The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-11-11
WEST IS GOVERNOR
Democratic Candidate Defeats Bower.
man-Republicans Lose Eastern
States State and County Wet.

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The result of one of the hottest
political campaigns ever waged il
Oregon gives to the state OSWALD
West, democrat, for governor. Ht
is returned victor over Jay Bower.
man. republican assembly candidate,
West gave Bowerman close race M
Portland and Eastern Oregon, and led
his opponent in Southern Oregon,
where the people rewarded him fol
his work in bringing the Southern
Pacific freight rates down to a reason
aEle basis. Of his election, Mr.. West
Gays in letter of appreciation to the
newspapers of the state:
my election is not a personal VIC
tory foi me, hut triumph of the
direct primary. Statement One and
rule by the people. Thousands of
Republican votes were given to me
on this issue and as protest against
assem- mblyism. Along with my public
record. / made opposition to the as
sembly and to corporation domination
in politics, the chief issues in my CAM
paign. The indoisem that the peo-
pie have given me is their seal of ap.
proval of the things / stood for and
stand for. I thank them and all my
friends for it, and assure them that
so tar as in my power lies they will
not have cause to regret the choice
they have made.
aTo the newspapers Of tho state
whose loyal support was given me. /
em deeply grateful. Oregon is splen-
did commonwealth. Its system Of
government is an inspiration to the
country, and one of the states great
est public assets. To overthrow or
mutilate that system would, in my
judgment, be crime, not only against
Oregon and its people. tut against the
people Of the whole country. It is a
system that is progress, that is gov
eminent by conscience in public af-
fairs and that should stand unharm-
ed and unchanged.
AS governor shall not be the rep
resentative Of any class, faction or
clique but shall be the public servant
and active agent at all the people and
shall in ea-aperation with all our cit
izeDs, work for a developed, a greater
and united Oregon.
OSWALD WEST"
| Lafferty and Hawley, republicans,
have been elected to congress.
I State wide prohibition is defeated.
and pmatilga county is In the wet
column.
Home rule will win In the state and
12 Oregon counties previously dry
I, went wet; the Weston normal school
bill is defeated By Western oregon
voles; all county divisian schemes are
J defeatedi West leads Bowerman by
1000,
Taylor and Maloney was all the
democrats got out of the republican,
victory in the election, Tuesday.
Barrett defeated Hall in the county
By two to one vote; Burgess won
over Smith BY nearly 500 voteai Ma
honey nosed cut ahead Of Hill and
Cook buru wen from saylor. Bower
man carried the county by less than
200 votes. Prohibition was defeated
by approximately 500 and home rule
is two votes behind.
Below is given a summary Of the
vote for Umatills county insofar as
could he qhtainable this morning. On
the state senatorship the returns are
for all but six precincts. The wei
and dry vote is for all but nine pre-.
J cinots.
Congressman--Lafferty, 2886; Man
ming, 1191.
Gqvernor-Hewerman, 1890; West
1897.
Supreme Justice, six year term
Burnett. 1873; King. 743; Moore. 939
Supreme Justice four year term
Bean, 1851; Mcbride 1905; Slater
637.
Water Com missioner - Cochran
1885; Saxton. 764.
| Joint Senator--Barrett. 2382; Hall