East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-01-08

very personal Interest at this time, "
declared Representative Allen Eaton
OF Eugene. candidate for speaker. i'm
an address delivered at the Central
library last night. He wants TO be
United States senator. and Is laying
plans accordingly. and this is one rea.
son why he is now backing Ben Sell
ling for the speakership.
"Mr. Piper. It is known, hesitated a
long time as to whether he should run
for United Safes senator at the last
election or let r. A. Booth run. Fin
ally he decided 20 let Mr.. Booth run.
No doubt he considered that Senator
Harry Lane will be easier to defeat
four years hence than Senator Cham
berlain would have been in the last
election"
Never before in the history OF the
state has a candidate for speaker ad-
opted the unique method OF getting a
hearing that was employed by Mr..
Eaton last night in holding a public
meeting He showed how the Ore
gonian has set itself up as a dictator
in Oregon politics. has refused to
give his side Of the contest. and is en-
deavoring to force the organization
OF the legislature so as to gain control
OF state affairs.
Withycombe Won Despite Handicap.
Mr.. Piper, through the Oregonian.
supported DR.. Withycombe for COVER
nor. and in spite OF that handicap
Withycombe was elected continued
Mr.. Eaton. This was very gratifying
to Mr. Piper. Then Mr.. Piper told DR..
Withycombe that he had only one
small request TO make Of him. and
that was that DR. Withycombe should
appoint w. +. Burke as his private
secretary.
"Dr. Withycombe refused. A second
time he was requested to make the ap-
pointment, and again he refused.
Then Mr. Piper threatened that II he
did not make the appointment he
could not have the support of the ore
gonian for his administration.
When DR.. Withycombe stood firm
in his refusal to turn his office over
TO the Oregonian he strengthened the
friendship Of his many friends in the
state as nothing else could have done"
Piper Organizing House.
Mr.. Eaton said that Piper had al
ready organized the senate, assuring
the election Of w. Lair Thompson of |
Lake county as president and when
he understood he was not to have
control OF the executive office he i'm
mediately began to organize the house
by forcing the election OF Mr.. Selling
as speaker. He said Piper put Burke
forward as campaign manager for
Selling.
THE people Of the state may not
be concerned in my opinion OF Mr..
Burke, but here is an opinion that
ihould be authoritative" said Mr..
eaton, who then read an editorial pub
ished in the oregonian, February l,
.Ss5. when Burke was a member of
he legislature, The editorial said:
"Of all the cheap sinking creatures
Who ever entered a legislative body
through false pretenses and base lies,
ole and Burke of Multnomah county
r nowhere are easily. chief. These
Features never had any consideration
efore-never will again. They eager
= embraced the only opportunity Of
heir lives to be nfamous-through s
Of those who elect. i
d them Cheap varlets, base co.'s a
ills, they cannot ever live in Multno- Il
lah county hereafter because nobody o
i'll trust them Multnomah county il
Ill not be betrayed again" t,
Nposes Oregonlan's Misrepresenta.
tlOns.
Mr. Eaton read portions of many h
ews articles and editorials from the
regonian to show the manner in a
hich the oregonian had misrepre- n
nted his side of the contest and re- +,
sed TO give him a fair hearing. 81
The contest has been from its in
ption an attempt OF the Oregonian fC
organize the house as il has done ss
e senate" he said. ut is a bull. ii
'zing proposition, a game Of bluff" "
He declared that c. NJ Hurlburt
40 was discredited before the cleo ol
m and repudiated by the republ, CO
n organizations in Multnomah and al
ackamas counties, in which Joint te
'trict he was a candidate for repre- -
NATIVE, would be seated in the
use of representatives IL he gives
support to Selling. and II not his
It will be contested.
Eaton Challenges Statement.
1t the close Of Eaton's address. f.
Amidon, secretary of the Multno-
h republican county committee.
Sc and told Eaton that he was mis-.
en- in his statement regarding
rlburt. Amidon said that he was
lember Of committee that inter.
we'd all the members of the Multi
nah delegation, and they favored
ing Hurlburt unless It was prov.
that he was criminal or not n
zen at the time of his election.
MIR, Hurlburt has been told by
nhers of the Multnomah delegation |
II he goes to Salem and votes for
Selling he will be seated. and II
a contest will be filed against
~ repeated Mr. Eaton. speaking
city to the shorthand reporter
'e for the Oregonian. Senator |.
Day has gone to Roscoe z. Hurst
get him to start contest, and
4 he has gone to Hurlburt and told
If he would vote for Selling the
test would be dropped. Is that
r?"
Amidon's Bluff Called.
midon repeated that all the men,
OF the delegation favor seating