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Show GOVERNOn REMOVES ATTORNEY Chief Executive of Oregon and DUtrlet Attorney of Multnomah County Clash Over Conduct of Official. Portland. - - Proceeding under a too Hon of the code providing that whenever when-ever un application ahull I made for clemency for any person convicted of rrinie, It shall be t!i duty of the din-trlct din-trlct attorney, when called upon by the governor, to furnish a complete statement of the facts In connection with tho conviction of tntch person, and that If ho wilfully iipkIoi t to do Bi, tho Koiernor may remove him and appoint iinothcr attorney to (ill the vacancy va-cancy until tlio next general election, tiovrrnor Went on Tuesday Indued a proclamation removing lllstrlct Attorney Attor-ney Cameron of .Multnomah county from office. Simultaneously the governor appointed ap-pointed Walter II. Kvnns, Republican candidate for district attorney, to fill the office. Mr Cameron defies the governor and kivs he will not quit hl office without a fight. |