, 1886-06-10

The only one that ever occurred at the
White House President Tyley, The
only executive ever married before
during his term of Office, went to
New York TO have the ceremony per-
formed, June 26. 1874.
On Monday next the Oregon state
election viii be held. With the
prohibitionists in the field, and a
party made up of boilers from both
sides, with the leading republicans
daily sulking and grumbling because
the ticket doesn't suit it, the result IS
apparently SO uncertain that nobody
with any regard for his reputation
ventures a prediction. The chances
are infinitely poorer for securing the
best material under such circum-
stances that if there were a straight
out contest between two evenly match
ed parties.
The Wolcott Is to retErn soon.
When she went to Astoria, the board
OF trade in this city telegraphed
Delegate Voorhees, a protest to be
presented to the secretary of the
treasury, asking that Puget Sound
waters be not left defenceiess
against smugglers and Illicit traffic
across the b. c. border. A. reply
was received by President Landes, of
the board of trade, today, enclosing
letter from acting Secretary Fair
child assuring us that the cutter
would soon return to Puget Sound;
that her district extended along the
coast to the Columbia river, and that
she would be detained but tempor-
arily.
The democratic party has decided
to hold an early territorial conven-
ton this year. Its central committee
has decided upon this course against
the protest of nearly all the older
heads in the party. 1t is understood
that the convention is to be held
early at the express request OF Dele
gate Voorhees, who intends to have
himself renominated, and who fond
ly imagines that the longer time he
has in which to exhibit his AdonIs-
like proportions before the dear
people" the greater furore will be
aroused in his favor. If the dose
does not react by eloying popular
appetite his plans may work. Ac-
cording to all precedent in the past,
however. the early long campaign
will prove disastrous. It is liable
to get overripe and spoil on their
hands before being picked. Tom
Cation adopted the early campaign
policy, and got showed under by the
largest majority ever given against
his party up to that time.
As the republican central commit
tee meeting draws near, a protest
comes from the mugwumps against
being disfranehised, They say they
stood by the ticket with the exception
OF the nominee for Delegate, and
consider themselves republicans stiu.
We have taken pains to talk this mat
ter up somewhat among leading re-
publicans, and find that PROPOSE
ton to apportion the delegates to the
next republican territorial convention
upon an average of the vote east for
the five candidates for territorial
offices meets with general favor.
This, it is claimed. would be a fair
basis for estimating the party
strength in the several counties; and,
while it would not afford full repre-
sentatlon where many republican
votes went to Voorhees,, yet it would
be basis to which they could not
consistently object, and we believe
would avoid internal dissension and
strife. Let there be peace, and let
the mugwumps be satisfied.
1t is now conceded all over the
Territory that the democrats must
renominate Mr. Voorhees, for the
delegateship. The Walla Walia
Statesman says it is tired of doing all
the Kicking" and will suecumb to
the inevitable. However, there are
many influential democrats protesting
against Voorhees, request for an
early convention. The Statesman
says it speaks by the card in stating
that the convention will not be held
until after the republicans hold theirs.
If, In spite of the numerous protests
piled in, it should be forced, it will
be the death blow to all democratic
chances of success at the next elec-
ton" All of which goes to show
that the democrats, though tempo
rarily In power, have no settled
policy, and are not courageous
enough to map cut their course and
follow it They hope TO slip through
again, if possible, by takiIs advantage
of any mistake that tho republicans
may make. They are v Hing to DO
snything for success, evidently, but
dare not risk "a declaration of policy
in advance of their opponents.