Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-25
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rAcrs, Rscusks Axs pssEcs1sss.
rae Wslls waIIa Usior b spdeavor-
s.c bv an original and unique process.
:, vrovs hat ths voss - the lats cleo
ion IN this Territory, resnlfine IN me
change cf . natural Republicsn ma
iority estimated ~ from 5000 70 l0fWo
ipto 1 minority Of about l5o and the
election Of the Democratic candidate,
~ NOT an sxYrsasion Of the popular
Semeua 10 favor Of forfeiture. =
shous that she majority Of Armstrong;
without sounfing the vote OF hine
ocsnty. would have been zoo, ana snsn
raysIy asserts thai sush vote snonid
not IS considered because "fhrse
fourtbs Of tho voters Of that county
saori6csd everything slse for the snc
60 81 the sEsaftIs ides,' and v'psd
cut party lines 70 wipe ous the railsosd-
A. remarked above, this is unique
nsthod Of snatchinR victory from the
laws Of defeat. Let a. apply . % sns
voorhees, side Of the sass. The Union
declares that for the reascns quoted
sbsys. .it = rieht and proper 70 sub
trsos the vote Of King csunty from the
total 70 ascertain the sentiments Of
Warrington Territory Upon idsnti
al crsunds Il may be asserted that u =
ricat and proper 70 dsdact The vote Of
pisrcs county, which voted with greater
solidity for Armstrong In this view OF
tbe Case. Voorhees,, instead Of having
$50. wouid have had about i75o ma
iority. II both Pierce and King county
vere d, Be deducted, Armstrong; ma
jority, instead Of being 80 u should
have been-as Isast s0o0--would posi-
bly have reached 200. And yet the
Uniox, and other journals equally IN
fair. still Insist that II was local con-
test--not Of Territorial extent and in
postanos.
Let ~ briefly auaIyze the vote 10 zee
wherein lie solidity 10 most apparent.
King county gave Armstrong 1918, voor-
hses $3.50. Total vote for DsleRats,
5o72. Percentages Armstrong; 70, voor-
hsss ~. Pierce county gave Armstrong
2sl2. Voorhees, 72l. Total, $685. Per-
esntsess: Armstrong 70. Voorhees, "a.
Ia the city Of Seattle, claimed BY the
Union 20 be the head center Of the :. Sc
attic idsa.r Armstrong received 1919
votes, voorhees, 2lo0. Total, 3il9. yoof-
hsss' majority, 1851. Percentages ::
Armstrong 50, Voorhees, 81. In the City
Of Tacoma, the railroad stronghold.
Armstrone rsosived 1878 votes. Voorhees,
22l. Total, 1853. Armstrong; major
ity 11b7. Percentages; Armstrong Sc.
Voorhees, n. Il thus appears that the
vote for voorhees, In King county was
much less solid outside. than in the city
Of Seattle that the vote for Armstrong
in Pierce county was far more solid In
Tacoma than In outside precincts. Had
Seattle voted with the same solidity ~
did Tacoma, Voorhees, majority In this
city would have been 2267 Instead OF
1861. an actually cast. win the Unioa
be fairi Even looking at the contest
a. purely local, in which city or county
was greater Independence manifested
Why should Pierce county be included
In the unica's estimate and King county
excludedf
But why In any event count King
county az giving an unfair expression of
public feeling upon this vitality import
ant question: There are thirty-ttres
counties In Washington Territory. OF
these sixteen gave majorisies TO yoor-
hees. From these We select the follow
ing, which. in accord with the logic Of
correct arithmetic. must be In the view
Of the Union, nearly "a unfair opponents
Of the public demand as this county:
kittitas-voorhees 65l, Armstrong St5;
total, 800. Percentages: Voorhees, 81,
Armstrong 30. Kliekitat---voorhee ISL,
Armstrong b37; total. 1918. Percent
ages: Voorhees, 60, Armstrong 40. va
Misunderstanding imported railroad men),
Voorhees, s52. Armstrong AS; total.
1850. Percentages: Voorhees, 81, ARM
strong -. snohomish- Voorhees, 5s7,
Armstrong 40; total, l0i6. Percent
aRes: Voorhees, 50, Armstrong AZ. Ma
son-voorhees 1877, Armstrong 100; total,
rs. Percentages; Voorhees, CD, Arm
strong 81. kitsap-vo Voorhees, l64, Arm
stroaR 264; total 72s. Percentages:
Voorhees, q, Armstrong &c. Island
Voorhees, 2ol. Armstrong li2; total. sis.
Percentages: Voorhees, g.. Armstrong So.
Skamania-voorhess i07 Armstrong 70;
total, lSl. Percentages: Voorhees, 81,
Armstrong 10. Frsm shis II 10 seen that
in eight Of the fifteen counties which,
exclusive Of King, gave Voorhees, ma
3orities, out Of total OF 572s votes
east, Voorhees, received sa6o and Arm
strong but 2s6s, the percentages being
Voorhees, 90, Armstrong 90. In this
city, a. before shown, the percentages
we're Voorhees, 81. Armstrong 80. a aif.
ference Of only Z per cent. from tia, Of
the total vote In the counties ennmera-