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362 forty-one votes; Corbett, twelve; Prim, fourteen; Blank, four; and Mr. Mitchell was declared elected. This was Senator Mitchell's first election to the United States Senate for the term commencing March 4, 1873. Among the members of the senate we notice the familiar names of Enoch Hoult, of Linn; R. S. Strahan, of Benton; Albert H. Brown, of Baker; W. W. Bristow, of Lane; J. F. Watson, of Douglas; J. W. Cowles, of Yamhill; T. R. Cornelius, of Washington; J. N. Dolph, of Multnomah; John Myers, of Clackamas; and in the house the familiar names of Benjamin Simpson, of Benton; L. T. Barrin, of Clackamas; G. W. Riddle, of Douglas; Nathaniel Langell, of Jackson; Rufus Mallory, of Marion; T. McF. Patton, of Marion; J. F. Caples, and Sol Hirsch of Multnomah; Robert Clow, of Polk; A. R. Burbank and T. R. Harrison, of Yamhill. On Wednesday, October 23, 1872, the democrats of the house withdrew in a body, thereby breaking the quorum, and on that day the house adjourned without passing the general appropriation bill. The presidential electors for 1872 on the republican ticket were A. B. Meacharn, W. D. Hare, and J. F. Gazley, and they received an average vote of eleven thousand eight hundred and eighteen. The democratic electors—Horace Greeley for president—were N. H. Gates, E. D. Shattuck, and George R. Helm, receiving an average vote of seven thousand seven hundred and forty-two. On October 13, 1873, a special election was held for representative in the forty-third congress, at which J. W. Nesmith, democrat, received eight thousand one hundred and ninety-four votes; Hiram Smith, republican, six thousand one hundred and twenty-three. At the state election held June 1, 1874, T. W. Davenport, independent, received six thousand three hundred and fifty votes; R. Williams, republican, nine thousand three hundred and forty votes; George A. LaDow, democrat,