The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-05-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Importance Of the Coming june Eles-
ton in Oregon.
THE EYES OF THE NATION UPON US.
The Return Of Hermann and Election
Of Ellis Counted Upon.
NO MISTAKE IN ELEorINe ELLIS
Opinions OF Hermann by His Colleagues
The Faithful. Untiring Agent
of the People.

WAsHISGToN, May 1.-THE time is
near at hand for the first practical move
upon the political chess board in The
grand game which is about to claim the
attention of the American people. Poll
ticians and statesmen have been agitat-
ing the question of the presidential sue
cession for many months, and, certain
patriots have enthused in support of
various possible and any number of
improbable candidates. Nominating
conventions have determined certain
matters, in restricted localities, but it
is given to Oregon to lead off in the race
(the sweepstakes) of this eyentful year.
The eyes of the nation will be fixed
upon your state and more or less pleas
ant uncertainty will disturb many
minds until the results of the June cleo
ton are known and heralded to the
world. The signs, of the times indicate
a decisive republican, victory and the
only question advanced, here and now,
is the numbers of the majority.
No doubt entertained respecting the
return ofthe Hon -Binger Hermann, and
the election of the Hon. W. r. Ellis is
reckoned upon as a foregone- conclusion.
Whatever may exist of local and personal
differences among your republican par
.tisans is lost sight of from this point OF
view and those best advised argue, from
"the logic of the situation" that no
other outcome OF your campaign is pos
sible, if the people of thevstate are true
to themselves and theirtra aditions.
The Hon. W. R.. Ellis is highly spoken
of by all here who are acquainted with
him. He will, beyond doubt, prove to
be . valuable acquisition to the house oi
representatives. The people of his dis
triet Will make no mistake by choosing
him with an emphatic majority. That
the republicans will be in the aseendancy
in the fifty y-third congress is quite prob
able and telling endorsement of any
constituency is always of immense value
to new member of congress.
BY faithfully representing Oregon in
all her varied needs and desires the
Hon. Binger Hermann was fully entitled
to the, spontaneous denomination, by
| If any man merits, or ever did merit, a
reelection, he is that man. 1t would be
superfuous,5 work of supererogation
to undertake rehearsal, in detail, o
what he has accom- plished for the people,
during the seven years he has been ir
congress- their servant, their faithful
agent and untiring advocate No new
man uld.expect to easily fill the posi-
ton, if Hermann should, by any chance
vacate it, He appears to have been
during his several terms, and all the
while, winning golden opinions from al
manner of men, He is a general favor
ite without, consideration of party tie,
and commands the respect of all his as
| sociates.
With q desire to discover, ifepossible
his exact status in the esteem of tbos,
with whom he is most frequentl,
brought in contract, have interviewed
or caused to be- interviewetiS his col
leagues upon the committee on river
4 and Eharbors. .fgss Ssys sgsgssssfy-k )
'It should be remembefed. that the vas
business of congress must be attended to
in detail, Shy comn1ittees. OF fsthese tn,
committee on rivers and. harbors is on
EOflpri mary imp rtanee, The vastsum
of money considered, and the immens
1Eextens offnterestsein place stha
body oonspicupusfy before the entir
country. Representative Hermann.
the only member of sitt from any stat
west of the Rocky mountains. Beside
thefaentiennanva from <Oregensrthere ar
| foufteenl other members of the com
mittee. ,-A
Aa Ehe Hon EewteH O. Blanchard, Of th
8 skfourth <iiktrictof Iohisiana, chairman 6
1.-THE co1hmittee, was' asked, by the inter
4 viewer, without preliminary converse
ton: "What is your opinion of Her
slmann ofao Oregon ~ The ready repl
II was. ri can not say too much in prais