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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1908)
Y Q. 1 -v NUMBER 2. 1 " . i 1 - - a1 Lin I I- VOLUME VUt. iJI .;-; i i i , ' .-- - - : ' : - " ' . i 111 ' TATE AT LARGE IS . CASTING BIG VOTE. Democratic Precinct That Flae Their Leader Are Core, L Grande and Bl Creek Affair Extremely Quiet Everywhere Great Vote All Over But la Union County Repab- licaas Claim County by 230 at the Lowest Estimate Union Voting ( stronger Than Oilier Sections Hie i . .... Vote in La Grande Far Below Nor mal Strength. . ' - Votes Cant at 2:30. ' ! The following table shows the Yi))up to 2:30 this afternoon, the Xirst column showing the vote, and the last column J rc-glotered strength: No. If... 87 - No. 2 ...... ... . , . . i .',19 '. No. i : , ;. , . -. , : ... . i b a ' No. 4 '."'4T...V;..15t the 181 . 387 859 363 No. 5 Not reported. " ' v'' V - . Unless there !a a landslide of votes tonight before the polls close, at 7 o'clock, the vote In Union county and In La Grande especially, will be. far below the registration strength. From every section of the valley but one, there Is a report of apathy and. neg lect in voting. , The same thing has been true in La Grande, but the labor iOMGON ' t " ' . i WOl BIANKei AH Reduced If you want a good all-wool blanket, now is your chance 5 O 'II In) I "Satisfaction or LA GRA vote has not been put In as yet. When that comes, the total vote cast will shoot upward connlderably, brlng Intf the complement of votes In the four city precincts to a pleasing fig ure, though it ia hardly possible that the total registration will be recorded. La Grande Stand Alone, From reports received from the state, La Grande Is showing the least interest In the election, of any. Port land, appears to be next In point of apathy...... : , .. '.' V- . At 2:30 the total vote cast In the city la only a little above 60 per cent. Eliminating precinct Ne, S from the count, there have been 680 votes cast In a quartet of precincts that should have given the state 1147 votes before the polls close. The four preclncu Lare republican by 421. . No Straws to Indicate. ' The corrupt practices act Is working hcvoc with' public interest In , La Grande. One could stand around the polls all day and know' but- little or what the trend of public opinion In the election Is. The republican lead ers are claiming the county by 260 at the most conservative estimate. Democrats are claiming a strong vote In La Grande and Cove, giving the other' smaller precincts to Taft, ex cepting Big Creek, which is radically democratic." ' , . Jackaon to Cast 5000. Medford Nov.. 8. Reports from outside precincts indicate an unusual ly heavy vote. Probably 6000 votes will be cast in Jackson county.. Salem Obeys Laws. Salem,. Nov. 3. The weather if perfect. Indications are that the Vote will, be the large- In ajiy national elec tlon in' this city. ; It' is. progressing slowly, owing to the corrupt practices act passed-in the June election. ; An agreement was made between the chairmen of the democratic and republican committees that the act will be compiled with. . Consequently for the. .first .time. .In ryears. carriages and other conveyances were not fur nished to bring voters to the polls. (Continued on page 4.V FRCJQRYl a ' ,.! e $5.95 Take your choice of a full .11 4 size, 6-tb net weight. In the mottled. Vicuna or Mackinaw. A Blanket that is strictly wool and well worth $7.75. $6.39 Gives you a choice of 13 all- wool Macklraw Blanket. Full 12- 4 slxe, 7-lt) net, well worth 38.00. ::J: . . ' ' $6.95 Oregon Blankets, in 12-4 and 13- 4 size, 7 and 8-Ib weight, in mottled or Mackinaw, well worth 19.00. : - - ' : , ' $8,95 Oreeon Blankets In full' 13-4 size, full 8-Ih -weight; a Blanket that gives wear and satisfaction, well worth 310.00 to $11.00. , ' $J1.95 Takes a 10-lb scarlet Oregon wool Blanket, futl 14-4 slae, one of the largest Blankets made; well worth $U.OO. Extra fine grade of lambs' wool. "-; FTP Your Honey Back" j NDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. PHEIIOniUALLY URGE VOTE CAST : THROUGHOUT THE UHITED STATES NEITHER imm lElSEfl - VICTORY AT UIIIESOTA UN10NITES TURN 4$ BRYAK AND JOHHSON Remarhbls Vote Being Cast EverfxnereOtah Mormons Solid (or l!t ' "ftbltes-Bp SssJs Mtsszjs West Virginia. - . -Wheeling, W. Va.