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Mass Meeting Chooses Candidates and Platform for Umatilla
Democratic voters of Umatilla county met in Pendleton to select candidates for state and county offices under a new primary friendly process. The assembled list includes Dr J Smith state senator, Walter Pierce joint senator, Blakely and Scott reps, and county officers I D Taylor sheriff etc. The platform calls for separate appropriation bills, state banking law, public accounting, directing inheritance tax to schools, fair taxation, campaign finance disclosure, reapportionment, road improvement, canal ownership, and a pledge for candidate support of the people’s choice United States senator and women’s suffrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will M. Peterson
David Taylor
North
South Athena
Pendleton
Peterson
J. ©. Smith
Walter M. Pierce
William Blakely
Joseph N. Scott
I. D. Taylor
W. D. Chamberlain
John F. Hill
W.R. Campbell
T. M. Henderson
T. J. Botefelt
James Nelson
A. D. Stillman
Umatilla County
Oregon
George EB. Chamberlain
John BH. Gearin
United States
bin Atand
Columbia River
Congress
Umatilla
Portland
Niiles
Oregon City
Celilo
Inland Empire
George E. Chamberlain
Lehall