The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-12-13
THEY WILL
JUST VOTE
Oregon Democrats Can Ac-
cOmpliSh But Little
However, None Will Vote for
a Republican United
States Senator

Baker City Democrat,
No Republican aspirant for the United
States Senate need count upon the sup
port OF the Democratic and Fusionists in
the coming session Of the legislature.
Such is the statement of William Gatens,
secretary of the Democratic city and
county central committee, at Portland.
1t is a question Of principle with the
Democrats in the legislature, and al.
though there is practically no hope OF q
Democratic senator being elected next
winter the members OF that political
faith can stand together and make things
interesting for the other fellows. Such
is the explanation Of the secretary. II
1t is not that the Republican candi-
dates in the field are not capable men,
bnt the Democrats are desirous of nom
mating a candidate from their own party,
simply to be consistent.
This declaration of Gatens is confirm
ed by a few members elected from this
county under the name of citizens.
They are not pledged to anyone in
particular for the office OF senator.
1t appears that the democrats will pass
around a few complimentary votes and
thus Jolly" prominent leaders in the
party throughout the state. Among
those who may expect to have this
honor thrust upon them are such lights
in the ranks Of J~effersonian simplicity
as Judge Bennett, l.. b. Cox. Milt Nil.
Ter, Sylvester Pennoyer and a numb, T
Of others identified with the best il :
terests Of the party. When all these
have received recognition the little
phalanx may be expected to begin
tossing bOquets to one another, andif
the fight for senator requires enough
ballots to be taken there is an oppor-
tunity for every man in the legislature
not allied with the republicans to have
a vote for United States Senator.
One reason assigned for this possible
proposition is to play politics with the
opposition. A member-elect is quoted
with saying that il the democrats stand
together aud thereby cause the republi.
cans tn settle the question OF senatorship
without outside assistance, the breech in
the republican party will be worse two
years from now than il is at the present
moment. Proceeding along this line OF
arrangements, the member elect said
that the more the republicans become
divided the better chance the democrats
will have Of achieving success in the
immediate future.
As a matter Of fact there are but three
men in the legislature who are elected
under the name of democrat. There are
others who belong to the party, however
but they we're sent to Salem as a result
denominations with other organizations
These are expected TO vote purely as
democrats when ballots are taken for ser
ator. There are 90 straight out repub-
%licans, as we'll as several elected on COM
bination tickets. The makeup Of the
legislature stands as follows:
Senate-Republicsns 20; democrat 1;
peoples 2 citizens 4 /; union L; citizens
democrat. peoples.union II democratic.
peoples l..
House of Representatives-Republi
cant 80; democrats p democratic-peo-
pies 8: citizens 10; union 3; democrat.
ic.people's.silver republican 1;
OF the citizens in the senate from
Multnomah, who may be counted on 10
support a democrat for senator, there are
two. II may be said that there are
eight votes in the senate for a democrat.
But three representatives.ele from this
county flying the flag of citizen can o
relied upon TO cast their votes for a re-
publican for the senate, the rest being
democrats. considering the members
not labeled republicans as against that
party, there are IA democratic votes In
the lower house, a total Of 22 on joint
ballot.
Twenty-Five is probably the limit any
candidate not a republican could receive.
90 that there is little doubt that the
next United States senator from Oregon
will be a republican as heretofore.
Where there are so many tactic ~ rep
resented, it is not supposed that these p
will hold together merely for the purpose
Of making complimentary votes.
Try the Elite fr Chriitmu F1tos.
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