The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-10

The Post-InteIligencer this morning
presents accurate and almost complete
returns Of Tuesday election. The Off
ciai count Is not III any particular likely
TO affect the results set forth In the
table presented. In the First precinct Of
tho First ward the vote for but q few
candidates is given. but neither party
seems Co have the advantage OF more
than a few votes. this omission is not
material. or the eight country precincts
yet TO hear from. the vote given two
years ago Was i45 for Hoyt. Republican.
and I4I FOR Reavis, Peoples party. II is
safe to assume that the returns from
these precincts will increase the Repub-
Iran vote
The Republican party Of King county
has achieved signal victory In the eiec-
ton of two-thirds Of the county ticket
and fourteen members Of the legislature
out OF the nineteen elected. This. achieve
mert is more particularly marked when
II Is remembered that two years ago the
fusionists elected their entire county
ticket by piuraiItles averaging LOO
In i6Se tho vote poled ia King county
was 1864. while this year II will likely be-
ESQ. The returns thus far received
show that SOFA votes were poiled In the
city ard 4.52s In the country precincts Of
the county.
TWO years ago Congressional Candidate
Lewis polled s,i5s votes in King county
10 s.ol7 votes received by W. II Doolittle
his highest competitor. His majority OF
2.i&l has been cut down To about 800. of
which 800 was received In the country
and the balance In tie city Instead of
largely leading all his colleagues on the
fusion ticket. as he did TWO years ago
Congressman Lewis at Tuesdays election
just about kept pace with County Treas
urer Whittiesev
While James +. McElroy was first elected
prosecuting attorney with the highest vote
on the county ticket his Endorsement in re-
election comes by The meagar majority OF
about 80. County Clerk Holloway has a
sfiil narrower escape In q ma jority Of
scarcely mere than a hundred. Auditor
Evenscn and School Superintendent Mere
dlth viii continue 10 perform the duties Of
their respective Offices by majorties OF
about 80.
Sheriff Meyer who has thrice been plttea
ng5ainst A. I. Van de Nanter, received his
second defeat In rebuke OF 800 ma iority
against him. Tive years ago l. NJ E
Atkinson made an unsuccessful nght
against Charles L. Whlttesey for treas
urer and again loses because Mr. Whit
uesey has proven himself 10 be the most
popular official In he court house lie
received the splendid majority OF nearly
tn. Among the present .ncumbeuts County
Commissioner RYAN and Coroner NAndeli
Will give way % Republicans T9,e Offices
OF assessor and surveyor have also been
wrested from the flSionsls
In the contest for iuSt!c. az the peace
Y. II. Cam defeated ] Henry pennlng 10y
majority ~ at5. while Mathews was elect
ed constable by - majority
strong protest was catered against the
two proposed amendments ~ the cons,itu-
tion. Although she vote vas .!ght they
were both defeated by \ two 10 ore vote
The amendment re,ating 10 taxation had an
adverse vote Of 22a white the watnan's
safYrar amendment Was defeated hy 1918
votes
The rcturnS presented on the legislative
tickets are complete with The exception II
the northern and southern districts. where
few county precincts are 20 ne added
bat which wj'1 make pa, Hike change in the
'nator7'ies gwen. The hardest fight In any
Of The legislative districts vas IN the Tween
ty-"fih senatorial district There f.nxen4
Way. after ht'cknx an HIS single FAX
aruor. made The nsht ot his political exist
cncs ana Was vauausheJ by Andrew Hem
rich.