The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-10-15
CHAMBERLAIN NOT
PRIMARY FRIEND
C. G. S. Wood Reviews Sena-
tors Record. Recalls Re-
fusaI to Help Bryan.

With a long memory, Colonel c. l.
8. Wood has been telling the voters
in Portland the history Of George L
Chamberlain regarding popular laws
and issues. Colonel Wood has beer
unsparing OF Chamberlain's political
record and night after night he has
been declaring Chamberlain double
dealer. who wants to agree with peo
pie on both sides OF every question
and who holds no opinion other than
that of perpetuating Chamberlain In
office.
In 1903, Wood and T. T. Geer were
candidates for the popular vote foI
United States Senator In that cam
paign Wood says he wanted to make
an active fight, but that Chamberlain
fearing Wood might jeopardize Cham
berlain's chances for election as Gov
ernor, insisted that Wood remain
quiet, As Geer received the popular
vote, Wood wrote the Democratic
members of the Legislature asking
them to support Geer for Senator
When these Democrats asked Cham
berlain for advice he told them to
leave the Republicans fight II out
without Democratic help. This attl
tude on the part OF Chamberlain. as.
serts Colonel Wood. was in direct
conflict with the spirit and principle
of the primary.
Again, says Colonel Wood, Cham.
berlain himself wrote to A. d. Still.
man, OF Umatilla, recommending that
the Democrats hold an assembly to
make nominations. Later when the
Republicans held an assembly they
we're assailed by the Chamberlain
newspapers and charged with trying
to undermine the direct primary and
return to machine methods.
In his campaigns for Governor,
Chamberlain, says Wood, argued that
the Legislature and Governor should
be of opposite political parties. Cham.
berlain now argues that Congress
should be of the same political com.
plexion as the President.
When nominated for Senator as a
Democrat In 1908, Chamberlain posed
as non.partisan, declares Colonel
Wood, knowing that only with Repub.
lican votes he could be elected. At
that time Roosevelt was immensely
popular in Oregon and Chamberlain
announced that he was a Roosevelt
Democrat. In December, 1908, Roose-
welt met Chamberlain in the East and
greeted him as Senatorto-be. When
Roosevelt bolted the Republican ticket
and much of his popularity waned,
Chamberlain attacked Roosevelt, al
though the latter, when President, had
gone as far as he could to bring about
Chamberlain election by a Republic.
an Legislature.
In the campaign OF 1908, continues
Colonel Wood, Chamberlain refused to
attend the Bryan rally in Portland
and again absented himself from
Portland when Judge Alton B. Parker
came to speak for Bryan. Chamber.
lain was afraid that his plea of non.
partisanship would not hold good II he
was present at these Democratic raj.
lies for Bryan.
Colonel Wood has stlgmatized
Chamberlain as selfish, as a man
whose sole desire is to look after him
self He calls attention to the Cham.
berlain cards displayed In this cam.
paign whereon there is no hint of any
party designation.
Somewhat similar talks are being
made by T. T. Geer, Ex-Governor. who
is also reviewing the political changes
which Chamberlain has assumed in
his offieeseeking career. Colonel
Wood is interested in defeating Cham
berlain because Wood does not con.
slider Chamberlain a Democrat. Geer
says Chamberlain is not Republican,
but Is "a man of pretense."