The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-06
Article Nine Amendment Adopted
by Big Majority and Section IS
Of the Mining Bill is Repeal
ed by a Heavy Vote
3 QUESTIONS MAY
LACK MAJORITIES
Partial Returns Indicate Adoption
Of All Measures Vote Was
Light in State Complete
Chickasha Returns

Oklahoma City, Aug. with re-
turns stlll far from complete it is eyi-
dent at noon today that the article
amendment and the bill to repeal sec.
tion Is OF the new mining law were
adopted at the special election Tues
day BY large maioritiea. The vote on
t)s mining law was the largest re-
corded, while section 3 came next and
the "aggie" board amendment third
While on the face OF the returns al
ready received the corporation school
tax amendment the @aggie" board
amendment and the township govern
ment question appear to have received
more yes than 70 votes. Il Is still
uncertain az to whether they polled a
majority Of the total vote cast All
three Of these questions ran Tar behind
the other two in number OF votes
polled.
Practically no n1ficial returns have
yet been received, but It is evident
that the vote III the state as whole
was very light
Incomplete returns received up to i
o'clock Wednesday morning from
thirtysix Of the sepeniy.seven coun-
ties in Oklahoma Indicated that all
five of the state questions submitted
in the special election Tuesday were
given a favorable vote and every one
adopted The amendment to the
famous article 2, section OF the con-
slItulion. known as the Taiirad caluse.
appears to have been adopted by a
vote Of more than lyo 10 one. and
great activity in rail. bad construction
work in the state during the coming
year is confidently predicted as re-
suit OF the election
The state board OF agriculture for
the second time was recalled Tuesday
through the adoption OF referendum
question No. 50, which also provided
that the membership Of the board viii
be abolished Immediately and new
board Of five members 10 be named
By the governor. viii serve until a gen.
eral election at which regular mem.
bers can he elected
The miners Of the state won theii
fight to secure the repeal Of a portion
Of the state mining code relating tc
me manner in which coal shall be min
cd. The vote ON thia question. Il /:
indicated, win show more than thre'
to one in its favor Y was on the bal
lot as state question No. a.
While the returns indicate that stat
question No. 57, referred by the legis
lature and providing for distribution
in corporation school taxes. has beer
adopted It is possible that complct
returns will show its defeat The cas-
side Of the state. where are the larg
oil and gas companies and other put
lie service corporations voted agains
the measure, while il was favored !
nearly all the counties on ,he ives
side with the exception OF a few whic
have a large railroad mileage
Probably the closest vote was cas-
Tuesday on state question No IS, pr
viding for an amendment TO the cor
stltution relating to township goverl
ment. This amendment provides Il
the calling Of an election in any coun'
npon a petition signed by Is per cen
Of the total votes cast in the last ge
eral election, to abolish or establis
township government therein 1t
believed that the question was adol
ed but the fact that the majority
the returns came from cities viii
the farmer vote may have been ca
against It wakes He final outcome u
certain
The farmer vote It is believed, al
win reduce the present majority on t
railroad clause, while it is believ
that 1t viii increase that on the as
cultural board bill supported by Sts
Senator Campbell RUSSELL and the P
ple's Power league Il probably v
have little effect eli he mining clas
and probably WIN help Quit the D
posai relating e corporation sch