East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-03
DEMOCRATS HOLD
RALLY At ATHENA
ABOUT $50 PEOPLE
LISTEN TO CANDIDATES
DIR. Smith Brands Gilllland Charges
as False-MalOncy, Saylor, Hill,
Tweedy and Hall All Make Ad-
dresses.
Especial Correspondence }

Especial Correspondence.)
Athena, Ore, Nov. 2.-About $50
people attended the democratic rally
held here last night in the opera
house, and some very eloquent
speeches were made by the candidates.
DR.. C. J. Smith. candidate for state
senator from this county, being the
principal speaker of the evening.
Chairman Will NJ. Peterson called
the meeting to order and after a few
remarks introduced James w. Ma
loney democratic candidate for coun-
ty Judge in opposition to the present
county judge, T. p. Gilliland. Mr..
Maloney is very well known in this
city, having. lived here for a number
of years. In attacking the present
administration, he said that under its
supervision the taxes had been in
creased from 2S1,S91.63 in 1906 to
s441,633.59 in 1909. He further said
that the present administration had
failed to publish the monthly re-
ports as is required by law. claiming
as their excuse that II was too costly.
d. b. DdylDT, tdHuIhdlt lpT NOuiAJ
commissioner. was then introduced by
Chairman Peterson and Mr.. Saylor
explained that he was the colleague
of Mr.. Maloney and that they would,
| II elected, cut down the taxes of this
county.
Thomas Tweedy, candidate for
county treasurer. was the next speak
er and in attacking County Treasurer
! George W. Bradley, said that Mr..
Bradley was claiming that he had
paid off the debt of the county and
Mr.. Tweedy explained to the audience
h ihtws) OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
how this was impossible for the treas
urer to do.
DR.. M. x. Hall candidate for joint
senator from Union. Umatilla and
Morrow counties, and who Is a resi-
dent of La Grande, having been may
OF Of that city for two terms, deliv-
cred a very convincing talk to his
I hearers. In answer to the charge OF
/ his opponent, G. A. Barrett of this
city. in regard to him not being a
citizen of the United States, DR. Hall
said that he took out his naturaliza-
| llOl pdptIS ltl sNciiS ubo anu Niiha
there was only slight technicality
in the papers that was being correct
| ed
Ben Hill. candidate for joint rep
] resentative from Umatilla and Nor
row counties, gave the audience a very
| fine talk in which he attacked his
opponent, T. ]. Mahoney. on the
grounds that Mr.. Mahoney was an
assemblyite and that he did not stand
! in accordance with the laws enacted
by the people of the state of Oregon.
He then went to the task OF explain
| ing a great many of the measures
that were to come before the people
in the ensuing election. Mr.. Hill did
this very gracefully and his explana-
| tions Were very plain.
The last and principal speaker of
the evening was the Hon. C. ].
Smith, candidate for state senator. DR..
Smith delivered splendid speech and
held the attention Of his audience un-
divided. In the forepart of his ad-
dress he defended the direct primary
and statement No. l and showed ad-
vantages of the initiative and refer
| tlluuil' ne Htlu up lIt ptoplt ] ulS
in Oregon as the most perfect form
Of state government. But the main
purpose of DR.. Smiths speech was in
defense of the charge made by Judge
Gilliland concerning DR.. Smiths
promise to raise the salary of Judge
Gilliland and his opposition to the
same in the legislature. DR.. Smith
did not exactly call the judge a liar
but said that the charge was false
and that he had fought the increase
in the salary of the county judge fol-
reason that the people did not want
it. DR. Smith was not eloquent but
his talk was straight to the point and
his earnestness and enthusiasm, and
in many places, his intenseness made
all who heard him say that it was
very we'll done.
The old, old story, told times with
out number, and repeated over and
over again for the last S6 years, bu
it is always a welcomest ory to thos'