Show CARE NAMES HIS POPULAR OPPONENT FOR THE SENATE PORTLAND Juno 15 henry 15 Henry M M. Cake take recently defeated for for the tho position position position tion of United States StateR senator by popular I Jar lar vote yoto asks tho the le legislators elect lect to tobe tobe be to their pledges and to support lila his Democratic opponent G Governor II George E. E Chamberlain The fhe legi legislature legisla legisla- laturo la- la tare ture still has tho the deciding power on this question but man of the members are arc pledged to support the candidate for senator who should rece receive o the greatest number of popular votes at nt tho the recent election In a statement to tho the public Mr r. r Cake says I The official count bo being boing n complete and Governor Chamberlain havin having received received re re- re- re the popular vote for United States Senator the question has bc been n raised as to the tho duty cluty of the tho le legislators in tho the premises who have signed statement state state- mont ment No 1 There is only one answer they should J live live up o up to th their ir obligations and anil vote oto for tho the peoples people's choice Not Not only is this course necessary to vindicate vindi cate their integrity lity as men but hut to maintain maintain main main- tam tain the principle of electing lect ng United States senators b by the tho direct vote voto of the tho I people I I While it is generally admitted that United States senators should be elected elect elect- ed cd by b- the people and the constitution of tho tile United States should be amended so M as to provide pro for such an election m 1 are aro opposed to the present system arid and tho the obligation involved im in state statement ment No 1 I By ninny many such there thero has hum been a most mOlt determined effort made to defeat tho the law by electing an legislature or rendering it odious in the eyes Oy's of tho the people by electing a Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic senator from a Republican slate state but 1 T b believe that such uch a course courso was as a mistaken one ono and that such efforts will fail 1 Furthermore I am tm firmly convinced that any political party in the state of Oregon will ultimately suffer defeat unless unless un un- un- un less Jess it fully acquiesces s in the desire of the people to participate in the tho election of their senators and to bind tho the legislators legis to 19 carry out their will as expressed ex cx- pressed in the Juno election |