The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-03
The Split in Multnomah County
Endangers Legislative Ticket.
to CorSett for uattea states sena-
tor, and Consequently the Sap
port of senator Mcbride. ns-ssu-
atcr Mitchell and Their Friends
IL cling to = Combination Ticket,
Composed efAii Parties In oppo-
sitton to Republicans-one Com

Special Dispatch to ths Post Inte,liGencer.
PORTLAND, Juns 2--PoliticNl Affairs In
Oregon ara in such shape that although
the eicxion Is only two dsys away, no one
Is willing NJ predict It's result. except IN
the Second congressional district. which
includes Portland. IL seems sor~@one
conclusion that Malcolm A. Moody. tfe
present incumbent, will 10 reelected as
representative In congress- In the rkst
district which comprises all OF Western
Oregon except Portland and tho Columbia
river counties. Thomas II. Tongue had .
majority OF 500 last year Well INFORM
cd Republicans coneede that this majority
viii he reduced next Monday, ~ not en-
tirely wiped out His opponent. Or Bern-
ard DAILY. Of Lake county. IN very ropu-
lar man, and will, he ehle 90 hold all the
opposition there ~ to straight Repuhnc-
anism. with tho exception Of - few votes
for the Prohibition ana the middie-of-the-
read Popuiist candidate There 10 complete
fusion between tho Populists and Demo
Gratis. and their strength will be In
creased by not few diseprolnted Repub-
licans. 1t viii therefore be no great sur
prise n Tongues majority two years ago
is entirely wiped cat.
Lisht Vote Probable.
N II more than likely that Supreme
Judge wolverton tRevlbioani will bs re-
| elected. but there is no interest At all In
| the head OF the ticket. lie will simply get
| the full party vote Fusson managers sxe~e
with Republican managers tsat tho vote
| IN the state viii be light, on account ~
| the new reaistrs ton law which went into
| efyex last spring. Tho total REGISTRATION
| of oregon IL ~ 600 and tho cooc~nsus Of
opinion IL that not moro than 10 per cent
| OF the men over twcnty-one years OF age.
| entitled to vote. arc ON tho rolls. II
is very strict law, particularly with re-
gard TO aaturalixed citizens. and large
| number OF p~rsyns OF foreign birth. or tho
| children Of parents OF foreign birth. could
noA comply with tha law ON seeount Of the
| ioss OF naturalization papers, Dlssran-
| cf1isement OF large number Of men who
have been voting right straight ssoag. to-
| eether with a great deal OF apathy. form
| tho basis for the opinion that tho vote
will be light. Tho registration law also
| eliminates a large share of the floating
| vote witch has genersily been oe.ntro3ied
| In Portland by tho Republican party.
s~sstorshtp rtshft.
The big stake u Mondays election 10
| tho United States tenatorahip. and Multi
nomah county norslandD In the fighting
ground. Muitnotrah has seventeen mem.
! bars Of the leainlatuf oa Of ninety. THE
/ une defined candidate fpr United States
1 senator 10 s-senRtor Henry W Corbstt
/ Tho Republican legislative ticket 'n AftIlt-
nornah county ia pledged 70 him. sad ~ is
| an Opea sscrrt thai he has ehoaRh He
/ putsliran candidates fof tho legislature out.
| side ~ Multnomah, 70 give hisn tire eaucus
| ma jortty IN thu legislature iss case ihs
! Republicans ere succe8sfA in R@pubsicsn
! counties Opposed 70 Cuubast 10 all the
/ influence Of ex Senator John II. Mitchell
/ senator George W Mcbride. tn. senior
--rlator from oregon and we'll snited
| fusion.
9iteh~ii~N~nrids Faction.
In the case et tho senatorial tioks, In
M-sspornsh there stand opposed 70 the
regular Rsy1ltsican candidate not stlg
he Des-ocr~ts an1 Posulifis. but siso al
{ the Hs,usairaus who Adl,ars 20 Altcssu
/ and Menriaa They are making Ihsir
/ main nghs against Donhld Asnkax. ths
I fsNzAA Uf tEts hENNfPFtAA h&Aeas AAAt o.
T'fof busn fssss. who is ysrY rie.ss 20 eH-
s.,slaior rnfbetf tho di.An~sS@4 EspaAlis-
ana halieye shat l,aah Il thssa cABsia@iss
viii bs teaten. and some u So most
ardent q iaasn f.iak tlat ths entirs RE-
fsadIcan legislative ticket fos ths igwsF
hoss, wil - bssten. BAT A3l,n0sEshs .
na,urn8 Rcvsabaean majority is net isss
tran 1gp. and q takes s great many in8e.
t.~ndeEat voses 70 ossEcouss 30 slas a rxsaf-
gin.
A Dali Csmpstua.
II. cAasp&lgH has b~@a r~rs@gsaos for
| 80 dilinaMz. p&filcS2lhriy IA Pors3sni. and
faf me absence q national Issues in sA
| me 8ise-44sa9ns. No aiG has conss from
fas national Rsgsblioaa eoaanaitts@, snd
the Bryan usa have no moa*y 20 pat 10.
Tao ~ tbe tplddie-of- road I'ppglls's
from rho so1iA nAca spsschss advising
thclr friends 70 ssteS By tie ola ticket aud
rot - entlced intO fusion. EHe@ps in the
case % The United states seanter ard ne
tro eongrs reDsu the whole election 10 ara
unseerly scramble for off4cs in which
party unea ar. entirely disrtgartsd- II IL
a fr.. Tor a. nshs ali around
scramble for once.
Tire great isw4ss. expAusion asd sannd