, of Portland, for Acknowledgement;
7. Scott Taylor, of Klamath, for state
Printer; Sam Veatch, of Lane, for La
Dor Commissioner.
For only three places on the ticket
did the convention give the primaries
choice of andidates-Represen
tive in Congress, First District, e. "
Galloway, of Yamhill, and P. A. Coch'
ran. of Marion Galloway being the
organization" candidate(; Second
District. Harvey Graham, of Baker
and w. r. Vaughn, of Portland; Su'
perintendent of Public instruction, E
E. Bragg, of Union, and w. A. Wann
of Linn. For offices that Democrats
had any chance of filling, namely
Governor, Supreme Justice, United
l. States Senator and State Printer, the
: Democratic convention was careful U
name only one candidate for nomina
ton.
The platform resolutions, in recon
Cling the convention with the dlrec
urinary law, declared as follows:
We Democrats of Oregon, in mas
e meeting assembled, at Portland, Or
this 7th day of March, 1906, declar
our adherence to the purposes an
principles of the direct primary law
and it is not the purpose Oh TINS meet
e ing, in any manner, to intetere VIII ,i
or intrench upon, the rights OF IN
people at the primary election, Q
naming their candidates for the var
5. ions offices to be voted for at the mex
General election, but to consult Wit
each. other and devise ways an
means. by which the true spirit an
Intention of the direct primary LAY
's NAV be carried out and recommend
declaration of principles.
After adoption of the resolution
the assembly turned to nomination.
The following account of this proceed
80 ing was printed in the Oregonian
of March 8, 1906:
s'W. M. Pierce of Umatilla, there
upon moved that the assembly 1nvi'
various men to become candidates IL
nomination. H. d. Wagnon oppose
- the motion, and T. 7. Struble, of Mul
nomah, proposed to lay it on the taoi
=, but struble's motion was lost. The d.
hate was then opened, ending in Il
success of Pierce's motion. After !
adoption, the debate reopened on
!, motion to reconsider, but the motl'
was lost
"Pierce was aided by General XII
feather and Wagnon by Isaac swe
1--WE are not attempting to nomina
a ticket" said Pierce.
"Rut ]. p. Wager of Multnoma
took the opposite view, saying;
".Have we any authority to make
ticket?'
"The people have shouted vol
"'But how many are we mere
or 1902
s.The Pierce motion carried whe
'eu ,non pierce offered a motion, VIII
carried. to invite Governor Chamb
lain to become a candidate for Gov
nor ON Alex Sweek's motion, I.
HALEY was invited to become a can
date for Supreme Judge and agar
Wagnon's voice: Is this nominatin
ticket?'
"J p. Burkhart, Of Multnomah,
:, growing restive under this sembls
- of ticket-making. and moved to
consider Pierce's original invita-
motion. John Manning. of Multnon
sided for reconsideration and b
Wilson. OF Union. against it. N A p
Of Multnomah. spoke against recon
'''~ Grafton; also Tod Rinehart, Of Ur
and C. L. Daggett, of Multnomah-
reconsideration element was aidet
7 O. Booth. OF Josephine, and L
- s,xett Of Multnomah. The Burk
motion 10 reconsider was then pt
vote and lost
aOtber men were then invited Z
come candidates as follows:
John NJ. Gearin. for United 5
Senator on motion OF William +
'o'-' &C. z. S. Wood for the same o
pas on motion Of T. T. struble, but
! - Wood declined
'n paul sroat, for Secretary Of
- On motion Of Senator Pierce.
&C. V. Galloway. for Congress.
district. on motion Of r. W. Nj
que. p. A. Cochran. on motion
par P. Burkhart
have j. ID. Matlock. for State Treas
llston On motion Of Alex Sweek-
n in Robert A Miller. for Alto
Z the General. on motion Of Senator P
sher- Harvey Graham. for Congress
ond District, on motion Of Sc
Pierce. ". 7. Vaughn. on mott
Pull II. D. Wsgnoa-
K T. Braeg. for suPerintend'