Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-27
OUTLOOK IN OREGON.
Governor PcnnOyer Says Bryan VIII
Carry the State.


Carry the State.
Special Correspondence of The Eyealng Star.
PORTLAND, Ore, August II, 1898.
The result Of the November election in
Oregon Is, to say the least, problematical
OIeL IN Is an agricultural community.
or the $4,000 people 1t had in 1890 81 ,OtDO
lived In the country. 1t is the uncertainty
as to how this farming class will vote that
makes the result in November a matter of
speculation.
The republican leaders Of Oregon, realiz-
ing they have much to undo, are deep in a
campaign Of education. Every speech that
has been made. every paper that has been
prepared. is being dumped into headquar-
tiers, from which they are scattered over
Oregons 5000 square miles. 1t Is hercu-
lean task. and what the result will be none
can tell. From all parts of the state re-
quests for this kind of literature are re-
ceived by each mail. and by each returning
mail 1t is sent out by the bushel baskets
The opposition. However, have, or at least
profess to have, little fear of apostacy
among their followers. They say the prin-
cipies of free coinage of gold and silver are
too well inculcated in the farmers of Or
eSon for them to be turned aside by any
catcn-penny phrases Of the emissaries Of
" ali and Lombard streets.
Gov. PennOyer's Prediction.
Meeting Sylvester Pennoyer who has
been twice governor Of Oregon and is now
mayor of Portland. the other day 1 asked
him what his view Of the political situation
was. Pcrtland's mayer is a man of ma
ticnal reputation, 1t was he who would
not go to the state line to meet President
Harrison: 1t was he who told President
Cleveland to mind his own business: It was
he who received the vote of Oreeon's dele
CATION to the last democratic national con-
veniion for the vice presidency. Gov. PEN
meyer laughed when l asked him the
chances OF Mckinley in Oregon According
to him the Ohio man has not a ghost of a
show.
Bryan" said he, will have from 5000
to 10000 majority, and that without any
effort whatever. We will conduct this
campaign on the same lines on which /
conducted mine for the mayoralty. That
Is keep as quiet as possible and let the men
Who will vote do the thinking It worked
we'll in my case. and it win in this. Yes.
Bryan's majority will be nearer IL, 600 than
5000 in November.
What about third ticket?''
His honor laughed, and said: who Is
there to support a third ticket? The dem
ocrats of Oregon are not mugwumps nor
Clevelandtes. They democrats pure
and simple. How many goldbug democrats
have We In Oregon? Why, you can count
them on the fingers Of one hand. There is
Judge Beilinger, and his honor named
four others of not SO much prominence, and
dOueu. w no else IS there! NO one
NO" continued the ex-governor "the
gold bugs have no standing In Oregon and
Bryan will receive the states electoral
vote in November. and his majority will
come very near being five figures
Republican, Divided.
The republicans laugh at Pennoyer, and
whatever he says. But somehow or other
the ';old man. as he Is now called, has a
great hold upon the unthinking masses of
the state. and there is no telling what he
may be able to do with them.
All is not harmony In the republican
camp. and as consequence the best work
cannot be done. There is no opposition to
Mckinley. Every republican in the state
desires his election, and Will no doubt work
| as best he can for that end; but the lead
| ers are divided The two factions of the
party are not working in harmony. and the
result cannot be other than harmful They
all take McKinley's election as a foreRone
conclusion, and each faction no doubt
wants to control the federal PATRONAGE
| for Oregon during the four years of NC
Klnley's administration.
So far as Oregon IL concerned the Lad
! ers OF both sides are SO confident OF sue
] cess in November, ana put forward such
strong arguments. that tho result to an
impartial outsider II really prohiena Tic Al
n. J. r.