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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1911)
A nnnrrT VIT ir 4 "V T -I CI i i TWO MAYORALTY CANDIDATES AT THEIR RESPECTIVE BOOTHS, abuse In competition with fair manufac turing and . free labor. It will be the duty of the committee to go thoroughly into this question and make such recommendations to the prison board as It see fit. READY 10 VVii. REPUBLICAN NOMINATED FOR MAYOR BY PLURALITY OF 1163. , OUT 1S.798 VOTES PLURALITY 1163 REPUBLICAN VOTE BY PRE CINCT FOR MAYOR. Complet unoff'clal retqrns from Sat urday'c primaries Citizens Take Slight Interest in Primary Contest for Job of Mayor. Lombard Is Second, Werlein Third Independent Can didate May Appear. PRECINCT. Ward 1 First W 4 CANDIDATES ALL HAPPY DEMOCRATS NAME THOMAS BRING P PRIMARIES RUSHLIGHT WIS o JirTSrTI O jr. .3-'Vv-35r j .al Ir. Lane Friend Make No Effort to Capture Nomination Wil belrn, Kubll, Lake and Bel 6ing Win for Council. (fontlnued From Pint rage.) freely uttered last night. the nomina tion cf Mr. Rushlight does not presage hit election June 6. While Mr. Werlein In atatement made late last night ray he la satisfied with the reault of the primaries. Mr. Lombard, the other defeated Mayoralty candidate, made the unequivocal declaration that he did not regard Mr. Rushlight as the proper man to be elected Mayor of Portland and for that reason would withhold his support from Rushlight. It la more than a reasonable probability that an independent candidate will be brought out to oppose Rushlight In the city election next month. Il vta learned yesterday that a largely signed petition, urging Mayor Simon to consent to run for re-election. Is In readiness to present for his con sideration. This petition was not to be submitted to the present executive except In went of Rushlight's nomina tion. There Is also talk that Tom M. Word may also be Induced to become an Independent candidate for the May oralty. As In the case of the Simon petition, the effort t') bring Word out for Mayor was conditional on Kush lliht landing the Republican nomina tion. There Is no question that there will be an Independent candidate to op pose Rushlight. Who that candidate will be remains to be determined . by later developments. Kach of the three Republican candi dates for Mayor carried his home pre cinct by a flattering vote of Indorse ment. The vote In freclnct 17. where Lombard lives, was: '.orchard. 91: Rushlight. IC: Werlein. 23. Rushlight carri'd his precinct. No. It. by a vote -f 108 to il for Lombard and 10 for Werlein. Precinct S. the residence of Worlein. waa carried by Werlein. who had 4 votes against 5 for Rushlight and (1 for Lombard. Connrllnien-at-Large Named. Tor Councllmen-at-large. four-year terms. George L. Baker. William H. Waly and J. J. Jennings were nomi nated. Jennings led with a total vote of :ot. Baker waa second with tltf while Daly, the labor candidate, re ceived 4o. M. J- Prlsccll and George H. Cellars, candidates for re-election, were both defeated. Tbelr vote was: Cellars. 4500: Drlscoll. 4ST4. The vote of the other seven candidates waa: Vred J. Brady. S2S: Dr. W. I. CotteU 2vj; L. S. Daue. 1: C. R. Fones. 14 1; Rev. Charles T. JdcPherson. I5J: F- L. Mills. 1371. and Sam L Woodward. J4. John H. Burgard was nominated for Counctlman-at-large for the two-year term to complete the unexpired term of Thomas C. Devlin by a majority of 024 over Dr. J. Francis Drake, his only opponent. The vote, was: Burgard. 741; Drake. 1717. For the other two year term to succeed Gay Lombard. Ralph C Clyde won out over H. J. Mclnnls by a majority of 150. The vote lor the two candidates waa: Clyde. f47; Mclnnls. S0:. - Barbnr Defeats Lance. City Auditor Barbur defeated Ed M. Lar.ce for the nomination of City Au ditor by a vote of 17 to Jtli. City Attorney Frank S. Grant was nomi nated to succeed himself by a vote of 12 to JS for II. C King. In a decidedly close contest. William Adams waa nominated for City Treas urer by a plurality of 241 over H. C Allen. The vote on the four candi dates for this nomlnatlun was: Adams. 4007; Alien. ITiJ; Oscar P. Miller. 2525; and J. K. Richmond. 