, 1881-08-13

PORTLAND, Aug. 9th, 1881


Deeming your many readers Will be
pleased to peruse IN occasional eorresp'n-
dence from the chief city of the northwest
I appeal the following as an initiatory OF
+. ,erie. that will follow at regular inter
vals:
The first races given under the auspices
of the Northwestern District AssociatiQn'
proved . great financial success, and the
stockholders are in consequence highly
elsted. Everybody that is anybody have
been talking nothing but horse, dwelling
upon the fine points Of their fsvorites,
and elevating the weak points OF all
others The weather the first two Gays
w,s all that could be desired, but on the
third day friday sufficient rain fell 10
cause a postponmsnt until the following
Monday. The attendance averaged about
four thousand daily, the fair sex being
we'll represented. The horses competing
for the purses comprised the best local
stock, walla Walla taking the lead;
strange to say, all Of Portlands coach
horses were defeated, while walla Waiia
on the last day out of three races, got
svay with the whole business In fact,
Eastern Washington had everything their
own way, and as an instance of which an
amount of luck they we're laden with, can
be cleaned from the fact that Capt. Fla
vel. Of Astoria. entered his beautiful grey
''Caddie X. A" to compete III one OF the
races and was left far behind his compel
i,ors. This so enraged the captain that
he disposed Of it to Mr.. lsaacs, OF your
city, for $500, and strange to relate the
horse won first money in every race she
connected; Isaacs, of course, is well
pleased with his purchase. Next to the
horses the pool box was the centre OF IN
terest-deep interest, as much as SloU
being deposited in one day, one Port
lander clearing up $5OOG Oltside of
some iockeyeying that was done which
abuse the management will try to over
come at the fall races-Portlands hrst
effort on the turf can be termed great
success, and Judging from the talk OF the
stockholders Inducements Will be held
out to breeders of bloOded stock that Will
sufficiently compensate them for their
trouble. and there Is very little doubt
that they will do what they say as the
association is composed Of Portlands
best citizens and numbers l50 life mem-
hers.
POLITICAL PROBABILITIES.
The recent mayoralty question has
opened afresh the bad feeling that has
existed for some time In the independent
and stalwart element of the republican
party and the two factions are now en-
gagged in bitt r war, the continuation Of
which cannot result otherwise than in the
election of two democratic successors to
succeed Grover and Slater. The demo-
Gratis are, of course, exceedingly jubilant,
and already the friends of possible candi-
dates are working desperately for the
final success of their favorite. The true
blue faction of the republican party,
headed by ex-senator John II. Mitchell
and Joseph n Dolph are we'll organized
and mean to make great struggle to Sc.
cure the two prizes Their friends and
sympathizers being legion there would be
little doubt AS to the result if harmony
existed in republican ranks, but the
chances of beating are so very small that
we do not see how they can achieve the
desired result. The other faction of the
republican party, known as the indepen.
dent, Orcgonian crowd, headed by ex-At-
torney General Williams. II. w. Scott
has very few sympathizers, but the parties
being so evenly divided in the stste that
no matter how small the opposition
neither party can afford to have the
slightest division in their ranks The in
dependent crowd consider the mainten-
ance of Thompson as mayor Of Portland a
great victory over the Mitchell ring, but
before the campaign is over the victory
that they profess to have achieved may,
and in all probabilities will, prove to have
been only the forerunner Of terrible de-
feat
The democracy having now the inside
track should make the most Of their Op-
portunity, pull together, unite upon some
able candidate, and work with such a
will as to leave no apprehension or fears
of his defeat. Among the most promi-
nent democrats mentioned as the prOba-
BILE successors of Senators Grover and
Slater are Hon. W. H. Ehnger, Senator
L. +. Grover, Senator Slater, Judge
Shattuck and ex-senator J X. Kelly.
The Multnomah county democrats are
working hard for Etfinger and Shattuck
and in case of their election the state
could not be better represented, both
having more than the ordinary run Of
ability, would be a team that Oregon has
never heretofore possessed and would do
more toward the advancement of Oregon
interests than any names We could men
tiOn always, of course, excepting John
II. MitchelD. W. H. Effinger is one of
Portland's leading lawyers Of recognized
ability and is without doubt one of the
most brilliant orators In the northwest,
and if delegated to represent Oregon in
the Senate of the United States would BE-
power that this state has never yet been
able to appreciate, as he would rank
among the able speakers of the United
States Senate and in consequence would
have great advantage in making a sue
cess OF any measure he might advocate.
If the democrats throughout the state
will effect an organization similar to the
Hancock club of Portland during the re-
cent campaign and work with the enthu-
slasm as is always evinced by the repub-
hcans the result would be a grand vic
tory If the republican party will
through division or otherwise try to de-
feat the best representative Oregon ever
hod, ex-senator j. H. Mitchell, the dem
ocrats owe 1t to themselves to be in a
position to name Grover successor.
STATE FAIR.
Our last fair was not what might be
termed a success, but ON the contrary
might be considered as the beginning OF
the end. Salem has long enjoyed the
privilege Of these fairs, and until the last
two years been enumerated quite hand
somely, but whether owing 10 bad man.
agement or the season that the fair is
held, the interest that formerly ragged
has ceased, and unless a different policy
IS pursued it will be but a few short
years that the Salem State Fair will be
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