( Nov. I. -Bryan men claim a plurality of 10,000 and Taft .men claim a plurality of 25,000 In the election in West . Virginia . to day.. Prospects favor Taft, but the Issue of the state contest Is In doubt, with a strong probability of democrat ic success. Factional differences in the republican party are responsible for the Weakness of the state ticket headed by William E. Glasscock for governor. ' Wisconsin. Milwaukee,. Wis.. Nov. S.Electton reports from over the state show t. republican trend, although there Is still more doubt as to the result than has existed In Wisconsin In many years. A considerable number of La Follette republicans are voting for the democratic candidates, and this may effect a considerable reduction in the normal republican plurality for both state and national, tickets. A heavy socialist vote Is being cast In Milwau kee and more enthusiasm Is shown by the followers of that party than by any other. . " ' Wyoming. Cheyenne, Wyo., v. 8. -Wyoming Is claimed by" both parties, but the state Is too large and . the polling places too widely scattered to afford any authoritative Information at this hour. Bryan has a large following, and Is likely' to get the electoral vote by a small plurality over Taft. , South Carolina. Charleston, S. C. Nov. 3. With on ly one ticket In the . field, and the state democratic beyond possibility of change, South Carolina will add noth ing "of interest to the general election. .'S-. South . Dakota. SIouk Falls, S. D., Nov; 3. Early estimates place the plurality for Taft at 20,000.- Democrats claim' the gov crpor,kon accpunt of factional fights and local issues. A side issue of great Interest Is .the law which will do away with, the "divorce Industry" In South Dakota, and on which the people are voting today. ' Tennessee. Mempnis, renn., mo. a. ui.ou -will receive" plurality of not less than ter will receive In the neighborhood of n A AAA AAA -A D.IUr.n HcmnOmt. U.UUV. 1 1 1 . . wi......."., " ' - ' ' be elected governor In today's politi cal contest. Taft is personally popu lar In Tennessee, but the normal dem ocratic vote will prtkly be sustain ed. V' . " Texas. - Austin. Texas, Nov. 3. Owing tn local Issues, a tremendous vote Is be ing cast In Texas today. Bryan will Jecelve an overwhelming plurality. The adoption of a prohibition plank by the democrats has made the liiii'ir question the Issj In the state contts-. Governor CampN-U will probably be re-elected,, but Colonel John N. Simp- i son. . tae -.Teiuuii ,an cin!ruv-. itminee, la likely to revive an ua p. a t dented vote. ' " . " , . - . tuh. . Salt Lake, Utah, Nov. 3. Mormon support of Taft may give the state to the republican candidate In today's election, " although the result will doubtless be very close. Democrats claim 4000 plurality for Bryan. Knight TtlSDAY. NOVEMBER S, 1H. HAS YET CLAIMED A DECISIVE TEE- POLLS : . the democratic candidate tor gover nor, declares he will be elected and that a legislature hostile to the re election of Senator Smoot will be chosen. Mormons say the Taft vote will be the heaviest of any republican plurality In years. Washington, Nov. 3. After casting his vote In Oyster , Bay, President Roosevelt remained here today to en tertain at an election' party -at the White House tonight. He will receive United Press Bulletins from New York headquarters, ' . Among the guests will be Secretar ies' Wright, Metcalf, Root. Straus, Cor telyou and a number. of the president's Intimate friends. Mrs. Roosevelt will entertain friends In the parlor of the White House. . ' Vermont, , i ' -. Burlington, Vt., Nov. 3. Thirty thousand plurality for Taft Is the most reliable estimate of' the result Of to day's election In. Vermont. '. : ., Vv-.;- Virginia... ,..:., '. Richmond, . Va., No. 3. With the exception of the Ninth dletrlct, where C. BaseombrSlemp, republican, twill probably bf . returned to congress, Vir ginia will go solidly democratic in to day's election, with possibly .p. slight reduction in the usual plurality. ' : Oklahoma's First Vote, I' ; quthrle, Okia.. Nov. 3. A..,; ,heary J voie earty iouay inaraeu una first opportunity . to participate In a national election-, indications point to heavy vote. The prediction of a democratic Victory Is correct, but the 27,000 plurality prophesied by Has kell will be materially . redhead. A democratic legislature seems assured. Heavy Vote In Iowa. Des Moines, Iowa, Nov. 8. Reports from all parts of the state Indicate that an unusually ' hcavjf" vote is be ing polled.. The weather is excellent. . ' -Washington,- - Seattle. Wash.. Nov. 8. Roosevelt's plurality over Parker of 73.000 votes will be reduced to a Taft plurality over Bryan of about 40,000, accord ing to a prediction by Meade, today. The labor vote will be lurgely divided between Bryan and Debs, and the lat : '""- Democrats are Claiming King coun ty, but republicans Issued a statement maktne the same claim. The weather conditions fire perfect. ' Maryland. Baltimore Md,, Nov. 8. As one of the doubtful states Maryland may play a large part in determining the next president, and the voters are conscious of the fact and rushed to the polls early this morning to cast their bal lots. Both Bryan, and Taft adherents are claiming the state by small plu ralities. ' Charges have been made that money has been used In large uactltloa te Influence voters, and the officials Of the' Baltimore . Kerorm league are keeping a close watch upon the balloting and threaten to prosecute all illegal and purchased Voters. The Baltimore laboring vote Is on of the determining ractors, and the demo crats base their claims of victory on the statement that the union men have been won for Brysn and that the reDubllcans will lose much of the negro vote. The naturally conserva-i tlve tendencies of