The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-03

Republican, holding over. There we're
4. Ill votes cast in the county. OF when
2,os6 we're cast In the Forty-eighth repre-
sentative district and 2.025 In the Forty
ninth, which - the city district In the
country district the highest Republican
vote for representative was 80 while the
highest Democratic vote Was $50 and the
highest on the PopuIiss ticket 6sl. In
the city distric. the highest Republican
vote for representative Was sos, cast Tor
Charles l. Roth. nov q candidate for re-
election. and the highest Democratic vote
was 627, cast for DIT. ID. L Biggs. who is
now one Of the candidates OF the Demo-
cratic-Populiss combine. The highest
Popuiist vote was AS. cast for W.
B. Leitch, now the fusion candidate for
senator in the same district. Thus IL will
be seen that the Pops developed the great
est strength in the country district ana
the Democrats in the city. This accounts
for the fact that IN the cunningly con-
cocted fusion scheme this year the Demo-
Gratis made no legislative nominations In
the country and the Pops made none In
the city. except for senator. for which the
Democrats made no nomination, agreeing
TO support the Pops candidate in consid-
Grafton OF certain promises, so well under
stood that discussion OF them Is needless
now. 1t thus appears that in the Forty
eighth district two years ago the highest
combined Democratic and Populist vote
was IA greater than the Republican vote,
while in the Forty ninth district the CON-
bined vote exceeded the highest Repub-
lican legislative vote by 30.
In the face of such odds as these 1t Is
clear that Republican success can only be
accomplished by the most earnest efforts
on the part of Republicans. aided by the
not uncomfortable number of Democrats
who are too thoughtful, intelligent and
honorable to countenance such an IN
iquitous alliance, utterly devoid OF
political principle, and which, from
the standpoint of patriotism as
against partisanism, cannot be regarded
In any other light than rs a most serious
menace to the credit of the state and of
the county. Among the prominent BUSH
ness and professional men of the city
there are quite number of conscientious
Democrats who have given the question
the consideration that il merits, and who
realize that vote for the legislative cam
didates on the bob-tailed Democratic
ticket and for the Populist candidate for
senator is practically a vote for Populist
misruie in the state and Popuiist mis-
representation in the u United States senate.
Ii Is to be hoped that this view may OBJ
tain to large extent among the Demo
Gratis who respect principle in politics and
who would rather help to insure q con-
tinuance of Republican legislative rule
than obey the behests of the Wallace ring
and thereby assist in opening the doors
Tor Populist ruin. In the country district
the vote this year is not likely to vary
very much from that of two years ago.
but in the city district 1t will be consider
ably smaller. the total registration this
year being only LIP. If the Republicans
will not pull themselves together, lay
aside their petty jeaiousies and work har-
moniously and earnestly there is little
doubt that they can defeat the Democratic
Populist combine.