The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-05-07
Majority Increases
As Returns Come In

Returns received this morning from
country PRECINCTS widely distributed
over the state showed an increase m
the majority against the SiOc00on
road bond proposal Complete re-
turns from In out ot the 800 pre-
cinttS IN the state show 4lsl9 votes
for the bonds, and o49t9 against the
measure.
II is believed by Senator !. Elmer
Thomas. leader Of the opposition 70
Governor kobcrtSon's plan, that the
majority agans, the bonds will con-
tuue 10 increase tn approximately
50HO as the country precincts report.
Strength in East
The greatest strength ot the bond
proposal was in the eastern half OF
the state. the reports continued to
show. The vote agains, the measure
in the western half Of the state was
decisive.
Returns from twen'y-four out Of
thlr,y-onc precinct, in Alfalfa county
show a vote OF approximately 9 to !
against the bonds.
Although the bonds carried in the
town of Buffalo by vote oi 9O to ~
it was estimated bv the Harper
county election board this morning
that the county would go against the
bonds by a vote Of about TO |
Dewey county defeated the bonds
by vote Of about S to t. it was re.
ported
Twenty five on, Il ,hir,y-iour pre-
cinc,s in Wooiwatd county show 6ji
votes for the bondA, and loll against
them II the town OF Woodward
however. the vote was as follows
Yes AIS; no, 2l0
Caddo county will show vote q
approximately , to | against
measure The vote in Anadarko way,
Yes l92; no, 22i
Nine ont of twen'y-eight precincts
in Major couTty show vote ot log
for and i,lAl against the bonds
Carried in Coal.
The bond measure carried IN Coal
county by a vote e approximately s
TO |, incomplete returns show IN
Coalgatc there were 900 votes for and
10 against the bonds
Twenty -out OF thirty three precincts
in Blaine county Indicate that the
maj rliy against the bond, there viii
he approximately 100
Incomplete returns indicate that
Usage county went ior the bonds by
vote of almost , Il !, Three out OF
four wards IN PawhuSka show "
votes for and jS against the measure
Indications are that Cherokee
county went against the bonds by a
majority OF approximately 800
/ Then precincts OF McCur,a,n county
show 100 votes Tor and 800 against
the measure
Ellis county voted down the measure
hy almost 10 to l. incomplete returns
Indicate
Ergmrcl ont oi 'hirn-lhree pre-.
cnr,, lu Wa.hu county show ui
votes Tor and Ms aRains, the bond;
Beckam Is Anti"
BcCkham county went deciSivcly
against the bonds Sayre cast lSz
votes for and Sn against the bonds.
Nineteen out OF twenty one pre-
c.rctS in Ndalr county show lS6 votes
for and l,l7S against the measure
Stillwcll, where pro- bond sentiment
appeared strong, showed majority
~ twcnty-sCyen against the proposal
In the country precincts the vote was
from 10 TO 70 to against the bond,
not a precinct showing a majority ir
favor OF the measure. But two-third,
Of the normal vote was poled.
LeFlore county voted for the bond,
hy more than : to !. In Poteau the
vote was 20 for and "a against IN,
bonds IN llcsvencr the vote was
YES, SIS, no, Q In Talihina many
| business mcn closed their stores r.
work for the measure
Sixteen ont OF twenty .nme precincts
in Jackson county show hO2 votes for
and ! ,62j against the bonds.
Five townships IN Grant count,