Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-10-09
REPUBLICANS VICTORIOUS.
The Entire State Ticket Elected by
Sweeping Majorities.

The election is over, the returns all
in and victory has settled upon the
ranks of the republicans. The result
is most encouraging for the followers of
that party. The State has gone repub-
lican by from 1000 to 25OO majority; ev-
cry man on the State ticket Is elected
The young State by this action allies
herself solidly with the republican
phalanN of the northwest. idaho Is
not a doubtful State. 1t was IA mis-
Judgment to assert that it was a second
Indiana.
The latest returns by private dis
patches give the majority to be $500
and the legislature As to 8 in favor of
the republicans. Bingham county pre-
sents the largest majority, $50, and
Washington the smallest, 25. Shoshone
county gave members to the new legis-
lature and carried the State and lcgis-
lativc ticket 10y something more than
POO. Latah gives about 400 majority
and old Nez percc falls in line with
about forty, electing every man on the
Legislative ticket.
In the district Piper was elected
Judge by IL good majority. Nez. Perez
and Idaho counties gave Poe majOri-
ty of nearly two hundred but this was
overcome 10y the large republican ma
joritie, given in Latah. The contest
between O'Neill and Forney for dis
trict attorney has been most close. 1t
is thought now, however, that FOrney
is elected by IL small majority. In the
county the republicans have captured
all the offices but three, sheriff, treas
urer and one commissioner. The mn-
jorities are all small, none exceeding
hundred.
There We're two county seat fights to
be Sc tied by the returns and the cam
paign was of mere Importance to the
cOntesting towns than the politics of
the first State election, and everything
had to give way to it. In Logan coun-
ty the contesting towns were Bellevue
and Shoshone, and the vote decided in
favor of Bellevue by a sweeping major
ity. In Shoshone county the vote was
more closely contested and could only
be decided after full returns were in.
Osburn was the lucky point, she lead
ing Wallace by small majority.
The returns were accompanied by
some queer surprises, showing how the
best of political workers will misjudge
the poll of the precincts. Lewiston, al.
ways democratic, gave republican ma
jority of over forty. Mason precinct, Il
sure republican stronghold, went de-
cidedly democratic. In Ada county, a
strong republican section, the county
ticket went largely democratic. The
Boise Statesman thus explains the de-
feat there. "It is an ungracious task
for a republican journal to seek to ex.
plain the cause of the defeat of the re.
publican county ticket in Ada county
The main cause was the want of har.
mony in the party, and the determine.
ton of certain political tricksters to de
feat Mr.. Coffin and Mr.. Hasbrouck be
cause they were supposed to be friendly
to Mr.. Dubois. The Statesman warned
the party Immediately after the nomi
nations were made that if Pride was
put in charge here, it would most like
ly result In the defeat Of many Of tn
candidates. Our advice was not heedet
and behold the result. The Statesman
labored daily to convince the peopl
that they owed a debt of gratitude t.
the republican party which they coult
repay only by electing the straight re
publican ticket. But IT'S always impOs
sible to convince the people that q goo'
cause Is managed and controlled BY ba'
and corrupt men,"