Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-01-28
SENATORS TO BE CHOSEN
Elected in June They Vote on
Next U. S. Senator.

Mnen tne legislature COnNeues III
January, 1905, there is likely to be a
number of familiar faces missing from
the Senate chamber, as there are 10
members Of the upper house whose
terms expire or who have been elected
or appointed to positions which pre-
clude their serving the people of Ore
gon in the Esd Legislative Assembly,
says the Telegram.
Now that the political pot is be-
ginning to boil, and the hungry Office
seeker is standing around waiting to
be summoned to the feast, shat fact
is brought prominently to the atten-
tion of the voters who are to supply
the fuel which feeds the fires under
the cauldron.
The most prominent countenance
which will be among the missing is
Hon. Charles W. Fulton, whose term
of Office would not have expired for
two years more had he not been elect
ed to the United States Senate. Ii is
safe to say, when past Legislatures
are considered, that the second man
on the missing list, will be Hon.
John d. Daily of Benton county. Mr..
DAILY could have had his seat oc-
cupied in the extra session of the
legislature recently adjourned by a
successor who would have held Office
for two years more, had he made such
request to his constituents. He
could have made such request legally,
for following the adjournment Of the
Twenty second Legislative Assembly.
Mr.. DAILY was appointed United
States Surveyor General for the State
of Oregon. Under the constitution
that appointment barred Mr. DAILY
from seat in the Senate, but rather
than put Benton county to the expense
of special election, he stated he
would serve and allow the Senate to
pass on his qualifications That
plan was satisfactory to the people of
Benton, county, and no special election
was held. Mr.. DAILY did not answer
roll call during the extra session Of
the legislature, however, thus leaving
Benton county without representation
in the Senate during the three days
last month. Benton county will elect
his successor in June.
Hon. J. N. Williamson, representa-
tive in congress from the second dis
trict, was senator from Crook,
Klamath, Lake and Wasco counties at
the time of his election ~ the
national body at Washington. His
term of Office would have expired in
June, 1904, had he not been chosen
for the higher position.
1t is claimed by knowing ones that
the smiling countenance Of Hon.
w. H. Wehrung will not be at the
next session in behalf of the peope Of
Washington county. Mr.. Wehrung's s
term has run out, and as he is a
democrat, his constituents say he
will be replaced by republican.
Polk county will have to look
around for another senator, unless
Hon. b. +. Mulkey is reelected.
Hon. Alex Sweek will have his
hands full as chairman of the Demo-
cratic County Central Committee, and
will not attempt to secure the nomi-
nation for Senator from Columbia,
Multnomah and Washington counties.
The other Senators whose terms ex-
pire are Marsters Of Douglas, Booth
of Douglas, Josephine and Lane /;
Dimmick OF Coos and Curry; W.
Tyler Smith of Lincoln. Tillamook
and Yamhill (who may be succeeded
by B. +. Jones Of Linooln); Hunt,
Myers, Mays and Smith Of Multno.
nah; Johnston Of Wasco and Sher-
man; Stiwer Of Gillian, Grant. Sher-
man, Wasco and Wheeler, and Wade
OF Union and Wallowa