The herald., 1897-01-30
THE DEADLOCK IN oregon
Will Probably Be Broken on
Monday
OPPOSITION TO MITCHELL
Now Feels Confident Of Comprising His
Defeat
Arizonas LEGISLATURE Makes Possible
the Extension of the Santa te
to the Coast.
. .ssociated Press special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
SALEM, Or. Jan. 29.-The third week
of the state legislature has expired and
the lower branch of the body is still
unorganized. Both divisions of it ad-
journed today. The Benson house ad-
journed until Monday and the Davis
organization until tomorrow, when it
will simply meet and adjourn. 1t is
confidently predicted that the deadlock
will be broken some time next week.
There can be no doubt that the dead
lock has had a serious effect on Sena-
tor Mitchell's candidacy for the senate,
and it may accomplish his defeat. If
organization had been effected when the
legislature convened Senator Mitchell
would undoubtedly have been elected,
as he had enough votes pledged to him
and had received the caucus nomina-
ton. The object of the deadlock was
to delay organization in order that in
fluence might be brought to bear upon
enough of his supporters to defeat him.
Many of them have local measures
whose enactment they say is more to
them than the election of a. United
States senator. These members We're
given to understand that in order to
secure any legislation it wes necessary
to eliminate the candidacy of Mitchell.
While many of them are pledged to
Mitchell, they say they will not enter
into any joint convention except one
participated in by both house and SEN
ate, in which case they would vote for
him on the first ballot and afterward,
if he was not elected, they would go to
some other candidate. The opposition
to Mitchell have made it plain that they
will not organize the house until Mitch
ell is defeated 1t is becoming doubt
full whether forty-siX members, or a
majority of the legislature. will go into
a joint convention next Tuesday and
vote for senator.
ARIZONA.
PHOENIX, Ariz.. Jan. 29.-Among the
important measures introduced in the
legislature today was one demanding
educational qualifications for voting.
Another appropriates 100000 for the
construction of a capitol at Phoenix
Memorials were passed in the house
asking for military equipment for stu
dents of the university at Tucson, and
for the protection of the stock interests
of Southern Arizona against rowing Pap
aGoes. Bills have passed both branches
in the interest of the Santa Fe, permit
ting railway corporations to purchase
railway property and franchises a fore
closure sales, and permitting such pur-
chasers to assume all the rights and
franchises of the prior corporation as
we'll as authority to construct lines in
other states. 1t is alleged that the Santa
Fe extension to the coast will be built
by virtue of the authority today given
the company, on the reorganization of
the Atlantic and Pacific, following the
sale on trust deeds.
UTAH
SALT LAKE, Jan. 29.-The balloting
for United States senator failed to de-
Velop any new features affecting the
candidates. The Populists posted their
votes on different ballots for Mrs. Can
non of the senate and Mrs. Brown of the
house. The Democrats gave a compli-
mentary vote to Bishop
A large crowd was in attendance,
thinking that from the situation at the
close of yesterdays balloting there
would be a break in the dead lock today
but they were disappointed.
No decided changes are looked for
tomorrow, but it is believed that on Mon
day there will be a break in the line and
that it will result in an election.
WASHINGTON
OLYMPIA, Jan. 29.-Turner received
6S of the 81 votes of the fusionists, or
eleven more than a majority of the en-
tire legislature. OF the 10 fusionists who
refused to vote for him. all were Popu-
lists, except Williams, a silver Repub-
lican. The result of the first ballot was
as follows: Turner, 6S; Denny, 25; West
colt, IA; Squire, l; KreitZ, l; absent 8.
The election of Turner retres to pri-
vate life, after the 4th of March, Sem
ator Squire, who has represented Wash
ington in the senate since 1t became a
state in 1889.
Senator-elect Turner has been one of
the most prominent politicians in
Washington for the past ten years. I'm
til the adoption of the st. Louis plat :
form he was a member of the Republican
party, but at that time he left the party
and supported Bryan. He enjoys the
distinction of having been one of the
sc delegates who voted for Gen. Grant
He has for many years been an advocate
of the free coinage Of silver. He advo-
Gates the government ownership of rail-
roads. Though always heretofore a
strong believer in a protective tariff, he
now comes out for modified tariff. He
will stand with the silver Republicans,
the Democrats and Populists in the or
sanization of the seEate. He has been
a candidate for senator four times and
in 1893 held deadlock against Senator
Allpn during the entire session