, 1892-04-11
TIE STATE PRESS.

AAAA AlesA1 y eaSot t4lets GA6 GpuDllcaA SlfOng-
hold of the state, and the rock upon
which to build the solid foundation of
next falls victory, IT Puyallup Citizen.
The same papers who have promised
Chehalis county the democracy, also de-
clared that 'those who knew said Par
ker would defeat Huson in the Tacoma
election. "Those who knew are about
as we'll posted concerning this county as
they were on the situation in Tacoma.
-[Montesano Vidette
Tacoma republicans won the city cleo
ton Tuesday after the hottest fight ever
known there. I'll. S. Huson is the new
mayor. Here's congratulations
halls Bee.
The Tacoma municipal election was
carried by the republicans. H. S. Huson,s
majority over Alexander Parker for ma
yor was 155; Boggs, rep, treasurer, Sc;
Slaughter, dem, controller, 1856; Arm
strongs rep, city physician, 1919. Demo-
Gratis elected six councilmen, the repub-
licans nine and one independent. This
was hard fought contest, and though
close, it is victory for the republicans.
This shows what can be done when the
machine is not in the election on the re-
publican side. We rejoice that the inf1u-
ence of the machine is broken Ellens-
burg Localizer.
What wonderful lessening ofplethoric
Yakima wallets the Tacoma election did
occasion, to be sure. Sad-eyed demo-
cracy mourns and refuses to be com
torted. Ill Y akima Republic
Tacoma's pace for republican victories
is that Of the halt, the lame and the
blind. Nothing like tie brilliant pace
set by Seattle for democratic victories.-
[spokane Chronicle.
Had the democrats won in Tacoma
they would have made a greater blow
over it than they did over their Seattle
victory, which WIN probably result in
more good to the republican party than
half dozen municipal victories. How
ever, the Tacoma correspondent Of the
P.-L. shows that since 1885, when Ia
coma began to divide on party lines, the
democrats elected the mayor six times,
the republicans only twice. Weisbach,
Town, Mann, Drum, Wheelwright and
Stuart Rice were democrats. Kandle, So
far, was the only republican. Tacoma
was, during this time, giving 1000 to 1900
republican majority on national and
state issues. [Centralia Chronicle.
The Tacoma election has resulted in
republican triumph, or at least the mayor
and mcst of the councilmen elected are
republicans. The democrats had conf
IDENTIFY counted upon victory, and the
republicans were almost ready to CON
cedeit, but it proved an off day to the
party of tariff reform Lincoln County
Times.
Since party lines were first drawn in
Tacoma the democrats have won oftener
than the republicans. The first straight
party tickets were nominated in 1883, and
the democrats elected Henry Drum. The
following year they elected Wheelwright,
and next they carried the city with Rice.
Last year the republicans came to the
front for the first Time, electing HANDLE,
the present mayor. 1t is puzzling to un-
derstand how the democrats can twist
the present election Of republican
mayor ints democratic victory. The
city has always been debatable ground
in municipal contests, and this time the
republicans got the lion's share of the
Offices. That is all there is to it. -[spok
anle Review.
''The country is still safe.N Tacoma !
elected Huson mayor and all the prin-
cinaI 7.orI, Ilinan \ of3aou., ox,a4 -
troller. The democrats concentrated all
the capital at their command at that
point, but the republicans were alive to
the situation. The state is not going
democratic next fall by odds, but they
would dearly like to scrape a'senator out
Of the debris. The republicans gener-
ally waking up to the covert acts of the
opposition and to the fact that we vote
for our first president this year. Mason
County Journal.
The democrats have much cause for
congratulation. They not only showed
their strength and wiped out a trouble
some majority, but they taught a whole
some lesson to Mr.. Parker, who had
forced his nomination against the wishes
Of large wing Of the party. Mr.. HUI
son was, unquestionably. the strongest
man the republicans could bring for
ward. Not 50 with his opponent, Mr..
Parker, who, previous to the convention,
declared he was going to be the next
mayor, and threatened to run independ-
emily unless nominated by the demo-
Gratis. He has received what he merited,
while the party has indicated its strength
and is better than ever organized to make
a winning campaign this fall. WY Yakima
Herald.