The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-08-06
RETURNS :, qW;;
MINERS WI WIN
OTHER PROPOSITIONS MAY
AND STILL NOT WIN.

Oklahoma CITY, Aug. 5.-Partlu
and scattering returns received by
The state election board and through
private sources, up to 1880 o'clock
tonight, indicate that all five of the
questions submitted at today's state
wide special election have received
an affirmative majority, however, all
save the IA : ars' referendum must re-
Ceive a majority of all the votes
cast in the election in order to pre-
vail.
Scattering indications are that the
high vote was cast on the miners
referendum, which is for 4 repeal Of
Section is of the general mining act
of the fourth legislature. The second
high vote is on the amendment to
Section Article 9.
Partial returns from eighteen coun-
ties give the. miners referendum 10,
E49 votes, 5000 ching for the repeal
of the section and 2,529 against.
Section as shown by scattered
returns from seventeen of those
counties ran S53 behind the total for
the miners referendum. For the
amendment to Section Q received T.
246. and against it were cast 2,450
votes. Although last on the ballot
the reduction of the board of agri-
CT Ch nurtn iVo
fourteen counties partially reported,
the total vote being G,0S9 with 4,351
yes and 1882 no, thus far. How
ever, the board of gariculture amend
ment is 900 below the required con-
stitutonal majority. The same re-
turns indicate defeat of tax sditri
button measure, although it has re-
ceived affirmative majority
Vote May Not Garry Questions.
Scattered returns from fourteen
counties give the tax distribution
amendment 1874, against 1884, which
leaves it far short of a constitutional
majority when measured by the vote
on the miners bill. The constitution !
al amendment giving to counties au-
thority to abolish township form of
government appears to have gone the |
way Of the tax distribution amend !
ment, although like the other, it will |
receive an affirmative majority. Scat
tcring returns from fourteen coun
ties give on this question, yes 3,9O1, |
raj districts have beer heard from |
is the estimate of those receiving !
returns, and if the rural boxes make |
no better showing than the cities
and towns have thus far, it is esti
mated the total vote will be less than
30 per cent of the ordinary voting
strength of the state. In Oklahoma
City the vote was less than one sixth
of what usually goes to the polls.
And similar lack of interest appears
to have prevailed throughout the
state. Advocates of the amendment
to Section tonight declare they
have won their fight, which is the
fourth made on this proposition since
statehood.
I'VE will win Section by an in
dividual majority of $4,000 or better
said Dorset Carter of Purcell, "and
while the high vote appears to have
been cast on the miners referendum,
its lead is not much there is possible
chance of overcoming our yes vote.
It also appears the miners have won
their fight by a substantial vote if
the early returns are an indication
of the acton throughout the state.
While there was general apathy Oh
the part of the people, our fight
would have been the same, only the
figures would have been bigger"
Members of the United Mine
Workers of America, who have per-
sonally directed the fight for the
repeal Of Section IS of the mining
bill, were in high glee tonight. P'l
r. Stewart, and Fred Holt, secre-
tary Of the United Mine Workers for
Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas, both
of McAlester, figure Sec. IS has been
repealed by a vote of three to one
or better. "Oar reports show we
nave done better than anticipated
said Fred Short of Coalgate, attorney
for the miners, "and that the people
n allied the truth in the slogan, ''The
man who does the work is the man
who ought to know" No statement
could be obtained from the oper-
ators.
Agricultural Board teses Fight