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office of supreme Judge, though it 18 consequence of an earthquake, for
expected that Judge Hnlley may also .whllo tiro caused tho greater part of
run ahead considerably. As to tho the loss, It occurred as a direct con
other offices tho Republican candl- sequence of tho earthquake shock. It
dates have a walkover, and those for .Is a catastrophe that staggers tho lm
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THE PRIMAUY LAW.
It Is yet problematical whether tho
primary nomination law will stand
tho test of public approval. Judging
by tho light voto cast, as compared
with tho actual number of voters In
tho state, It would seem that tho peo
ple as a wholo do not caro as much
about It as some, of Its advocates
hnvo represented they did. It has
undoubtedly eliminated somo of tho
methods In voguo hcrctoforo In tho
nomination system, nnd hfiB put
bosses out of business or rendered
It difficult for them, but tliero nro
serious objections to tho now law
nevertheless. Ono Is that It makes
It very expensive for mqn to obtain
a nomination, and n poor man ought
to havo as good a chanco to obtain
nn olllco as a rich man. It Is also
oxpcnslvo to tho taxpayers.
Ah to tho popular nomination ol
United States ' senator, whoso selec
tion the Irglnlaturo Is supposed mere
ly to ratify, tho result Is what Tho
Now Ago predicted, a cholco by a
Hiimll plurality and a small fraction
of tho Republican voto of tho state,
which cannot bo properly termed
really a people's choice, at lcnst not
In a very largo and Imprcsslvo Henso.
Whllo Mr. Cako linn apparently re
ceived a small plurality and tho nom
ination, Mr. Iloiirno In fact carried n
far larger area and diversity of In
terests of tho stato aB a wholo than
Mr. Cake. Tho latter carried this
largo city, and thoroforo may havo
won tho nomlnntlon, but Mr. Iloiirno
carried most of tho other counties of
tho stnto, and about half tho delega
tion from oven this county aro Bald
to bo favorablo to him. Should not
tho ropresontntlvcB from thoso other
counties voto for tho cholco of tholr
local constituents rather than for a
man whom tlioy rejected nt the pollB?
Wo aro not making any specific ar
gument, nor moaning to flay that un
der tho law this should bo dono, Ht III
less Intimating that wo prefer Mr.
Iloiirno to Mr. Cake, only putting tho
caso abstractly and using tho result
he (o theuo two men as nn Illustra
tion. Of courso, If tho law Is carried
out nnd Mr. Cako beats Mr. Clenrln
In Juno, It will bo tho duty of niem
bora of tho leglslaturrt who signed
"Statement N'o. 1" to elect Mr. Cako
senator, but Ih tho law In such n cnHO
working satisfactorily, and Bhould
candidates for tho legislature so
pledge tliomsolveH? Kxccpt legally
nnd technically, did "tho people"
really Instruct them or mako n
cholco? If u candidate for United
States Honator receives say 15,000 out
of 7f,000 Rcpubllcnn votes In tho
Htnto, a plurality of say 100 votoB
over his nenrest competitor, Is this
as a matter of fact such a populor
cholco by tho people as should bind
tho legislature? Wo think not, nnd
yet there aro good features nbout
tho law which may more than offset
these grounds of crltlcUm.
representatives In congress as well.
It Is known nnd conceded that Gov
ernor Chamberlain Is a strong candi
date. Ho demonstrated this four
years ago, as he had before. Ho pos
sesses various elements of strength
that are not to bo ignored or despised'
Dut slnco tho Republicans havo an
excellent candldato and this Is an
ovcrwholmlngly Republican state, It
Is unlikely that tho governor can pull
through again. If party amounts to
anything voters ought to stick to their
party with reference to Biich nn Im
portant offico nB that of governor. In
consequence of tho election of a Dem
ocrat tho state now has a Democrat
for United States senator, for super
intendent of tho penitentiary, for
game warden, and In other positions.
This might well bo endured if tho Re
publican candldnto wcro in any re
spect unworthy, but nobody can sny
this In this case Dr. WIthycombo Is
an educated man, a farmer, a good
business mnn, Identified with nil tho
stato's interests, nnd moreover has
always been n loyal Republican. Ho
should bo elected nnd wo think wilt
be, and that Oregon will then again
show up as n solidly Republican Btatc.
Rut ho .may havo to hustlo somo.
Tho governor Is n good campaigner;
ho now has a very wldo acquaintance
In all parts of tho stato: ho has a
genial personality, and asldo from
too much traveling and political work,
his record as governor Is unnsHiill-
able So Interest will center In tho
nico for this office.
agination and calls not only for the
sympathy, but tho liberal aid In all
possible ways, which Is being afford
ed by the pcoplo of the wholo coun
try, and none havo acted more
promptly and and generously than
thoso of Oregon.
