The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-11

ton enabled the speaker to go through
the constitutional forms.
1t Is interesting TO speculate "a to the
condition OF affairs that will arise through
TINS clumsy method of making a state
canvass, If contest over state offices ever
grows ont of an election while the pan re-
mains In force. Though the senators and
representatives. meet in joint session dur
ing the connt, they are practically only
witnesses of il, as IL is the speaker. not the
houses. who is empowered to open, pub
Hsh and declare the result.
An example of the difficulties that may
arise under this plan of canvassing was
SHOWN during the progress of the count
Inc Plerce county package Transmitted,
by the secretary of state was found to con
tain only the returns for members of the
legislature. Speaker Arrasmith was in Il
dilemma. The Pierce county vote or
state officers had evidently not been filed,
and without the returns from that county
the canvass would not be complete. Is
was not q question that could be sub
mitted to the joint convention for de-
clsion. as the speaker is the sole canvass
ing officer. Two plans occurred to him
to either declare the result on the returns
In hand. or defer the completion of tho
count until the missing returns could %
secured. The adoption of the latter piar
would Decessltate the p0stponement OF
the inauguration of the new governor.
To declare the result without the vote of
Pierce would make no d ference in the
result, but it might become dangerous
precedent hereafter, when the returns os
one county might change the election.
The speaker consulted President pro teia.
Dyer. and it was decided 10 declare ths
convention In recess without informing IL
OF the hitch. A message was sent to the
secretary of the states office, where .ho
additional returns were found, and the
troublesome question disappeared.
When the reading of the returns rcd
been completed, the senator's and repre-
sentatives strolied in and took seats agaiu
and the roar Of many voices swellcd in
volume around the clerks. who were 1T
tempting 10 add the columns of Official
figures. After another tedious DELAY the
canvass was completed, and the number If
votes each of the candidates for state of.i-
GERS received was announced as follows:
For governor-John II. McGraw s.. 3.2,S II. =.
sniyely 2S,9iS, c. ". Young $3.50. Il. s. Greene
39ll.
For lieutenant governor-F. II. Luce 3i,62i II.
c. Wilson 2S.523. c. Z. Twss 2l,236, d. IT, Strong
301l.
For secretary Of state--J. II. Price s.. .22o Iohn
NcReavy 2S,6l9. Lyman Wood q 30. ". Ii. Cli-
strap Loo.
For treasurer-O. A. Bowen 35 49, Hsrriso1
Clother 2s,5i5. W. &. L. Adams - 800, Il. Il.
Stewart 2,6lz
For auditor--L r. Grimes 81. 4i4, Samuel RasE
2s,350. Charles c. Rodolph 20,6o3, Christian CARL
sOn 2.612.
For attorney general-W. C. Jones 1867. +.
". Starr 27,g07, Govnor Teats 1922, Everett
Smith 2.763.
For superiuterdent OF public instruction
Charles w. Bean 5,46S, J. K. Morgan 2S,6l5. J.
NJ. Smith 20.233. W. NJ. Heney 2.53s
For commissioner of public lands-w. T. For
rect 35,77s. +. s. Lewis, 1896, I. N. Galloway
21,516. K NJ Gibson 2,5S9.
Speaker Arrasmith declared the Repub-
ican candidates duly elected, and the
joint session dissolved. The house then
adjourned until 10 tomorrow without
transacting any business, after q struggle
over a motion to hold an evening session
for the election of employees jet to be
chosen.