The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1896-06-12
ELECTION NOTES.

In Lane county Rev. Driver has d., :
feated Z. r. Skipworth for state senator
by about 81 votes. The Siuslaw country
brought in enough votes to him to take
him ahead. Both are gold standard men.
With five precincts to hear from John
son, rep, is IL ahead for sheriff and will
probably lie elected, likewise Jennings,
rep, for clerk.
Mr.. Tongue should move to Lane
county. 1t stood by him better than his
home county, which gave him only 81
plurality, while Lane gave him about 700.
Hon. W. T.. Yates, ct Corvallis, was
elected district attorney of mis- district by
handsome majority.
The county seat will be retained at
! Toledo permanently by 80 majority. The
fight over its location was warm one.
Dick" Wheeler, the school superln-
tendent elect is native OF Linn county,
graduate OF the Albany College and a
student at Stanford for two years, He
is young man of splendid character and
habits, and it is generally believed will
make an efficient superintendent.
The bime;aiists swept things in Yam.
hill county.
In Umatilia county Zoeth Houser,
sheriff, reelected; Ben Burroughs, clerk
re elected William Martin, county Judge,
reelected; VIM Klein. treasurer, re-elect-
ed +. Gillian, assessor, reelected; f..
BIckers, recorder OF conyeyances; s.. ".
kimbrell, reelected surveyor; Ralph
Folsom, coroner
4 democratic sheriff was elected in
Douglas county. HIS principal opponent
vas the deputy sheriff from whom Sam
Brown escaped. The republicans elected
eve rything else except perhaps school
superintendent. The issue was priuci-
paliy A. 7. A. which evidently won.
GEORGE Biakely. y son of James Blake
ly Of Brownsville. Was defeated for re-
election as county judge OF Waseo county
by about 100 majority, running ahead OF
his ticket. In that county there are on
ly a5ont 400 popuIists
Tongue beat Vanderburg ouls 81 votes
IN the formers own county, running
sbont I50 behind most vi the rest Il his
ticket.
1t looks as Il Oregon will have two non
uiist congressman. Had Hermann been
nominated and had the 0regonian not
put up Nurthrup the result would have
been different.
Msyor Pennoyer says he will accent
only hall of his legal salary. That win
be novelty, in this age, when men are
trying 10 get more than their salaries.
The official count OF Linn county VII
be begun t0moTFog by the clerk aud tao
Justices. II Is probable saniiam will hs
Tecounted on account OF reports OF mutt.
iatest ballots. Ii so II will take couple
OF days TO complete the official recount.
There Is prospect OF contest over the
Office OF couats clerk.
George Waggoner was defeated for
sheriff OF Benton county by Rickari by
2i9 plurality. Mr. waggoner offered 10
run the Office tor & 900. the regular SAL
aEy, and nsr all OF i.is deputy hire o,s OF
his oNn pocket That did no, help mat
ters.
The Corvallis Times saws: An ANALYSIS
OF tue vote OF Benton county indicates
that the republican pluraiit, has dwin-
died down To about 100. Al the election
two years ago IL was IN the neighioghood
u 2O. The relative strength ol the TWO
parties seams 10 be, republicans. about
so. democrats, fga. The populist Yoie
seems 10 have averaged Somewhere ia
the neighborbood Of SO.
The eanvassing b9zgd somorrow ~iii
consist OF the county clerk. and Just ces
A. I'll. Freerksen and G. ". Harris