San Francisco was a unlquo and
particularly Interesting city, and of
vast wealth, commcrco nnd business
of nil kinds, nnd it was in great part
wiped out of existence. But it will
no doubt bo rebuilt, and beforo, tho
lapse of very many yearn will rlso
greater than over. An carthquako
may occur thcro again at any time,
but tho chances aro that tho like will
not happen again for a long time, and
pcoplo will tnko tho risk and tho now
city will bo moro solidly and scien
tifically constructed than tho old, and
will be better nblo to withstand Buch
sclBmlc disturbances.
The campaign won't be exciting.
Coroner Flnley couldn't bo ousted.
a a
Tho colored people did their part.
Judge Webster will
term.
stay another
BOURNE FOR SENATOR.
POLITICAL PARTIES
CHANCES.
AND
Those who undertake to mnko par
ty operations a moro clash of personal
likes and dislikes, ambitions nnd Jeal
ousies, loso sight entirely of tho larger
facts In tho domain of politics, says
tho St. Louis aiobc-Dcmocrnt. Natur
al leaders arlso whoso exceptional
usefulness to tho principles of n par
ty glvo them, as long as they arc truo
to tho right standard, an oxtcnslvo
following and Inllucnco, but tho notion
that any great party Ih to bo swayed
by porsonnl squabbling Is ridiculous.
A party may be injured by nn Indul
gence of such foolishness, but there
by loses sight of Its mission nnd op
portunities. Tho number of voters In
this country Is becoming ho vast that
So, according to tho returns at this
writing, Mr. Jonathan Bourne has
won tho primary nomlnntlon for
United States senator and will expect
tho legislature, If Republican, as It
surely will be, to elect him. Mr.
Bourno has mnda n strong, hard, and
It nppcara successful, fight for tho of
fico ho hns so long coveted. Ho Is
a man of much ability, a "Btayor" In
a fight, nnd with practically unlimited
financial resources, which ho 1b novcr
afraid to uso when ho takes a notion
to do so. Tho wind-up of tho contest,
with regnrd to tho returns, was vory
Interesting. Up till Tuesday it ap
peared that Cake's nomination was
assured nnd that Bourno had no
chanco nt all, but tho nway-back coun
ties all went heavily for Bourno, as
against Cake, and wiped out the Int
tor's plurality and gavo about an
equal amount to Bourno, so ho will
bo tho regular Republican nominee
In Juno. Then tho next interesting
question will bo: What will tho leg
islature do? It will probably elect
Bourno, nB under tho law ho will bo
entitled to tho offico, nnd ho is qulto
cnpnblo of making a vory useful son-ntor.
Few Democrats In tho state can
scratch in,
000
Jonathan, Jr., had 'cm guessing
nnd Beared.
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There wcro necessarily many disappointments.
a a a
Mr. Johns was also badly mistaken
In his strength.
a a a
Bourno mado a great homo-stretch
run in tho count.
a a a
Tho sheriff hasn't Jim Stott to run
ngalnBt this timo.
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It Is partly a Bourno delegation, or
would llko to be.
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About half tho Republican voto of
tho state was cast.
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Governor Chamberlain is rustling,
of courso; ho hnB to.
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WIthycombo clubs nro now bolng
formed. That's right.
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with tho following representatives.
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142 Third St., Portland, Oro.
J. O. Llndsey, Trav. Passenger Agent,
142 Third St.. Portland. Ore.
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WIthycombo for governor.
Tho Now Age's cholco.
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Ho wns
TROUBLE IN THE SPRINQFIELDS.
Mulkoy, Eakln and Ackcrman got
thcro without a Btrugglo.
a a 'a
Four murders latoly nnd only ono
of tho murderers caught.
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Tho groat San Francisco calamity
kept many from tho polls.
Rand and Lachnor, of Baker City,
aro among tho "also rans "
a a a
Tho noxt supremo court Judgo will
como from Enstorn Oregon.
a a a
Lot it bo taken for granted that
most of tho best mon won.
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DIRECTORS
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Uoorgo II. Hill
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TUB HIRST NATIONAL. UANK OP PORT TOWNHBIND
Kitabllihed Wi Cnlleeiloni promptly made and remitted.
Tho Sprlngflelds seem to ho getting
nbout nB uncnvlnblo a notorloty as
Paterson. N. J. It was at Springfield,
their Judgment must be reached ly 0nl0i whoro n mob recently attacked
learly dellnrd alms In public policies, 'tho co,orC(, pcop,0 of tho town wUhout
and tho feudal political chieftain and
his clan havo ceased to bo of Import
ance lu his favorite role of disturber.
