East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-05
UMATILLA COUNTY
MAY INCREASE DRY
MAJORITY TO 1000
Returns Thus Far Show Prohibition
is Leading Here by 800 Votes
PendIeton Goes Wet 2 tOl.
TAxMEASURES SHOWED UNDER
This County. I'm Fact, Failed TO Re
gard FavOrabIy Most OF the 20
Measures on Ballot-Weston Nor
NAL School Bill One Which Was
Given Handsome Majority.

With complete returns from a. out
OF 50 precincts and incomplete re-
turns from one other. II Is apparent
that the prohibition amendment car
ried in Umatilla county by a large
majority. The returns thus far show
the drys with $500 votes and the
vets with 272s. a majority for the
drys OF almost 500. II Is estimated
that the precincts yet 10 report upon
the amendments Will increase the dry
majority 20 a thousand inasmuch as
several precincts In the east end OF the
county have not been heard from on
this question. One precinct in Pen
dletOn is not included either. Pendle-
ton went wet by practically two 10
one.
Cmatilla county gave a handsome
majority 10 the measure 10 re-estab-
lish the Weston normal school. 40
Precincts giving a majority Of a 1000
for H. The Ashland normal measure.
however. is running a little behind
In this county.
Very few OF the % measures were
looked upon favorably By the Tina
tilla county citizens The measure
requiring voters 10 be citizens was one
OF the few 10 get by with a major
ity. this county giving II practically
a three 10 one vote.
The sentiment for capital punish
ment is about equally divided in the
county. 40 precincts showing the IS
more votes for abolishing IL than there
are for retaining II. The dentistry
bill has been defeated in the county
by 500 or more votes.
The bill for a universal eight hour
law was one OF the most unpopular /
In the county. there being nearly a /
five 10 one vote against IL. All OF the |
tax measure were showed under and
the s0-called assembly bill" met a
fate that shows how jealous the peo-
pie Of Umatilla county are Of the di-
rect primary.
Complete returns from 40 out OF
- precincts in the county show the
following vote on the amendments:
Citizenship-Yes. 2S5S. No $50.
Lieutenant t-Goyernor-Yes 1929. No
25s5.
Consolidation-Yes 1909. No 232S.
Good Roads-Yes S26. No 45O2.
Equal taxation-Yes $50. No. 246s.
Tax classification-Yes 579. No p
iT4
Ashland Normal-Yes 1874. No
1853.
Merging cities-Yes 1874. No 1869.
Weston Normal-Yes 1907. No 1857
legislators pay-Yes ss4. No 2737.
Eight hour law-Yes 7ss. No S33s.
Eight hours for women-Yes 1888.
10 24ss.
Non-partlsan judiciary-Yes 1890.
10 1919.
$500 exemption-Yes ga. No p
iss.
waterfront' amendment-Yes 1864.
30. 2i55.
Municipal jocks-Yes 1897. No q
Al.
Prohibition-Yes 5000. No 1872.
Capital punishment-Yes 20S6, No
976.
Extra taN-Yes 1884. No 24s7.
Consolidating corporation and in
urance departments-Yes 1861. No
sO7.
Dentistry bill-Yes 1865. No 1910.
County officers term-Yes 1909. No
I34. I
Tax code COMMISSIONERS l24. No /
9Ti J
Desert land COMMISSIONERS 574, /
10 2732. !
Proportional representation - Yes I
81. No 1869.
Abolishing state senate-Yes 1884. a
10 2410.
Public works-Yes s3s. No 2541.
Primary assembly-Yes 5i4. No 4
SCI.
$500 exemption-Yes s65. no 24s7.
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