Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-14
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OIlnrl,. lelpN INNING. NOl. II, lNii
Lessons of The BALLOT.

Niil'l IihfllHhh hi'tH''ht WV ~ '"'
leans on,nnmbcr To" opposition
nearly 500 votes The number east
for Bngsdl,r General aud AlJGiant
Gen,ial ~ not lar index 10 the
relative strength. as Mr.. Peel. the
Republican nominee for tho higher
Office was scratched by many ~ hls
Own party. while Mr. Anderson, the
Democratic nominee fot Adlutant.
pollcd much more than hiz party
strength. the clique cutting Mf.
O. llnen snd in many instances vot
ing for his competitor. as iebuke
10 him Tor having cot up his Indg
ment against i,s ,mpssious will.
Tho vote for Quattermssicr an !
Commi.ssry may be taken as FAR
indication II party preference. as all
the candidates were comparatively
strsngers. and there was no personal
feeling in either instance 10 sway
tho expression Of party will. Mr.
jackson IL accredited with n major
iiy % 202. but 10 Thu. mus, he added
NJ votes cast for Mr.. Livingston.
from an error in printing The tickets.
which would increase II 10 2sl. aud
the same cause applied 10 the major.
ity 81 Mr.. Livingston. for Commits
sary General. increases II 10 2s3.
II IL fair 10 assume. therefore. that
tho Republican majority is shown by
what would have bcen the vote for
these officer. had they received The
ballots which the voters intended In
good faith 90 cast Tor them. Mr.
Armstrong;. majority Of 1874. sub
tracted from these figures. shows
tina. Mr.. VOORHEES, ran 100 ahead Of
bic party strength, involving a
change Of one In eight Of these us.
ually arm sticklefs for straigh,
tickets aud strict party discipline.
II absolute forfeiture was Demo.
cratic. the diverse Of the propagation
was true, and conditional forfsiturs
wss Just a. much Republican. The
party could. under ordinary circum.
stances during . Presidential year
and NJ The seat Of Federal influence
and power. have held lie sdhsrents
nearly Intact had The way not been
paved. by the action Of The Poo.
pies Party In THE county aud iude-
pendent organizations throughout
the Territory. for . general loossning
of party bonds. The "slill small
voice" Of conscience had been
aroused. aud once cut loose from
The ruts worn by The party machine.
the individual vas prepared for in
dependence Of thought aud action.
A further examination Of the vote
will demonstrate Enthusiastically The
truth Of this assumption. The Arm.
strong Peoples ticket In The outside
precincts we're oil printed with the
error noted, tho substitution Of ono
candidate for the other In the Offices
Of Quartermaslsr aud Commissary.
We fad that In Tumwa,sr. Cham
bsrs. South Day. Mud BAY. Black
River and Grand Mound precincts,
none Of these tickets we're voted, and
only o at Tsnino. I III Union aud I
a Yslm. This shows that shs Peo-
pie. In the country 81 least. very
gsnssalIy vc,sd The voorhees, Peo-
pies ticket. and The same 10 doubt.
LEES true In Olympia precinct. a.
though tbs error Was corrected on
the tickets voted 10 the afternoon.
which prevents II from being adopt
Cd - . guide for arriving At . posi-
Tive result. Had strict party lines
Lssn drawn no such result would
have been obiainsd. The policy Of
The campaign. - mapped Oh, by Mr..
Voorhees,. wss 10 ignore party ~ Tar
10 possible. end draw votes from the
opposition. This The Peoples or.
gasiRstion In this county enabled
him 10 do, and u 10 safe 10 affirm
that BY no other way could Il have
been accomplished. aud with The
small majority he received on the
aggregate vote Of The Territory. II 10
but fair 10 assume that had there
been no Peoples Party in Thurston
county. he would have been de-
isalsd.
A Gloss tally Of the vote In this
precinct. - the count proceeded. In.
dicaisd likewise that no casdidate
elected on the county ticket owes
his success 10 his party sdhsrents.
The Peoples nominee for Repressn.
ts.ivs ives msrcilsssly scratched on
simon.puie Democratic tickets, but
received aid from Republicans which
gave him majority u ~. The Re.
publican candidate for sheriff was
almes, slaughtered by his own party.
but bis wounds we're dressed by
Democrats 40 effectively ss to enable
him to win by 90 msjori.y. The
Auditor was gu, by his friends. but
Pouli'esd by bic political opponents
IN q manner which gave him an over.
wbslming majority. The same re-
mark 10 true 81 Probate Judge.