East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-07-06
Petition Filed With Circuit
Judge at Salem Claiming
Plurality of 412a Votes.
UMATILLA CoUNTYS
RECORD is CLEAN
Brunt Of the Contest Falls
Within Multnomah County,
1873 Precincts Involved.

SALEM, July 6.--Challenging as err
roneous and illegal the count OF the
primary election vote by Which ben
w. Olcott was returned as the Repup-
lican nominee for governor by
plurality of sci, petitions filed in the
circuit court here late Wednesday
afternoon by attorneys for Charles
Hall of Marshfield claim the noml-
nation for Hall by plurality of 4l23
votes and demand a recount OF the
vote in approximately $50 precincts
scattered over 16 counties.
A citation issued by Circui: Judge
Bingham requires Governor Olcott to
file an answer within seven days to
show cause why the petition de-
manding recount of the votes in the
challenged precincts should not be al
lowed.
Seven separate and distinct allega-
tions are set out in the petition, which
in each case specifies certain named
precincts With the number of votes
challenged in each case. 81
These allegations are as follows:
That votes were enormously count
ed for Olcott.
That clerks and judges of election
boards failed to credit Hall with votes
which were cast for him.
That votes were Illegally received
and counted for Olcott.
That voters registered as members
of other parties were permitted to re-
register at the polls, contrary to law,
and were given Republican ballots
which they voted for Olcott.
That Democrats on which the name
cf Oleott were written in were wrong
fully credited to Olcott's Republican
vote.
That votes were cast by persons
who were not citizens of the state.
These votes going largely, to Olcott.
That in all precincts in Multnomah
county Hall was denied the right, con-
trary to law. to be represented at the
polls by challengers and watchers, as
the result of which large numbers
were permitted to vote who were not
legally entitled to vote and whose
votes favored Olcott.
Counties in which recounts are ask
ed are Marion, Multnomah, Clacka-
mas, Washington, jackson, Lincoln,
Union, Malheur, Douglas, Linn, Gil
H.
Clatsop and Coos.
The brunt of the contest falls within
AIultnomah county, where a total OF
l33 precincts are involved in single
allegation, with Marion county repre-
sented in the prayer for recount by 49
precincts.
Many Votes Challenged
The challenged vote ranges from
single ballot in many of the precincts
TO as many as 81 in st. Paul pre-
cinct Marion county, where it is al
legged that number of voters register
ed to vote for OIcott wrongfully
The petition sets out that 20 days
are allowed after the nomination is
claimed in which contest may be filed
and declared that this proceeding has
been started within that time.
Attorneys representing Hall in the
contest proceeding are W. S. Uren,
Collier and Collier, Gus AIoser and
Peck and Brand. The petition not
only seeks to wrest from olcott the
eubernatorial nomination but asks
for a Judgment against him covering
the costs of the case.
It was alleged that votes were er-
roneously counted for the contestee
in addition to what he was rightfully
entitled, as follows:
Marion county, ~ precincts 40
votes; Multnomah county, 12S pre-
cincts. 1113 votes; Clackamas' ls
precincts. 1S3 votes; Jackson county,
II precincts. rs votes; Lincoln eoun-
~. seven precincts, 81 votes; Union
county, Is precincts, lO3 votes; Nal
heur county. Il precincts. s5 votes
ouglas, four precincts, "a votes; Linn,
seven precincts, 4t votes: Gillian, five
precincts. IL votes; Benton. Is pre-
cincts. so votes: Columbia county. five
precincts, 81 votes; Hood River. six
precincts. 81 votes
Reflections Are Protested
There were ballots rejected for
various causes which should have
been counted for Hall, asserts the pc
IItion- These are listed in this fash
ion: Marion. Is precincts. 1zs votes:
Multnomah, 81 precincts. siI votes.
Clackamas. IL precincts. sS votes:
washington II precincts. 50 votes
Malheur. 70 precincts 81 votes. Jack
son. : precincts 81 votes: Union. II