The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-06-25
ANY DID NOT VOTE.
In Benton Local Option-How will
They Vote in November.

Local option. since the recent
election, succeeds in being a fruit
full theme of conversation. Where
ever three or four men congregate,
there. sooner or later, local option
bobs up to be talked about. Cen
orally, there is speculation con-
cerning where and when the new
law will be put into operation,
there IS wonder if the measure will
stand the fire Of the courts, and
usually an agreement that it looks
as if the saloons must go from
many of the counties of the state.
Of course the question will be
voted on in Benton in November
and opinion is general that it will
carry the county. A vigorous
fight of course, will be made both
for and against it, and with many
the issue will completely overshad-
ow the presidential compaign.
In Benton, the majority in favor
of enactment of the law was $50.
The majority for it in Corvallis
was 144, as follows: Corvallis
number 1, for, 118: against. 60;
majority, 49; Corvallis number 2,
for 113; against. 81; majority, 46:
Corvallis number 8, for. 1o3;
against, IL; majority, 81; Corvallis
number 4, for a.; against. So; ma
jority, 2r; total majority, IA, with
every precinct in the town carried
for the measure. With this pro-
nounced majority for the enactment
IF the law. 1t is figured that in any
evept and under any fight, there
will be sufficient votes to put the
provisions OF the law into opera
ton and to put the saloons out of
business when another ballot battle
is had.
In the other precincts of the
county, the vote was as follows:
Soap Creek, for, al; against, FL;
majority, 20; Willamette, for, 81;
against, 81; majority, "a; Monroe,
for, 60; against, AZ; majority, 1S;
Kings Valley. for, 80; against. a.;
majority against, S; Alsea, for IS;
against, 2e; majority, 46; Summit,
for, 10; against, 20; majority
against, 10; Philomath, for, 2oe;
against, 81; majority, 142; Blodgett
for, IS; against, 28; majority
against, r3; Bellfountain, ior, 7s;
against. As; majority. 50; Wren,
for, 9: against, rs; majority against
16; Fairmount, for, so; against,
IS; majority against, 5; total. for,
in the county, 1865; total against
675; majority for, $50. Majorities
we're cast against the measure il
Kings Valley, Summit, Blodgett
Wren and Paramount, but vt car
ried every other precinct. Th'
heaviest majority in any one pre-
cinct for it, was in Philomath
where It carried by 142, or but tw'
less than the combined majoritie
of the four Corvallis precincts. Th,
heaviest majority in any one pre-
cinct against it was in Wren
where 16 more people didn't wan
the law than was the number tina
desired it. All told the number c
votes cast for and against was 1880
Nearly 200 hundred people in th
county, did not vote either for or
gainst local option, and this afford
{ some hope for those who are again:
the measure. On the local optic
question, the total vote was onl
1890. Apparently. 200 voters di
not have their minds made up, O
else overlooked the amendments er
tirely, and accordingly failed to G
on record on the local option que:
ton. 1t is also claimed on one sid
that some people voted for the Law
not knowing that ifthe whole cour
ty should petition for and put loc:
option into effect that no individ,
al precinct could by its own vote g
gainst it, in the November electiol
still retain saloons In other word
it is claimed that some of those wh
voted for the law have change
their minds, and will not in Nov
ember vote to put its provisions il
to effect. On the other side a sim
lar condition is declared to exis
and accordingly, there is room for
continuation of debate ahd specul
ton. And it wrll doubtless contil
ue euntil after the N ovember electio
While in the above seem to
some conditions that afford sor
chance that in another test the m
jority might be reversed. belief
general that such an event will n
happen Of the 200 people wi
did not vote on the subject, befc
there is as much room
one side to get a porti
of them as there is for the 9th
Some who voted for the measr
may have changed their minds a
will now vote against, but the sal
conditions may prevail as larg'
on the other side. Of course, t