The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-02-27
THE OREGON sENAToRsRIP.
Feeling Over the Failure to Elect.

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 21.-This city ha
been the scene of the greatest turmoil eve
known In the history Of the State, since L
O'Clock last night, after the joint convention
adjourned without electing Senator. Fol
lowing 10 the complete story of the mixed.
up affair At II O'CLOCK the joint convention
adjourned. Immediately afterwards both
Houses rescinded the previous resolution to
adjourn the Legislature sine die at IL o'clock
last night, and both houses adjourned until
this morning at 10 O'Clock, and met in joint
convention at noon, with no result, aud ad.
journed till 4 O'Clock. At p. m. caucus
Of Republicans was held and was addressed
by Hirsch, who said he would stand by the
party whatever the result Of the contest. The
vote Of the caucus was for ex Senator Fl. w.
Corbett % to 10, but when the joint conyen-
ten met at o'clock enough members op.
posed to Corbett staid away to break the
quorum and the convention dissolved and
both Houses adjourned sine die. The Ore
gon Legislature Of 1885 Is thing of the past
and there is no Senator TO succeed Slater.
THE FEELING IN PORTLAND.
PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 21.-The unexpect-
cd result Of last nights work In the Legisla-
ture, and the failure to-day to accomplish
what forty-one days session could not ef-
feet, has created profound feeling and
much regret among the Republicans OF this
city, which 10 the stronghold Of the party in
the State, and . corresponding jabilant feel
ing among Democrats, Leading Republi.
cans express deep humiliation that factional
spirit should have obtained mastery over
party loyalty, and perhaps lose to the party
control Of the upper house Of Congress. So
intense Is this spirit that it Is already CON-
mon talk among Democ-ats and Republicans
alike, that The next Legislature win be DEM
ocratic.
THE PRINCIPAL CAUSE OF TIE FAILURE
to elect was the bitter feeling on the part Of
ten Willamette Valley members against the
the city OF Portland, and consequently
against any man who lived there. From
o'clock last night up TO 4 this afternoon,
Hirsch and his friends used every effort TO
swing his support over to some other candi-
date who would be acceptable to the oppos-
Ing minority, but no man could be found In
the State On whom the majority and MINORS
ty factions could units and representation
In the United States Senate was surrendered
from fatigue and disgust.
ZEE GOVERNORS POWER IN THE PREMISES. |
There ID great deal OF Talk tonight around |
hotels ard clnhs about the power Of the |
Governor to appoint. This IL the second /
lime In the history Of the State that the Leg
stature has adjourned without elscting !
senator. The very fnt Legislature afier
Oregon was admitted ~ State, In March,
1858, refused to return Delegate Smith, who
had bean appointed Senator. The Governor
held that be had authority to appoint, bat
The State was represented from 1853 to 1850
y Senator Joseph Lana alone. Coed law
yen here hold TO the opinion that the Gov
,rnef may appoint, and base their opinion on
be case Of Charles II. Bell Of New Hamp.
hire, who was admitted to the United States
)enats n April, 1879, though Bells case was
Iot entirely analogous 70 this. In no event
an Senator be sent from this State In time
o take his seat q the opening Of the execu.
I've session.