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Show The Oregon senatorial contest U growing lively, and a good deal ol interest is manifest, both in and out of the Btate. The legislature meets next month, and its first business after organizing will be the election of some one to succeed Hippie Mitchell iu the United States senate. The democrats have a handsome majority on joint ballot fifty one out of eighty but there is danger that a quarrel among themselves will result disastrously to them. Thero are no lees than four prominent democratic candidates lor the place. Each ol thete has hia fol lowers among the legislators, and no one of them has enough votes to elect, j The most popular candidate is Gov-1 ernor Cbadwick, who haa also a large number ol Meads among the people. Toe Indian war has made him a universal uni-versal favorite. Besides taking an active part in raising volunteers, he toik the field in person aud thereby captured tbe popular favor of eastern Oregon. Nona of his competitors can stand even with him, but there being bo many candidates tbe voles are divided, leaviug Cbadwick juat enough ahead to be defeated, provided pro-vided some of bis opponents pool their support agaiust him. The caucus system will, of course, enter largely into tbe election, which will result in preventing democrats from joining with the minority and electing a republican. |