Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-09-09
EXTRA SESSION IN OCTOBER.

viewed by one of our local polite
ians as to his intention of calling an
extra session of the legislature,
and we are informed that the gov
ernor stated positively that he in
tended to call such an extra ses-
sion and that the time for If would
be in October. The statement of
the governor was positive and our
informant states that all doubt of
such an extra session is now re-
moved, in his mind at least.
If the Legislature is convened in
October it is held by many good
constitutional lawyers of the state
that their first buty will be to can
vass the vote for governor cast at
the last election and to declare Mr..
Geer governor at one. Should this
be done it will doubtless prove to
be the unioing of the present gov
ernor, as it is generally conceded
that lie would not call an extra ses-
sion were it not for the opportunity
that he has to work out his polite
al schemes.
The extra session talk has brought
the senatorial question very promi-
nently to the front, and the various
candidates are being pressed for
ward by their friends. 1t looks to
us as though there were but two
real candidates to oe considered,
altho ugh the third may loom up
formally. The principle ones are
Ex-senator Mitchell and H. w.
Corbett. There are those that pro
fess to believe that Mitchell is out
of the race, and that his candidacy
is not to be seriously considered.
This is a mistake. Mitchell will
be very live factor in the senator
ial fight at Salem whenever the
legislature convenes, either in a
special or regular session. A close
friend of Mitchelps alleges that
that gentleman has over thirt 1.-TWO
members of the legislature pledged
to his support already, and in a
fight he is resourceful man. If
he has as many as thirty-two to go
into the fight on he will only have
to gain fourteen members to enable
him to accomplish his election.
Another strong factor in his favor
is that practically the whole federal
patronage of the state is in the
hands of the friends of Mitchell.
He will have host of prominent
republicans to lobby for him, and
it is one of the probabilities that
next senator from the state of Ore
gon will be Mitchell. Of cours ,
the Portland contingent headed by
JOS. Simon with Graham Glass Jr.,
Can eX-democraO as his ve.y able
lieutenant will do all in their power
TO overthrow Mitchell and to elect
Corbett. The fight will be hard
one and may result in another hold
up of the Legislature if necessary.
Another uncertain feature with
the republicans is what the attitude
of the Union members Of the legis-
lature will be. This, however,
need not unduly worry them. The
Union members will 60 in and help
organize the legislature and will
then vote solidly for all economic
measures that may come up, and
against all the steals that will be
brought forward. AS for the SEN
atorial fight, they will be very like
ly to consider that republican
fight and leave it for the republi-
can majority in the legislature to
settle the best that they can. There
may be possibility of them voting
for some republican like Hermann
to prevent the election of Corbett
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