The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-01
ELECTION ON
IN OREGON
Senatorial Contest VIII Be
Exceedingly Close
LIQUOR FIGHT EXCITING
LOCAL OPTION ELECTIONS BEING
HELD IN EIGHTEEN COUN-
TIES OF THE STATE.

PORTLAND, June both Cham
berlain and Cake appear to be conf
dent of winning todays senatorial
election, but both concede that the re-
suit will be exceptionally close. Cake :
managers claim a 10000 majority, al
though they privately admit that this
claim is probably larger than the in
dications justify. Chamberlains man
ayers claim the election of their man
by about 5000. Non partisan observ-
ers profess to believe that a thousand
votes either way will turn the result.
Aside from the senatorial election
liquor and single tax form the prin-
clpal issues in tOday's state election In
Oregon and reports received from
over the state indicate that they have
been sufficient to draw out a large
vote. Aside from the Henry George
measure, which, if passed, will relieve
from taxation all dwellings,, barns,
factories, machinery, household furni-
ture and farm improvements, ana
place direct tax on land, chief in
terest centers in the vote on the H.
quor question.
Local option elections for county
prohibition are being held today in
is of the 33 counties of Oregon Eight
Of the IS other counties ara now dry
and in four Of these the question Of
saloons is resubmitted today on pc
tition of the liquor men. Both sides
are claiming a victory, but it is prac-
tically certain that several counties
will be added to the dry" territory OF
the state as a result of tOday's con-
test. There are only five counties in
the state in which there is no dry
territory, and the local optionists have
called for a county election in each
of these counties today. This extern
sive campaign to invade further the
territory now held by the saloon in
terests is only preliminary step to
an election on state prohibition, which
is plannel by the cold water people
for 1910. The Anti Saloon leaguers
and the prohibitionists have made up
their minds to cooperate in a campaign
that is expected to add Oregon to tne
list of prohibition states two years
hence
An innovation in political campaigns
was introduced by the anti-saloon
league when tents were erectad at The
2I polling PAGES of the east side. Where
the temperance workers VIII be given
hot lunches by the ladies of the east
side interested in ;he success OF Tn.
war against salocrs.
The city council has passed an Or
dinance granting the ants permission
to put up these tents. Driscoll was
the only councilman who voted no on
this ordinance.
At each booth the league will have
men posted to watch the voting and
whenever a voter is challenged these
men will take down a full description
Of the challenged person and kodak
picture of the voter and the men who
to swear him in as well. This
is to guard against any possible fraud
The anti-saloon men are confident
Of victory in the fight against rum
and leading members of the campaign
committee express themselves as sure
OF carrying majority of the precincts
if not all of them. DR.. Osmon Royal,
who is one of the anti saloon warriors
says that never before has such a hor
fight been made in an east side cleo
ton. or has any organization so thor
oughly canvassed the vote as has the
anti saloon league. Forty men have
been working increasingly in a house
to house canvass. There are no party
lines drawn. 1t is to be either saloon
or no saloon. Republicans, democrats,
populists, prohibitionists have cast
aside the fetish of party organization
and the fight is to be purely local.
Close in Waseo.
THE DALLES, Ore, June 1.-ChAp-
berlain and Cake will make a close