Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-11-15
1870 VOTES ARE CAST; DOCTOR
is BEATEN IN HIS OWN
PRECINCT
One Of the Heaviest Votes in the
History OF Ashland Is Recorded;
Eubanks Wins by 20 Over Pat
terson for Treasurer.

rVutuleu ny an eAceptiOuaiy nedNy
vote, the municipal election resulted
in the landslide election of Charley
Loomis, progressive candidate for
mayor by majority of 344 over his
opponent, Dr.. w. e. Blake, who
failed to carry his own precinct by
Ia votes. Loomis received 1907 and
Blake 6GS. Approximately 1900 bal
lots were cast Tuesday, out OF a
registration of nearly 1000. An un-
usually large number OF people were
sworn in at the voting places.
With six to be selected for posi-
tions on the city council from a field
Of 12 candidates, great interest was
shown regarding these offices, which
resulted in the election of DR.. r. L.
Burdlc, 1919; s. A. Peters Sr, 9S7;
M. C. Lininger, 923; H. G. Wolcott.
S65; c. H. Pierce, SAC; Mrs. w. NJ.
Barber, 779.
G. G. Eubanks carried by 70 votes
over Sylvester Patterson for treas
urer.
Gertrude Biede received 140S
votes for city recorder In a ma
jority of cases where there was no
opponent, the vote was light and is
not given here.
Second to the city election In in
terest to the general public was the
county candidates. c. NJ. Thomas
received majority of SSS over e. E.
Kelly in seven precincts, in the race
for circuit Judge for Jackson and
Josephine counties.
Other county officials voted upon
in Ashland, and the outcome of the
vote, are; George Dunn, 923; New
ton W. Borden 431; John Rigg, 1872;
j. H. Carkin, 693; Ralph Cowgirl.
SIS; Miss Alice Hanley, 473.
Some opposition was met with by
the proposed road bond issue Of
100000, to build highway to con-
meet with the klamath county high
way, thus opening a complete high
way through to klamath Falls front
Ashland, and to construct a bridge
on the Pacific highway near Gold
Hill. The measure carried 817 to
5S1 in seven precincts.
The policy Of opening up Ashland
canyon and watershed to further ex-
tension of roads and scenic drives.
with strict camping and picnicking
prohibitions, was voted mo" by a
majority of 257. A total of 1425
votes were cast.
Park commissioners will be w. II.
McNair, 1857; A. c. Nininger, S26;
Stella Case Wagner, 1857. G. s,
Butler received 53S.
Votes for constable were scattered
between j. w. Hatcher, Webster
Wertz and Roy Hale. Ruggler and
Gowdy were mentioned. Hatcher re-
ceived substantial majority.
Results on other state officers
were: Hoff leading Tou Velle for
state treasurer by a large majority.
Churchill went better than 2 to /
for superintendent of public instruc-
tion over S. S. George. Gram had
a big lead over Hansen for labor
commissioner, with Campbell lead
ing in his race for public service
commissioner.
Measures 800 and 302. amend
ments permitting Linn and Benton
counties to pay out standing war;
rants, carried. The single tax
amendment lost 2 to /. The 1927
exposition measure carried. The in
come tax amendment was showed
lnder.
Vote for mayor by precincts was
Is follows;
Southeast-Blake G7. Loomis 154.
Loomis' precinct.)
Boulevard-Blake ia, Loomis
SO.
East-Blake 4S, Loomis 1877.
Oak Street-Blake 81, Loomls
13.
South Central-Blake SO, Loomis
13.
West Central-Blake 90, Loomis
z. (Only precinct carried by Blake
North-Blake 20. Loomis 81.
Northwest-Blake 121, Loomis
35. (Blake's precinct.)
Every precinct reported late Tues
ay night, with the exception of the
outheast precinct, which did not
omplete its count until nearly noon
Dday.
The precinct known as West Ash
md followed the trend of the 9TH
RS, tying on the road bond issue,
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