The San Francisco call., 1896-06-04
The Republican Nominee Far in
the Lead in the Second
District.
NEW LEADER FOR s1LvERITEs
Pepper of Los Angeles Becomes State
Organizer for the White
Metal Party.

PORTLAND, Or, June 3.-For the first
time in the history of the Pacific North
west, a Populist has been sent to the
lower House of Congress. Oregon supple
him. His name is Vanderburg. He comes
from Marshfeld, Coos County.
A vigorous campaign was made in the
First District, it being canvassed by Gene
raj Weaver, "Cyclone" Davis of Texas,
Mortimer Morehead of New Jersey, presi-
dent of the National Grange, and General
Coxey of commonweal fame, in the interest
OF the Populist nominee.
His opponents were Thomas Fl. Tongue
(R.) of Hillsboro, whose position on the
money question is doubtful. and Jefferson
Myers CD of Scio, free silver advocate.
Vanderburg's plurality is ITO, these fig
ures being from Populist sources. 1t is
not likely that the official figures will de-
crease the plurality, as the counties are
strongly Populist.
In the Second District the complexion
has changed since last night. Where
Quinn, Populist, seemed sure of election he
is now certain of defeat. Returns tonight
from all counties outside of Multnomah
except Harvey, Grant and Malheur, all of
which are very small, and the former two
of which will be Republican, give Ellis,
regular Republican, 900 plurality.
The Populists hoped to overcome this in
Multnomah, but seventv-six precincts
give Ellis lao more than Quinn. There
are six small suburban precincts yet to
hear from, but they will not overcome the
740 plurality.
The next Legislature, on joint ballot,
so far as returns are in, will be: Demo-
Gratis 10, PopulIsts IL, Republicans So, with
16 doubtful. Several of the doubtful dis
tries will elect Populists, though none will
return Democrats.
If Senator John H. M itchell can gather
the whole Republican strength, his re-
election is assured, but he cannot do it.
OF the fifty-three Republicans, ten from
Multnomah County will never vote for
him, as his candidacy was the issue and
they were against him.
he must have 46 votes, and his re-elec-
tion depends on his ability to control the
country members.
The election in Portland was remarka Bile
for the almost total overthrow of the old
Multnomah machine, which stands for a
gold standard and which has asintermittently
controlled county and city for ten years.
Only two of its county and city nomi-
nees-the City Treasurer and Auditor
were elected. The remainder of the Off
GERS were captured by Mitchell Republi-
cans.
The ring elected majority of its legs-
lative candidates by trading away its
nominee for Mayor, Soils Cohen, and its
candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court,
F. S. Rassetter.
The old machine and gold d-standard Re-
publicans are dubious of their ability to
defeat Senator Mitchell S reelection, while
Jonathan Bourne Jr., leader of the silver
forces, is jubilant and is positive of his re-
election.
Even after the gold standard advocates
succeed in defeating Mitchell they will
not be likely to stop the election of some
other silver man, for by a fusion of Popu-
lists and Democrats the next Legislature
will be overwhelmingly for free coinage.
Oregon's vote Will thus stand, after next
January, when the Senator is named, two
Representatives ard one Senator for free
silver, and one Senator (McBride) for
gold, though he is not Radical.