The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-10-29
CHAMBERLAIN NOT
PRIMARY FRIEND
c. E. S. Wood Reviews Sena.
tors Record. ...RecaIls Re.
fusal to Help Bryan.

With long memory. Colonel c. Il.
8. Wood has been telling the voters
In Portland the history Of George K.
Chamberlain regarding popular laws
| and Issues. Colonel Wood has been
| unsparing OF Chamberlains political
record and night after night he has
been declaring Chamberlain q double
pie on both sides Of every question
and who holds no opinion other than
that Of psrpetuating Chamberlain In
office.
In 1903, Wood and T. T. Geer were
candidates for the popular vote for
United States Senator. In that cam
paisn Wood says he wanted to make
an active fight. but that Chamberlain.
fearing Wood might jeopardize Cham.
berlain's chances for election 40 Gov.
srnor, insisted that Wood remain
quiet A. Geer received the popular
vote. Wood wrote the Democratic
members Of the Legislature asking
them to support 0eer for Senator.
When these Democrats asked Chan
berlain for advice he told them to
leave the Republicans fight Il cut
without Democratic help. This atti.
tude on the part Of Chamberlain. as
ssrts Colonel wosd. was In direct
conflict with the spirit and principle
Of the primary.
Again. says Colonel Wood. Cham.
bsrlain himself wrote TO A. d. Still
man. Of Umatiils, recommending that
the Democrats hold an assembly to
make nominations. Later whom the
Republicans hold an assembly they
we're assaiied by the Chamberlain
newspapers and charged With trying
10 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.
beriain now argues that Congress
should be OF the same political com.
plexion a. tho President.
When nominated for Senator ~ .
Democrat In 1908. Chamberlain posed
A. q non.partisan. declares Colonel
Wood. knowing that only with Repub-
lican votes he could be elected. Al
that time Roosevelt was immensely
popular In Oregon and Chamberlain
announced that he was n Roosevelt
Democrat. In December. 1908. Roose-
welt met Chamberlain In the East and
greeted him as Senatorto.be. When
Roosevelt boited 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
Chamberiain's election by u Republic
an Legislature.
In tho campaign OF 1908. continses
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 stigmatized
Chamberlain as selfish. as a man
whose sole desire 10 10 look after him.
self. lie calls attention 10 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 office-seeking 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 IL "a man OF pretense."