The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-17
Capturing Two Thirds OF the Coun-
ties and Both congressman,
Besides the Mayor of
Portland.
GREATEST POPULIST VICTORY SINCE THE
ORGANIZATION OF THE PARTY.
Old Politicians Amazed and Paralyzed-The
Way 1t Was Done-Magnificent Work Of
the Miner Chairman and big
Four Orators.
only Six Hundred Dollars Campaign Fund
Whips the Banks Doodle and Whole
Money Power.
From the Rocky Mountain News.

From the Rocky Mountain News
Portland, Ore, June 2.-Complete re-
turns from all parts Of Oregon cannot be
had until Thursday or Friday, owing to
the remoteness Of voting places in South
eastern Oregon, not reached by rail or
telegraph. Semi-official reports have
been received at Populist Headquarters
sufficient to base estimates of the re-
suits of Mondays election. The First
district, or Southern Oregon, which two
years ago gave Hermann Rep) plural
ity of 9,644, has given Vanderburg Pop)
splendid plurality. Tongue, the Re-
publican candidate, has not carried more
than two counties in the district This
is straight Peoples Party victory, the
Democrats having a candidate in the
field. The new congressman is plain
farmer who lives on Coos bay 100 miles
from a railroad.
GOLD BUGS FLOORED.
The Second district includes Multno-
nah county (PortlaEd) and all of Eastern
Oregon. One gold and three silver candi-
dates were nominated. Martin Quinn
Pop), driver of a laundry delivery wag-
on in Portland has defeated Judge
Northrup, gold bug, backed by the bank
ing, chamber of commerce and federal
official influence. Judge Bennett, the
Democrat (silver) nominee, was distanced
in the race, while Ellis (silver Republic
am present congressman, is neck and
neck with Quinn, whose election is con-
ceded by all parties as the back counties
are all Populist strongholds. This dis
trict gave Ellis (Rep.) 8,126 plurality two
years ago. Quinn'S plurality tonight
with all Republican counties heard from,
is about 800.
The legislature is overwhelmingly free
silver and will be nearly evenly divided
between Mitchell, silver Republican, sill
yer Democrats, Populists and hold-over
gold bugs.
MITCHELL MUST DECLARE HIM
SELF.
The Peoples Party leaders have an
nounced that Senator Mitchell must take
a stand with Teller Dubios, Carter Man
tie and Cannon, aid repudiate the ST.
Louis convention nominee or he shall
never go back to the senate. 1t is con-
fidently predicted on all sides that Mitch
ell will sever his connection with the Re-
publican party.
The several state chairmen of the Dem
ocratic, Republican and bmetallic par
ties today made calls upon Chirman J. c..
Young, of the Populist state central COM
mittee, a sturdy miner from Baker City,
and congratulated him on winning the
first straight Peoples Party victory in
the United States. He pleasantly invit-
ed them to break up housekeeping and
move into the Peoples Party hotel. The
silver Republicans will probably do so.
PENNOYER'S VICTORY.
Ex-Gov. Pennoyer's plurality for may
of Portland will be very large. 1t will be
so large that little attention is paid to it.
His vote is twice that of both competi-
tors.
The city council is mixed politically,
no party having a majority. The
Mitchell (silver) Republicans elect all
the county officers, thereby cleaning out
z Republican gang which has held the
court house for 10 years.
Two-thirds of the counties in the state
have elected Peoples Party tickets. In
two Of the heretofore strongest Republic
an counties the Popuist pluralities are /:
Clackamas, 655; Linn, over 1900, and
Marion state capital, the Republican ma
jority of 1000 of two years ago, has been
reduced to %. All of the old Populist
counties in the state have doubled their
old time pluralities.
OLD POLITICIANS AMAZED.
This landslide in Oregon has been
brought about by the superb manage
ment of the Populist state chairman, an
Old Utah miner named ]. c. Young, on a
fund of less than 5000. Without a news
paper to aid him, he in less than two
months organized such a campaign as
paralyzed the veteran politicians.
The funds of Wall street were thrown
against him, all the power of wealth, pat
ronage and two old party organizations
were pitched against him.
Today he looks serenely upon the shat
tered, demoralized fragments of the Re-
publican and Democratic parties in Ore
eon and demands unconditional surren-
der or a renewal of the war The old
politicians stare at each other in blank
dismay and Portland seems paralyzed
with surprise at the result Of the un-
equal conflict.
THE BIG FOUR.
All the credit for the field campaign is
due to the Populist Big Four" Weaver,
of Iowa, Whitehead Of New Jersey, Davis
of Texas and Sovereign, of Iowa. They
led the enthusiastic masses, unfurled the
silver banner in every county and plant
ed it on all the mountains from Idaho to
the Pacific. Gen. Weaver led the ad
vance, Cyclone Davis the right. Sow
ereign the left wing and Whitehead held