East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-19

Jay Bowerman and / are about ,
the same age" said Oswald West last
evening in addressing the largest
democratic rally held in Pendleton In
many years. I'VE entered public life
at about the same time and now as
candidates for the same office. I am
running upon my past record and he
In running away from his"
In defense of the criticism that he
was q friend Of Senator Chamberlain,
ne admitted the truth Of the allega-
ton and declared that he was proud
of that friendship. Jay Bowerman
in his earnest desire to be made gov
ernor of oregon can repudiate his
friends of the assembly II he desires
but I will go down to defeat true to
my friends before I will seek victory
as traitor to those friends"
"Rankest Kind of Rot"
In speaking on this subject, West
said: THE talk Of a Bourne-Cham-
berlain- West combine is the rankest
kind OF rot. ] haven't seen Senator
Bourne but once In over two years
and that was when I met with the
Oregon delegation in Secretary Bal
linger's office in Washington, about
the first OF the year, to go over the
SiletZ matter.
Senator Bourne has never asked
me for favor in his life. nor have
I ever asked him for one. have
received no word from him by letter
or otherwise. directly Or indirectly,
regarding this campaign. None OF
his friends or supporters have come
to me with offers OF support and for
exaction OF promises In event OF cleo
ton. All know about his support
Is what have seen in the newspapers.
II he and his friends are going to
support me I assure them appreci-
ate II Just the same as I appreciate
the support OF other republicans who
are with me in this fight. II am
elected, Senator Bourne and every
other republican will be given a
souare deal-no more and no less.
That is all they have a right to expect
and believe all they expect.
Proud OF Chamberlain's Friendship.
"As to Senator Chamberlain and
myself | am pleased to say there Is
a close friendship between us,
friendship of which I am proud. I
was IL IrltHu WHeh hc "oS T" NahN'
date and put forth every effort to
elect him. And because / was his
friend and because he has rich red
blood in his veins and believes In
standing by his friends, he is sup
porting me today. 1t is not because
he expects anything in return but
because he Is the kind of a man that
stands by his friends.
SHOULD the editor OF the Oregonian
and the editors of all the assembly
papers in oregon, call on me and
pledge me their support providing I
would renounce George E. Chamber
lain: should every delegate who at
tended the assembly come to me with
offers OF support providing would
repudiate George e. Chamberlain; (;
should my distinguished opponent,
Mr. Bowerman, come to me with a
silver platter and promise to with
draw and give me clear field, II
I would cut loose from George E.
Chamberlain, I would say to them,
Gentlemen, I will see you all in hell
first That's what think of the
friendship of George T.. Chamberlain
and I would a thousand times rather
&c to defeat with his friendship than
to victory without it,
Records and Platforms COntrasted.
Probably one of the most telling
points made last evening by ''The
Man Who Delivers the Goods" was
his contrast of his public record and