Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-04-10
STATEWIDE PETITIONS
CONTINUE TO Swell
Tuelye Hundred and Eighty-FOur
certified Sigma lures Already Sent
to Headquarters From This
Locality

/ N. Emerson, who has charge of
the circulation of petitions in the
southeastern part of Whitman
county asking that the statewide
nrohibition question be given a place
on the official election ballots this
fall, Wednesday sent his second in
stallment of petitions to the state
wide prohibition committee at Seat
tie. This installment consisted of SO
petitions, bearing total of 1867 sig
natures, and raised the grand total
of signatures submitted from the II
precincts of which Mr.. Emerson Is in
charge to 1884. In these IL pre-
cincts total of 1872 votes were cast
at the 1912 election, making a total
of 721a per cent of the voters in that
territory who have already signed
the petitions. Several of the papers
have not yet been turned in, while
others have been sent direct from the
circulator to the committee head
quarters, and it is estimated that
when the petitions are all turned in
and totaled no less than 1900 of the
1873 voters will have signed the Pc
titions. Mr.. Emerson designates his
territory as the driest in the state Of
Washington and the figures would
seem to bear out his contention.
Evansville precinct has the honor
of the largest PERCENTAGE of dry"
supporters: 1913 of the 104 voters in
that precinct having affixed their
signatures to the papers. The total
vote cast in that precinct in 1912 was
only Sc, the percentage of women
voters at that time being small as
compared to the male voters, but the
women have taken advantage of
their newly acquired rights in the
statewide prohibition matter. with
the result that 104 bona fide voters
were found in the canvass made of
that precinct.
Out OF a total vote of 107 at the
last election in Branham precinct,
LUZ signed the statewide papers,
while 80 of the So voters of Seats
precinct have already affixed their
signatures to the papers. In John
son precinct 80 of the 108 voters
signed and in Guy precinct 119 of the
179 voters signed. The canvass in
Russell precinct resulted in 20 signe
lures, while Al votes we're cast in
that precinct in 1912, and 50 signers
were located in Staley precinct, al
though the total vote there in 1912
was only 48. In Albion precinct 70
out OF 1872 voters signed the docu-
ments.
Five hundred and sixty-five voters
Vi the three Pullman wards signed
the petitions out of a total registra-
ZION OF 672 and total vote cast in
1872 OF 946. In Pullman country
precinct 179 votes were cast in 1912
ana lbs voters signed the petitions.
The petitions circulated in Clinton
precinct have not yet been turned in,
put 80 signatures are reported. In
'his precinct sd voters took part IN
the 1912 election.
A significant feature of the petit
'ions Is the almost equal number or
male and female voters who have
signed. While an attempt has been
made to make thorough canvass of
'ne voters Of each precinct, in many
eases this has been impossible, and
.ne percentage of voters who have re-
FUSED to sign the petitions is less than
Az per cent. In the three Pullman
wards only 20 voters refused to sign
'ne papers in house to house can
Vass' or only fraction over four per
oeht OF the voters who were located
In the canvass.