The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-10-04
POLITICS warm
Up IN PORTLAND
Republican Headquarters
Opened; Convention Re.
action Good

PORTLAND. Oct. l.-(SpcciaD
Politics arc warming up In tho metro.
polls since the Republican conven-
ton started things off with n bang
Tuesday. Republican headquarters
have been opened up In the Imperial
hotel and visitors from all over tho
state arc already coming In 10 dis.
cuss Tho campaign and find out
what they can do 10 help put over
the Republican nominees.
The reaction TO the convention
has been good. according to tho ac-
counts coming into Headquarters.
Republicans everywhere are enthus.
iastic over the meeting. they say.
and nobody seems disappointed but
'he Democrats. who had hoped and
expected that something might de.
ve'op which would cause the dele.
gates to get into q row. They also
hoped that the convention would
adopt a platform which would con.
tain something about which they
might have a legitimate cause 10
"ho'ler." but the platform so far
has been unassailed. The Inability
OF the opposition 10 find ANYTHING
to complain about Is well illus,ra-
ted by an editorial In a Portland
independent" paper which referred
TO the convention as n blue blood.
cd affair for the silk stocking
crowd" The facts arc that fully
third OF the delegates were farm.
ors and they were the most con.
spicuous par, OF the program In
connection with the Impromp,u rc.
marks and were enthusiastic for
the platform especially the tax
planks.
This Is something like IT," said
Roy Smith. farmer from the Hood |
River country. who announced To !
the meeting tina, he had borrow
ed the cash from his wite's milk
money to enable him TO be present"
This tax program offers something
definite and something constructive.
j have heard the Democratic candi-
date speak couple OF times. Tie
paints q terrible picture OF the
farmers condition. a lot Of which Is
true and lot Of which Is exasgera-
tion. But while he weeps a good
deal in an effort to get the SYM
pathy OF his audience. he offe
nothing definite in the way OF re.
lief. When hc spoke at Hoo Iiyer
few weeks ago. he failed TO get
away with his bunk. for. Senator
Vinton was there from McAIinnvilie
and no made Brother Pierce 'ook
Ike 80 cents. He certainly showed
him up right. He Jus, chswei him
up like COW chews fodder ani he
was so sincere about II In co..rast
TO Pierce's evident demas1sy. that
he had the crowd. II We could
stage debate In every county between
Pierce and some Republican who
knows him and the facts. there
would be nothing 10 IT,"
Coming from farmer as this did
II made good impression. Rem irks
by delegates and others after the
adjournment indicated that the
platform was pretty generally satis-
factory. There was some disposi.
tion 10 fear that the convention
might 20 on the rocks on the bill
to abolish private schools. but ar
dent advocates OF the school bill
agreed with those who oppose II
that the delegates had no right 10
the party to the bill one
way or another. that II Is not In
any sense party issue. but a mat
ter that will be decided by a direct
vote OF the people regardless OF
whatever may be the position OF the
various Republican candidates. A
lot OF prominent Republicans who
nre for the school bill. as we'll as
those who are against It, are earnest
supporters OF Mr.. Olcott and they
refuse to drag the school bill into
the campaign.