Somo of tho spates have moro than a
million voters, nnd It Is vnln to nt-
tempt to lead them hero nnd there by
small, egotistical Quarrels they havo
no deslro nor tlmo to think nbout. It
Is only by machine politics, tho gamo
of getting noiuluntlons far removed
from tho people, that tho squabblers
finds It worth whllo to pur sue their
Bpltowork,
An electorate of 15,000,000 In tho
country, with a correspondingly largo
distribution of voters lu tho states,
any ronsonnblo causo whatever, and it
wns from Springfield, Mo., that tho
following dispatch, printod this week,
enmo:
"Springfield this morning is a Blum
boring volcano. All Is quiet on tho
surfaco, but thoro aro 5,000 Negroes
residing hero In flvo settlements, and
the olllclals expect rioting to break
out. Tho officers aro out with 35
bench wnrranta, charging flrst-degrco
murder against alleged leaders of tho
mob thnt lynched tho Negro boys."
Notlco, somo Negro boys, perhaps
for only boiho trivial offonso, had been
lynched, and becnuso tho colored poo-
Looks llko our versatile
Browncll would get In again,
friend
must b appealed to by responsible plo of tho town felt Incensed nt this,
parties on issues that deservo, and trouble was immlntnt. If colored peo-
oftou compel, general consideration.
Such questions may urlso quickly and
plo hnd lynched a fow whlto boys,
there would nlso have been troublo,
under unexpected circumstances. It no doubt. Wo oxpect to henr from
was so lu tho summer of 1S9G. Tho Springfield, III., and possibly Spring.
Domocrntlo party had been over- Held, Mass., hereaftor.
wholmcd by defeat In tho preceding
Slnco tlto above was in typo, Mr.
llourno's nomination, though not yet
olllelnlly announced, seems certain,
RACE FOR GOVERNOR.
Tho most Interesting contest In
fact tlto only real ono on tho stato
ticket In Juno will bo thnt between
Professor WIthycombo and Governor
Chamberlain, Thcro may bo some
thing Interesting as to tho election
of a United States senator next win
ter, nnd It Is expected thnt Senator
Gondii, whoever tho" Republican nomi
nee may bo, will got a good many
moro votes in June than tho normal
voto of his party. Ho Is an nblo mnn
and would mnko a good senator, but
two years, and tta nro&pecta wcro nt
tho lowest ebb, But by adopting n
now lssuo and choosing as n leader
n man, who, nationally speaking, had
been unknown, and who oven gained
cntranco to tho convention lu n con
tested delegation, tho party mndo ono
of tho greatest fights In Its history,
RESULTS OF PRIMARIES.
Tho Now Ago is pleased with tho
result of tho primaries, in largo part.
It Is especially gratified at tho nomi
nation of Dr. WIthycombo for govern
or, Mr. O. A. Steol for stnto treas
urer, Mr. Crawford for attorney-gen
eral, nnd Col. Qnntenboln for circuit
tinlllni- liiiinotiniilv (Ih lnrpnat vntiv I
.. ,. , , . , , nn 'court Judgo. It supported these and
Nothing short of a phenomenally blgi J
,. ,. . , , , ,, somo other successful, nnd somo un
vote on tho other sldo averted tho
.... iii .. i successful, candtdatos, but ennnot
success of that surprisingly sudden i ' ,
, ... i .i i. i complain, nB it would have no right
chnngo of front lu tho situation. As ' , .
. , , , to do. nnywny, at tho genernl result,
tho country grows, bucIi developments ' "
Most, ir noi an, or ino uupuunenns
In politics must occur frequently.
SAN FRANCISCO.
The tremendous catastrophe In San
solected by pluralities at tho prima
ries will bo eloctcd as a matter of
courso, tho principal exceptions to
this statement being thoso for gov-
Francisco has almost completely nb- ornor and for United States senator.
la tho
8orbed public attention during tho Wo think Dr. WIthycombo
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Oregon is a heavily Republican 8tato pnt week. Whllo In many cases In strongest man that could bo put up
and tho Republican candldato will .other countries thcro havo been against Governor Chamberlain, and
carry tho atnto In Juno. This will greater losses of life, thoro was nover should bo loyally supported by all
doubtless bo tho caso also with tho J probably so great a property loss in ( Republicans.
Tho people nro to bo congratulated
on Mr. Plttock's narrow escape
.
It was a vory light voto pcoplo
lacked Interest, or wero too busy.
a a a
No uso for young Charles Galloway
to Bpond his time, monoy or breath.
a a a
Hawloy and Ellis will doubtless bo
olected representatives to congress.
a a a
Can Mr. Stevens bent Sheriff Tom
Word? Is a question many are asking.
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Ex-Candldntos Huston nnd Toozo
will support Professor Hawloy loy
ally. 0 0 0
Mr. Steol Is a splendid business
man and will mnko a first-class treas
urer. 0 0 0
Bakor county had too many candi
dates and nono of thorn was nomi
nated. 0 0 0
Tho Republican legislative ticket
In this county will doubtless all be
elected.
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Mr. Bird will keep on flying, for
that Shrievalty plum till he plucks It
maybo.
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