2114. Taxwell tic ts Bis; Vote. Municipal Judge Taxwell very nearly secured a clear majority over his four contestants for the Republican nomina tion to succeed himself. His plurality over John D. Mann, his nearest com petitor, was 4oi. The detailed vote was: Taxwell. 5S1: Mann. 1JSJ; Albert K. Gebhardt. 17S4: Major J. P. Kennedy. 14;: Edward D. Williams. 1670. For Ward Councllruen T. S. Mann and Jordan V. Zan are tted for the nomina tion In tie First Ward, each receiving 10 votes. Charles Conroy polled 14 S, while Ed liaise th, the fourth candidate, had Si. By a plurality of IS Frederick S. Wllhelm defeated W. C. HaselUne for nomination as Councilman from the Fourth Ward. Tho vote was: Wllhelm. &; HaselUne. 142; P. A. McPberson. 120: John F. O'Connor. 11. Although 114 Republicans wrote the name of John Montag. Democrat, on their ballot in preference to Henry A. Reldlng. candidate for re-election to the Council from the Sixth Ward. Beldlng received the nomination by a majority of 19. Beldlng received 2J votes, while Montog polled 14. Monlag received the Democratic nomination. K. K. Kubll won the nomination for re-election as Councilman from the F.lghta Ward by a plurality of 19 over Ms closest opponent. Charles W. Mauts. The vote waa: Kubll. T44; Mauts. 10S; C. V. Howard. 01: W. 3. llalvor. 139, and Lewis M. Head. 174. In a field of ten candidates. William R. Lake had a walk-away for the nom ination for Councilman from the Sev enth Ward to succeed Rushlight. Lake's total vote was S94 while that of the next high man. Allan R. Joy, was J9T. The vote for the other eight candidates waa a follows: Waller Adams. 17J; W. B. Cobb. 117; Frank M. Cuba. 11: James Cunnlnaham, 174: A. A. Hoover. 1S: J. E- Shears. 124: F. O. Vrfer. 14; and A. C Waa-ner. 274. Thomas Leads Easily. George If. Thomas waa nominated for Mayor by the Iemocrats, although 124 Democrats wrote the name of Dr. Harry Lane on their ballots for the nomination. The vote for Thomas was T2S. Ninety-eight Democrats also sub stituted the rame of Rushlight for that of Thomas. The nominees for the other city offices on the Democratic ticket will not be ascertained until the offi cial rote Is made. This Is dye to tho f-t that In the absence of regular can didates for-most of the other offices, the Democratic voters wrote la names on the ballot Indiscriminately for the other nominations. The total vote cast" yesterday was above that predicted the fslr weather bringing out about 14.600 Republican voters and 1250 Democrats. While It was estimated that the total vol .- .- -. "' "' l rrj;- y f i.rr"S ' - - i-f . I V ' ' A ' " 'I A. ft. R would reach from 14.000 to K.0OO. not to exceed 1.00 were cast. This la approximately SO per cent of the regis tered vote which. In the city is, J3.li J. Concannon Slay Be Defeated. Incomplete returns Indicate that T. J. Concannon, present member of the City Council, nas probably been defeat ed for his party's nomination In the First Ward by Tom N. Monks. In the Eighth Ward Frank M. Kelly has re ceived the nomination for Councilman over Frank T. Berry. R. B. White was nominated for Councilman from the Seventh Ward over O. N. FOrd. It Is not likely these reeults will be changed by the official count, although the vote DEFBATllD CATTDIDATT-g FOR RS rt'BtJfAX NOMINATION IOB MAY OK K 8TATKMKNT. When the returns last nlsht assured the nomination of A. G. KuehUcht for Mayor on the Republican ticket. Oay Lombard and J. E. Werlein. un successful candidates for that nomi nation. Issued brief statements. Mr. Lombard frankly "declared 'he would not support Mr. Rushlight, while Mr. Wtrleta announced that be was wlll mg to abide by the decision of the Republican voters. "I thank the citizens of Portland who supported me In this campaign. said Mr. Lombard, at midnight. I made a good fisht and do not regret lu I fought for the principles of good government and believe' they will win eventually. I do not think Mr. Rushlight Is the proper mil fo'r Mayor of the City of Portland, and for that reason I cannot support him." -I am willing .to abide by the de cision of the Repabllraa voters." an nounced Mr. Werlein. "I have no complaint to make. I have been ap proached by many who wished to have me promise that I would be come an Independent candidate, but I have no Intention of doing so." between Concannon and