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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 4, 1912)
THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, MONDAY. NOVEMBER 4, 1912. i& ll were cast, which was 64 per cent of the total city registration of 47.715. The total vote at the ctty election, both Jn 111 and 1910, was 28.000. How the Vote Weit. The complete unofficial count of the 14 city precincts follow: Official Commission Charter 100. Yes J2.204 101. NO ".Li POLITICAL ORATOR! ENDS AT Three (3 meedmeinifts Majority against Total vote on tbl 71 3,379 measure . Spellbinders of All Parties Pre pare to Deliver Final Vocal Volleys. Appropriating; $300,000 to buy Rom Island . 101 Ys H.104 103. No .1 20 051 Majority again l-tl Total vota on this measure 2J.1S5 Appropriating (890.000 for South Portland Bridge . . , 104. Yes S-MS 103. No 17.3J3 Warning to Voters by the People's Power League SPEAKERS FAIL TO DRAW Majority against -I'SSV Total vota on this measure 23.381 Appropriating; J100.000 for Incinerating ntant K. " U1I6NT Joker A Campaign Managers Convinced That Day or "Stump Speaker" Now Is Past Voters Here Keep In formed by Reading. Every voter who ventures Into the down-town business district or t on. land between the hours of 7 and 12 o'clock, midnight, tonight will expose himself to a strange mixture of Repub lican. Democratic and Bull Moose cam paign oratory. It will be between those hours that speakers for the candidates of the three leading political parties will make their final appeal .to the electors. Each of the three parties will be supplied with half a dozen au tomobiles and an abundance of speak ers. In some respects, the campaign has been unusual. It Is conservatively es timated that more literature was dis tributed in Oregon from the three" po litical headquarters In behalf of Taft, Wilson and Roosevelt than in the Mc-Kinley-Bryan campaign of 1S9. All Parties Active. In this particular activity, it was a race for first place between the Wil son people and the Bull Moosers. al though the Taft committee was In no sense Idle. Enough campaign button were distributed to keep the small boys of the state In souvenirs for trading purposes with their playmates until the Presidential election four years hence. The campaign was one of education largely, which accounts for the Im mense quantities of leaflets, printed speeches and other literary appeals to the electorate of the state. Efforts of each of the three campaign man agers In this county to hold public meetings with a programme of ad dresses served fully to convince them that the day of the "stump speaker" in this locality is almost a thing of the past. Neither Secretary of State Knox nor Governor Marshall, the Dem ocratic Vice-Presidential nominee, at tracted the crowd that was expected by their partisan friends here, while Imported speakers of less prominence usually greeted more empty benches than they saw prospective converts, to the cause they advocated. Oretraa Voter Is Reader. In Oregon It is simply a case of the people no longer relying "upon cam paign "spellbinders" to acquaint them with the Issues of the campaign and tell them the candidates for whom they should vote. The Oregon voter reads extensively and keeps Informed on is sues and candidates and does not de pend on any other source for enlight enment. The Republicans In addition to street and hall meetings In different sections of the city quietly arranged for noon day meetings In the large mills and factories. These were addressed for about 15 minutes almost daily by some speaker detailed from headquarters. Considering the interest in the Pres idential race and the contests for I'nited States Senator. Representative in Congress and Sheriff, the voters of tills county at no time during the cam paign have shown the interest that was expected. It has been impossible to get them to attend meetings. As a rule they have fought shy of their party headquarters which usually are so badly congested that the work' of the committee Is interrupted. Even betting has been overlooked and only a few wagers have been made. Headquarters Are Quiet. As an indication of the lacK of ex citement and absence of .nterest in the political situation, only a few strag glers were to be found at any timo yesterday at either of the headquarters which were actually closed for the greater part of the day. This condition of quietude at head quarters with the election less than 48 hours distant naturally suggested com ment. Under the corrupt practices act. elec tioneering of all kinds ends at mid night tonight. COMPLETE RETURNS ARE IN fContlnqd From Plrnt Page.) the franchise was 1549, while the favor able vote was 23.816. The public auditorium site measure was defeated by a negative majority of 8001. - Apparent in the final returns is a strong solid negative vote which ex tended throughout the ballot This could be seen in measures which were voted against which were to the ad vantage of taxpayers and property owners. The solid negative vote Is seen In the amendment relating to the trans fer of ferries to county control. This measure would relieve residents of the city of the burden of paying the en tire cost of maintaining the ferries. The measure was carried, but there was was a negative vote of 7684. This Is taken as an indication that many vote no all the way down the ballot regardless of the measure. Public Service Bill Urates. The