The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-13
ar oF THE RESULTS OF THE
sALLoTING IN OREGON
LAST WEEK..
Native and Referendum Responsible
Several Measures Out Of the
ordinary-Date Of Elections Changed
Observation-Disclosures Repre-
,.,+ion and Power Of RecaII-Sev-
eraI Measures Defeated.


mary law and the initiative and
sorondum, the progress of which has
IAN watched with much interest all
+be country, will find new batch
soxnprimental measures on her hands
- Iocs than thirty days. The voters
assod on nearly dozen radical ideas
Iart Monday, rejecting the most theo-
roticaI but taking the others whole.
proportional representation is the
aim Of the amendment to the consti-
tntion adopted. Just how it will work
ont is quite uncertain, because it puts
tho modus operandi up to the legisla-
tnrp By it's provisions minority par
+ios are to have proportionate repre-
sontation on all boards and in all Of
fees where two or more have places.
like the direct primary, it tends to
lessen party ties. 1t provides, also,
for expression by voters of second and
third choices among candidates. It's
real import is hardly grasped in the
state
| discourage wi oil CdSdUCCs
The taste of power given by the di-
rect primary and initiative and refer
endum has at least made the average
voter anxious for more, because the
recall amendment passed by large
majority. This allows voters, on sub
mission of petitions containing Is per
cent of the registration of the district,
to force the incumbent of an office to
stand for election again within twenty
days. It's object is to discourage mall
feasance.
Vigorous objection was raised to it
on the ground that it would offer op-
portunity for private vengeance. The
victim of the recall must have been
in office six months, or if legislator,
must have served five days in actual
session. On the same ballots for the
special election, the defense of the ''re-
called officer may be printed briefly;
also the reason for attacking his con-
tinued tenure.
bill for law instructing members
of the legislature to vote for the can
didate receiving the highest number
of votes for United States senator at
popular elections passed "a-flying." 1t
apparently makes the Statement No. 1
clause Of the direct primary law man.
datory; but in reality there is nothing
to force state representatives and SEN
ators to abide by it and it will not
affect the election next January.
Grand Juries Will Indict.
The power Of district attorneys to
bring indictments is cut. off; grand
Juries only may exercise that function
hereafter. This was a constitutional
amendment that carried.
Candidates in primary campaigns in
future may spend only sum equal
to 10 per cent of their first years sal
airy, unless that sum is less than 500,
below which no candidate is restricted.
With primaries over and a state cam
palgn on, the candidate may spend a
sum equal to only 10 per cent of his
Lrst years remuneration. This bill
was proposed by initiative petition. 1t
gives an officeseeker poor in pocket a
more equal chance. The bill is Pc
cullarly binding.
candidates relatives or intimate
BUSINESS associates cannot spend more
lnan the prescribed amount for him,
ellher, their disbursements being de-
uucted from the amount allowed.
Ireaung is barred. Electioneering on
.ne oalloting day is prohibited. Prom
lSe OF pie is forbidden. Sworn state
lnentS OF expenditures must be filed
"i'hln fifteen days after election. Cor
poLaIon campaign contributions are
PUT under the ban. Political advertise
-nenIs must be marked as advertising.
lie measure resembles in many re-
specIs that in vogue now in Washing
'ol' out is more radical.
o'ner amendments sustained by the
'0lers, but which are considered with
'uo ABNORMAL features, follow:
ui'lhg to sheriffs the custody of
pi,soners in the county Jail and pro-
uiuins that such prisoners shall be
"oihed under direction of the county
uUuFt' providing also that in counties
W. ~l'n over 100000 people the salaries
eoa guards and jailors shall not be over
s s'V month and the price of meals
'HiShed prosiners 12k cents each.
Salem Not Only Town.
:. lermltting state institutions erected
- ,ne future to be located elsewhere,
capital.
ara nahlns Oregon's general election
oth TWO years conform to those in
In states-November, instead of
son, Ihls will do away with Ore
stat iong held distinction of being the
fpa,In mat indicated the presidential
msnn every four years. People de-
ertn nuea the change on account of the
aura u! election expense.
ANN sins the University. of Oregon an
s1a ru al maintenance appropriation of
AND stringent fishing law for Columbia
cu o'ner rivers of the state.
Pr treating a new county OF Hood
EFT This county will come ont NJ