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Show KMllOIt C ItOMN. C-oTCrnor (Jroirr ol Orrenn l-:iplnln III Art. I , A Nfalrmrnt lillllrnlt to Iiu-H Iiu-H srti. New ViTk, 8. Tho Herald pnU balicfl this: Hai.k, Orfgon, II "C. 7, '7'i. Tu th" F. lit n vfth' H'v.iM: At ycinr rrqursl I give you Miiif of i tliP crouiida of niv at tinn in intnling : rcrliliealm !o pl.-torn in i'rrnii.j I ne liiws nf Orecn rr'piirf the cv-t- I nor to traul r rliliealns l t' if cli t , ilnly v'.Pt Ird. lu IrtkniKhis oalii ol olli.-n iho Rtivcrnor H nw irn In support sup-port tlm c-iili(ilMlinn (d thn I'ltUet! S( m tt m nnd 'd t h in itltlrt. In thn election elec-tion of prrhlrnt and view preidrnl the rnnlilulioii of the linitM St!"" w th" paramount law. Thtt iuitru-nH'iit iuitru-nH'iit declari'H Dial no h"tmi liolihny olllef iimirr tbn t ihImI Slslrs nlmll be iip4iintpd an elfrUtr. Juhu W. Wmu, one of tlie clrrtom vote-l for in d-e gn, wan, cm tbo sevrutli dty ol .Nov-ciibrr, .Nov-ciibrr, boMini; an oM'ire of trul and profit under thn United Httlen, tn wit, poslmo'tT at 'ayelU, thn Rent ol Yamhill county. He had held thai nllieo for more limn Ihren yearn. Many more than the number of vnlcn constituting bin niafirily bail nrhmlly pnooed In and out of bin oMh'onn ntlirial bucunenn. IlisoMieial c lmrae-ter lmrae-ter waa generally known and ivm mentifuieil durinK Ibo i htieal di-nuiRiiina di-nuiRiiina of the chuvuhh. 1 be law wn known and tbe (net wnn known, rendering il disgraceful for bim to be an elector. A protect was bled in the executive oftienby prominent eiti?nn, ohee.tine to the ismnineo c( a eeriifi iuln In Walla urn TiernOIl I ill al I ll ei I . accompli nicd by tbe prnnl nf bis disipiahtieation, and demanding lhal the-name ifiin to tlin plujihle peron having tbo next highest, nuinher of votes. A reply wm lihil, oheeling to anything but rt count nf llm voten and it i frliiieate on the ennui, and m iking ik-ing no denial of tbo disipialifyui-fiietn. disipialifyui-fiietn. It was belli in tbe can" that when the obteetion lo un applicant's right lo ref.iMVn ft cerlilhialn re-ttt upon tbo ground that A enmhtu-Honal enmhtu-Honal prohibition in inlerpoied, ihe governor, neling under oath to support tho cmislitntion, in bnund to entertain and determine llin cpifslion; not only thai, but bo in lo determine llm cpirtioii not only, but in In determine deter-mine it in mieli a wuvnn In enforce lh' oonstiluti'inid maiidalo to Ibo extent of bin executive power. It was also bnlil that th) law and thn fact lining 'vll Uiewn tli' voles ensl for tbe ineligible in-eligible candidate, ran not bo counted lor any purpone, anil tbo eligible can didate having the next highest number num-ber of votea was duly elected. This ruliug was based upon standard . authorities, Buch aa Gushing and Grant, tbe decisions of many courts J like the supreme court and Iho court of appeals of New York, the latter uniform; the practice in the United States bouse of representatives and the great weight of English authorities, authori-ties, both parliamentary and judicial. Tbo law of Oregon provides for tilling vacancies in the electoral college, recognizes a vacancy only in cases 1 where tbera has been an incumbent and such incumbent has died, refused to act, neglected to stand, or is other-1 wise absent In this case there waa do 1 incumbent unless the next highest caudidato should take tbe position; therB was no vacancy which could be filled by the other members of the electoral college. The next highest candidate eligible und or the constitu j tion of the United States was therefore . certified to be duly electad. (Signed,) . L. F. U rover, j (iovernoroi Oregon. , |