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344 W. C. WOODWARD were signed after the manner of the general call for the state by the county central committees of both parties and then by a number of representative Republicans and Democrats. The representation between the two parties at the Union state convention seemed to be pretty evenly distributed, but the Democrats figured rather more prominently in the choice of officials and in the various proceedings than the Republicans. 1 The ticket was nominated as follows : for Congressman, JohnR. McBride of Yamhill, a Republican ; governor, Addison C. Gibbs of Multnomah, Democrat ; secretary, Samuel E. May of Jackson, Republican; printer, Harvey Gordon of Marion, Democrat; and connected with the Statesman ; treasurer, E. N. Cooke of Marion, Republican. The platform adopted consisted of a short series of ringing resolutions in support of a vigorous prosecu- tion of the war and opposing any peace other than the honor- able one sure to come "when rebels and their sympathizers submit to the constitutionally elected authorities of the Re- public." As was to be expected, the nominations made by the conven- tion were not wholly satisfactory. It was charged that Mc- Bride, a Republican, was nominated by Democratic votes and that Gibbs, Democrat, was placed on the ticket by Republicans in direct opposition to the wish of three-fourths of the Demo- crats. 2 Jesse, Applegate, ultra-loyal, but irreconcilable as usual, wrote to a friend "In obedience to a 'higher law' than that of conventions, I shall certainly strike the name of Mr. Gibbs from my ticket."^ The securing of the office of state printer by the Statesman was indicative of the fact that the Democratic side of the partnership was able to enforce its wishes in the division of the offices.^ The Oregonian stated that it was sorry 1 Proceedings, in Oregonian, April 19. 2 Private letter: Jesse Applegate to M. P. Deady, April 13, 1862. "McBride is the representative of the Baker or rather office holders' interests in the Re- publican party. He is an amiable man of fair character, but his talents, acquire- ments and force of character are not equal to the position. . . But to him the objections are neither loud nor deep. . . and the vote that will be given to him will fairly represent the strength of the fusion. Not so with the candidate for governor", etc. 3 Private letter: Jesse Applegate to M. P. Deady, April 13, 1862. 4 In private conversation, Judge Williams said the Democrats got the best offices. He attributed the generosity of the Republicans to the fact that they wished to tempt the Democrats to stay in the Union organization and thus prevent the re-organization of the Oregon Democracy.