Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-14

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

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.
ton .. OF the state constitution, known
as the railroad clause. appears to have.
been adopted by 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
ern.r, will serve until general cleo
tion at which regular members can be
elected.
The miners Of the state won in the,r
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. II
Is indicated. will show more than
three to one in its favor. 1t was cn
the ballot as state question No. AZ.
While the returns indicate that state
question No. 81, referred by the legis.
latufe and providing for distribution
In corporation school taxes, has been
adopted 1t Is possible that complete
returns will show its 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. IS, 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 peti.
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 1t.
makes the final outcome uncertain.
The Tabuiated Returns.
The returns as tabulated from the
first thirty-six counties show the fol-
loving:
State question No. &C, amending
Article TX, Section 9, of the constitu.
ton: Yes, 12,4S0; no, 4,040.
State question No. AZ, repeating Sec
tion 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, s.542; no. $3.50.
State question No. So. amending
state constitution relating to township
government: Yes. 1887; no. 4,365.
State question No. go, 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 36
precincts In the city, the vote being
1,7SS for and 3s7 against. The amend.
ment to Article TX, Section 9. being
the railroad amendment, received the
second highest affirmative vote in the
city, II being adopted more than four
to one. The vote on the question was
1877 to 479.
The vote In the capitol on the other
questions was:
Question No. Al being the repeal Of
section 1S OF the coal mining bin:
Yes, 1889: no. 693.
Question No. 81, being a constitu.
tional amendment providing for the
distribution OF corporation school tax:
Yes. 1879; no, 5S7.
Question No. 5S, authorizing county
commissioners TO call special elections
TO vote on township government aboli