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STATEMENT No. |
LACKS MAJORITY
CAKE LEADS IN STATE BY $500
Ellis is Safe For Congress Defeating
Both Geer and Shepard by $500
Derby Probably Loses.

Portland, Ore, April 20.-A ma
jority of the Republican candidates
nominated for the Oregon Legisla-
ture last Friday ran on anti-state-
ment No. l Platforms; but because
of nine of ten hold-over Senators,
the Statement forces will control the
State Senate by election of the new
Republican nominees for that body.
In the House the Statement forces
will lack six of a majority should
they elect all their Republican nomi-
nees.
In joint assembly they will lack
three of majority, should Senator
Kay, who is conditionally pledged to
the June election choice for United
States Senator, act with the State
ment forces. If he should refuse
to vote for a Democratic United
States Senator. in case he won In
June, the Statement men would lack
four of majority.
The hold-over Senators pledged
to Statement No. 1 are nine in num-
ber, or, including Senator Kay, ten.
These, together with the eight State
ment candidates nominated for the
Senate, give the Statement ranks IS
members out of the 30, or two more
than majority. The Statement
candidates nominated for the House
number 25, and the seats In that
body number 60.
1t thus appears that out of the rs
Republicans nominated for the Leg
islature, 33 are pledged to the June
election choice for United States
Senator, and that should all the
Statement candidates be elected, the
number, increased with ten hold
overs, will give the Statement ranks
43 out of 80 seats in the Legislature.
The election of four or five Demo-
cratic legislators in addition to all
the Statement No. Republican
nominees would give the Legislature
to the control of the Statement No.
forces.
H. NJ. Cake has defeated Charles
W. Fulton for the Republican nomi-
nation for United States Senator by
majority of approximately 2,250
votes.
Mr.. Cake has carried Baker,
Clackamas, Columbia, Douglas, jack
son, Lake, Linn, Marion, Multnomah,
Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco,
Washington and Yamhill Counties,
total Of Is, while Mr.. Fulton has
been successful in Benton, Clatsop,
Coos, Crook, Gillian, Grant, Jose
phine, klamath, Lane, Malheur,
Morrow, Polk, Sherman and Tilla-
nook counties, total of Ia.
In several of these counties, how
ever, the result is quite close and 1t
make take the official count to show
which candidate has prevailed. 1t
Is probable that Fulton will carry
Curry and Harney and possibly
Wheeler. Lincoln is general con-
ceded to Mr.. Cake. The majority
for Mr.. Cake in Multnomah County
is 2,017, a decrease from the prom
ise of the first returns.
The following candidates on the
Republican ticket were successful at
Fridays primary election:
United States Senator-H. M.
Cake.
Representative in Congress-First
District, w C. Hawley; Second Dis
trict, w. r. Ellis.
State Food and Dairy Commis-
sloner-J. w. Bailey.
Supreme Judge-R. s. Bean.
Railroad Commissioners - First
District, Thomas Campbell; Second
District, G. B. Atchison.
The Democratic nominees are:
United States Senator-Geerge Il.
Chamberlain.
Representative in Congress-John
A. jeffrey.