The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-09-29
ASSEMBLY IS
BADLY BEATEN
ANTS CARRY COUNTY AND STATE
{. n. Clarke, MCCurdy, RhOadeS, johnson,
Hanson, WiCkham and Kay
Win Local Contests.

against the assembly in the Republican
primary election Saturday and of the
l5 offices which were contested on the
state and county tickets the assembly
candidates received but six majorities
in Hood River county. The vote
among the Republicans and Democrats
was very light, the Republican vote
being about 600 out of 92S members
registered and the Democrat vote be-
ing II out of registration of 1871.
There were few contests in the minor
lty party and among the Republicans
the lines were drawn between the as
sembly men and the anti-assembly fac
tion. The latter vote was split up by
a number of candidates. However,
there was considerable scratching by
both the organization Republicans and
the antis. The normal assembly vote
is probably well indicated by the vote
ON the heads of the state and county
tickets, BoWerman and Newton Clark,
who sreceIvcd 1875 and 1855 respectively
in the county. 1t was a notable fact
that for nearly every Office the man
who made the most active campaign,
both personal and through the mails,
was the man who won the nomination.
| Charles N. Clarke was nominated for
county judge getting $50 votes TO 1856
for Newton Clark, assembly candidate,
and 1856 for Woodworth.
In the race for the two nominations
for commissioner G. A. McCurdy, of
the west side, and Orson II. Rhoades,
the assemhly's choices, were success
ful, getting 3jS and 2S2 votes respec-
| tiy,ltr | - Gt,.l, t,,4l, ~, ~
race getting 265 votes and it is prOba-
Bile that had he not had opposition in
the upper valley from Charles Stein
hauser, who got l55 votes, he would
have pulled down the nomination.
Thomas johnson won the nomination
for sheriff over G. X. Castner by a.
vote Of 376 to 203. johnson carried
every precinct except West Hood River
where Castner had majority of one.
W. E. Hanson, the nominee fer clerk,
received the most votes given any can
didate in the county who had opposi-
ton, having 442 to l54 given his oppon-
ent, f. Howard Isenberg. Iscnberg
carried Fails precinct, where he for
merly taught school, 30 to II, while
Hansen S biggest majority was in his
former home precinct, Baldwin, where
the vote was rs to Is.
The closest race for any of the
county Offices was that for assessor, in
which Jasper Wickham landed the
nomination with a majority Of Is votes.
The tally was Wickham 299, Henry l..
Howe 2S4.
j. NJ. Schneider and Prof. c. d.
| Thompson were nominated for treas
| Il at ,F l.,
respectively by votes of 5ii and 5333.
They had IA clear field.
The four candidates for surveyor
split up the vote for the most sought
for office but the nomination went to
Murray Kay with a comfortable major
ity. HurIburt. the assembly candi-
date, was handicapped by not having
his name on the ballot. The vote was
Kay 294, Morse l4O, Hackett 81, Hurl-
| burt ST.
A. C. Buck and f. S. Olinger were
nominated without opposition for JUS
ticc and constable, respectively, Of
Hood River district, which includes all
precincts except Falls and Baldwin.
! Bucks vote was 400 and that for
Olingcr was 324.
Frank M. Gill, of Dufur, and John
Leland Henderson, of this city, anti
assembly candidates, were the nomi-
nGes for joint representative for Hood
River and Wasco counties. Their ma
| joritics were large in the latter county.
a good margin in this county but the
anti-asembly feeling in Wasco lost the
nomination for him. The vote in Hood
River county was Watt 3l2, Henderson
276, Gill 269, Stewart li3.
Sam w. Stark had no opposition for
the nomination for the circuit Judge
ship. He received 454 votes in this
county and Judge W. L. Bradshaw, the
Democrat nominee was given 22 votes
by the Republicans.
The big vic ory by A. W. Laiferty,
who was the nominee for Congress,
was a surprise. Lailerty made hard
campaign and was rewarded with the
votes. He made his fight against Con-
gresham Ellis and also had to divide
with two other insuTgent and anti-as-
scmbly candidates. Incomplete re-
turns gave LalTerty a plurality Of 2, 784
in the district His lead over Ellis in
this county was 81. The strength
shown by Reed was another surprise
in this race. Shepcrd, the fourth can
didate was ahead in Falls precinct,
Ellis won in West Hood River, with
Reed second and the other five went to
LaiIcrty.
Odell gave Laffcrty the biggest per
ccntage Of votes. He has relatives in
that section. The vote in the county
was LaiTcrty 2l5, Ellis lGl, Reed l27
Shcpcrd So.
The race for the state Offices resulted
in the following nominees: Governor,
Bowcrman; Secretary Of State, Ben
son, Treasurer, Kay, Supreme Justices
a years. Bean and Mcbride; (6 years.
Burnett and Moore Attorney General,
Crawford; State Superintendent Of
Schools, Alderman; State Printer,
Duniway; Labor Commissioner tstill in
doubt Hoff's majority over OrtOn on
! Incomplete returns is less than 600
r. Il. Commissioner, Miller; State
Engineer, Lewis; Water Superintend-
ent, (sccOnd divison) Cochran.
OF the state Offices there was only
tone successful nominee who did not
carry Hood River county. Dimick, for
Governor, carried this county over
Bowerman, who was successful in the
state by II votes. Dimick ran especial
ly strong in Baldwin, where he has rel
ativcs. The vote on Governor in this
county was Dimick 2O9, BOwerman 1875,
Abraham l03, Hofer n.
\ The vote in Hood River on other
state Offices where there were contests
as follows:
Secretary Of State-B Benson 1893,