the Maryland voters, the republican lenders assert, render i a Taft victory certain. . Phenomenally Heavy Vote. Oakland, Cal., Nov, 3. -A phe nomenally heavy vote Is being cast In Alameda county. The ballot machines are being used. Bryan's Hopeful Message. Lincoln, Nov. 3. "Our fight Is won and I await the verdict with con fidence. Reports indicate that we will carry New-Tork, Indiana, Nebraska and other doubtful states." This 4s the election day message from Bryan to the democrats of the country. Bryan voted early. He was greeted on his way to Falrvlew to the polls, a mils away. May Be Denied Vote. Sacramento, v0v. I. Trying to handle the vote iu Bacramento by ma chine In the big precincts Is likely to cause a lot of trouble. In one pre etnet 72$ votes will be cast, meaning one vote a minute for the full' 18 hours during which the polls are It is feared the: entire vote cannot be cast. The line was nearly a block long at 10 this morning. Democratic Claims the Most. ' San Francisco, Nov. . 3. Early sceneB show a large Bryan vote Is be ing cast, particularly where the labor ing classes reside. : Republicans claim Taft will carry the state by 40,000 plurality. The democrats claim It by 8000. 1 -J.-, ;; ' . ,,: ....... V,'-. New "England Vote Light. Boston, jfs'ov. S. Reports through out tha New En'slund tatos show good weather Is prevailing-and early voting Indicates a small vote. f : sfnlon Men Angry. r Minneapolis, Nov. ' 8. -Because . the voting machines used here are not made by union' men many unionists refused to vote today. Bryan and Governor Johnson lost heavily, Is it thought, as a result, as most of them swore allegiance, to the democratic candidates, I Light Vote a Wolla Walla. ; Walla Walla, Nov, 3. A. light vote was cast at . noon. Local candidates overshadow i the' national election. The good weather and a heavy vote Is expected this afternoon. Washington Town for Taft. Snohomish,- Wash., i Nov. 8. The vote Is smaif but points t" a' republl eun victory- , '' " "i. ,:. , 6Hkane for Taft.u -Spokane, Nov. 8 The, fine weather started, the voting as - soon as the polls opened. A heavy vote ls; indi cated.5 The republicans claim spoKane and the county by 4000, while the democrats claim a victory for Bryan and their congressman. - Ferry Boat Hun Down. ' Washington. Nov. . 8. The Iron steamer Washington, ran down and sunk the ferry boat Lackawanna off Alexandria wharf today In r dense fog. One unknown passenger Is miss ing. . " . i "'- -' '- f . mm Drug your By use of your telephone and our free delivery syBtem we arealmost as near to you as though we occupied the adjoining building. We are developing this portion of our business all the time snd gaining new and permanent friends by the prompt and satisfactory way we han dhs telephone orders. r If you can't come, 'phone, and that portion of our stock Sou need will snrto you. If It's a prescription, we will both send for It and deliver th medicine. ' tlewlln ' Drug Co. mm 8-7 MAIS BITTER FIGHT ACAIIIST IIUCHES HEAVY ODDS FAVOR TAFT AND HUGHES. With a Bitter Fight That la Cwtta Thousands, Aimed at Defesti, It fleecn the 8 tat Will Elect Hughes and Taft Judging From Betting Odd Odds Only Indication or the Trend of Events Rockefeller Dodge to HI Polling Place Heavy Vot Ct, In New York, Commencing Early nd Lasting A12 Day, New York, Nov. 8. With nothing but the uneven odds to Indicate the pulse df the vote in thta decisive and much discussed state, and a liberal scratching In Ohio, there Is no real light on the direction which New York and Ohio are taking In the pres idential election being, waged here to day. The enormous odds, which are greater at the lowest point, than they were against Parker,' It;' seems New Yor.lt.' will enter, .he ,T'ft column to night when the Vote Is" counted. ' The weather throughout the state was perfect. Indications point to the heaviest vote In years., The voters were out early. k; V ''-V. ' 'Rockefeller Votes Hurriedly. John D. Rockefeller stepped from his carriage ill front of the little tai lor shop on Sixth avenue, around the , corner from his residence this morn-insv'-H looked about narvously, and shot into the'shop were the polling- place for hlB precinct Is located..' He seemed undecided as he entered the booth. He voted In a hurry and de-, parted, -: .' - " ' - 'Bittdr Fight on Htmlies. Race track men are making a des- nornt fit..-; i -inovwuw Hii!"- - Eight hundred tamo from Baltimore .-' In 14 special cars last night and ap peared at the polls early."' The? pre-. diet Hughes will be hurled under a r.) Chanler landslide. ' . - , It Is understood the' ijlg rating In terests have agents working'through out the state, encouraging voters to oppose Hughes and get out early. The entire racing contingent left for Pam lico at 8;30 this morning. ' -Revognlse Roowvelt Shout for Bryan. New York, Nov. 8. President Roosevelt and ,. wife, Secretary; Loeb and several of the president's attaches arrived at Jersey City this morning Continued on page 8. 8-7 Store Elbow at MAIN 8-7 8-7 v : BYRACECROWO 1