Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-18
DYNAMITE EXPLODES
UNDER STEAM ROLLER
Organization Goes Up in the
Air When Eaton ExpIodes
Bomb Under It.
MEXICAN ROW NOT IN IT
Gallery Aplauds Eaton and Kisses Up
ton, and Latter Loses His Head
Entirely.
MEXICAN ROW NOT IN IT

No more dramatic thrilling and ex-
citing scene, series Of scenes rather,
was ever witnessed in the oregon leg
islature than last night when during
Representative Allen H. Eaton's calm
and singing denuncation of the ma
chine in control of the house, he was
interrupted with wild applause from
the crowded lobby and many members
of the house. 1t amounted to an ova-
tion. The steam roller leaders were
wild with anxiety.
Vernon A. Forbes, of Crook, an or
ganizatioA lieutenant, who was in the
chair and who had in vain tried to
shut off Eaton, the latter appealing
and being upheld by vote Of 80 to 21,
pounded and pounded with his gavel,
but the applause continued. His
threats to clear the lobby only stimu-
lated the applause,
Threatened Reporters.
Then ignoring all other applause
and having lost his temper and head
entirely, in secondary lull he shout
ed at Sergeant-at-Arms Singer as he
pointed to the newspaper table:
"If those fellows don't desist you
will eject them from the house"
The newspaper gentlemen - they
will pardon the use Of the word gen
tlemen--at once turned towards For
bes and applauded more vigorously
Singer, almost scared to death, los
himself in the lobby.
Order was finAuy restored and Eator
continued to hold the floor. Then HI
offered motion and demanded rol
call on 1t that the house go on RECORD
as condemning the actions Of Conrad
p. Olson and Jay Upton, both of Multi
nomah, and organization pillars, IL
manipulating his reform resolution in
JrOduCeu laSI SaJuTuay'
Upton ROundly Kissed.
Then followed verbal attacks oi
Eaton by Upton, Olson and speake
Macarthur, who Is also big cog II
the machine. For downright abus
and vituperaton Upton's speech will
be long remembered, He was almos
frantic with anger and had lost hi
head completely. When in addition +
other abuse he referred to Eaton as
"sonseless, puffed up toad" the lobb
and many house members hissed hin
Hiss all night If you want to,
shouted Upton, "and III talk al
night"
Laiourette of Multnomah, also Of tn
organization, Immediately followe
with an amendment to Baton's motion
that the motion be laid on the table in
: definitely. Temporary Speaker Forbe
quickly put the motion. The vive voc
vote sounded equally divided, bt
Forbes ruled that the ayes had 1t. TIL
Eaton adherents were willing to let
90 at that, as the row had attaine
huge proportions and tempers we're {
fever heat Neither side was victor
Gus on this hut the insurgents ha
whipped the machine on the previor
vote.
Steam Roller Wrecked.
The steam roller was almost wrecl
ed. The long-expected revolt again
tho organization had taken place. I'll
machine leaders were dazed-bewl
dered. The attack had come so su
denly that they were taken unaware
The once meek and lowly Eaton, wi
had always taken his medicine whit
they ran the steam roller over hi
had turned and trimmed them to
FRAGILE. The leaders today are st
swapping and snarling at each oth'
Here is an account Of the revolt
detail: