OLD GUARD FACES DEFEAT IN OREGON ON POWER ISSUE

...Joseph died suddenly, and Phil Metschan, a hotel proprietor was chosen in secret session by the state central committee, which was dominated by the Old Guard Republicans...

...Metschan refused to adopt Joseph's Progressive platform, and as a result the Progressive Republicans broke away, held their own convention, and nominated Julius Meier who is carrying on his campaign on a platform similar to Joseph's...

...Democrats Gaining Meantime, Democratic candidates are known to be making substantial gains on the unpopularity of Hoover and his stand on the power and tariff issues...

...Shortly after his nomination, Mr...

...Hoover's opposition to Senator George W. Norris' proposal for the government operation of Muscle Shoals, for instance, is held as indicative that his interests are on the side of the big power utilities, and appearances indicate that for this reason, along with his acts in promoting and signing the tariff bill, that the Old Guard is in danger of severe repudiation in this state...

...The Democrats have named one of the strongest tickets in years that will probably unseat several Old Guard members of congress if it does not prove successful in the state offices...

...The break in the Republican ranks followed the primary victory of George Joseph, who was elected as the Repub' lican nominee for governor on a Progressive platform of government ownership and operation of electric utilities...

...Democrats Gain (Special to The Progressive) PORTLAND, Ore.—The power trust and the Hawley-Smoot tariff are the two big issues of the election campaign in this state, with all signs pointing toward the election of an independent candidate for the governorship over Republican and Democratic opponents and severe losses certain to the Old Guard Hooverites...

...Old Guard Alarmed The Old Guard Republicans, thoroughly alarmed, are calling upon the voters to be loyal mid "stand by the President.'' although under present circumstances the value of such an appeal is doubtful...

...Representative Willis Hawley, for instance, part author of the notorious Hawley-Smoot tariff bill which has done great harm to Oregon industry and agriculture, is facing a stiff fight at the hands of his opponents, and his reelection is doubtful...

...Hoover's power program, which entails the private development of the nation's resources, is not approved by many voters, even among .the regular Republicans...