The herald., 1896-06-03
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS
Oregon Election Returns Arc Not
Yet Complete
LARGE POPULIST GAINS
Reported From Nearly Every County in
the State
Kansas SlIverites Confident Of Success-Ma.
ryland VIII Declare for the Gold
Standard-Politicai Pointers
Associated Press Special Wire.

hoSOCidleu ITeSS special wire.
PORTLAND, Ore, June 2-Returns
from yesterdays election are still in
complete. Returns from the interior to-
day show large Populst gains in nearly
every county in the state The Republi-
cans have elected Bean supreme judge
by from 5000 to 10000. The two congress-
men are in doubt, the contest being be-
tween the Republican and Populist nom
inGss in both districts. The first dis
trict gives Tongue, Republican, 1868;
Vanderberg, Populist 7645; Myers,
Democrat, 1864. The vote in the Sec
ond district gives Ellis, Republican,
1929; Quinn, Populist, 1920; Northup, in
dependent, S57; Bennett, Democrat,
1906
The Legislature will be close, but at
the present time the indications favor
the Republicans. In many counties the
vote is close, and until complete returns
are received the result will not be known
The Democrats and Populists fused in
several counties, and it is possible that
the Democrats and Populists together
will have a majority in the house. The
senate is Republican by at least five ma
jority.
Ex-Governor Pennoyer's plurality in
this city for mayor, according to the vote
counted will be over 1000.
w. s. Vanderburg, Populist, for con-
gress in the First district is probably
elected by about 1000 plurality. Three
fourths of the vote has been received
from the district, and shows the follow
ing: Tongue. Republican, 12.224; Van
derburg, Populist, 13,227; Myers, DEM
ocrat, 1882.
night claim they will control both houses
of the legislature and have majority
of at least ten on joint ballot.
L<ENTITCKv DEMOCRA
LEXINGTON, KY, June 2.-The DEM
ocratic state convention will convene to-
morrow.
Tomorrow's convention will be har-
monious, and simply ratification of u
majority of the county conventions held
last Saturday. The gold standard dele
gates held an informal conference to-
night, and agreed to make no further
contest in organization of the conven-
ton and selection of delegates at large
or anything.
Nearly all delegates are wearing
Blackburn badges, and in shaking hands
say, Give me the Is to l shake"
Free silver delegates in conference in
the forenoon, afternoon and evening
were addressed by Senator Blackburn
and other silver leaders. They prepared
the resolutions which will not denounce
President Cleveland, Secretary Carlisle,
Senator Lindsay and others by name
HOI tIc l<OulSNIlle, AeklIlSOIl ana OIner
gold standard" papers, but they will
denounce the financial policy of the ad-
ministration in such severe terms as
Indirectly to condemn the president and
secretary of the treasury. Outside of the
financial plank, which is a most emphatic
declaration for free and unlimited COIN
age of gold and silver at the ratio of 16
to 1, without regard to the action of any
foreign nation, the platform on national
issues as agreed upon by the silver con-
terence for presentation to the commit
tee and convention tomorrow does not
differ from the one on which Hardin ran
for governor last year.
The platform does differ from former
ones, however in it's severe denuncia-
tion of "so-called sound money" Demo-
Gratis who did not, at the last session of
the legislature, support the regular NOM
inee of the Democrats for United States
senator. This resolution specially de-
clares Blackburn still the Democratic
nominee of Kentucky for senator, not
withstanding his failure of election, due
to the un-Democratic course of certain
members of the Legislature.
Another resolution instructs any del
egates-at-large to support Blackburn
for president in the event of his name
being presented to the Chicago conven-
ton, and commendS him to the Democ-
racy of the country for the next national
standard bearer
For delegates large Senator Black
burn and General Hardin will be chosen
without opposition.
Among those mentioned for the other
delegates-at-large are most of the sill
yer congressmen-W. T. Ellis, Evan Set
tie, Ollie James and Judge Robinson.
The silver men tonight agreed upon Sem
ator Brownson of Lexington, Black
burns leader in the legislature, for tenn
porary chairman and Charles X. Whee-
Ter of Paducah also free silver advo-
cate, for permanent chairman; also
naming men for al minor p,a es.
The Commercials special from Frank
fort contains an interview with Gov.
Bradley. which is his official withdrawal
as presidential candidate. He an
nounced today to his friends that his
name would not be presented to the
st. Louis convention although the Ken
lucky delegates at large and some dis
trict delegates are instructed for him.
Gov. Bradley looks on the growth of
free silver among the Southern and
Western Democrats with alarm as
threatening the interests of the country.
He urges the Republicans to meet the
issue Squarely
MAINE REPUBLICANS
BANGOR, Me. June 2-When the rou-
tine business of the state convention had
been concluded and Governor Cleaves
had addressed the convention on state
and national issues, Judge Savage Of
Auburn presented the name of Hon.
Llewellyn Powers of Houlton as can
didate for governor. The nomination
was made by acclamation. The finan-
cial plank is as follows:
We are opposed to the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver except by interna-
tional agreement, and until such agree
ment can be obtained we believe the
present gold standard should be MAIN
tanned.
A vigorous foreign policy is urged, al
so restriction of immigration and just
administration of pension laws.
The platform closes with a declaration
of loyalty to Thomas Il. Reed. thanks to
the Maine members in congress and a
pledge of hearty support to the candi-
date for governor.
After the passage of these resolutions
the convention adjourned.
GOLD MEN ORGANIZE
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 1.-The
state league of gold standard Democrats
! has organized with Mayor Taggart pres
ident and Pierre Gray. son of the late
Governor Gray, as secretary. A formid-
able executive committee has also been
annointed A vigorous campaign that