The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-04-25
ELECTION RESULTS
CAUSE SURPRISE
RECOUNT IS FINISHED ON MONDAY
Patnam, Johnson and Nay Win the Local
Races SinnOtt. Bell, Butler, Ander-
son and Siranahan Nominees.

Roosevelt was the choice of the Ore
gun Republican voters for the presi-
dencysand Wilson the choice Of Demo
Gratis Roosevelts plurality over Taft
was about Z, 600 votes, while he only
beat La Toilette by about 5000. The
strong running of Roosevelt and la
+ Toilette was very much Of a surprise
to Oregon Taft supporters. Roosevelt
carried Hood River county, getting 295
votes, while Taft secured pa and La
Toilette 239. The vote for Democratic
candidates in the county was, Wilson
50, Clark SO and Harmon g. Harmon
received a like vote m most of the
counties of the state.
Twenty-four counties were carried
by Roosevelt, seven by Taft and three
by La Toilette. In addition to carry
ing seven counties Taft ran second m
rs and third IN seven. La Toilette
carried Multnomah. Jackson and jose
phine Taft carried Crook. Harney.
Morrow. Polk, sherman, Iamhill and
Wheeler, but in Wheeler and Crook
there is a difference only Of a few
votes. Roosevelt carried Baker, Ben
ton, CIackamas, Columbia, Clatsop.
Coos, Curry, Douglas Gillian, Grant,
Hood River, Klamath, Lake, Lane,
Lincoln, Linn. Malheur, Marion, Tilla
nook, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa,
Wasco and Washington.
Ii was Multnomah county that rolled
up the big La Toilette vote EXamin-
alton shows that La Toilette carried
the east and west sides OF the river
and also the precincts outside of Port
land in this county. In this connec-
tion may it be explained that La Fol
lotte's name was within an ace of
! being left off the primary ballot IN Or
. epon. Thomas McCusker, La Fol-
lette's manager, supposed he had
enough names on the petition until the
day before il was necessary to file the
petition with the secretary of state.
McCusker did not have the required
y number of signatures Oh the petition
until II o'clock the night before he
caught the first morning train for Sa-
lem.
e Harry Lane and Ben Selling will be
c the leaders respectively of the Demo-
g Gratis and Republicans at the general
: election this fall for the United States
J, senate from Oregon. Votes east here
4, in this race were: Republican, Selling
y l25, Bourne 1879, Lowell l09 and Mcr-
y ton So; Democratic-L Lane 93, COshow
le 10, Pierce Is and Miller 6.
IT N. j Sinnott, Of The Dalles, ran far
'd ahead of his opponents here IN the race
)n for congressional nomination Tor the
n second district. The votes in this race
a for Hood River county were; Sinnot
1876, Ellis 1872, Cochran 1875 Rusk IL.
a and Roosevelt 36. For Democratic con
he oressiona candidate G. G. Covey re
w ceived "a votes ana James Harvey Ora
or ham A. Snuott ran well in other
$ counties and has the nomination.
10 r. X. Butler. of The Dales, whC
n also ran far ahead ia his own county,
n defeatd d. j. Cooper, also of The
III DaIles, for the Republican nomination
or state senator. The Democrats had
no candidate. Although Ernest G.
Smith received a large vote in his home
county here as we'll as in Crook county,
J Wells A. Bell secured such majority
! in Wasco county, his home county, that
he secured the nomination. The HooC
River vote in this race was. Smith 562
e, Bell 100 and Pepper SO. In the three
re contests for county Offices Murray Kay
80 won the nomination for county survey
s, or. receiving 400 votes, while Louis A
h, Henderson received only 1886. j. H.
]
= for commissioner, he having 33l votes
SIS Friday 277 and WishaIt III, Thomas
f. Johnson received the largest vote ol
nj any one in the county, having opposi
an toin. poIing 6lS votes, while Franz
IN Chandler secured 1876. w. +. Hanson
n had no opposition. His vote was 760
m Frank \. Bishop received for county
IN treasurer received the nomination will
8. IN votes. Prof. G. ID. Thompson wa'
nominated county school superinten
IL dent One of the interesting contests
NJ came as a result of joke played OF
y, h. Il. Duncan. His friends put him "
MS for coroner. He received 40 votes.
However, the name of DR.. II. J.
Dumble was written in So times am
the labor Of holding inqueste will no
be forced upon Mr.. Duncan, despit
III the fact his friends put his hat in tn
III ring.
A. G.. Buck war nominated for jus
tce of the peace and +. 5. Ollnger TO
.oh constable.
las J. +. Anderson, of Wasco, and c. II
,p- Stranahan, of this county were th
Frs candidates for the nomination fo
me state representative from this district
rs. j. M. Schmcltzer made a strong rae
N. in this county but ran behind in WascC
ler The official count for this county CAV
NJ. Schneider 498, Stranahan AIS, Ander
son Is, Brodie 10 aud Moores AZ.
7nt Other votes for Republican offices j
'ge the county by the official recount
RED which was completed Monday after
me noon, were
he Presidential elector NJ. }. MacMaho
lde 507. Secretary of state Fields 81
for and Olcott 39l Justice of suprem
court, Robert Eakin 69 Dairy an
ear food commissioner. Cottel 260, Edward
tea To- Lea 1870 and Mickle 2i5. Railroa
will commissioner, Aitchlson 484, Schulde
ave man IS and Stayton lag. Nationi
one convention delegates, Ackerson, Bl
non, Hail, McCusker and Smith le
with the respective votes of lG2, 8,
62, 95 and "a.
Dr. Edgingtou received a small vol
-, for coroner, his name having bee
ik written on both Democratic and X,
IA publican ballots. Dr. Il. d. Kanaq
also was put on the ballot boy havir
tho his name written in a number Of time
100 The first woman ever voted for
49, Hood River county is Mrs j. NJ ca
ono hertson, who received a single vote Il
.as county school superintendent.
.ye Rusk and Cochran, his opponents
AL; the Congressional race, have write
rice to Nominee Sinnott, expressing the
tko appreciation Of his straightforward
: ae clean race and offering their suppo
Sos for the canvass in the general electlo