Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-07-29
CARRY By
A LANDSLIDE
MAJORITY
(From Thursdays Daily)


With the returns of six addition
al precincts received here up until
last night, the indications pointed
to a veritable landslide for the new
court house bond issue, not only in
Prescott but in many of the outly-
ing precincts. Contrary to expec-
tation, Cottonwood, the home of
Supervisor Alonzo Mason, and To-
Gated in the heart of the Verde
valley reported late yesterday after
noon a poll Of twenty-six in favor
and two against the bond issue.
During the day were reported six
additional precincts with total OF
fifty-one cast. OF this number only
three were against the bond issue,
a truly remarkable performance
when it is considered that the new
court house boosters anticipated a
day of setbacks in all the reports
received. The average in favor in
these six outlying precincts is even
greater than recorded here in the
heart OF Prescott.
Camp Verde and Hillside as well
as Congress Junction and a num-
Der of other precincts having vote
totals as great as that of Cotton
wood are still to be heard from.
The wires connecting Camp Verde
are down, thus preventing any
communication at all. Twenty-Five
precincts have already been heard
from with thirty-two comprising the
missing list The present standing
is reaching the three to one mark
in favor of the issue and the indica-
tons at late hour last night point
ed to a majority far in excess OF
the most optimistic expectations OF
the new court house boosters.
Smiles.
Early in the morning, Prescott
was made conspicuous by the high
broad smiles worn by the boosters
for the new court house. These
smiles turned to vocal expressions
of the jubilant kind when word re-
ceived from FIVE Of the outlying pre-
cincts showed a total of twenty
two in favor of the bond issue and
one against Considering that all
of these precincts are located at
some distance from the city and
several of them in close proximity
to some Of the 'rebellious centers'
which went against the bonds, the
vote is considered nothing short OF
remarkable
Granite Mountain.
The Granite Mountain precinct
was first heard from when the Of
fetal morning in Prescott was op-
ened. The precinct has but -four
voters but every one OF these raj
lied to the new court house stand
ard unanimously.
Massicks
Massicks came next in order. This
precinct sent every one OF its five
votes in favor of the bond issue.
Then Crown King.
The marked contrast between the
attitude assumed by Mayer anC
Crown King on the new court hous,
was made conspicuous when the lat
ter towns vote arrived in the early
hours Of the morning and showed
that everyone OF the eight taxpay
ers voting had registered a yes
tally The attitude OF Crown King
was considered doubtful in strik
ing contrast to the supposition tina
Mayer would rally heavily in favo
OF the bonds. A new lineup" ha
apparently appeared, for Crown KIM
taxpayers readily came to the from
when shown that the court hous
was really necessity and did no
represent a hobby upon the part o
the local taxpayers.
Tiger Ito I.
Two votes were registered in tn
Tiger precinct, the bond issue be
ing given fair and impartial
break there. The small vote cou
pied with the miniature figures re
called to local voter yesterda
the time-aged story about the Tige
precinct where Oh every genera
election day was registered one sol
itary Democratic vote as against