East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-09-26
CAMPAIGN FOR GOV.
WILSON BEGINS
IN EARNEST

Democratic Publicity Bureau.)
Portland, Or, Sept. 26,--The cam
paign 10 carry oregon for Wilson and
Marshall has commenced in earnest.
The democratic state central COM
mutee and the Mulmomah county
committee have opened joint head
quarters on the sixth floor of the
SHETLAND Building Fifth and Wash
ington streets and are keeping open
house to all comers and the comers
are becoming numerous. state Chair
man h. +. Haney and County Chair
man VI b. Van Duzer are in charge of
the headquarters with Fred ], Phe-
Ian, assistant secretary of the joint
committees. Mr., Phelan devotes his
entire time to looking after the de-
tails of running a political headquar-
ters
In marked contract with the apathy
that prevails around the other state
headquarters is the activity at the
democratic seat. Prominent demo-
Gratis from all parts of the state are
constnaly dropping in with the news
that Wilson and Marshall will run
mighty strong in their particular sec
tons. Reports of straw votes reach
ing headquarters every day show Will
son a two-to-one runner and these,
with the general enthusiasm among
democrats Of all sections pouring
daily into headquarters have run
democratic confidence up TO high
pitch
Il confidently expect to see Gov
ernor Wilson elected president by the
largest electoral vote ever cast for
any candidate since the civil war;"
said Chairman Haney today. while
il has been a long time since oregon
sent an electoral delegation to Wash
ington, l have every assurance that
she will do so after this election.
am neither a prophet, nor the son of
a prophet, but if we do not win this
year, l am prepared to say that all
signs fail"
Wilson-Marshall clubs are all the
go in the preliminaries of the demo-
cratic campaign. No difficulty is en-
countered in organizing these clubs
with large and lively membership
rolls and up to this time about rs
state An indication of the club en-
thusiasm is given in the organization
here last week of a Wilson league,
with E. F. Cannon. of Portland, a
prominent and lifelong republican, as
president. Another leading light of
this organization is President w. 7.
Foster of Reed College. The MEM
bership of the league is made up of
Independents and republicans-men
who are tired of the standpat prop
aganda and fail to see anything
in the Bull Moose. The Wilson league
has opened headquarters in the Per-
kins Hotel.
And speaking of the Bull Moose
the arrival, presence and passing in
and from Portland of the vociferous
Roosevelt was one of the most frigid-
ly frosty functions that has happen
ed in our midst since the silver thaw
of last February The colonel was
paraded around among the sparse and
scattered throngs like prize bull al
an agricultural fair, but though Ole
Sol favored DR.. Henry Waldo Coe
(Bull Moose Major Domo) with q
sunny day, politically speaking, the
atmosphere was very, very chilly
Added to this the colonels peremp-
tory refusal to speak to two or thret
crowds that had been gathered to-
gether for his sake; snubbing the
Loyal order of Moose and raising
such a fury of fuss and feathers witt
the management of the hotel tina
furnished him with free bed anC
board over the loss of a book tina
had been hooked by some souvenir
hunter, the affair, on the whole, wa!
a most discouraging and unhapp!
stunt The little Bull Mooses haC
threatened that the Big One woulC
take Portland by storm. He did; bu
it was a snow storm.
And by the way-Dr. Henry Waldo
COe who claims to be a Bull Moos
of the first magnitude and so pro
gressiye that he finds it hard to stanC
still. was not always thus. He useC
to know how to stand pat. Indeed
at the holding in this city of the lat
and lamented state assembly, DR.. Coz
was a most useful and active man
running hither and yon among tn
slate makers and delegates like al
undertaken at first class funeral
Verify saul of Tarsus has nothing oil
the doctor when II comes to seeini
the light. sass
DR.. Lane, the democratic candidat
for United States senator, is meeting
with splendid receptions up the val
ley DR.. Lane is an earnest, enter
tanning talker, with a message TO
the people and he is making his point
AS mayor of Portland two terms h
did things and he has entered thi
fight with public confidence benin,
him.
During October several speakers o
nationwide reputation will visit Ore
gon. The state committee has bee
so advised and their speaking date
will be announced within a shor
time. The stumping campaign vii
open in earnest Immediately afte
the first OF the month.
STANDARD OIL WINS