| Show OREGON GOES REPUBLICAN BUT THE NEXT SENATOR Will BEA A DEMOCRAT Remarkable Situation in Webfoot oot State Great Gre t Personal Vic Vie Victory Victory tory for Governor G E Chamberlain I 4 t 4 I Portland June Jun i pre complete and thirteen pre 4 Incomplete out of ilI pre pro 4 In county give f 4 Chamberlain Democrat for candi 4 4 date for United States senator 97 f 4 4 and Cake Republican SS The in Incomplete f 4 complete precincts are on the east eastside f 4 side of the Willamette Willa mette where Cham Charn Chamberlain f ff f has been running ahead f 4 Eight of the precincts not heard heart 4 4 4 from are small outlying ones and cut f little figure The official tally tall sheet heet 4 of one precinct on the west side has hast 4 4 4 t been mislaid 4 t 1 4 t t Portland Ore Ort June 2 Governor G GE GE GE E Chamberlain Democrat is th choice of the people of Oregon for the United States to succeed Charles W V Fulton Pulton Republican and a Republican legislature has been chosen to elect him hini How large Chamber Chamberlains Chamberlains Chamberlains lains majority will be over lIs opponent opponent opponent nent Judge Henry M MJ Cake Republican Republican Republican lican is hard to say at this stage of the count but from the returns at hand it is believed that it will wilt exceed 1000 and may go to 1500 Chamberlains victory Is more in the nature of a personal triumph Oregon normally is Republican and In 1904 1901 plurality was 4 Gov Governor Governor Chamberlain has twice been elected governor of this state The selection of of Chamberlain by b th people is but a preliminary step to the In Oregon candidates for forthe forthe forthe the legislature align themselves either In the Statement No 1 I column or In the No 1 Statement No 1 is a pledge to sup support support support port in the legislature the candidate having the endorsement of the people and the time antis prefer to elect a senator sena or orb by b the old system The complexion of the next legisla legislature legislature legislature ture as indicated by b the returns will willbe willbe be almost solidly Republican and it may be the lot of ot a Republican leg legislature legIslature to send a Democrat to the sen senate senate senate ate Already ady there is talk of or defections def defections c flom the ranks of the Statement No 1 legislators and it is not im impossible Impossible impossible possible that in the seven months in intervening Intervening intervening between now and the date of the next session of the legislature some plan may be devised to beat bea Chamberlain and send a Republican to the United States senate From the figures at hand it would appear that there will be about forty fort eight Statement No 1 men in the next legislature including seventeen senators and one representatives tives It requires about votes to elect Prohibition was an Important factor in the dIe election the ole ele element clement ment making a surprising showing From the returns at hand it is be believed believed believed that nineteen counties voted dry In doubt four One Is already dry and three partially dry dIj W V rt ii Ellis Republican was elected for congress from the Second district over John A Jeffery Democrat W WO WC WC C O Hawley Republican was elected to congress without opposition in the First district I 1 Governor George G orge E Chamberlain |