Monks la close. Unofficial figures give Concannon S3 and Monks 19. The vote between Berry and Kelly was not so close. Kelly re ceiving; 10S against for Berry. Whits had a good lead over Ford, receiving 9 votes against 51 for his opponent. At 1:10 A. M. the vote, with all pre cincts complete. In detail was as fol lows: REFCBLICA. Mayer. Gay Lombard A. O. Rushllabl J. E. Weriela ..................... - Rushlight's plurality Auditor. A. L. Parbur fcdaard M. Isanoe .MIT .B4SI) .1163 .9174 .US Barbur't majority A...eo( City William Adama .. H. O. Allen Oecar I Miller .. J. H. Richmond .. Adams' plurality City Attorney. Frank Grant H. C King Grant's majority Mtmlrlpai efadge. Albert TC OebbarOt J. P. Kennedy John D. Mann Oeorse Taawell toxin D. Williams Taswell's plurality .7.11 . ..tt .4S COltJLME.V BT WARM. First Ward. Conroy. Charles Halseth, Ed Mann, T. 8. "6an. Jordsn, V. .. ......... - Mana aad Zaa tie. Fasrth Ward. Hasltlne. W. C . Mrl herson. P. A- OA'onnor, John F ........... Wllhelm. Frederick 9. 14S &4 ........ 10 100 Wllhelm's plurality Saxth Ward. Welding. Henry A- Montag. Joha (Jmocra..... Beading's plurality Brveatk Ward. A'uu Walter t-cuo. w. M Cula. Frank M Cunninsijaiu. jamea Joy. Allsn R. ............... Litke. William R H oovvr. A- A. Shears. J. E- ...... .a- 1 ITfer. r. O. - Wagaar. A. C Lake's plurality -Eighth Ward. Palvor. W. 8. Ilr4. Levis Howard. C V ... X7 ... "o ... 114 ... vl IK H LIGHT. Kubll. K. K Mauts. Charles W. - Kubll-s plurality Cooncllraao-ai- Large. (Three to be nominated). George L. Raker Kred J. Brady Ooorxa B. Cellars W. I. Cottel William H. Daly L. 8. Daue M. J. Drlsroll C R. Fone J. J. Jcnnlncs Charles T il I'herson K. L V. Ilia am L. Woodward 9 Jennings plurality Rkker'a plurality Dalya plurality ronndtmaai-at-Largo. (Vnexp'.red two-year term), John It. liursard J. Francis Drake 744 39 .M1 .hjo .4!e. .4:174 .'.!"! .2.-.S.1 .861 .26411 .lTO . ! . 220 Burgard's majority Council man -nt-Large. (Unexpired two-year term). Ralph C. I'lytle IL J. Mclnnls .oats .Soll Clyde's majority DEMOCRATIC. Mayor. Ooorge H. Thomas Harry Lane A. O. Rushlight Thomas plurality WEST NAMES COMMITTEE Members Will Discuss Problem of Convict Labor in Oregon. SALEM. Or.. May t. (Special.) In re sponse to a request from the Central La bor Council of Portland. Governor West has nfcmed a committee to mcluda mem berg of the Grange, churc.h. organised labor and manufacturers to meet and arrive at a conclusion as to how to solve the problem of convict labor competing with free labor. Members of the committee have been elected follows: Clara H. Waldo, of the Grange: Will Daly, organised labor; GEOBCB L. BAKER TIIAXKS VOT ERS FOR SUPPORT. "I wish to thank the Republican voters of Portland for their support of me In today's nominating elec tion," aald George L. Baker, retiring Councilman from the Fourth Ward, who was yesterday nominated for Councllraan-at-large. "I am appre ciative of this support because of the confidence reposed In me by the electors. "In this connection I assure the voters of this city that. If elected, my official conduct in the future, as In the paat. will Justify the confi dence that baa been placed In ma. Father W. A. Daly, of the clergy; Sid ney B. Vincent, representing the manu facturers' Interests, and C W. James, superintendent of the penitentiary. In a letter from D. W. Robinson, sec retary of the Central Labor' Council, it Is declared that convict labor through out the United States has become an "5frr i 1. V .-.' A ,"V, x; - A. I Barbara Auditor. 1A3 264 Totals Third Ward 16 17 19 19 20 21 22 23 Totals Fourth Ward M 2.i 2tJ 27 29 : 20 30 11 32 33 - 84 85 50t 339: 16l 67 H S SOi 31 2r. 46! Totals Fifth Ward 87 SS 80 ., n .? 41 42 43 44 43 46 47 48 49 191 10 8 1 80 29 13 9 29 13 25 25 16 83 17 Totals Sixth Ward 50 61 .12 S3 St .59 M Totals. West Side Seventh Ward .17 . 271 8 19 10 73 38 32 28 i7ol sis 208 7 10 17 a 14 13 9 S 9 S 3 7 19 S 8 6 11 9 10 25 IS 17 13 13 13 20 16 12 srti r-s 59 ()0 til 02 H3 4 5 fM "7 HS H9 70 71 72 73 74 7S 78 77 7S 79 (0 SI S2 83 84 65 2 85 16 15 8 2S 10 70 461 30 4 2' 20 40 1.1 16 l!) 14 lrtj 3 is 16 35 2-l 60 21 36 82 85 1 17 14 63 67 18 21 10S 17 ID 34 21 3tl 20 ! 