THE COMING ELECTION.
Dozens of States to Vote Upon New
Laws and Amendments.
Chicago, Oct 20.—Elections will be
1 e d in the various states and in the
territories of ¿Arizona and New Mex
ENROLLMENT IS NOW 510.
WHO CAN VOTE.
ico November 3. Three states. Ore
gon, Maine and Vermont- have held
Section of State Laws on Presiden Attendance at University of Oregon
their state elections, and have named
Increases 30 Per Cent
tial Election Requirements.
members of the next congress—the
University of Oregon, Eugene
Who can vote for presidential eh c
sixty-first Arkansas and Georgia have
tors, and thus for the presidential can There are at present 510 students en named state officers only and will se
rolled in the regular undergraduate de lect congressmen at the coming elec
didates, at the presidential election of
partments of the university. Of these tion. In 28 states governors or other
November 3? This is a question which 62 are seniors, 91 are juniors, 112 are state officers are to be elected; a
is asked many times each day through sophomores, 233 are freshmen and 12 number of these states will also elect
are unclassified. The enrollment will members of the legislature. Six states
out the state.
will choose justices of the supreme
On every hand there seems to be a probably reach the 575 mark before the court or minor state officers.
In
year
endB,
showing
an
increase
of
widespread belief that any citizen of
seven, congressmen only are to be
nearly
30
per
cent
over
the
total
en
the United States can cast his ballot
elected, and in two, congressmen and
at the presidential election, whether at rollment of last year.
a legislature only.
A
number
of
old
students
will
enter
The terms of 31 United States sen
his home, or on travel in a distant
state. Traveling men, distant from between now and Thanksgiving, and ators, 18 Republicans and 13 Demo
many
freshmen
will
come
at
the
open
crats, expire March 3, 1909. Alabama.
their homes, are making daily inquiry
whether it is possible for them to cast ing of the second semester in February. .Arkansas, Louisiana and Maryland
The present enrollment represents have chosen Democrats, and Ken
their vote at the town where they may
tucky a Republican, while Vermont
be on election day. Inir ler to make nearly every county in Oregon, be has chosen a legislature which will
the situation plain the law of the state sides many outside states and foreign name two Republicans. The present
is herewith set forth. Article 2, sec countries. In addition to the large senate is composed of 61 Republican-
tion 2, of the constitution of the state number of regular students there is a and 31 Democrats.
of Oregon, sets out the qualifications big enrollment in the department of
Members of the national house of
of electors in the state. Section 2 is music.
representatives are to be elected
Oregon and Maine have already
as follows:
University Issues Bulletin.
chosen Republican representatives.
“Section 2. Qualifications of elec
A
new
bulletin
of
the
correspond
In some of the southern states Dem
tors In all elections not otherwise
provided for by this constitution every ence study department of the Univers ocrats only have been nominated,
white male citizen of the United ity of Oregon has just been issued. while in others Prohibition, Socialist
and Independence party nominees
States, of the age of 21 years and up The scope of the work has been greatly will oppose Republicans and Demo
enlarged
over
the
beginning
made
last
wards, who shall have resided in the
crats
The present house is com
state during the six months immedi year, and now covers courses in Eng posed of 391 members, 223 Republic
lish
Classics,
Shakespeare,
Pedagogy,
ately preceding such election, and
ans and 166 Democrats. There are
every white male of foreign birth of Botany, History, Algebra, Geometry, two vacancies.
Trigonometry,
Analytic
Geometry,
and
the age of 21 years and upwards, who
South Carolina, as usual, has only
shall have resided in this state during several courses in mathematics for one ticket—the Democratic—for state
the six months immediately preceding teachers. By means of this work any officers. Louisiana also has but one
such election, and shall have declared student who has not time to attend ticket—the Democratic. In this state,
his intention to become a citizen of the college or high school can pursue, with however, a justice of the supreme
United States one year preceding such hardly any cost, practically the same court and a railroad commissioner are
the only state officers to be elected.
election, conformably to the laws of work by correspondence through the
The Prohibition party has tickets in
the United States on the subject of na university courses, and receive credit 21 states, the Socialists in 27, the In
turalization, shall be entitled to vote for it. Thousands of dollars each year dependence party in 12, the Socialist
are sent out of Oregon to various cor
at all elections authoiized by law.”
Labor in 6 and the People’s or Popu
It has been held by the Supreme respondence schools, and the university list party in 5, including Nebraska,
believes
that
a
large
part
of
this
court that the Fifteenth amendment to
where they have fused with the Demo
the Federal constitution rendered the might just as well be saved to the peo crats.
ple
of
the
state.
The
enrollment
of
The number of tickets in the differ
restriction to white males of no effect,
so that the colored men of Oregon come this department will reach three thou ent states is: 1, South Carolina and
Louisiana; 2, Alabam and North
under the same constitutional require sand students for the year.
