The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-03
CANDIDATES IN OREGON.


CANDIDATES IN OREGON.
Only Two state Omces to he FILLED
AZ This Years Election.
Special Dispatch to the acknowledgement
PORTLAND, Or, June 2-But two state
offices win be filled at the election In this
state on Monday. namely justice of the
supreme court and dairy and food COM
missioner. Both will 70 Republican by
large majorifies. Judge wolverton. who
IL running for the former office, Is ex-
pected TO receive the greatest plurality
OF any candidate In Oregon, Irrespective
OF party. For the offices Of circuit Judge
Of the Portland dIrtrict the present in
cumbents, both Republican, viii keep their
seats. Alfred Sears IL tho only man NOM
mated for the position in his department.
The office Of district attorney will prob
ably 60 to a Democrat. Charges OF cor
r,iption were brought and sustained by
the Multnomah County Republican Bar
Association against Russell f. sewail. the
holder OF the ofYice 1T present, and the
Republican nominee for reelection. This,
together with the fact that George T..
Chamberlain. HIS opponent, is popular with
the masses and also . brilliant attorney.
means the probable loss of tho office TO
the Republican party. This was hard
were the order OF the campaign
But the exciting feature of the cam
paign, n there has been any excitment,
has been In regard to state senators and
representatives TO the legislature, which
body selects a successor to United States
Senator George w. Mcbride In the race
are two tickets, that OF the Republicans.
and ono styling themselves the Citizens
party, composed OF Democrats, renegade
Republicans and Populists. allied with ex-
Senator John NJ. Mitchell and Senator Nc
Bride. against tho Republican ticket. The
latter have been flooding the mails for
the last month with tons of campaign
literature, every registered citizen being
favored. II must be OF some value,
though. for since the scheme was started
the "Cttissns ticket has been gaining
strength daily. The ticket has some ad-
vantage over the Republicans In that
u possesses the names Of quito a num-
Der OF popular men OF high standing in
the community, who have mover before
sought Office At the hands OF the people.
The Republican ticket. to the contrary.
has several candidates who are exceeding
ly unpopular. and who have and do now
hold public office.
Republicans In Muitnomah, however. are
making strenuous efforts TO win, for they
know ~ this county goes so goes the
state. II the Republican ticket IN defeated
nero " may be regarded as certain that
the legislature Will be delivered over to the
Democrats. No other county has 40 great
= preponderance OF Republican voters; in
no other do mere numbers give 80 mani
TEST q guarantee of success But here
the issues are confused. ana the voter dts
tracted by revival of the old quarrel
among Republicans.
Contest Over City Omce..
the mayoralty question is a thres-cor.
hered uncertainty. The Republican nomi
noe uenry b, Rowe. In making good
hent ana stands a good chance of being
erected. The present mayor w, II. Storey
u an independent candidate for re-elec-
ton. and In spending more money than
al OF the other candidates combined.
Mayor Storey got his office at the hands
OF the city council by political manen-
verfnE. which made him exceedingly un-
popular among the better class Of peo-
pie. out ne nevertheless controls a vast
number OF laboring votcs--cnough. he
thinks. to elect him. DR.. a. M, Wells the
Democratic nominee. win carry the en-
tire vote of his party. and n large number
OF professional people. David Kafka has
been nominated by the Socialist Labor
party, which In making n great fight TO
poll a three per cent. vote, necessary TO
secure them official recognition as n
party.
Another spirited race IL that for the Of
flee OF city engineer. Foremost among the
candidates IL Robert III. Austin, an In
dependent nominee, who was legtslated
out of the office OF city surveyor two years
ago. after having been elected as n Repub-
lican by large majority. William D.
Chase IL the Republican candidate. but
his chances OF success are small. A
prominent candidate for the same office
II Oscar II. Bellinger, Democrat. a son OF
the United States circuit Judge OF Oregon
and who has a great personal following.
both In social and lahoring circles. The
man who gains this oYioe viii do so by
a small majority.
Good R~publtcan Prospects.
The county and city offices will nearly
all 60 Republican. The closest CONTEST Is
for assessor. in which Capt. Mcdonnell.
who served IN tho Philippines with Ore
CONS infantry, and Capt. Grcenieaf, com
mander OF Battery a. oregon volunteers.
during the Spanish American war, are
the principal contestants. with chances
slightly in McDonelrs favor The Repub-
iican candidate for constable Will uu.
douhtealy be defeated.
Tackled onto the ballot this year will be
the question of constitutional amend
ment In regard 20 equal suffrage. which
viii be beaten overwhelmingly
The question as to whether Portland
will have park commission will also hs
voted on Indications now point that this
win be carried The members OF the com
mission are 20 TO appointed by the circuit
Judges and have power 90 levy a tan O,
one-haif Of a mill. and expcnd the money
for park purposes.