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William D. Fenton.

510. Miles of railroad in Oregon in 1860, four; in 1863, four; in 1866 to 1869, nineteen; in 1870, one hundred and fifty-nine.

In 1875 Henry Warren, republican, congressman, received nine thousand one hundred and six and Lafayette Lane, democrat, nine thousand three hundred and seventy-three votes. In 1873 Hiram Smith, republican, received six thousand one hundred and twenty-three and J. W. Nesmith, democrat, eight thousand one hundred and ninety-four votes.


Note.—It has been stated in the first paper (page 334, December Quarterly) that John R. McBride was the republican nominee for the first congressman for Oregon at the election in 1858, but that he was defeated by L. P. Grover. While he was the republican nominee as stated, he was not defeated by Mr. Grover. The republicans practically withdrew his name from the election, and threw their votes to James K. Kelley, who had been nominated by the National democrats. The contest was practically between two democrats. Grover receiving five thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine votes, Kelley, four thousand one hundred and ninety. Bancroft, speaking of this incident, says: "At the election in 1858, there were three parties in the field; Oregon democrats, National democrats, and republicans. The National faction could not get beyond a protest against tyranny. It nominated J. K. Kelley for representative in congress, and E. M. Barnum for governor. The republicans nominated an entire ticket, with John R. McBride for congressman, and John Denny for governor. Feeling that the youth and inexperience of these candidates could not hope to win against the two democratic candidates, the republicans, with the consent of McBride, voted for Kelley, whom they liked and whom they hoped not only to elect, but to bring over to their party.—Bancroft's Works, vol. 30, page 430.