77 67 42 ' 2Si 2. !M 31 36l SO 25 9 -I- Totals Eighth Ward M ST e. 89 ' f. &0 91 92 93 94 .: 93 04 9T ..' 89 , 09 "0 - 101 12 lOS I4 ., ms in iot 1WS ,,.... 109 no ui Totals Ninth Ward 112 Ill 114 115 110 117 119 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 32 127 i;i 129 - 1.10 131 Totals Tenth Ward so: 031 2881 322 4 82 94 41 89 81 19 .16 21 11 1 26 8 10 4 8 40 84 32 14 191 89 83 51 28 3 61 51 2 '42 21 SO 1.1 10 lo 27 14 71 44 75 1 Sn B.-, 82 64 FtT "I 1013'1012 683 8 89 14 82 37 13 29 87 18 13 10 81 21 41 13 10 8 18 13 5 8 83 78! BS 81 77! 105 62 37 20! 68 86 501 26 81 17 46 13 808 777 402 13 80 19 21 1 19 11 8 2 13 8 10 80 20 18 8 18 5 21 17 17 13 17 7 1S2 75 94 133 1.14 1S5 1.18 Bl 12 I'iT 68 451 1.1 139 - 140 141 142 143 144 41 17 44 62 23 109 441 14 145 14 147 149 149 ISO. 151 15 153 1M 154 36 87 45 41 14 v 2) 4S SO S3 Totals Tota' West Bide Total East Side . Grand total . . 637il 107 2163 2230 ,3US41S41769 .15317 6480:2792 Totals Fecond Ward REPUBLICAN NOMINEES FOR CITY OFFICES. , . ' - . . . . .. - i, : j s " 1 ' i Wllllara Adasaa, City Treaasursur. iy ys i -. : - v, . v -.s-saTJassassBssasTss-BMsssJwl iyf - e i-s . x t r " ; t x L' - .'"ir 1 1 i . - - I rim f ' f- - . -jr. ABOVE, J. E. WEKLEI.V VOTERS ARE T RCSHLIGHT CALLS IlESCLX "VOTE OF CONFIDENCE." Successful Candidate Served la Council Six Years . and VFas Elected to Legislature. "I appreciate to the fullest extent the honor conferred on me by the Re- nubllcan voters of Portland In tender ing:, me tae party nomination for Mayor." said A. G. Rushlight last nlsht. "It was In reality a vote of confidence which I hope will continue till the June election and result in my selection as Mayor. "If I am elected in June I shall b Mayor for all the people and shall g:lve them an honest, efficient administra tion of civic affairs. Home Precinct Vote - Pleases Him. "I am particularly gratified at the result In my home precinct, which, according- to the Information I now have at hand, gave me. 108 votes out of a total of 129 cast. "I wish to take this opportunity to extend my thanks to the people for f i- 1 p 4 h'rlrwts Prank Grant. City Attorney. 13 " . BELOW, GAY LOMBARD. the confidence in me expressed by the vote."' Allen G. Rushlight was born at Golden City, Colo., February 26. 1874, and is consequently Just 37 years of age. He came to Portland when a boy 4 years of age and has resided here continuously since that time. He re ceived his education In the grade schools of the city. When 14 years of age Mr. Rushlight was apprenticed to the plumbing trade, entering a shop conducted by E. J. Floyd. He has been In the plumbing business ever since, operating a shop of his own since 1894. He was married June 8. 1901. to Miss Emma Webber of Portland, who died in May of last year. He has two chil dren, a girl of 8 and a boy two years her junior. v. Second ' Race for Maypr. In 1905 Mr. Rushlight was elected to the City Council from the Seventh Ward, which ho has represented con tinuously since. In 1909 he was a can didate for the Republican Mayoralty nomination, losing to Joseph Simon, the present Mayor. Mr. Rushlight was elected a member of the Multnomah delegation to' the House of Representatives at Sale'm, polling tbe highest vote cast for the Republican Legislative ticket on No vember 8, 1910. He failed to qualify and go to Salem, however, preferring to continue a member of the City Council. 4 H George T as-well. Municipal Judge. Each of Republican Aspirants for Executive Chair Expresses Con fidence That He Should Get , the Nomination. I VOTE OF REPl-qUCAN MAYOKAI. XV CANDIDATES IN THEIR BE. SrECTTVE HOME TRECIXCTS. Freclnct ft (Lombard', precinct.) Lombard ort Rushlight x" Werlein rrecinet 7 (Rushlight's precinct). . zi Rushlight' 10 10 werlein Freclnct 88 (Werleln's precinct). - i . ...... ...... St Rushlight . Werlein -rv,o trvtai vote cast in yesterday's election was 15,798, a little less than 50 per cent of a registration oi h.mmm. am. there was little or no excitement about the polls. Interest in the contest seemed centered in learning or me re turns rather than in any activity of the voters to go to the polls. tk r th three candidates for the Republican Mayoralty nomination ex- pressed nimsen rep"":"' i the day as being certain of success. At 12-45 J. E. Werlein