Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-01-11

Scott, Gates, the Oregonian, and the
others who had called the meeting
that it was a pity to miss the chance
He was told that Gates nor no one
else would be in the court room, we
would see to that by jamming the
stairway and halls SO they couldn't
get in, and all he had to do was to
be in the crowd and we would call on
him as an ex-Mayor and leading citi-
zen to preside, that all we would do
was to pass resolutions condemning
the Mayor and others for their course,
and indorsing the Anti-Coolies and let
1t go at that The humor of it struck
Sylvester, and he promised to be there
he was.
Certain of the members were sta
toned along the stairways with in
structions to elbow" Mayor Gates and
the others with him, mot hard enough
to hurt but hard enough to keep him
from getting into the court room.
This plan was carried out Gates and
those with him gathered in the County
Clerks office, and after a reasonable
time waiting after 2 o'clock, one of
the "Antis" took the rostrum, stated
that the Mayor had neglected TO show
up, and suggested that some business
man be called upon to preside. Some
one at once called for Pennoyer, the
cry was taken up unanimously, and
Pennoyer was escorted to the rostrum.
A set Of resolutions had been prepared
along the lines suggested condemning
the Mayor and indorsing the move
ment. These were read, passed un-
animously, and the meeting adjourned,
The humor Of the situation appealed
to the general public though Mr. Scott
did not seem to enjoy the joke,
or course, there were similar move
ments in many Of the others cities
Of the state, and this Portland busi-
ness gave Pennoyer a big boost in
each of them. As a result, he, in
1890, received the democratic NOM
nation for governor, and he received
the active support Of the great ma
iorty Of those in sympathy with the
Anti-Coolie movement in the election
following, and also four years later
when he was reelected.
| might add, as piece Of informa-
tion that few Oregonians are pos
sessed Of, that at that time there was
secret society formed, known as the
"K. s. S. which has had much to do
with the election Of Oregon's COVER
nOrs ever since. It Is non-p0itical
and as ! know, has thrown its .influ-
ence to the election of every governor
elected since, except one, and in his
case 1t took no action either way. This
may be only coincidence, but 1t is
at least a remarkable one.
In this connection, it might be we'll
to note the still further reactlng Of
the movement, and its sequences.
Pennoyer, soon after his Inauguration,
the legislature having created the Of.
flee, appointed George II. Chamber
lain, attorney general for the state,
an office which he held until 1899,
and from which he was promoted to
the governorship and from that office
to the United States Senate.
But to follow the chain Of events a
little further, Chamberlain. while Gov
ernor, railroad commission having
been provided for, appointed Oswald
West as one Of them. He filled the
position so ably and so satisfactorily
that, when the time came he was
invited to so higher, was nominated
by the democrats for the office of gov.
emor and elected by handsome ma
iority
This in itself seems quite sequence
enough in the line Of the governor
ship, but who can tell? when West
became governor and upon the death
of Secretary Of state Benson leaving
n vacancy in that office, he appointed
ocott secretary Of state. The writer
does not pretend to the gift Of pro-
phecy but who Is there dare say the
sequence is broken, or that the last
appoiutec shall not follow in the foot
steps Of those we have named? Each
cause has so far become genuine
effect, which in turn became again
n cause II Is u far cry from the
discovery Of gold In California to who
will be the next governor Of Oregon,
but Il can be traced back through ef-
feet and cause, for Pennover would
never have been governor II the gold