East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-14
TWO U'REN MEASURES
GAINING IN COUNT
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY AND
JUDICIARY BILLS FAVORED
Complete Vote Not m-Belated Re-
turns Cast Doubt on Fate OF Labor
Tax Neutrality-suspicious. Rule Ma
jority Is More Than 5000.

Election returns from missing
counties and precincts yesterday prac-
tically settled the fate of the presi-
dental primary bill and the constitu-
tional amendment changing the Jury
system in civil cases and reforming
procedure on appeals, but served to
cast doubt on the fate of the taxa
ton amendment proposed by the la
Dor organizations and intended to
give counties control OF their own
taxation methods.
Nineteen precincts in Multnomah
county not given in the totals of the
preceding day added materially to
the favorable affirmative majority on
the presidential primary bill and re-
turns from other counties did not cut
down this lead materially. The vote
on the bill as now reported stands:
Yes 37,153, no 35S25, or majority
for the bill Of 1928 in a total of 72,-
97S. 1t is probable that these figures
include all but about 5000 to 10000
votes.
Jury Amendment May Win,
The affirmative majority for the
jury amendment now stands at 2S96
In a total of 6S,564 votes counted
About 10000 to 10000 votes will be
added to the total, but 1t is not likely
that they will affect the general re-
suit. The bill apparently has been
approved, and it is also indicated that
the presidential primary bill is out Of
the woods.
The labor tax amendment has a
majority Of 730 recorded against It in
a total of 74,50S votes counted. In
the returns included the vote in Ba-
ker county is very incomplete, repre-
senting about one eighth of the total
probably cast in that county The
first returns from Baker county give
the bill a majority there OF 256 and II
the remainder OF the vote Is on the
same ratio there will be enough
there to overcome the lead on the
negative side of the bill. The first
reports, however were city precincts
where the bill likely received more
favorable consideration than in the
country.
Prohibition Is Downed
The majority against prohibition
now stands at more than 16 500 in a
total count of 95,523. In this total
and 56,079 negative votes and the to-
tai Is probably within few thou
sand of the total cast in the state on
the amendment. 1t includes the COM
plete figures in all others except Ba-
ker Columbia, Curry Harvey, Klam-
ath, Lake and Lincoln.
From all Of the counties named, ex-
cept Baker no reports at all have
been received on the prohibition
amendment. The recent storm de-
stroyed telegraph and telephone COM
munication throughout Curry and
Lincoln counties and the election fig
ures await the arrival of the election
board reports at the county seats. II
Is probable that more than 100000
voters expressed themselves on the
prohibition question in oregon. In
view of the unexpected disapproval OF
prohibition by the rural districts an
estimate of $4,000 majority against
the amendment is believed reason
able
Returns on the home rule bill are
wholly lacking only from Curry, Har'
ney, Lake and Lincoln counties and
out of n total of 95,91 reported there
are 49.409 affirmative votes and 49,
61O negative votes giving the amend
ment a favorable majority of 27ss
The majority will be increased tc
more than 5000 in all probability.
school Totals Same.
The belated returns yesterday dc
not change the general situation II
respect to the normal school bills
The majority against the Ashianc
school was cut down to 1888 by th'
complete figures on jackson county
in which the school is situated. jack
son gave a six-to-one vote in favor o.
the bill The vote now stands: fe'
33,S16. no 41.355. making total re
ported of 1911.
The majority against the weston
school on the inoompleted count wa
also cut down by the Jackson count!
vote for Jackson county approved al
normal school bills The vote on th'
Weston bill now stands: Yes 34,oiS
no 39.340, giving a negative ma)orit!
of 52e7 in a total Of 73,413.
The majority in favor of the Mon
mouth bill stands at 9037 on the IN
complete returns, there being 42,is'
in favor OF the bill and 33,757 agains
1t, or n total reported of 76,bbl'-
Sunday Oregonian.