The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-08-06
CANVASS|NG VOTES
OF RECENT PRIMARY
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE
In SESSION THIS AFTER
NOON-VOTE is LIGHT

NOON-VOTE is LIGHT
That the cause for so light a vot,
in Tuesdays primary in Latah county
is not entirely due to lack of interes
IN politics but is due, to large part
to the fact that many members Of
both old parties have joined the non
partizan league and will participate
with that organization, is the claim
OF league members. T. W. BARLEY
said: "The reason few democrats
voted IN the primaries is that most OF
them have joined the nonpartizans.
think that outside of Moscow and
possibly few other towns, you will
find that the democrats have general
" gone over to the nonpartizans
Many republicans will also vote with
the league this year. In the towns
and especially in Moscow, the demo-
Gratis are holding together pretty well
and will vote with the republicans
rather than with the nonpartizans,
but / think that you will find that
throughout the county the democrats
have pretty generally gone over to
the nonpartizan league. You will
also find that the league has made a
wonderful gain in numbers and
strength.
1t is believed that in eight Of the
27 precincts of Latah county no dem
-ocratic primaries were held! No re-
turns have been received from the
s-democrats in eight precincts and
County Auditor Estes says he knows
positively that no democratic primary
was held in four Of these and he be-
1ieves none were held in the other
-four.
Elmer E. Paulson, county commits
ssioner for this (the Second) district
of Latah county, whose home is in
Thorn Creek precinct, said no demo-
cratic primary was held in that pre-
cinct for the reason that most Of the
democrats have "gone over to the
nOnpartizans."
Mr.. BARLEY said that in conversa-
tion with F. P. Waters, nonpartizan
league organizer who has opened
headquarters at Moscow for the pur-
pose of organizing the league, secur-
ing more members and placing
county and legislative ticket in the
field, Mr.. Waters had assured him
the league will have full ticket in
the field in this county. Mr.. Waters
is out of town and cannot be seen. Mr..
BARLEY said:
81 do not see how the league can in
-dorse any candidate on either of the
old party tickets. The new primary
law makes it crime equal to burg
larry or grand larceny to try1to break
into political party in this state.
No name can appear on two tickets,
and l understand a complete county
and legislative ticket will be placed in
nomination by petition in Latah coun-
ty."
The county commissioners met at
1:30 this afternoon to canvass the
vote of Tuesdays primary. It is
thought the work will not be COM
pleted before tomorrow afternoon, as
there are many candidates for dele
gates and in most of the precincts
the names have been written in and
will be counted with difficulty and it
will take much time.
1t is understood that every precinct
in the county (27) held a republican
primary and elected delegates to the
county convention which meets here
August IT,, and voted for the county
Officers on the printed ballots. Re
turns have been received from every |
precinct but Gold Hill and it is re- |
ported a primary was held there and |
the returns had been mailed to the |
county auditor.
From every precinct where unof-
ficial returns have been made, the |
reports show a very light vote. Prob
ably the heaviest vote in any precinct
was that in East Moscow, which cast
SO votes in the republican primary,
out of a total of more than 500 of
which 288 were registered This is
the only precinct in the county where
l. L. E. Il
precinct is entitled to eight delegates
and II were nominated. Those elect
ed and the vote cast for each follow:
so, each; Ben E. Bush, 43; F. A.
David, 36; E. W. Hart, 81; A. H.
Oversmith, 43; C. L. Thompson, 48;
Harry Whittier, AZ. These were ell
ected. G. L. Buterfield received 80
votes and DR.. w. M. Hatfield 7, and
Fl. H. Orland, IL. The last two named
had asked that their names be with
drawn but each received the number
Of votes mentioned.
The ticket of the nonpartiZan lea
que will be filed Tuesday, August 10,
and it is understood that more than
The required 300 signatures have al
ready been secured to the petitions.
3. P. Waters is working diligently in
The rural districts, circulating the pc
,itions and getting the farmers lined ,
Up for the campaign. Nothing can
,e learned as to the personnel Of the ,
ticket to be filed, but it is understood
| candidate for every county and leg
slative office to be filled will be filed
With the county auditor and printed
IN the official ballots to be used in
he November election.
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