East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-27
COUNTY
SOLID FOR WEST
VOTERS OF BOTH PARTIES
ENDORSE HIS CANDIDACY
Bowerman Got But II Votes in Ash
land at Primaries-West Hands
Out Some Facts on Railroads to
Western Oregon People.

Medford, Ore, Oct. 27.-Jackson
county is for Oswald West for COVER
nor. At Medford and Ashland and
jacksonville they all say so. Oldtimers
who have been in line always
and who are in line now and who say
they are going to vote straight, new
ertteless shake their heads unanl-
mously and predict Vests victory in
Jackson county. And some of them
go still further. "Now for goodness
sake don't quote me- they say, when
they get you some place out to one
side "but Bowerman hasn't got
show in Jackson county. He got only
IL votes in Ashland at the primary
and he won't get many more than that
on November 8. He is a dead one
in that town and the rest of the coun-
! ty is for West. Jackson county's nor
NAL republican majority is amout 800
votes and that is all in Ashland, so
what the deuce are we going to do
when Bowerman only draws IL votes
out of that majority?'
| That is not very optimistic oracle
for a Bowerman viewpoint and 1t is
not a single handed oracle. 1t is
| shown by men who stood out in the
spotlight with Bowerman when he
visited Jackson county and who went
down to support him at Jacksonville
when he made his address to his au-
dience of 23, including five women
and children, and these same men are
gloomy, not only as to jackson coun-
ty, but as to the state results as we'll
All the Oregonian reports of the Bow
erman tour were as far from the trutt
as that of his enthusiastic and tri'
umphant stump through Jackson
county. -
Deals With Railroad Rates.
West dealt with railroad rates from
southern Oregon points on th'
Southern Pacific in his address II
jackson county and in Grants Pass
William D. Fenton. attorney for thu
Southern Pacific, in dedicating th'
new Medford depot had contende'
the rates forced on the company b.
the railroad commission were ruin
Gus and that the Oregon G. Californi;
line was operated at loss. Yves
showed why this was so. All the bet
terment of the lines had been charg
ed against the operating expenses o
the line, West said, when it shoul
have been charged against the cap
ital account and this was done for tn
purpose of showing a loss in opera
ton.
shippers Saved Much Money.
The railroad commission had ol
dered its rates reduced after careft
investigation. The Hartman line
were contending that this reductio
would cost them 100000 annual
This money was thus saved to tn
shippers of the state and good
portion to southern Oregon. Tf
greatest reductions had been mac
b for southern Oregon points, we
= contended, because the rates thel
y were unreasonable. The lower w
lamette valley had water competitic
and other natural advantages whit
enabled shippers to force rate a
J iustment. If the earnings Of Il
D Southern Pacific were not as great
those Of the o. R. & n. it was becau
the Southern Pacific was made
switching line for other Hartman lin
and deprived of the long haul whi
went to the o. r. & n. This was d
to the Hartman merger and the Gle
ing of the Sacramento gateway.
West cautioned the shippers
southern Oregon to save their shi
ping receipts pending the settleme
\ of the present rate dispute betwe
the Southern Pacific and the railro
commission. If the commission W
in the courts, and West contended
would, then the railroad would
compelled to refund the differen'
between the old rate and the new.
In concluding his address, w
called attention to his record as st
land agent and as railroad comm
sioner and contended that he v
running on his record, while Bow
man was running away from his.
y went into the question Of the asse
bly, and showed that the movem
had as It's object the overturning
the Oregon system Of popular g
- ernment. The friends of popular g
ernment are in duty bound to v
against Bowerman, the enemy of
primary law, direct election of SCI
tors, initiative and referendum
recall, he argued.