The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-06-11
HOW THINGS WENT.
In the Late Eiection-oHicial Canvass
Wednesday-State Results,

WeaneS1av-Stdbe NeSultS,
The late election has passed into
! history, and the period OF quiet that
always follows such contests is now
on. In the state. local option car
fied by a majority of 5000 and the
primary election law and state prin-
ter amendment to the constitution
were adopted by still larger MAORI
ties. The election OF the republic
can state ticket by increased major
tiles together with the return o.:
Williamson and Hermann to con-
eress are also results of the ballot
| battle. Hermann's majority Of a
bout 2, 900 last year IS increased
his time to something less than
6. 900.
The legislative complexion is but
slig changed as a consequence
of the shake up, the result being a
still further increase of the republi-
can majority. According to the
latest returns, there will be six dem
ocratic and "a republican senators.
and ten democratic and so republi-
| can members of the lower house.
Judge James Hamilton is elected
| judge in the Second judicial dis
,rict by majority of about 1900
having carried every county in the
district. each of which isrepublican.
In the Third judicial district, Bur
nett, republican and William Gal
loway. democrat, are elected circuit
Judges. the latter having defeated
B L. Eddy. formerly of Corvallis.
aud Judge Burnett having defeated
Judge Boise, the veteran jurist.
The official count of Benton was
made Wednesday. Justice Holgate,
of Corvallis, and Justice William
son, of Fairmount precinct, with
the county clerk made the official
canvass. The tally sheets of e. ch
precinct were recounted. but no
change in figures resulted from the
canvass. The majorities for the va
rious candidates. together with
those for the initiative measures,
are as follows: Local option, $50;
primary election. 426; state printer
amendment. 726; Hermann, for
congress, 200; Moore, for supreme
judge, 24s; Bailey, for food COM
missioner, 2S5; Hamilton, for cir
cult judge, 81; Avery. for senator.
50; Burnett. for sheriff, 2oo; Moses,
for clerk. 8; Vincent, for recorder,
337; Buchanan, for treasurer, 27o;
Davis, for assessor, 81; Denman,
for superintendent OF schools, 55I,
Rickard. for commissioner, As;
Jones, for surveyor, 90; Wilkins
for coroner, 1oS. The full returns
by precinct is to be found in anoth.
er column.
In Corvallis, the election was one
of the quietest that has been held
in years. A considerable crowd
was present on the street during the
day, but at the polling places there
was less buttonholiug than is usu
. ally seen. On account of the polls
being kept open an hour later thar
formerly. the result in the Corvalli:
precincts was correspondingly de
layed. but this was atoned for BY
the fact that there are now tele
phone connections with every pre-
cinct, except Willamette, and the
result on most of the candidates wa:
known within a short time aftel
midnight. The clerkship remain
ed in doubt, however, until tht
counts were finished at Philomatf
and in Corvallis, precinct No. I
where the canvass was not complet
ed until about six o'clock in tht
morning.
/ In the Corvallis precinct but few
straight tickets were voted. In ont
of the largest precincts but eigh
tickets without scratch were cast
The scratching was as liberal OF
one side as the other, apparently
all voters on the county off cer
standing almost entirely for th'
man, their acquaintanceship O
! friendship for him, rather than fo
his political affiliations.