cast his vote In his' home precinct 88, corner of East Twenty-second and Belmont streets. Gay Lombard voted In precinct 27. cor ner of Washington and Ella streets, at 1:45. A. G. RuVhllgnt was the last of the three aspirants to visit his poll. It was 4:05 wten Mr. Rushllgnt appeared at the tent of precinct 76. cor ner of East Tenth and Brooklyn streets, and was given a halloa,, During the early hourof the after noon the voters came straggling In slowly. The judges and clerks had plenty of time for conversation and no difficulty in keeping their , records straight. As late as 6 o'clock not more than 25 per cent, of the registration had been votea in me uuw pre- ithe t nat clncts. in tne resiueucc " average was somewhat better, but above 30 per cent. Policemen Not Needed. The greatest activity at the polls was between 6:30 and 7 o'clock, as was ex pected, the workers reaching home be tween these hours and hastening to the booths to register their votes. The calm which prevailed about the polls throughout the day was. however, dis couraging to one searching for excitement- Not once, so far as can be learned, was a policeman called to preserve order nor In any booth was the necessity for the presence of a po liceman even hinted at. The spirit of tbe primary election law was admirably complied with. Ths candidates did not frequent the neigh borhood of polling booths with the ex ception of one or two aspirants for councilmanic nominations and no com plaint was made that these attempted to "talk shop" to the voters. Con veyances for carrying voters to the polls were notable by their absence Rushlight was in the business part of the city during the greater part of the day. Werlein remained quietly in the neighborhood of his home. Lom bard spent the day partly in business and partly in exchanging gossip with his political friends. Other Interest Sliffht. Interest In the contests outside the Mayoralty was slight, with the excep tion that the friends of Lombard con centrated their strength against the Councllmen whom he had denounced as undesirables, while the supporters of the latter and the opponents of Lom bard were equally active. The interest In the contests for the nominations for City Auditor and City Attorney was slight for the reason that It was almost a foregone conclusion that A. L. Barbur would be named as the party choice for the first office and Frank S. Grant for the second. The lack of Interest also extended to the HOW THE EAST AND WEST SIDES VOTED FOB MAVOR. East Side. West Side. Lombard ...S152 S165 Rushlight ..41S4 Werlein 1761 Wi,. Rushlight's plurality, 116. Total. 5317 64 SO contests for the unexpired terms of Thomas C. Devlin and Gay Lombard as Councllmen-at-large. The supporters of John H. Burgard and J. Francis Drake, the candidates for Mr. Devlin's place, exhibited no symptoms of excite ment and those of Ralph C. Clyde and H. J. Mclnnis. seeking Lombard's seat, were equally non-combative. The fact that many Democrats, as was anticipated, wrote In the name of Dr. Harry Lane for the party's Mayor alty nomination, which was bQing sought by George H. Thomas, who wus the only avowed candidate, added tbe only spice of interest to the Demo cratic primary with the exception that many Republicans of the Sixth Ward sought to give John Montag, Democrat, the Republican nomination for Coun cilman -in that ward rather than give U to H. A. Balding. ALBANY MAN IS POPULAR Two Towns Elect Same City Attor ney and Justice of Peace. ALBANY. Or., May 6. (Special.) By his election last night as City Attor ney of Brownsville L. L. Swan, of Al bany, achieves the unique distinction of being City Attorney of two cities at the same time. This Is probably an unparalleled situation in Oregon. Swan was chosen City Attorney of Albany the first of this "year. This week Amor A. Tusslng, of Browns ville, resigned as City Attorney of that city and refused to serve longer, and the City Council of the Calapooia. Val ley city elected Albany's City Attorney as Brownsville's legal adviser. Swan Is also Justice of the Peace here. Lebanon to Get New Sewer System. LEBANON, Or.. May 6. (Special.) The City Council has set' May 23 to open bids for the construction of the $70,000 sewer system for Lebanon. A