Carolina; 3, Delaware, Florida, Mon
ments that bind the white voter, and
tana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma and
Resume Fight on Pinchot.
have the same privileges.
North Dakota; 4, Colorado, Nevada,
Pendleton J N. Burgess, president
In addition to these constitutional
Rhode Island. South Dakota, Utah.
qualifications the registration laws of of the State Woolgrowers’ association, Washington, West Virginia and Wis
the state of Oregon place other re has issued a call for the annual conven consin; 5, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois,
strictions upon the voter. All voters tion, which is to be held at Heppner, Kansas, Minnesota. Missouri and Ne
are required either to be registered in November 17 and 18. It is believed braska: 6, Indiana, Iowa. Massa
the county and precinct in which they here that at this meeting the fight on chusetts. Slichigan, New York and
Forester Pinchet will be re Texas; 7, Ohio.
reside permanently, or if not register- Chief
1
The Prohibitionists have tickets in
ed, to bring six owners of real estate I sumed by a large number of the wool
of 'this state who are opposed Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illi
in th ir | recinct to make affidavit as to growers
;
the residence of the prospective voter. to the forestry policy inaugurated and nois, Idaho. Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska. New
In other words, there are three re being carried out by the “Czar of the Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island,
quirements asked by the law of the West,” as they call Pinchot.
South Dakota, Texas, Washington
prospective voters.
West Virginia, Wisconsin, Missouri
Placer Mines Will Resume.
First: The voter must be a native-
and Ohio.
born citizen of the United States, over
The Socialists have tickets in Colo
Grants Pass.—The first heavy rain
21, who has resided in the state for six of the season came last week and rado, Connecticut, Florda, Idaho, Illi
nois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massa
months or more.
there was a steady downpour that chusetts. Michigan. Minnesota. Mis
Second: If not a native-born citi
who souri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
zen, he must at least have declared his was welcomed by the farmers
arc anxiously waiting to start lall New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ok
intention to become a citizen one year, plowing and seeding.
The placer
or more, previous to the election, and miners who were forced to suspend lahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota,
Tennesssee, Texas, Utah, Washing
must have resided for six months or work during the dry season are now ton. West Virginia and Wisconsin.
more in the state, and must be 21 years in position to resume operations, es
The Independence party has tickets 1
or more of age.
pecially if the rain continues at the in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, i
Third: Both native-born and for rate it has been falling for a few Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan,
eign-born residents, qualified under hours longer.
Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Ohio
the two preceding requirements to
and Texas.
The People’s or Populist party has
vote, must be registered with the
Beet Sugar Factory Idle.
county clerk, at the registration time
La Grande Bad roads have forced tickets in Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ne- |
j r c'ding ti e election, or, if not so the sugar factory here to stand idle braska and Ohio.
The Socialist Labor in Connecticut.
registered, must bring six freeholders until the rains subside.
At present Massachusetts, Michigan, New York,
in order to register by affidavit.
the highways are so muddy that beets Ohio and Texas.
Section 3 of article 2 of the state cannot be hauled from the field and
In 23 states a total of 90 proposed I
constitution til to says:
the supply at the factory has run out. constitutional
amendments,
laws,
“No idiotic or insane person shall be The furnaces are kept hot even though questions or propositions will be voted J
entitled to the privileges of an elector; t ie whee's stand idle, and for this rea upon. This does not include Michi
and the privilege of an elector shall be son the factory can resume its work as gan, where a revision of the present
forfeited by a conviction of any crime soon as sufficient beets are again in the constitution will be submitted to the
voters for adoption or rejection. The
which is punishable by imprisonment bins to permit it.
number of amendments or questions
in the penitentiary.”
in the different states is: 1, Iowa
Men who have been sentenced to the
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Texas, Wyoming; 2, Idaho, Illinois.
penitentiary, however, who have serv
Wheat—Binestem. 936i'94c: club. 89c: Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Rhode
ed a portion or a whole of their term
Island, Washington. West Virginia; 3,
and have been pardoned by the gover fife, sue; red Russian, Stic; 411-fold, 90c; .Alabama, Colorado, Florida, ()liio; 4.
nor of the state are restored to suffrage valley. 90c.
Barlev—Feed. $266i27 ner ton; rolled. Minnesota. Wisconsin; 5, North Da
by virtue of that pardon.
kota, Oregon; 6, South Dakota; 2,
$27.50^728.50; brewing. $26.50.
It is also provided in section 5 of the
Oats No. 1 white. $310 31.50 per ton; Missouri; 9, Louisiana; 18, California.
constitution of the state, article 2, that gray. $.300 30 50.
