Show CONTEST IN OREGON Four Men Have Entered the Senatorial Sena-torial Race Portland Or January fAt the biennial bien-nial session of tho Oregon Legislature which meets next Monday a United States Senator will be elected to succeed Joseph Simon The Republicans control both houses of the Legislature by largo majorities Having1 a total of 7i votes on joint ballot to 1 for the opposition The avowed candidates for United States Senator are C W Fulton State Senator from Clatsop county Gov T T leer Blngcr Hermann excommlssloncr of the General Land office and Jonathan Bourne a wellknown mining operator of this city Gov Gcer claims that he is the choice of the people for the office of Senator by reason of the fact that he received the highest vote for that office at the elec ton last June Under provisions of tho Mays act electors are permitted to Indi cate their choice for United States Sena torGov Gov Geer was not the nominee of the Republican State convention for Senator but l he became an Independent candidate by petition and had his name placed on the regular ticket He received a ma jority of all tho votes cast for United a States Senator and by reason of this fact he claims that the Legislature should carry ouL the verdict of tho people At the present time It seems highly im probable that a caucus of Rcmibllcnna will ReJu lcans wi ue ncid on me scnatorslilp question Cau cuses have not been popular among Ore 010 gon legislators as was demonstrated at the sessions of 1SD5 and 18J5 1S97 when the cau C1U cus nominees were defeated for election C W Fulton hns opened headquarters In this city where most of the members have assembled to remain until memhCs Sunday when they will go to tho capital l One of the most Important pieces of legislation to come before the Legislature will be the apropriatlon for the Lewis and Clark exposition The directors expoJlon 1he of tho exposition have asked tho State for aTi appropriation o half a million dollars |