Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-07-02
AT PORT TOWNSEND,

Al PORT TOWNSEND.
PoKT townsend, June 2S.-The
prohibitionists were defeated by 40.
The election was hotly fought, and
members of the local option com
mit;ee threaten to contest the cleo
ton. They claim some lrreguiarity.
At Port Discovery the majority is
fifty nine against prohibition.
At Dungeness, slXty-two against.
FLORENCE.
FLORENCE. June 2S.-Total vote GA;
for prohibition %; against prohlbi-
ton Al; majority against prohibition
Is.
LACONNER.
LAcoNNEe, June 2S.-Total vote
1874; for prohibition 14s; against
prohibition 46; majority ior prohlbi-
ton lU2.
LOWELL.
LOWELL, June 2S.-Total vote 62;
for prohibition -; against prohibl-
ton 40; majority against prohibi-
ton SO.
NEWCASTLE.
RENToN, June %. Newcastle gives
a ajority of A against prohibition.
NOoKsACK.
NooksAK, June 2S.-Total vote o.;
for prohibition 43; against prohibi-
ton 81; majority against prohibition
| s.
PORT GAMBLE.
PoRT GAMBLE, June 2S.-Total vote
1873; for prohibition IS; against pro-
hibition rs; majority against prohi-
bition II.
RENroN. June 2S.-Renton gives
majority of Z against prohibition.
sEHOME.
SEHoME, June 2S.-Selome gives
a majority of "a against prohibition.
SKAGIT CITY.
SKAaIr CRY, June 2S.-AIpine pre-
cinct-Skakit City-Total vote so;
for prohibition 20; against prohlbi.
ton 80; majority against prohibition
10.
| SN0HOMISH.
SNoHoMIsH CITY, June 2S.-TOtal
vote 255; for prohibition 134; against
prohibition 121; majority for pro-
hibition Is.
STANwOoD.
STANwooD, June 2S.-No election
was held at Stanwood on account of
the absence of the judges of election
from the precinct.
LEWIS COUNTY.
CHEHALls, June 2S.-The question
of prohibiting the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors in Chehalis came before
the voters to-day, and the vote stood
as follows: For prohibition; 143.
against prohibition, 81; majority 50.
Church bells are ringing and the
prohibition party is filing the streets
with huzzas. Prohibition also
carried in Centralia.
AT wINLoCK
WINLoCK, June 2S.-The election
at this place to-day resulted in vote
of &C for prohibition and 35 against.
Freeport, Cowlitz county-For
prohibition IS, against II.
VANCOUVER.
VANCOUVER, June 2S.-Total vote
sos; for prohibition 3S9; against
prohibition, 500; majority against
prohibition. 100
WHArcoM, June 23.-Total vote
1874; against prohibition 1913; for
prohibition 81; majority against pro-
hibition 62.
CHEHALIS COUNTY.
MoNTEsANo. June 29.-Eight pre-
cincts out of thirteen asked for an
election on the prohibition question,
and each of the eight precincts voted
for prohibition by good majorities.
The precincts voting embraced all
the townsin the county except Aber-
deem, in which no election was held.
The territory covered about five
sixths of the county. At Montesano
the vote stood 46 majority for pro-
hibition in vote of 256.
ISLAND COUNTY.
Coupeville-Total vote, 1874; for
prohibition Sc; against prohibition
So; majority for, So
Duwamisb, June 2S.-Total vote.
1874; for prohibition So; against pro.
hibition 50; majority against, 80.
Sprague, $50 against; Ri,zville, 7
against; Wallula, tie vote; Colfax,
26 in favor of prohibition.
MASON COUNTY.
Skeletons Point Precinct voted
against prohibition, the majority be.
ing 4. In Kamilche Precinct it ia
said the tickets read for and against
"Local Option" If this is so; the
vote amounts to nothing. It is
strange that SO many people should
confound the means with the object.
in this matter.
TACOMA, June 2S.-The election in
this city polled 1888 votes. For
prohibition, CAT; against, 1851.
The people are jubilating. Puyal-
lup. Sumner and Centralia give
majoritjes for local option.
sTEILACOOM.
STEILACooM, June 28.-Total vote
liz; for prohibition 48; against, Ga;
ajority against prohibition 16.
LAKE VIEW.
The total vote was 80; for prohib-
ition 81; against prohibition 80; 2
ballots. cast as one, were rejected;
majority for prohibition 81.
Puyallup-For prohibition 1877,
against "a. !
Carbonate, Wilkeson and 0rting
No election.
Alderton - For prohibition 121.
against "a.
South Prairie-For prohibition 8.
against 25.
Florence For prohibition %,
against Al.
Harrington--For prohibition %,
against 80.