Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-06-13
Returns Show Many Victories
for Union.
THE VOTE IN MANY COUNTIES.
Peoples Union Carries Ticke t
in Some Republican Counties.

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attorney and one circuit judge.
A survey of the field after the Ore
gon election last Monday shows that
the Union party will haye a strong
minority in both houses of the legs-
lature, and has elected a number of
judicial and county officers.
1t is not too early to discuss the
question, shall the Peoples Union re-
main permanent factor in Oregon
politics? We believe the welfare OF
To lpeo. le require t.GoodIgovernment
requires it. Ii the Union has good
leadership " the legislature 1t can
make a record that will make it strong
for the future.
The Union had one fatal defect-a
great many men forced themselves
onto the ticket who we're not strong
with the people. A reform party
must have men who stand for reform
in their own lives and records or its
sincerity will be discredited by its
own voters. Only by making nomin>
ations by direct vote of the people
can the peoples choice of candidates
be secured.
There could none but good strong
candidates be elected on the Union
ticket this year, men of more than
average ability and intelligence, men
who will make good officials, and who
will make good record for the people.
Such men will be worth more for the
upbujlding OF the Union cause, than a
majority that would make bad re-
cord,
Wherever the Union party had good
candidates who went before the people
and discussed their platform, they
ran ghead and nearly all such were
elected. This shows that the party
had merit and that the people were
not afraid to trust 1t on state and
county issues. If Barkley could have
been In the canvass month he would
have been elected.
1t is charged by Republican paper
that in Benton county 400 votes openly
offered themselves for sale. 1t Is not
probable that the Union party bought
many, as they conducted very econ.
onical campaign. On the county
ticket the Union carried some mth-
erto Republican counties, as Polk and
Lincoln. In the latter the Union
ticket secured the judge, clerk, COM
missioner, surveyor and coroner, and
came within eight votes ofgetting the
assessor. The Republicans have Sc
cured the sheriff, treasurer, school su-
perintendent and assessor.
The State Union campaign COM
mittee made splendid fight and
Messrs. Sheridan, Williams and
Smith, With the local committees, de-
serve public vote of thanks from
the people for forcing clean cam
paign of principle, and for conduct
Ing the opposition battle under great
difficulties.
Both Kincaid and Dunbar proved
strong for secretary of state each car
rying his own county by about 900
ahead of his ticket. Following is result
of some Of the counties not heretofore
published:
LINN COUNTY.
Pluralitles in Linn county are as
follows; For governor, King l22.
Secretary of state, Kincaid, 1877. Tres
urer, Booth 54. Superintendent,
Ackerman 8. State printer, Fitch,
1876, Supreme judge, Ramsey, l57.
Attorney general, Blackburn, 2l. Con.
gresham, Veatch l21, d istrlct at
torney, Hayden 25S, Total vote for
circuit judge was; Boise, 1903; G. H..
Burnett 1907; p, H. DARCY $780, II.
II. Hewitt, 1914. Board equalization,
j. p. Robertson, 259,
The state senators received follow.
vote; j. Glen, ls7li II. @. Mackey,
1885, p. r, Kelley, 1876 II L. Lassell,
1851: r. NJ. Owens, 1859; @. ID, stein,
146i w. p. Elmore, 100; ]. w. Senft,
l6l.
The candidates for representatives
received respectively: ID. NJ. Jones,
l94ij II. NJ, Palmer, l9Si;J. ]. Whit
ney, 1861; r. w. Fisher. 1852; M. Hi