The amendments or proposed laws
“no soldier, seaman, or marine in the
Hav — Timothv. Willamette Valley. of several states are of general inter
army or the navy of the United States, $11 per ton: Willamette Valiev, ordi est. In South Dakota, the question of
or of their allies, shall be deemed to nary. $11; Eastern Oregon. $16.5067 repealing the "one-year residence" act,
have acquired a residence in the state 17 50; mixed. $13; clover. $9; alfalfa. which was passed by the last legisla
ture in order to stop rapid divorces,
in consequence of having been sta $11 : alfalfa meal. $19
Fruit Apples. 75c <i $150 per box: will be submitted to the voters. For
tioned within the same; nor shall any
merly suit for divorce could be
such soldier, seaman or marine have teaches, 40 o tec per box: pears. 75c(<? brought alter a six months' residence
$125 per box; grapes 50co$l25 per
the right to vote.”
crate: local concords. 15c ner half bas in the state. Opposition to this short
ket; eastern concords, 371(<i 10c per bas term of residence resulted, and the
Gravel for Foundations.
ket: huckleberries. 9(h toe per pound; one year act was passed. The latter
Portland.—Work on the construc quinces. $10 125 per box; cranberries, has been objected to in certain quar
tion of the foundation for the mi $10 per barrel; prunes. 25i:.’lc per lb.; ters. and petitions finally were sc
mensc Swift packing plant on tilo nutmeg melons. $125 per box; casabas. cured for the submission of the one-
year act to a vote of the people at
peninsula has practically begun in $201 3 per dozen
that the first barge load of gravel for
Potatoes somttOc per hundred ; sweet, the coming election.
In Illinois the question of a I akes-
the concrete has been delivered there potatoes. 2(<i 2ic per pound.
by the steamer Polonia. The Colum
Onions Oregon, 90c(<i $ I per hundred to the Gulf deep waterway will be be
fore the people in the form of a con
bia Digger company has the contract pounds.
for furnishing a large quantity of
Vegetables—Turnips, $125 per sack; stitutional amendment authorizing the
carrots, 85c; parsnips, $125; beets state to issue bonds of $20,000 000 for
gravel that will be required in the
*'
laying of the foundations for the nu- $125; artichokes, tS5c per dozen: beans the enterprise.
California is one of the latest of the
merous buildings that are to form the 50 10c pound: cabbage. 1}c per pound;
packing establishment.
cauliflower. 75cO$l per dozen: celery states to agitate election reform. To
75o 85c per dozen ; .encumbers. $2.25 per the people there will be submitted a
box; egg plant. $1750 2 per erate: le1- proposed constitutional amendment,
Chorus for O, A. C.
nice.
75co$1 per box: parsley. 15c per among others, empowering the legis
Oregon Agricultural College. Cor-
dozen
; peas. fig per pound: peppers. lature to enact a direct primary law
vallis A
A chorus of 75 voices has
$2
?5
box:
pumpkins t > lie per pound; providing for the direct nomination of
been organized by Professor Gaskins,
rad'shes,
12'c
per dozen; spinach. 2c per all candidates for public office
director of the School of Music, and
pound:
sprouts.
9c per pound: squash.
is doing creditable work. It is the
Return to Normal Basis.
intention of the director to increase He per pound: tomatoes. 45(ii«5c.
New York, Oct 20 The N.i i mal
Hutter—City creamery, extras.
the chorus to too voices, and during
the winter an attempt will he made 36c: fancy outside creamery, 321 tf 33c .Association of Manufacturers' an
pounces that every branch of industry
to produce an opera. Another or per pound: store. 18c.
F rits Oregon selects. 37}nF38c: cast- is showing marked increase of busi
ganization soon to be started is the
ness and that during the past three
cm. 2710 32<e per dozen
College Glee club.
I’oitltrv Hens. 12«7l3c per pound: months the business conditions have
spring. 12(<i 13c; ducks, old 12 i'121c; taken on new activity. In an exhaus
Fall Work at Sweet Home.
voting. 11 j 15c: geese, old. 8 o'9c ; young. tive canvass among the 3.000 members
of the association, the returns bear
Sweet Home The rain of the past 90 10c : turkey a 16 S 17c.
Veal Extra. sL.ittc per pound; ordi out the prediction that practically
week has been welcomed by most peo-
every manufacturing business will he
pie here. It was the first rain this nary. 7(<7 Tie: heavy. 5c.
Pork— Fancy. 7|c per pound; large upon a normal basis of production
fall to do any goal, and pastures wen1
during 1909
suffering, and many wells were dry. sjotHc.
I lops— -Oregon. 1908. 7 .i Sc per pound;
Now, however, there is plenty of wa
Cholera Less in Russia.
1907.
4c: 190«. im'Hc.
in ■ \ ■ y ' ho , and lb I m ai d puturea
Wool Eastern Oregon average best.
St Petersburg, Oct. 20—The chol
are already showing green. The San- 10 i tic ner pound according to shrink
era still continues to decrease, there
ti im at this point has raised eight ace: valley. 15-71t>c
being only 44 new cases reported to
inches a nee the rain began.
Mohair- Choice, 18c per pound.
day and 24 deaths.
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