Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-03
|ECOUNT OF VOTES
| CO TO PORTLAND
continued from Page one.)


xow pending, resulted In a fur-
~ conference of the attorneys
last night and a subsequent
soement to recount the Multno-
n county ballots in Portland.
This morning Judge G. G..
~ cham was entirely in the dark
N the new arrangements until
tor the time set for court to re-
s1nvene, other than that he had
Jan advised by press reports that
~ recount would be shifted to
1ortland. No formal notice that
change was to be made had
spen served on the court, none of
H. attorneys had made their ap-
aearance and the court and news
aaner men were wiling away
In minutes In swapping yarns
mi discussing rumors.
Expenses Guaranteed
Shortly after 10 o'clock Judge
bingham met Attorneys U'Ren
md Bowerman ON the court house
sieps and was advised that it had
been agreed to move the recount
ID Portland and that Attorney Col
|lier, for the Hall forces, would
appear before the court to make
such arrangements as were neces-
hry.
81 Mr.. Bowerman, who had been
hunting for his co-worker, Roy
Shields, throughout the morning
only to find that Mr.. Shields had
flready gone to Portland, then
departed, as did Mr.. U'Ren.
a Announcing that the court was
Entirely willing to accommodate
he attorneys in whatever reason
bile process of action they agreed
upon, Judge Bingham announced
hat the court would move to
cortland, but only when the ex-
lenses of the court and it's attach
d had been guaranteed by the
lDntestant. Declining to utilize
Nultnomah county court officials
or the recount, Judge Bingham
Md that he would insist that the
farion county clerk, the two bail
ffs of the court and deputy
bunty clerk be taken to Port
Ind and that he would decline
B make any move until the ex-
enses of the assistants had been
naranteed.
Takes Marion Officials
while attorneys in the case
gere reported to have expressed
desire to begin recounting the
county ballots at
fclock this afternoon Judge
Bingham said that this would be
ihpossible, but that If the ex-
penses Of the court were guaran-
Bed in a reasonable time the
court would be ready to resume
the recount in Portland Friday
morning at 9 o'clock.
1t was 1870 O'Clock before At
torney Collier appeared at the
court house with the information
that he supposed that all neces-
sary arrangements had been made
and 1t was noon before an agree
ment was made whereby the ex-
penses Of the court aides were
Mr.. Golfers sugges-
tion that the court accompany
him to Portland by automobile
Immediately so that the recount
might be resumed this afternoon
was refused by Judge Bingham,
who declared that the court was
not going to chase all over the
country on a moments notice at
'he whim of the attorneys.
Country Hours Observed
IF we go to Portland the court
viii observe country hours" said
Judge Bingham. pointing out
hat long sessions would be held
n order to keep the recount NOV
ng as rapidly as possible.
Judge Bingham further de-
lared that the actual recounting
II the ballots would be the only
'art of the contest proceedings
leld in Portland.
The court will not attempt to
ssue a single mandate outside of
larion county," he said, "and
he first time that the courts au-
hority is questioned or anyone
'alks at the course of proceedings
We Will move right back to Sa-
en-"
1t was announced in Portland
oday that the names of the al
eyed 266 illegal voters in Port
and, whose votes are to be chal-
enged by the Hall forces, would
e ready tonight when the time
INIT for their filing expires.