Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-10-04
BALKS AT JONATHAN
STATEMENT NO.. 1 EDITOR NOT
FRIENDLY TO BOURNE.
Says Oregon's Senior Senator Wants
Anything Else Than United
Republican Party.
(E. II. Flagg in oregonian. }

l am a believer in the direct pri-
mary and Statement No. 1. I think
those who read my little country pa
per have no doubt as to this. But !
have never been personal follower
Of, or voted for, either George Cham
berlain or Jonathan Bourne. have
read carefully Mr.. Bourne's ukase in
Friday evenings Journal, and to one
who has been to certain extent be-
hind the scenes it is merely renewal
of the effort to perpetuate strife in
Republican ranks in order to make
more effective the combination be-
tween our United States Senators.
Mr.. Bourne's advice to Republicans
to vote against the nominees of the
direct primary who favored the as
sembly plan is, of course, aimed par
ticularly against Jay Bowerman, and
vet it is a fact that the personal fol-
lowers of Jonathan Bourne, including
Postmaster Merrick, favored the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Bowerman believing it
would result in the election of Cham
berlain's personal friend Oswald
West) and by their course in encour-
aging the candidacy of e. Hofer, de-
feated Dimick and nominated Bower
man.
Upon the invitation of Mr.. Hofer
attended, during the primary cam
paign a meeting held in Mr. Mer-
ricks private Office in the postofiice
building, at which were present Mr.
U'Ren, Mr.. Hofer, Mr.. Orton, Mr.. Mer-
rick, Mr. Abbott, the business part
ner of Mr.. Duniway, and one or two
others. | objected to Mr.. Hofer, as did
Mr.. Abbott, and urged that the oppo-
nents of the assembly concentrate
their votes upon Mr.. Dimick, which. as
the result shows, would have secured
his nomination. But Mr.. Merrick
would not consent, and I have 1t from
personal friends of Mr.. Chamberlain
who were not present at this confer
ence that the game was to nominate
and defeat Bowerman, so that the po'
litical game of battledore and shuttle
cock might be continued.
Mr.. Bourne does not wish the ques
tions at issue settled. He recognizes
fully that a united Republican part!
will never re-nominate him, and tina
his only chance for success lies in
combination of Chamberlain ant
Bourne beneficiaries, aided by larg'
number of conscientious Republican,
who stand for Statement No. l and thu
direct primary law, and to whom Mr.
Bourne is only an incident. He is th'
lotsam of a great political revolution
and as long as he can ride its wave
he has no desire for calm
Had Mr. Bowerman appealed direct
ly to the people at the primaries ther'
is no doubt he would have received
more votes by very many than he did
There was no objection to him per
sonally He is a young man who ma
earned by hard work and good servic
all the honors that have been bestowed
upon him, and he is the nominee o
the Republican primary, as fully enti
tied to receive the loyal support o
every participant in the primary elec
ton as is Mr.. Kay, Mr.. Crawford o
any other anti-assembly nominee. 1t !
time to get together and disregard tn
advice of those who are attempting t
prostitute a great principle for thei
own personal political advantage
While we are smashing machines. let
take a crack at the Bourne-Chamber
lain personal machine.
e. II. FLAGG.