solid "no" vote is seen again In the measure provid ing an extension of time for fil ing of applications for bonding streets and sewer assessments. This measure, which has for Its purpose the assisting of the small property-owner, bad a negative vote of 4136. It carried, how ever. The solid negative vote la seen also in the amendment which carried extending the bonding act to street openings and street changes where a negative vote of 7315 Is shown. Still another sign of the solid "no" is seen in the vote on the Greater Portland Plans amendment, which was adopted, which carries no appropriation. The negative vote against this was 8083. The Kellaher-Daly public service commission bill was given a severe re buke. It was defeated by a vote of 7472. A heavy vote was cast on the measure proposing to take the police department out of the jurisdiction of the Municipal Civil Service Commis sion. This measure brought out a to tal of 25.588 votes, of which number 01 were In favor and 19,671 against the measure. The heaviest vote on any measure was cast on the Northwestern Electric franchise, a total of 25,765 votes. The vote of the dajr was surprising ly large. Approximately 27,80 votes 1. Yes "874 107. No 13.434 Majority against I.860 PIOMSER OP MARIOX COUXTV PASSES AWAY, A .via v i s li-iaf-ii - Job a Hawklas Simmon. WOODBL'RN. Or.. Nov. 3. (Spe cial.) John Hawkins Simmons, , one of the oldest pioneers of Marlon County, who died at his home In this city on November 1. was born In Fort Wayne, Ind., In 1832. He crossed the .plains by oxteam with his parents in 1845, and settled in Howell Prairie, Marlon County, and in 1862 moved to what is known as the Simmons farm, near Mount Angel. Three years ago he removed to this city. In 1851 he married Mary Jane Hall, who died in 1887, from whlch-unlpn ten children were born, nine of whom survive him and will be presont to attend the funeral services. They are Mrs. M. R. Settlemier. of Portland; Mrs. Ida Jack, of Woodburn; Mrs. Viola Jans, of Howell: Jerome D. .Simmons, of Monitor; Grove r Simmons, of Howell Prairie; Wlllard Simmons, of Woodburn: L. D. Simmons, of Grants Pass, and Redford Simmons, of Leb anon, and Fred 3. Simmons, of Oregon City. In 1899 he married Mrs. Mary A. Holmes, who survives him, and he leaves 26 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren, making 51 descendants surviving. In his prime, Mr. Simmons was a splendid specimen of pioneer manhood six feet in height, a giant In strength and endurance and oourageous to a degree of fearlessness. He was a member of the Methodist Church for 47 years. Total vota on this measure 23,008 Appropriating S2.000.000 for parka and boulevards 108. Yes 9.633 UK) No 15.4W Majority against"... 6.727 Total vote on this measure 23.01)3 Appropriating $200,000 for auditorium site 110. Yes A.3S8 111. No 13.o00 Majority against Total vote on this measure .. B.0O1 ..24.770 Relating to waterfront atreet vacations 112. Yes le.ses 113. No 8.27!) Majority for 8.O40 Total vote on this measure 24.6U7 Extending time for filing applications for bonding street and sewer assessments 114. Yes 20.40 115. No 4.136 Majority for , .. Total vote on this measure ..16.270 ..24,542 Authorizing Council to fix salary of City Attorney 110. Yes 8.63(j 117. No 10.OI2 Majority against 7. 3!-2 Total vote on this measure 24.642 Authorising Council to fix salary of City Treasurer 118. Yea .' S.283 118. No 19.612 Majority against 8,227 Total vote on this maasura 24,707 Authorizing Council to fix salary of City Engineer if. Yes u.o-s 1. No 15.52s Majority against 5.8tH Total vote on this measure 25.156 Creatine office of City Prosecutor 122. Yes B.4--'; 123. No 18.157 Majority against 11.735 Total vote on this measure 24.579 Extending Bonding Act to street openings and street changes 124. Yes 15.641 125. No - 7.S15 Majority for 8.226 Total vote on this measure 22,856 Removing Police Department from Civil Service 126. Yes 127. NJ 19.573 Majority against 13,558 Total vote on thl measure 25.588 Authorizing taxation to nay water bonds 128. Yes 8.614 129. No 15.673 Majority against 7.050 Total vote on this measure 24.287 Relating to manner of opening streets 130. Yes 13.632 131. No 10.444 Majority for ... s.207 Total vote on this measure 24.097 ' Authorising I2O0.000 for public market 132. Yes J- 12.413 133. No 12.900 Majority against 493 Total vote on this measure 25.819 Municipal Public Service Commission 134. Tee 8.239 133. No 13,711 Majority against 7.4ii Total vote on this measure 23.948 Authorizing City to transfer ferries to County control - 136. Ye. 17.167 137. No 7.6S4 Majority for ?? Total vote on this measure 24.851 Recognition of Greater Portland Plans 138. Ye 16.133 189. No ".OS vr . in.li. for 8.050 Total voto on this measure 24.216 Granting franchise to Northwestern Elec- 140. Yes 23.816 141. No 1.949 Majority for 21.867 Total vote on tbls measure 25.763- 142. Yes ..... 