Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-16
WILL MAKE FIGHT
TO WIN THEIR POINT
Socialists and Republicans
Not Satisfied With Ac-
ton Of Officials.

Special to The World.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 15.-So-
cialists and Republican leaders are
preparing to go into courts over the
result of the fair election law" and
the measure to repeal the present
registration law in which the state
election board this evening declared
/ the result and certified the figures to
Nhe secretary of the state. Accord
ing to the figures prepared by the
state election board the total vote of
state is placed at 304, 106. They fig
ure that the election law received
147,O67 votes in favor of IT, but that
II failed by about $1,000 votes to get
the necessary majority of all the
votes cast at the election.
At Socialist headquarters today 1t
was claimed the state election board
refused to allow representatives from
the Socialists to make a check against
the returns received by the board. 1t
is claimed that the figures announced
by the state election board do not
tally by any means with the precinct
returns received by the Socialists,
which the latter claim to be correct
The figures as announced by the
election board as being the high vote
in the state are clear out Of reason,
is the estimate placed upon IL by the
Socialists
Believe n Victory.
That both measures have been
carried when the correct vote is
shown, is the contention of both the
Socialists and Republicans. Early
today II became known they contcm-
plated joining in some action to pre-
vent the state board announcing fhe
result and certifying the returns to
the secretary of state. Whether or
not this had anything to do with hur-
rying the board to take action Is not
known. The board. however, de-
clared the result this evening and
certified the returns to the secretary
OF state. Whether court action would
be necessary or successful in going
behind the returns thus certified re-
mains to he seen.
The Socialists object to accepting
figures of election board on the prop
osition because the members of the
board are directly interested in the
result That is reason why the So
Cialists say they will ask for a disin-
terested committee or commission to
check returns on the two measures
AT Socialist headquarters It was said
that investigation has been i'm prog
Tess since the election, and that ovi-
dence Of Irregularities at least may
be discovered in some of the pre-
cincts
When the returns began to come in
1t was noted that many county cleo
tion boards had omitted to certify
the high vote. The state board re-
fcrred the matter Immediately to the
county election boards and asked
that statement of the high vote be
sent forthwith. This, the board
claims, is the basis upon which the
total vote of the state is computed
II is something like fifty thousand
more votes than ever polled in the
state before.
Attorneys were selected by both
Socialists and Republicans this even
ing to institute legal proceedings, but
they were not sure just what the
first steps would be nor when they
would begin. Both parties declare
they will not accept the result as an
nounced by the board that is sitting
IN its own case
The state election board this even
ing began making out certificates of
election for the candidates success
full in the state election of November
z. Congressional candidates were
favored first For the first time
since statehood two Republicans
We're given certificates. Dick r.
Morgan being reelected in the
Eighth district and 4. A. Chandler
being elected in the First district
Chandler defeated James Davenport,
Democrat, who was running for re-
election.