The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-11-18
JURY REPORT ON
ELECTION PROBE

the Grand Jury investigating the
charges brought by J. o. Hannum
as a result Of the recent election,
was presented late on Wednesday af-
ternoon to Judge Fred W. Wilson,
and publication in The News was
ordered:
I'VE, the Grand Jury, called for
the November Term, 1920, of this
Court, have considered all matters
coming before us and desire to re-
port that in accordance with the
charge of the Court pursuant to
complaints made to us by reputable
citizens OF this county, we have at
great length Investigated with ex
treme care charges of Irregularities
and corrupt practices concerning the
late election with particular refer
ence to the contest for county
judge As the Investigation prog
ressed, we, from time to time, sum
m0ned before us or invited to at
tend voluntarily, each and every per
son who we had reasonable grounds
to suppose might throw light on the
matter under investigation Having
examined those subpoenaed and hay
ing listened to the voluntary state
ments Of those invited to attend
and, in our opinion, having sifted the
matter as far as it is humanity pos
sible to do, we have arrived at de-
finite conclusions and to our salts
faction established certain facts
This being done, we feel it our duty
to report thereon as follows:
"We find that the following post
card was generally distributed to
the voters of Hood River County,
mails on Sunday and Monday pre-
ceding the general election on the
following Tuesday held in this coun-
ty:
"'To the Voters of Hood River
County.
Are You Going to permit the
Big Corporations to Run This Coun- |
why is it that the local agent
of the Oregon Washington Railroad |
e Navigation Co, and the manager
of the Mount Hood Railroad Co. are
active boosteB of the Hannum cam |
paign for County Judge?
Why is it that all the bills for
advertising printing and other ex-
Ipenses connected with the aforesaid |
campaign are being paid by Charley |
Early, Of the Oregon Lumber Com
pany?
"'Why is 1t that for the past two
weeks it has been common talk in
the Dee district that the farmers
were solidly for Hasbrouck but that
the employees Of the Oregon Lum-
Der Company were slated to cast
their votes for Hannum?
What object has Early and the
other big corporate interests in at
tempting to elect the Judge of this
county?
Don't take any chance, but cast
your vote for II. l.. Hasbrouck and
an efficient clean, moral, untainted
administration.
County Republican Central Com
mittee.'
"We find that some of the state
ments contained In said card are
false and not based on any inform
alton which a reasonable man
should accept in so serious a matter
as true and refer particularly to
the second paragraph Of this card
reading as follows:
Why is is that all the bills for
advertising, printing and other ex-
penses connected with the aforesaid
campaign are being paid by Charley1
Early, of the Oregon Lumber Com
pany?
We further find and so report that
the general tenor Of this card by
reason OF the poorly concealed in
nuendoes and inferences, which a {
reasonable man would draw from the {
reading thereof, are unfair and re- {
prehensible in the extreme and this
is particularly true in view Of the
fact that it further appears that this J
literature was published to the vot [
ers at an extremely late date before
the election and with the intent and
purpose of a surprise attack We
do not feel 1T out of order to state
further that IL also appears that q
such practices have to some extent t
prevailed in the past c
"We further find that one C. N. K
Ravlin is the author and prime mo-
Yer in this reprehensble undertak- t
ing, and that Roy d. Smith and r c
G.. Glanyille, by counsel. advice and I
approval aided and abetted this un- C
dcrtakiug We further find that no e
attempt was made nor thought given ]
TO the service of these charges being /
made upon the opposing candidate /
and throughout the entire incident
a spirit of inference was evidenced A
we further find that said card
was printed by T. r. Bradley. and t
that it fails to bear on its face the
name and address of the printer Il
thereof
Based upon the foregoing find
ngs, which We have made, we de
sire to make certain statements and q
I'm very positive u
erms and i'm this connection desire "
10 say that We thoroughly realize W
The responsibility placed upon us %
rs the highest inquisitorial body of ~
his County and that we feel that
n such matters affecting puhhl /
'eace we are charged with addition
u and imperative duty of service
o the interest and future welfare of
he County I'm corrective way.
we feel that q continuation of
uch practices as have been brought /
% light by this investigation would
end Go complete notification OF
DE statutory provisions of the Cor
upt Practice Act We have I'm mind
he conditions which prevailed prior
% the passage of that legislation
nd OF the abuse OF the franchise nj
hich the Corrupt Practice Act was |
lined lt would indeed. be a de- Il
lor3ble situation if after what has |
cen achieved i'm a progressive way |
'Ward the purification of the hal