Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-28
|CIN MONDAY
VOTES
| FOR GOVERNOR

.tempts to saddle Olcott with
bast a part OF the responsible
or the Hall-Olcott recount for
republican nomination, by de-
.dlng that his answer to the
Mon of r. r. Coster, the
rebead and contestant OF the
q nrimaries, be stricken from
records unless he file a bond
"a. 900 failed when Circuit
|pes George G.. Bingham and
Il overruled a motion to that
In Yesterday and took under
ssement until Monday the APP
htion Of the Hall attorneys to
an amended petition.
.he grounds upon which the
II attorneys based their asser-
n that Olcott was now a con-
.ant instead Of a contestee, If
counter-contest part of his an
II They hold that having filed
hunter-contest, the governor is
before contesting the votes OF
Ii. and plainly contestant.
Governor. Sustained.
|There is only one person In
state of Oregon over the age
majority who can not bring a
Hest suit" said Judge Bingham
Aly at the end of the argu-
hts, and that is Ben w. 0lcott.
nomination In the republican
|maries is being contested and
wouldn't likely contest 1t him
4 He has a right to file any
ng which Will defend his eiee-
b, providing it is in the regular
,cedure. Therefore the court
Is constrained to overrule your
ton"
rhe first outward injection OF
igious prejudice and hatred was
,ught into the case yesterday
ough the application Of the
Ii attorneys to file an amended
ition, which contains the added
CATION that priests and officer
the Catholic church violated
corrupt practice act by exer-
ing undue influence on and be-
. the primary election among
! voters OF certain precincts.
Priests Are Accused.
'7is influence, as defined by
Hall attorneys was other than
e spoken or printed word" and
1ugh the peculiar hold which
! officials OF the Catholic de-
Iination had over the voters In
ain precincts, Olcott received
.rge majority over Hall. No
ific instance of the exercise OF
influence is mentioned in the
tion.
'hese precincts are named as
n Mount Angel, West Mount
lei, st. Paul, Sublimity, Mckee,
West Gervais, all in Marion
hty, where olcott received S4S
es and Hall 23.
'rotesting against such an al
ation being added Jay Bower
b. attorney for Governor Olcott
i that the governor might find
necessary to allege undue in
ence on the part of leaders o.
Ku Klux Khan, and that the
sgation applied to them and
er fraternal orders as well as
the Catholic church.
Seek to Add Precincts.
Three ~hundred precincts IL
amath, Baker, Clatsop, Morrow
erman and Deschutes counties
added in the amended petition
which the Hall forces demand
recount, making rs of the 81
mites. This will require muci
re time than it was original.
Dugh and will take all the wa!
,m four months to a year, SAT-
!. Bowerman in entering hi
otest.
The question of reregistratioi
also hauled into the amende'
tition by the contestants attor
Us who allege that the reregiq
htion of many voters belonging
other parties prior to May /.
IS not in good faith.
|''How can any court decide a
whether or not the registra
IN Of these voters was not i
'bd faith? What precedent ha
to go by?" questioned Roy I
fields. THE matter is entirel
+ mental attitude of the voter.
THAT actually recounting Q
tes will begin Monday was int
Rted by Jay Bowerman yestel
" after the hearing.
a. X. Peck and w. G. U'Re
-peared for Hall yesterday.