The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-09-16
THE COMBAT DEEPENs.

THE COMBAT DEEPENS.
Next Tuesday at II o'clock the
Legislature will go into joint ballot
for selection of United States Sena-
tor. All kinds of rumors are afoat
and the widest surmises indulged in
by the public as to the probable re-
suit. Suggestions both probable and
improbable are on the lips of every
one, and each citizen seems to have re-
solved himself into committee of three
to manufacture "an available candi-
date for the Legislative scalpel to dis
sect and examine. Parties arriving
from the Capital state that the utmost
excitement prevails among the vast as
semblage of people in that city, and
that the most intense anxiety for the
result is manifested ON all sides. As
a general thing the choice of the Dem
'ocratic members seems to have settled
upon Col. Kelly, although it is under
stood that trio or so of Democratic
Legislators are inclined to be &c 'offish"
In that direction and seem to favor
other gentlemen for that responsible
position. 1t was generally under
stood that certain Democratic men,
bers would look with disfavor upon
the election of Col. Kelly, and we are
not surprised to hear that this is the
case with the individuals to whom we
allude. While it is probable that the
Democratic voters of Oregon may be
satisfied with the election of any good /,
reliable and competent member of
their party for Senator, yet there is no
Disgusting the fact that were they to
make selection for themselves. Col.
James h Kelly would receive their al
most unanimous support. If there is
virtue IN constant fealty and devotion
to caase, and if self-sacrifce and nm
remlttlng labor for the success of n
party are entitled to measure of re-
ward, then no man n Oregon has
greater claims upon the support of
It's Democratic voters than has Col
Kelly. While others were true only
when success crowned our efforts and
when victory perched upon our banners
he 1t was who raised the battle flag aloft
In the dark hours of defeat and urged
the struggling hosts on to victory.
He it was wLo spent his time and
money in fighting the enemy when
scarcely leader could be found to
lace the enemy in their sweeping cam
palgns. The Democracy have not
forgotten how he cheerfully accepted
the post of leader when it was known
that the enemy had the State by over
1000 majority, and how he reduced
1t to less than fifteen hundred and
how again he took the field in 1866
and brought the Radical majority
down to just about nothing. And
now, when victory has at last crowned
our efforts and We have favors to be-
stow, who has greater claim upon
those favor than the veteran hero.
Col Kelly? It is true that MANY
other good and true men have been
mentioned in connection with the Of
flee of Senator, and all of them doubt
less are eminently competent and able
to represent Oeegon in the National
Congress but we believe the majority
OF them fully appreciate the claims of
Col. Kelly and yield to him the pre-
ference In this important contest. In
view OF the fact that majority of
the members of the Legislature are
believed to favor him and that the
earnest wishes of the people at large
are enlisted in his behalf, we certainly
believe that he will be triumphantly
elected on next Tuesday as Oregon's
Democratic United States Senator.