Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-29
OREGON MATTE IS.
THE LATE REPUBLICAN STATE CON-
vENTION.
The Supreme Court-The Nominees of Both
Parties Weather Railroads
Scotch Capital.
PORTLAND. April %. 1850.

PORTLAND, April %, 1850.
1t ought to be possible for the mail to 90
jolting overland on summer schedule time,
for here we are at the 22l day of April, a
season when all the world should be get
ting ready for May-day and the apple bios.
SONS sending out the balm of ten thousand
flowers, but the fact is the blossoms are
behindhand and the roads put the
schedule time at defiance So we wait for
the steamer, which goes every five days,
and this time the steamer leaves Just in
the nick of time. The Republican State
Convention is just adjourned and you can
receive summing up of its doings and the
men it has placed in nomination. There
has been sharp tussle and the contest
for nominations in some instances were
vigorously conducted. The chief interest
conferred in designating the man to run for
Congress. The aspirants were w. II.
0dell, who runs the Salem Statesman and
was formerly Surveyor General Rufus
Mallory, who was in Congress from '66 to
'6S, Speaker of the Oregon House in ~,
and is now United States District Attor-
ney. He is able enough to make good
canvass and be an active Representative.
but had been in public life long enough to
find many
OBSTINATE OPPONENTS
In his own party. His friends claimed he
had sure thing of it, but some of us
knew better. 1t was thought necessary to
put man in the field who would not be
handicapped by any old sores, and against
whom the members of his own party could
make no objection. Mr. Odell had only
a moderate following and would have been
liable to the same objection. The remain
ing candidate was NJ C. George, young
lawyer of this city, who has served two
sessions in the State Senate, and has COM
manded the unqualified respect of all,
both Democrats and Republicans. George
was nominated on the first ballot, much to
the surprise of his competitors friends.
He is gentleman of fine character, of IN
doubted integrity, of considerable ability
and possesses the confidence of the whole
State, so far as they know him. He is just
the man to put in the field against White
aker, and is good for 1000 majority, as
Whitaker, it is said, will lack the hearty
support of his own party, or at least some
of its factions, while Mr.. George will find
no opposition from Republicans, for while
not the choice OF Federal office holders
they cannot object to him. SO the nomi-
nation for Congressman is a success, the
nominee being one of the few who are not
involved in the wrangle of the factions.
THE SUPREME COURT.
The Democratic nominations include
Judges Kelly and Prim, who are now on the
Supreme Bench, and John Bennett of Ben
ton, who has been Judge and candidate
for Congress, candidate for Circuit Judge,
without election, and has been State Sen
ator with credit. He is plain, good, hon
est mao, of average capacity, and will run
we'll Prim has been in the judiciary for
twenty years and ever since the State was
organized, representing the southern dis
trict. He is quiet, and perhaps little
lazy, and has not been active in politics
His chances for election are very fair
Colonel Kelly has been here since Mount
Hood was hole in the ground. Earned his
military title in command of State troops
twenty odd years ago, fighting Indians
sup north; > he is good man, and only
that he was smirched by the attempt to
steal the electoral vote of Oregon, having
sent the "Gabble" dispatch, would have
no sin to answer for He was dragged into
that by the persuasion of one Bellinger,
who is now the Democratic candidate for
Circuit Judge in this district. 1t is pity
that man should live an honorable life to
meet with such misfortune at last. l
nees for Supreme Court to allow contrast
with their Republican opponents.
THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEES
Are b. B. Watson, a young man who is
Clerk of Jackson county said to be a
good lawyer enough to answer, but GER
tainly not man of note or blessed with
experience to sit in the Court of last re-
sort. He is said to be popular with his
section, and will run ahead of his party
strength there. To speak in all fairness,
this nomination has juvenile aspect that
will lily compare with what the people ex-
pect of Supreme Court. The next is
Major W. z. Lord, also young man for
such a position, considerably deaf, con-
coded to be good lawyer and fair man.
The third is John B. Waldo, of this city,
young man too, of very bashful and unas-
Stunning manner; said to have fine legal
mind, but seldom seen within Court
room. Waldo, like the others, is respected,
and all are fair lawyers, but their own
friends do not expect to see them elected.
That is, many well-posted Republicans
quietly doubt their election. The contrast
is, that Democrats have put up three vet
Grams in the law, who have all had expert
ence on the bench, and are much respected
as well as old and influential citizens, while
Republicans have selected three clever
gentlemen who are young and compare
lively untried. People will not consider
this question from partisan standpoint
only, so it is possible one of the Republican
candidates will be elected.
DELEGATES TO CHICAGO.
The Convention instructed for Blaine,
not peremptorily, but so as to show the de-
cided preference then came the tussle for
six delegates to the National Convention
Just here private telegram was read from
ex-senator J. W. Mitchell, in which he
took issue with the Oregonian as to de.
nouncing the third term movement. Mitch
ell was for Blaine, he said, but thought
best not to denounce Grant The Orego.
MAN need not to have been mentioned, per-
haps, but the dispatch was read in full, and
the Convention Endorsed the sentiment
and Immediately nominated Mitchell as
delegate at large to Chicago, and then adj
journed for the night. The next morning
the Oregonian was very sore about it, and,
as in the meantime this district had nomi-
mated delegate to Chicago and left out
the editor of the Oregonian, which was a
fair expression of the feelings of the dis
trict, reconsideration was had and it was
determined to elect all the six delegates by
the votes of the whole Convention, which
was done in the interest of peace, and the
aforesaid editor found himself one of the
elect. So this tempest in teapot was put
to rest.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.