The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-09-21
Anti-Assembly Men
To Unite On DimiCk
Judga Lowell Urges Concentration
AS Sure Way to Beat
Bowerman.

Judge Stephen A. Lowell of Pen
dleton, one of the brainiest men In
Oregon, and stalwart RepuDH-
can who would honor the state and
party in any office. was strongly
urged to come out for governor, but
refused to be swerved from his orig
tnal intention of making the race
for the United States senate two
years from now.
In an interview in the East Ore
gonian the Judge said he DelleVeu
the hope of the anti-assembly forces
rests in their ability to concentrate
their efforts upon Judge Grant b
Dimick of Oregon City. Judge Lo
well says he fond the anti-assem
bly, sentiment fully as strong in Port
land as it is i'm the other parts of
the state and he declared with one
candidate against Bowerman, the lat
ter's defeat could be easily be en-
compassed.
While i'll Portland the Judge grant
ed the following interview concern
ing the present political situation
to the Portland Journal:
"It is not alone question OF as
sembly and anti-assembly, 1t is a
question OF progression against retro
gression. 1t Is question of wheh
| er the new order of things shall
continue or the state shall go back to
the old. l believe that the people OF
Oregon want to remain i'm the new
era"
en- my belief the anti-assembly
forces should concentrate on Grant
B.. Dimick for governor and put him
in nomination." continued Judge Lo
we'll. "In my belief it is necessary
for the retention of the new order
of things political in Oregon to beat
Jay Bowerman for the Republican
nomination for governor. 1t is not
a question of men. 1t is a question
of principle. Jay Bowerman is a
personal friend of mine. | admire
the man, but II he were to be put
in the governors chair he would
have machine built before the enc
OF his term that would put the old
machine clear in the shade.
Bowerman Machine Man.
= "Bowerman was raised In Marion
county. He plays the game as he
was taught to play 1t in Marion
county in the old days. He is q
machine man, and to elect hin
would be to fastea the assembly o.
the state for a generation to come
1t Is necessary to beat him, there
fore, in my opinion; and the only
way to do 1t is to concentrate on
Dimick.
The spirit of insurgency is in the
air." continued Judge Lowell. "Wha
has been shown us in, California, in
Nevada, Kansas and the other states
that have pointed the way during
the past weeks, is in the air in Ore
gon. This is an insurgent state
People here want the new order oil
things. They want to escape from
the old. And 1t is we'll for them
to do so.
Therefore, say that the issue
here goes beyond the question ol
assembly or anti-assemby. 1t is q
question of the insurgelt against
the regular. the new against the old
The assembly is trying to take us
back to the old system. Those op
posed to 1t are fighting that effort.
"0ut over the state the sentiment
is strongly against the assembly
! and ! have been in close touch
with different sections. The people
of the state generally do not wan,
to retrogade. They want to ad
vance.
Concentration Only Hope.
But the Bowerman strength Il
a certain and definite strength. Il
Is lined up and win stay that wa,
until the votes have been cast. Tt
defeat this strength it will be nee
essary to concentrate. A split yots
means the nomination OF Bowerman