Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-06
irlL AND GENERAL NEWS
n..i,,d Account Of DOings in City and
Country.
NOT ENOUGH DEMOCRATS!
,.t was the Trouble Monday. Mar
,slous MajOrities. Legislature Re-
publican, by Forty.
NOT ENOUGH DEMOCRATS!

Tho result of the general election
,vondav continues to be the won
~ of the hour. To the democrats,
W. W. tbe eighth wonder of the world.
NOV are laid out so fiat, they don't
,noyv in what hit them. The republ-
ans early this morning adopted a
Sadce consisting of small wisp of
',oI . mined to the coat, and soon
.oorly every republican in town
ros m wearing it. There was lots of
,ntbusiasm af1oat all day, and the
.nublicans feel very good over their
,ictory. Considering how hard a
sabt the democrats and political
nTohibitionists made against them,
Fis no wonder they feel good. One
oontinual source of surprise to the
rrobibitionists is the way their
! rarcelv increased vote" prOphesied
bv their leaders, failed to material
i1e A heavy falling off in this vote
isto be seen everywhere. In Polk
county it fell off 40 per cent. since
1885, and proportionately all over
the state.
That the democratic platform
sdOpted at Pendleton did not work
as they expected it would, is con-
oeded by every democrat who looks
at the situation, and they are not
sure now whether they are in favor
fthe doctrines held out for them in
such glowing colors by Irish, ornot.
Even the bulletining of the unani-
nous denomination of Grover Cleve-
land for president, was not sufficient
to stir the democrats up to point
where they would feel good.
The returns are certainly very un-
comforting to them, as may be seen
in the following brief statement.
So far % counties give Hermann
575S majority, and it is likely his
total majority will exceed 1000.
The following county results are
received:
WAscO-The republicans elect
everything but sheriff by good
maiorities. Hermann gets 500
majority.
WALLowA-Hermann 100 major
ity. Norval, republican defeats
Rinehart for joint senator-Union
and Wallowa by 800. Wallowa re-
publican on county offices.
JOsEPHINE-Gearin has IA ma
jOrity. Howard, republican, for
representative, has 6 majority. DEM
Ocrats get most of the county offices.
LANE-Hermann has $50 major
ity, Entire republican county ticket
elected.
KLAMATH-Gearin has 81 ma
jOrity. Republicans elect judge,
clerk, one commissioner and coroner.
MORROw-Hermann about 80
majority. Republicans elect county
ticket by small majorities.
GILLIAM-Entire republican ticket
undoubtedly elected.
CLATsoP-Two hundred and five
majority for Hermann. Republi-
cans elect everything but clerk.
JACKsoN-Gearin's majority less
than 200. Republicans elect clerk,
sheriff, one commissioner, and very
likely one representative in place of
R. A. Miller.
BAKER-Republicans elect every
thing but treasurer and coroner.
UNION-Republicans make heavy
gains, and will carry the county for
nearly everything.
LINN-Democrats elect every
.hihg but county judge, which is
doubtful. Majorities away down.
Observation-Disclosures the entire
republican ticket by good majorities.
UMATILLA-Hermann and Gearin
about a stand off. Republicans
elect two representatives, judge,
commissioners, sheriff, assessor and
probably clerk.
DOUGLAs-Republicans elect every
lhlng by good maiorities.
PoLK-Hermann and Lord have
majority. Rest of republican
ueketexcept school superintendent,
elected by from 40 to $50 majority.
fA~HHL-Everything republic
can.
BENToN-Republicans elect every
'hlng by good maiorities.
CoLUMBIA-Returns incomplete.
very likely republican.
MULTNoNAH-Republicans elect
everything. 1884 majority for Her
mann, and over 25OO on the legisla-
tive ticket.
NHNa.n-