The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-11-06
WITHYCOMBE
EASILY WINS
Prohibition May Garry; Hawley
and Sinnott Win; Cham
berlain Ahead.

The election Of the Republican state
and Congressional ticket with the ex-
ception of United States Senator. is in
dicated by incomplete returns cover
ing the state generally. On the vote
for United States Senator some re-
turns have been received from every
county, and, although George E. Cham
berlain and r. A. Booth are running
not far apart in the state outside of
Multnomah County, the large plurality
for Mr.. Chamberlain in Multnomah
County seems to indicate his election.
Returns Favor Prohibition.
On prohibition while the issue may
yet be said to be In some doubt the
early returns report dry victory. AL
though Multnomah County may give
a substantial majority against prohibi-
tion it is not likely, on the basis Of
early returns. that this majority will
go as high as 10000 In the state outside
of Multnomah County, and If the pres
ent ratios are continued the amendment
will have an affirmative majority of
about $4,000. During the early evening
the returns received presaged close
vote upstate, but these figures were
largely from close-in business districts
in the larger towns. AS later figures
became available the favorable vote for
the amendment began to forge ahead
with the probable result as already ex-
pressed.
Tax Exemption Defeated.
On the various amendments figures
on only three other measures were
available at a late hour last night.
These indicated conclusively that the
$500 exemption, the abolishment of the
Senate and the universal eight-hour
law had been decisively defeated.
The incomplete figures from all
counties in the state outside of Multi
nomah gave the following totals on
United States Senator:
Booth .................... .zIS9
Chamberlain .................... .2I36
Hanley .................... 4oo
Booths plurality ................ %
Chamberlain in Lead
But in Multnomah County, with
nearly 5000 votes counted, Mr.. Cham
berlain had plurality there of 991. The
subtraction of Mr.. Booths plurality in
the state gives Mr.. Chamberlain plur-
ality of 92S. 1t is practically impossi-
BILE to make an estimate of the plural
ity by which Mr.. Chamberlain will be
elected, as in many counties the totals,
as computed. show only two or three
votes difference.
These figures have come largely from
the cities and the few scattering re-
turns from country districts that are
coming in sometimes reverse Mr.. Cham
berlain's lead and sometimes give him
the better of the vote. Lane County
has given Mr.. Booth handsome plur-
ality, probably as much as 1000.
Withycombe Easy Winner.
DR.. Withycombe has been elected by
a large plurality unless early returns
are deceiving. If the present ratios
are maintained in the complete vote his
lead over DR.. c. ]. Smith will be be-
tween $4,000 and 10000. The rural
counties have gone very strongly for
the Republican candidate while the
cities are not far behind them.
Outside Of Multnomah County the
figures ON the contest for Governor
between the two candidates are as fob
lows:
Withycombe ..'.'... .....,.'..,...''..' SSfiissss
Smith .................'s' 's'....... ...'' <'AVe
Withycombe's lead ................ LOB
With the vote in Multnomah County
added the figures stand as follows:
Smith ....................... 5,fSl
withycombe's lead ................1.1si