Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-19
FOR
JUNE SRD ELECTION
Shows MARKED SLUMP
Books Show Only l4.56S Reg
istered, As Against 1875
For November BalOting
Over County.

Voters in Marion county are not as
interested in good roads and recon
struction measures to be voted on June
b as they were in politics last fall, ac-
cOrding 10 the registration returns Just
compiled by L. G.. Boyer, county
clerk. Before the November election
of last fall, 1876 voters in the couu.
ty had taken the trouble to register,
while for the coming June election
only ll,56s have registered or have
voted within two years, thus being en-.
titled TO vote.
Part Of this falling Of an the names
of those entitled TO vote is due TO the
fact that If one does not exercise the
right of voting in two years, the name
is stricken from the registration and
this happened January /, 1919.
$500 in Salem
According to the names now Tusis,
tered 1929 will have the right of yot-
ing June , In salem. As usual the re-
pubicans lead with 1925 compared to
95i democrats. There are 220 social
lists registered compared to 29l who
registered last fall. Prohibitionists are
also drifting into the old line parties
as only 3sl have registered for the
coming election, compared to 55S in
Salem hast fall
Ordinarily about 60 per cent Of those
who are registered take the trouble
to vote. The women in Salem are about
as patriotic as men in registering, as
on the books are 1855 republican wo-
men, 2039 republican men, and 4l5
democratic women compared to 430
democratic men. Only lS women in the
city registered as socialists while l69
registered as prOhimtionists. The w0-
men stick to the prohibition party bet
ter than men as only l06 men lined mp
las prohibilionists in the Salem regis
tration,
Ali Precincts Fall
In every one Of the voting precincts,
the registration has fallen off conipar-
led to last fall. This is especially true
Of precinct 10 in the business section
from Center to Ferry streets and be
tween High street and the river. In
this precinct the registration has fal-
en- off l22,
Precinct in salem, voting at Pres
colt : barber shop also shows a light
registration with 399 compared to 5l4
last fall. In precinct II, voting at the
court house, the precinct where most
Of the office holders around the state
house live. shows radical falling off
with 36S compared to 4f5 last fall,
showing that politics is of more import
to the residents between High and
18th street and Center and Ferry than
road aud reconstruction measures.
Precinct Is shows a radical falling
off In registration. This precinct IS
between Center and Market streets
and the Oregon Electric and the river
With polities in the air last fall the
registration was 4i6, bat for the June
3 election only 342 registered.
Business Precincts Low
In general, registration in the city
of salem shows the greatest falling off
In the business districts, although pre-
cinci is, in the extreme part OF the
city between High and the river shows
a lack ef interest IN the coming elec
tion with S33 registrations compared
to l07 last fall.
In the outlying precincts, Mills City
makes good record with 1873 regis
tered compared to i4a last fall, Gun
iaby registers las compared to l0s last
fall, while Champoeg comes up with
loss Of only one,
Englewood loses 30, Fairgrounds
voting precinct 81 and Liberty %
Chcmawa is well up in ats registra-
iion compared TO other precincts with
els compared 20 oel last fall. Jeffer.
son loses 50, NLacleay loses II and
Brooks 45. The Roscdale district reg
listers ISL compared 20 2ls last faA
and precinct 2 in Salem.. voting at the
Bungalow Christian church. runs about
the same average with f05 at present.
COMPARED 20 $50 last October.
shaw Exceeds old Marx
81. Paul falls off Sc while shaw
hroaks the record with three moro reg
iNcrcd than last fall. Silver Falls IS
not greatly interested in good roads
as only IS have registered compared