Show = I REPUBLICANS MAY I SELECT DEMOmAT Peculiar Political Situation Prevails in Oregon Owing to Popularity of Governor Chamberlain Although the Next Legislature WIN be Almost Solidly Republican If the Expressed Wishes of tho Voters Are Compiled With They Must Vote for a Democrat Portland Oro Governor 0 B Chamberlain Democrat Iff Urn choice rt the puf > t fir of Oregon for the United States sonatorshlp to succeed Charles W Fulton Republican and n Republican Repub-lican legislature boa been chosen to elect him Chamberlains victory IB more In tho nnturo of a personal triumph tri-umph Oregon normally Is Republican Repub-lican and in 1004 Roosevelts plural ty was 42414 Governor Chamberlain Chamber-lain has twice been elected governor cf this stnte rime selection of Chamberlain by tho people Is but a preliminary step to the umatorshlp In Oregon candidates for tho legislature alllgn themselves either In the Statmont No1 column col-umn or In the Antt Statement No1 column Statement No1 Is a pledge to support In the legislature the candidate can-didate having the endorsement of tho people and tho antis prefer to elect a senator by the bid system Th6 complexion of the next legislature legis-lature as Indicated by the returns will bo almost solidly Republican and It may be the lot of n Republican leg Islature to send a Democrat to tho senate Already there Is talk of do loctloim from the ranks of the Statement State-ment No 1 legislators and It Is not ii i mprobable that in the seven mouths Intervening i between now and tho date of the next session of the legislature sumo plan may bo devised to beat Chamberlain and send a Republican to tho United States senate From tho figures at band It would appear that thero will bo about forty eight Statement No 1 men In tho next legislature Including seventeen senators and thirtyone representatives representa-tives It requires about fortysix votes to elect |