Template:Eugene Daily Guard 1907 12 03 Wet Ticket
From Lane Co Oregon
WET TICKET
WINS SPRINGFIELD
CITY ELECTION
At the Springfield city election yes-
terday the "taxpayers" or "wet"
ticket won over the "citiens" tick-
et by a good majority. Both sides
voted for George Perkins for council-
man and B.A. Washburne for treas-
urer, but on the other candidates
there was the usual opposition, John
Kestley was put up by the "wets"
for councilman to run against Per-
kins, but he withdrew his name be-
fore the election. M. M. Peery, the
druggist, is the new mayor, succeed-
ing R.A. Jayne. The old council
consisted of the followinig: H.W.
Stewart, E.E. Kepner, E.C. Martin
and Henry Sinner. The election is
an endorsement of the old council,
as the new mayor and council were
elected on the same platform upon
which they stood. The vote was as
follows.
Taxpayers' Ticket
Mayor M.M. Peery... 137
Councilman, Harry Stewart... 129
Councilman, George Perkins... 188
Councilman, Nate Hill... 131
Recorder, L.M. Beebe... 124
Treasurer, B.A. Washburne... 203
Citizens' Ticket.
Mayor, G.O. Bassett... 81
Councilman, J.J. Browning... 83
Councilman, George Perkins... 188
Councilman, Henry Cogill... 87
Recorder, George McCauley... 93
Treasurer, B.A. Washburne... 202
The total number of votes cast was 219.
