New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-08
TIE nREGON ELECTION.

Tho FIRST important election Of 1904 was held
IN Monday in Oregon. Two Representatives in
CONGRESS were chosen, and in addition. SUI
nre1ne Court Judge and State Food Commits
sjoner were voted for. Oregon elects her ooh-
grassmen earlier than any other State in the
Union and the vote she casts-especlally III
Presidential vears-can be taken, Tor the far
West. at least, as gauging pretty accurately the
drift Of popular sentiment. This years CAIN
rsign was made avowedly on national issues.
IT was n straight-out party fight. Two years
400 a Republican candidate for Governor was
1efea+ad after contest in which one dis
cruntled Republican faction threw its strength
70 the Democratic nominee. The vote for Gov
ernor stood 80 SCI for Chamberlain Democrat
TO $4,000 for Furnish, Republican; but the rest
Of the Republican State ticket was elected by
m average plurality of 10000. This June no
Iocol and personal antagonisms obscured the
real issue between the two parties. The Repub-
Iican organization presented a united 'front.'
md after q sharp canvass. appears TO have
carried the State by plurality of from 1900
TO 10000.
COMPARING conditions now with conditions in
1900 the significance Of the Republican victory
becomes more apparent In june, 1900, oregon
elected two Republican congressman; but their
combined pluralitics were scarcely half the
total Republican plurality now returned in the
Two UiSfrlClS. touE AtsiS dSO, III liiC Aot lis
trict Thomas II. Tongue Republican, received
pip votes against 1888 cast for Bernard
DAILY. his Democratic opponent. The Repub-
can plurality in the district was only 2,9l9. IN
the lid District Malcolm Moody, the Repub-
can nominee received 22OSS votes. William
Smith the Dcmocratic-F Fusion candidate,
ceived 200 hut an Independent Democrat j.
T. Simmons pollcd 1884 votes. Mr.. Moody's
plurality over Mr. Smith was 9,379; but the
ia, AZ ,,,,1rr
1895 This year. in the Ist District Bnger
Hermann is credited with plurality of 300,
and John H. Williamson, in the lid District,
with a plurality of about 10000. The total
plurality for candidates for COngress-17, J00-is
nearly twice as great as the total plurality in
1900; but for the head OF the State ticket this
year the plurality claimed is 10000.
The result in Oregon is altogether gratifying.
II shows the steady growth Of Republicanism
in q State and section in which only eight
years ago Republican supremacy was danger
ously challenged President Mckinley carried
Oregon in 1896 by the narrow margin of 2040
votes. California, Oregon and North Dakota
excepted, he lost all the States beyond the
Missouri; but the reaction toward Republicans
ism which set in in 1898 and 1900 seems to be
still gathering force, and Mondays election in
Oregon. with its sweeping evidences of Repub-
lican success points 10 the redemption this year
of the whole trans Missouri section Four years
ago the Republican national ticket triunfphed
in California. Oregon, North Dakota, South
Dakota Nebraska, Kansas Utah. Wyoming and
Washington. This year, unless the signs of the
times fall Republican electors will also be
chosen in Idaho, Colorado, Nevada and Mon
tana. The West has nothing possible TO expect
from Democratic revival which seeks to retIe
the South to an alliance with the spoils hunt
ing politicians Of New-York and Indiana. The
West believes in facing the present not the