Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-04
TUESDAYS ELECTION RE-


The present city administration was
continued in office by vote of in
dorsement given Mayor Samuel H.
Hays and Councilmen Thomas Fine
gan and William D. Stevens at the
election held Tuesday. They won a
sweeping victory over their opponents.
The vote cast in their favor was so
decisive that a second election will not
be necessary. Mayor Hays was given
clear majority of all the votes cast.
His plurality is 4S4. AS there were but
two coupcilmen to elect and but four
candidates in the race, the present
! commissioners who received the high
est votes are r1instated. Councilman
Stevens polled the largest vote. His
plurality g 472. Councilman Finegan
ran close second. His plurality is
335.
WOMAN CANDIDATE DEFEATED.
Miss Helen Coston, the woman can
didate in the race for councilman was
third, polling a greater vote than the
| fourth candidate in til race, ii. M.
Buck. The various women's clubs and
organizations backed Miss Coston and
| made hard campaign in her behalf.
| However, X was apparent during the
campaign that the electors were OPP
| posed to change in the city admins
| tration and We're satisfied with the di-
! rectorship given them by Mayor Hays.
Both the mayor and councilmen went
before the people on their respective
records and did little personal work.
Many of their friends, however, were
active in their behalf.
| GETS MAJORITY OF PRECINCTS.
| Mayor Hays carried six out of the II
city precincts or majority of them
Five precincts went to Mr.. Eagleson.
| Mr.. Clifton was a poor third in all of
the precincts and did not enter the
returns as a serious CO Itestant at any
stage. Mayor Hays carried Pre-
cincts No. 1, 2, 8, 4, 6 and s. Mr.
Eagleson carried Precincts Nos. 3, 7,
9, 10 and II, or South Boise The ma
! jorities given Mayor Hays, however, in
| the precincts he carried were much
greater than the majorities his near
est opponent received.
| The vote cast was less by 1000 than
the vote cast at the city election
year ago. Although the day was
warm and the weather indicated that
| large vote might be polled, there
were no issues of paramount import
ance. The electors were apparently
satisfied to let well enough alone and
therefore a majority of those who did
vote were willing to indorse the ad-
ministration. The question of mu-
nicipal ownership was raised during
the campaign by Mr.. Eagleson, but 1t
never became a serious factor.
RESULT DECISIVE.
| There was some talk heard when
the election was over that under the
emergency law passed by the last leg
islature the swearing in of votes on
election day could not be done. AS
the results are decisive on the face Of
the vote cast the matter of swearing
in votes will not, prominent attorneys
believe, have any effect on the final
outcome.
Counting the ballots cast was slow
err than usual considering the length
of the ballot, but this is accounted for
by the fact there were many new reg
istrations and not a few transfers
from one precinct to the other that
had to be checked.
| The city council will officially can
vass the vote cast on Saturday.
RETURNS FROM PRECINCTS.
The following are the returns by pre-
cincts:
| Precinct No. 1: Mayor-Hays $50,
Eagleson 14s, Clifton IL; councilman
Finegan ss4, Stevens 337, Buck 1873,
Coston 1877.
Precinct No. .: Mayor-Hays 27o,
Eagleson 1872, Clifton z; councilman
Ftnegan 262, Stevens 2ss. Buck 1o1,
Coston 100.
Precinct No. 3: Mayor-Hays 35s,
Eagleson 251, Clifton 8; councilman
Finegan as4, Stevens BAT, Buck IT'S.
Coston 277.
Precinct No. 4: Mayor-Hays 1877,
Eagieson 1875, Clifton 8; councilman
Finegan 1877, Stevens 159. Buck 1879,
| Coston 12L
] Precinct No. S: Mayor-Hays 1879,
Eagleson $50, Clifton 4; councilman
Ffnegan 40, Stevens 1874, Buck 1913,
Coston 1853.
/ Precinct No. 8: Mayor--Hays 433.
Eagieson 27o, Clifton 8; councilman