Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-22
ELECTION
RETURNS CONF IRM
SATURDAYS FIGURES
Undecided Legislative Contest
Results In Favor Of Chas.
EIgin, Of Salem

legislative ticket was settled by Chas
Elgin winning out over Thomas Brown,
the five winners being Sam Brown, W.
Al Jones, Seymour Jones, Ivan Martin
and Charles Elgin.
Gehlhar's plurality for district at
tOrney was finally fixed at 219 over
Walter Keyes, second in the race. Gehl-
har received as many votes outside the
city of Salem as all his opponents
combined, his support being especially
strong in the north end of the county
Winslow showed his greatest strength
in the city.
The complete unofficial republican
vote follows:
Delegates, state at large-Ackerson,
1857; Boyd, 1867; Buland, 1880; Cam
eron, 4143; Carey, 251S; Case, 1897;
Fulton, 1902; Hawkins, 1880; Peterson,
1917; Spencer, 1860; Warren, 447;
WOrsley, 1349.
Delegates, First District-Abraham,
a276; Bishop, 5Oss; Calkins, 2S39;
Sleeves, 1947.
President Burton, 1856; Cummins,
1895; Hughes, 445l.
Electors-Butler, 5O45; COttel, 47l6;
IvanhOe, 2275; Ready, 1859; MacMa-
hon, 4lO7; North, 4773; Wilson, 4532.
Secretary Of State-Moores, 340O;
Olcott, 1851.
Public Service COmmissiOner-Buch-
tel, 1920; Campbell, 30S5.
Circuit Judge-Bingham, 1893; Kelly,
5372; Morcom, 1852; Pogue, 297S.
Representatives-Belknap, 2S45; Sam
II. Brown, 1919; Thomas Brown, 2S99;
Elgin, 3O34; Seymour Jones, 402l; W.
AL Jones, 4138; Keeeh, 2140; Martin,
3O54; MeInturff, 1913; PAGE, 2555;
Robertson, 2744; Seheurer, 1883.
District Attorney-Carson, 359; Gehl-
har, 2349; Keyes, 2136; MeCurd, 374;
Smith, 718; Winslow, 1874.
Sheriff Cooper, 26O4; Needham,
1895. ,
County Assessor-AndersOn 1924;
West, 5479.
School superintendent Cornelius,
2l94; Gauntt, S27; Phillips, 1868; Smith
1921.
County Commissioners-Hun 4125;
Libby, 1850; Nye, S75.
Coroner ClOugh, 45O6; McIntire,
26Sz
Constable, salsm District.
Lee W. Achson, 36a; Lou G. Brother
ton, 409; John ~. Holman, AS; w. d.
Miles, SAG; c.. II. Pratt, 299; J. W..
Roberts, 6O4; Percy NJ. Varney, 995;
Ransom Wooley, 237.
Only 10 Progressives voted in Ma
rion county. Roosevelt received II
votes and Henry Ford one.
Democratic Returns.
Unofficial returns of the Democratic
party for Marion County show that
Ben W. Oleott received 2l9 votes to
George c. Blakely's 200 for the Demo-
cratic nomination for secretary Of
state.
The Democratic Legislative nominees
are Hattie Cameron, Mrs. W. A. Chap
lin, Marion Palmer, W. II. Egan and
Frank Ward.
For Democratic Presidential electors,
Coshow and Haney received the highest
vote in Marion county, with 965 and
962 votes respectively.
Other Democratic returns so far com
pleted for the county are:
For delegates to National convention,
state at large-Armitage 700, Bennett
760 Crawford $50, Hollister 54S, Nor
gan Ala, Morrow 366, o'Reilly 245,
Tomlinson 1856
For delegates to National Convention
First Decentralization 800, Radiant
554, Turner $50.
For president-WilsOn 1923.
For vice.president-Major 292, Mar
shall S23
Marion county east the heaviest Re
publican vote in its history at Friday e
primary election, when approximately
1900 persons of the 10,604 registered
Republicans voted. This indicates the
interest in the election, which was the
greatest in years, due largely to the
contests which were waged for nom
nations for Legislative Representa-
tives, District Attorney and Constable
MultnOmah County Results.
Complete returns from every precinct
in Mulmomah County show A. A
Muck s plurality over w. l.. Lightnei
for the Republican nomination 10
County Commissioner to be 54l3 votes
Thomas NJ. Hurlburt has been re
nominated for sheriff by a majority O.
) 10,sO2 votes He may also receive tn
: democratic nomination.
Walter IT. Evans majority over Johl
C. MeCue for the Republican nomina
ton for District Attorney is 1924
votes, complete on unofficial returns.
The official count may change tn
relative positions of few OF the fiv
Republican nominees for State Senate
! and the l2 for State Representativ
] from this county.
The five Senatorial nominees are Gu
c. Moser, Conrad T. Olson, s b. Hus
ton, A. W. Orton and Robert S. Farrell
The 10 nominees for Representativ
are John NJ. Mann, d. c. Lewis, X. K
Kubh, Herbert Gordon, Plowden Scot
Hamilton f. Corbett, Arthur C. CallaI
L. c. Mackay, o. Iaurgaard, f. ,
/. Goode, George T. willett and stephe
A. Matthieu.
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