The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-08-14

ALL CARRIED.
TWO TO ONE MAJORITY FOR THE
RAILROAD CLAUSE; SCHOOL
TAX QUESTION SAFE.
PLUGKY FIGHT WON BY MINERS
Estimates Based on Incomplete Re
turns Indicate That the State
Board Of Agriculture Has
Been Recalled.

Oklahoma City.-Incomplete returns
from most Of the n counties in Okla
homa indicate that all five of the state
questions submitted in the special
election were given a favorable vote
and every one adopted. The amend
ment to the famous Article IN, Sec
tion 8, Of the state constitution, known
as the railroad clause, appears to have
been adopted by a vote of more than
two to one.
The State Board of Agriculture for
the second time was recalled through
the adoption Of referendum question
No. 60, which also provided that the
membership of the board shall be abol-
ished Immediately and a new board of
five members to be named by the gov
ernor, Will serve until a general cleo
ton at which regular members can be
elected.
The miners Of the state won in thoir
fight to secure the repeal of a portion
OF the state mining code relating to
the manner in which coal shall be
mined. The vote on this question, it
is indicated will show more than
three to one in its favor. 1t was on
the ballot as state question No. AZ.
While the returns indicate that state
question No. 81, referred by the legis.
lature and providing for a distribution
| in corporation school taxes, has been
adopted it is possible that complete
returns will show it's defeat The east
side of the state, where are the large
| oil and gas companies and other pub.
| lie service corporations voted against
! the measure, while it was favored in
nearly all the counties on the west
/ side with the exception Of few which
! have large railroad mileage.
! The closest vote was cast on state
question No. 5S, providing for an
amendment to the constitution relat
ing to township government. This
amendment provides for the calling Of
an election in any county upon petit
tion signed by 16 per cent. of the total
votes cast in the last general election
to abolish or establish township gov
ernment therein. 1t is believed that
the question was adopted, but the fact
that the majority of the early returns
came from cities while the farmer
vote may have been cast against it.,
makes the final outcome uncertain.
The TabuIated Returns.
The returns as tabulated from the
first thirty-siX counties show the fol-
lowing:
State question No. 46, amending
Article TX, Section 8, of the cOnstitu-
ton; Yes, 12,4SO; no, 4,040.
State question No. AZ, repeating Sec
ton IS of the state mining code: Yes,
14,321; no, 4,633.
State question No. 81, amending con-
stitution to provide that taxes levied
fer maintenance of common schools on
property of public service corporations
operating in more than one county
shall be paid into common school fund
and distributed as a part of that fund:
Yes, 8,542; no, $500
State question No So, amending
state constitution relating to township
government: Yes, 1887; no, 4,365.
State question No. 60, relating to
board of agriculture: Yes, 10,222; no,
3,246.
In the opinion Of Ben w. Riley sec
retary Of the state election board, the
total vote in the election will not ex
ceed more than 40 per cent. Of the
total voting strength Of the state.
In the smallest vote ever cast at a
state election Oklahoma City piled up
fairly good majorities in favor of each
OF the five state questions voted on
Tuesday. Less than $500 voters went
to the polls in Oklahoma City.
The constitutional amendment to re
duce the size Of the Board Of Agricul
ture was adopted four to one accord
ing to complete returns from the 81
precincts in the city, the vote beine
1,78S for and 387 against. The amend
ment to Article TX, Section 9, being
the railroad amendment, received the
second highest affirmative vote in the
city, It being adopted more than foul
to one. The vote on the question was
1877 to 479
The vote in the capitol on the othel
questions was:
Question No AZ being the repeal o
section 18 Of the coal mining bin
Yes, 1,4S9; no, 693.
Question No 81. being a constitu
tional amendment providing for tn
distribution Of corporation school tax
Yes, 1879; no, EST
Question No. IS, authorizing count,
commissioners 70 call special election
to vote on township go"ornment aho'i
| ton: Yes, 1,442: no, 33L