New-York tribune., 1886-06-07
THE CONTEST IN OREGON.
VIEWS OF SENATORS FROM THAT STATE.
UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE REsULT-rHB RECENr
VIRGINIA ELFCrIONs.

VIRGINIA ELFCIIONs.
lPRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT THE rRTBUSR.1
WASHINGTON, June 6.-The election 10 be
held In Oregon tomorrow. this year
In doubtful State, naturally attracts considerable ~
tention. Senator Mitchell. in speaking to-day Of the
contest. said
In tho twenty ynve years that have been familiar
with Oregon politics never before felt 50 nucs IS,
causes-the labor vote and the Prohbitionsrs. Tho
and the sss an %n
to capture them So far as can learn that parry has
vass. Both parties took the same ground
on tho Chinese question that Of absolute
here cannot tell how the effort to capture the labor
organic for the Democrats will succeed Tho Pro-
This year they have candidate for Governor and for
al state Offices and for %cmber Of Congress and fun
What the result viii be can only guessed. They arc
they may ast t 1900 IN ess gona posa 5s vote:
10 the state suppose that at least two-thiris Of tho
ranks. Some of people estimate much larger pro-
portion Cornelius the Republican candidate for Gov.
ernor, Is farmer and an unexcept.onabe man. Hous-
n,,, Ton, VINO claims to be an indepsnden,; - tne
hays no%inaea ' Sylvester PeSnoyer The RspaS.
lcans have nominated Mr. Herman for Congress- and
the entire Republican tickes elscted, but am wiug 70
admit that AIN not ssnguine."
Senator Dolph. In speaking the subject last
week. expressed II similar opinion. He said that tho
divisions growing out OF the late contest for Senator mad
not yet healed IN the Republican RANKS The OeJoni1n
once the leading Republican paper IN Oregon IL now
practically supporting the Prohibition ticket Its edi-
tor Mr.. Scott. displeased by tho election OF Me-.
Mitchell to the Senate Mr. Scott has ;ele ,raphsd 70
Prohbtonist tn at he estimates their vote at from 5000
to 4.o0O though the Prohibitionists claim mich
In sSi Blaine had majority in Oregon OF 9ss aud
plurality OF 2256. Iu 1880 Garfield had plurality Of
67i. The State doubtful an shoad the Republicans
succeed under the adverse oircu It Will bel
matter OF unusual congratulaton.
The Democrats In Congress from Virginia have bssn
uneasy the result OF the recent muncp. elections
in that state The laws changed there for the
purpose of making election frauds easy thus pac
ing the State in the condition the Others In tho
Solid South. The power TO appoint election officers
taken from the ge.. who nsd always exercised it. ami
lodged In boards OF election commissioners appointed by
the Legislature. This practically the Democratic
Legislature sclfperpetuating body. because n tho
South Is not question OF how tue ballots cast but
altogether Of counting These election boards
| i'll Virginia made up wholly OF Bourbon Democrats
| They have full power to appoint the officers VINO
register tho voters, and also those who make
| the returns The law affects to say that
| at least lone Of the Judges" at each voting
place shall be Republican "if possible but that In
any case no election shall be inyaatet by the failure
to appoint such judge. NO5 satisfied with excluding
the Republicans altogether from having Anything to 10
officially with supervising the registr ltol election
the Bourbon Legislature still further An decliaef
even to authorize tne presence Of the
election officers while tho ballots being counted
There pretsuce whatever OF fairness in this Law.
Any party tnat would dare enact such an nfa nOls
statute In a Northern State woull be nlne lately
swept out Of power by the force OF public dscency
In Virginia. and in other Soisnern STATE. ts all
right, and say word in protest Is denounced as
| raising the "bloody shirt"
But while the Democrats safely cheat swinds aud
| budoze Republicans. they dare not go to the stns
lengths members OF their party. The people arc
;ha
tented aud local option IS making havoc in the Demo-
cratic ranks. These comblnst TO swell the tts OF oppo
the Bourbons were defeated 10 Rcnnoni their strong
hold. IN aunton, anosher Dem 'cra,icc an also
syste,p h. Democrats set out TO carry that
place. There are seveh polling precincts IN that city
and IN OILY two of those were the Republicans llowrd
judge OF election At the other nvc irsnncts
| ali the election officers and clerks wer Of
| the Bourbon DenocraLic order and the itepuhl
cans were even refused Permission to witness tie
| count In this way IT WIS sought to overcome
republican majority OF 1000 IN that city Bai the
Democrats dd not allow for ~ lar-e an opposuon as
thev encountered. soa plan much In vogue ~ Alabama
preDarsous for fraud III tnat ward hal % extent
been BAN H. becanse OF one honest iuik-. The law re.
quires the CONT 20 be made wi,hin certain time
| failure tn comply merely nvIdites the election. As
the Democrats all the polls they think tue op-
position has lsr.e majority at poll, aai II vii be DIFF
hcult 20 practise fraud IN the count owing 10 AN oDs
theyhave To 40 Is To abandon that poll aud
the election there IL lnvaihiated. THIS Is common
| Petersnurg AT r the election was all over and
The boxes s.aied. the two Dsmocratc judge. and
| CLERK, deliberately walkel away ami REFUSED to
count the ballots A mtndiinus Issued to compel
them erd. but they out or reach of thc OH
1hc coiored Judge however, took tue bOx"- aud
with two policemen guards went To ja Tor safety,
Keeping the boxes In his custody. When sufficient
Time had elapsed To hvtlidste the election. they
Thought, the DcmOcIac judges returnet. there beng
| no punishment for their con iurL But they were
brought into court the mandalnus proceedings and
notwithstanding that the legal time Tor iking tho
count had elapsed the JUICE IN able Opin ordered
1t proceed Or cIrss II VIII DO further contested. ss
the Democratic leaders back OF tue a1scondng elcc
| ton officers
| IN Norfolk where the Republicans gave Blame 402
majority, Notwithstanding Bourbon frau H. the Demo-
last week returDeda majority for themselves, IDder
his new law, or 100. IN Onc-nalt the precncs the
| Republicans were refused any representation anoDg
the election officers sJIc OF the most notorious ad
disrepuable persons In tue city Re ned Tor tnis
| work. la the five precincts which hti ~ republican
representative to prevent expose fraud there were
enormous Democratic gains who III tho three precincts
In which the Republicans had representative To watch
things there Republican gain. IHus IN the three
precincts where the Republicans represented 81
the polls their candidate TOR sheriff g!ine ~ Not
the Presidential ticket, hut in the other nyr precincts
where the Democrats were IN exclusive po>seSsVn they
figured out gam to their candidate OF l,ioi on tno
/ Presidential ticket.
| These fdcts need no comment Iy such methods OF
rascallty tDe South is made solid. Despite such
work, the Bourbons have been defea ed Ia Richmond
and Saunton. 1t Is this fact wach Aes repre-
| septauvcs in Congress feel uneasy The workmen are
beginning tO tired OF the fretrate sophsries and
| broken promises, aud when they aroused
| rageuus frauds will not the BourbonA