East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-05-20
CHARLES T. HALL HAS LEAD
= BY A THOUSAND VOTES OVER
GOVERNOR BEN ". OLC0TT
Latest Returns give Hall 36960; 0cott 36259 in Race;
MarshfieId Candidate Holds Lead Following .Botter,
Campaign; All Congressman Seemed to be ertain Of
Nomination Following Early Returns.
LATEST-HAIL, 5000; OLCOTT,
30,259.

PORTLAND, May 20.-(A. PD-|
Governor Ben W. Olcott, who week
ago declared war on the invisible en-
pire" of the Ku Klux Klan in al
scathing proclamation denouncmg the
masked and hooded organizations was
running behind State Senator Charles
all, of Nlarshfield, for republican
nomination for governor on returns
from yesterdays primary. The last
week of the primary campaign was
featured by bitterness, and though
Hall had made no public declaration
in favor of the Ku Klux Klan, the
forces in the state sympathizing with
that organization rallied to his support
and he drew the lions share of votes
from field Of five candidates, op-
posing the governor.
PORTLAND, May 20.--(U. P)-
Charles E. Hall, Marshfield, led Gov
ernor Ben W. olcott by over q thou
sand votes for republican gubernato-
rial nomination at noon today. Re-
turns complete from S96 Multnonah
county precincts, and incomplete
from 35 outside counties gave Hall
33,45S: Olcott S2.361. Olcott showed
&c tendeaey 10 ssssssasssf ilis elead fin
the later dribbling returns. however
PORTLAND, May 2O.-(A. pm
l2:41)--State Senator Hall of Marsh
field, maintained his lead over Olcott
a for the republican nomination as ad-
ditional returns were tabulated today.
Three hundred thirteen Multnomah
precincts and returns from 20 coun-
ties gave Hall 27,490: Olcott 25,562,
New tabulation gave Hoff $4,000,
Ryan 2G,S06. Dalziel 27,775, Gram
:G.76S. Thiehoff 22,75S, Campbell
.2,054, Layman 9,610. Republican
Chairman Williams, 29,751. Fithian
a5.1S2. denomination of Oregon's
three congressman seemed assured.
Itawley 10,429 Norblad 1882, Fisher,
1901. S'nnott 1924. Gwinn 3.13s,
Alc.trthur 11,167, Korrell 1886,
Crumpacker, 7.S15.
SALEM. May 20.-(A. P.)-Fifty-
four precincts out of seventy-four in
Marion county: Hall 2,053 Olcott
2,29t, Hoff 1850, Ryan 3,413.
PORTLAND, May 20.--(Filed 1911
A. P,)-One hundred seventy Multi
noham precincts and incomplete re-
turns of twenty nine counties gave
Bean S9S, Lee S93, tie, Patterson
1893, White 5000. Halls figures Multi
nomah 1874, outside. 1l,436; Olcott,
Multnomah. 7020. uotside 10,94S.
Same tabulation gave Hoff a1,512,
Ryan 2O,22S; Republican committee,
y Williams 21,3396, Fithian 1876: for
public service commission recall of
Williams, yes 2S,SS9, no 12,17s; for
Buchtel recall, yes 2O,SOO, no 10,SOS;
for public service commissionership
vacant January, Thiehoff 7945, Camp
bell 5i77, Layman 1881; labor com,
missioner Daniel SEES, Gram 1861;
first district Hawley 952S, Norblad
6O5I, Fisher s2l7; second district Sin
mott 42S4, Gwinn S026; third district
Macarthur 5S13, Korrell 5612, Crum-
packer 1853, Macdonald 954. Demo
cratic for governor. Pierce 1878
Starkweather 21ss, Holmes 5Ss. Purd>
S53: Morrow leading for democratic
national Committeeman S2O9, kinl
1864. ~
Latest state wide figures including
$50 complete Mutnomah precincts
give Hall 1866 and Olcott 2944s. II
Multnomah Hall is leading by 6l0
outside. Multnomah olcott is leadini
by 2e7.