3.625 143. No f....21.0S3 Majority against 17 40 Total vote on this measure 24,iUO I. Initiative and Referendum in peril from three joker amendments com ing from Big Business sources. II. These three joker amendments are intended to deceive the people. Big Business knows it cant win unless it deceives the voters. The deception is in the use of the words "Majority Rule. But if these three amendments are adopted the real effect will be Minority Rule, which will give the People's Power back to the Legis lature and put the Old Political Machines in power again. III. The real object of these three Big Business amendments is: To kill Initiative on Constitutional Amendments; To kill Initiative completely in Oregon: To kill People's Power to control Tax Laws. IV. If the Peoph of Oregon want to keep their political power so that they can use it when they need it, they must defeat this Big Business Conspiracy Against the People. , V. You can defeat the conspiracy by marking your ballots this way! VOTE 809 X NO. VOTE 311 X NO. VOTE 323 X NO. VI. Remember the old days when Big Business controlled you by control ' ling the Legislature, and the People had no political power. Respectfully, THE PEOPLE'S POWER LEAGUE OF OREGON, By G. M. OrtonVice-President and Acting President, ' B Lee Paget, Treasurer, W. S. LTRen, Secretary, Cut this out and take it to the polls 'Vote 309 X No Vote 311 X No Vote 323 X No Vote 362 X Yes C. E. S. Wood, H. D. Wagnon, C N. Wonacott, ' Lee M, Clark, H.W.Stone, E. S. J. McAllister, H. J. Parkison, Jonathan Bourne, Jr., Will Daly, W. S. IPRen, W. G. Eggleston. , Cut this out and take it to the polls Vote 309 X No Vote 311 X No Vote 323 X No Vote 362 X Yes (Paid AdvertUement.V I If J.H.NOLTAIS CANDIDATE NOMINEE FOR REPRESENTA TIVE MAKES NO CAMPAIGN. Father of Interstate Bridge Project Active In Civic Affairs Here for 25 Years. J. H. Nolta, nominee for State Repre sentative on the Republican ticket. Is one of the few candidates who has not conducted an active campaign. He says he has been too busy with his private anv attention to his can didacy, and that If the voters of Mult nomah County want mm to represent them in the State Legislature, they will have to go to the polls tomorrow and elect him. Mr. Nolta has lived In Portland for 25 years, has not been a candidate be fore, and is known as the father of the Oregon and Washington interstate bridge, for which he lobbied unsuccess fully before the last two sessions of the Oregon Legislature. He has al ways been active in civic affairs, and was a strong friend and advocate of the Broadway bridge. "The interstate bridge is the biggest project before the people of Oregon and Washington today," said Mr. Nolta yes terday. ' This bridge will be the con necting link in the Pacific highway, which will not be complete without the bridge. The Portland-Vancouver ferry cannot take care of the traffic now, and what will be the situation when the highway is completed? How would the people cross the Columbia? "Two million dollars from Oregon and Washington Is nothing to spend for a project of this kind in which the people of the two states are so vitally inter ested. ' I want to call to the attention of farmers and wage-earners of the two states that they are paying $80,000 a year in fares to cross the Columbia. Let the two states send men to the Legislature who will secure this appro priation and have the bridge completed before the Panama-Pad He Exposition at San Francisco in 1916." The platform of Mr. Nolta follows: "Work for a greater Portland, Mult nomah County, Oregon and Pacific rnao' utopettitA hririe-A connecting; Ore gon and Washington; strong believer In good roads and statement xso. x. MAZAMAS ENJOY TRAMP Cross-Oonntry Trip Made From Council Crest to Oswego. During the present year the Mazamas have had remarkably good weather for their outings. With one or more local walks scheduled for each week, only one has been abandoned on account of the weather. Yesterday they started from Coun cil Crest at 2 P. M. and after a good walk of seven miles across the coun try arrived at Oswego, where they were guests of Cyrus B. Woodworth, later returning to the city on a special car on tue Southern Pacific. Among those participating in the outing were Rose Coursen -Reed, Geraldlne Coursen, Edith Ellis, Beatrice Young, Louisa Almy, Rose Arnold, Marie Arnold, Martha Nllsson. Margaret McLennan, Millicent Hansen, W. P. Hardesty. R W. Ayer, Clifford Lee, F. P. Luetters, Arthur A. Allen. Frances D. Cox. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Beattie. Hubert M. Beattle, Byron J. Beattie, H. H. Prouty. W. A. Spence. u. ur Jjunnam, w. j. Kadderly. R. M. Bodley. Dr. D. T. Kerr, X H. Zehrung, Jacques Letz, Fred va-n!l l m-rv V. Rronauarh. J. I. Tees- dale. A. Boyd Williams, T. D. Stough ton, Lewis Freeman, Cyrus B. Wood- worth, W. I. Kenyon ana lit. i. v, Luther. Inspect our stock of slightly used and shopworn pianos. Prices to meet any demand, terms reasonable. Kohler & Chase. 375 Washington street at west rarK. VOTE FOR John C. Welch Democratic Candidate) for State Senator No. 87 on Official Ballot (faia Advertisement.) Read What Prominent Portland Banker Writes About "The American Government W. H. Fear, president of the Merchants Savings & Trust Com pany, writes to the author: v Merchants Savings and Trust Company PORTLAND, OREGON October 7, 1912 Mr. Frederic J. Haskin, , Care of The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon. Dear Sir: " Your book, "The American Government," is very interesting, as well as instructive story, adapted to all readers. Especially should it commend itself to the v young. It treats of subjects comparatively little known by the average persons, and dealt with in a manner to command interest. Every young man . should read it. Very truly, (Signed) W. IL FEAR, President. See the coupon on page 2 for full information as to how to obtain this great book as an Oregonian premium. V