The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-29

the supreme court. and elect tns most Il
not all. OF the county ticket The major
fusion naa;ors,y N 10 overcome. We have
made many gains from. the Denoesas rs
while mos OF those VINO went on with me
TO their parry We are talking tariff and
sound money and state politics 20 our peo-
pie. The fuxionists are compliment nag
themselves because they dd 70; pss the
their pockets. and claim thai they have
reduced the x.a:e debt. between their saoute
for free silver and free trade"
Walla Walla County.
There .s no question about Walla Wa.ls
county. II viii roll Up a Republican ma
tority o. at ieast 800, and viii elect both
naembers Of the legislature and nearly all
O. the county .s s'oss get TIE recent s 5oE' w e
woTste1 by Yakima" Jones, and padded
report OF the formers speech afterward
printed ia the fusion press, lost the fusion
lists several votes.
WhateOm County.
over the outlook. There will be Repuo-
.ican victory in this county without doubt"
he says. Our pol has progressed far
enough TO assure It's Of this and Of the cleo
ton cf our entire legislative ticket. The
fusioEists are Very inactive. considera Bile
number having neglected to register The
Republican state and congressional tickets
will run ahead OF the legislative ticket by
reason OF the Socialist vote. Tie Socialists
have 10 county ticket.
whitman County.
Al eyes are turned on Whitman county.
and Republicans are more than p.eased
with the outlook Chairman Pickrell says:
1.-The Republicans will carry this county on
the state, legislative an< county ticket: the
state and county by 2 small majority of
from 20 70 300; the legislative in the Sew
Sixth district from 70 10 80 The Repub-
Leans are enthusiastic. The fusienists and
Populists are apathetic and listless. /
know Of no reason why the congressional
the county and legislative tickets This
county. being the home Of Judge Fuller
ton, that gentleman VIII run anywhere
from SoV TO LOO ahead Of his ticket. The
leading issue Of our local campaign is
Single TAX.
Yakima County.
G. J. Hill. chairman OF the county COM
mittee, Is putting up strong fight and
has met with great success. He writes
IN comparison with the majority OF 500
under which We were buried by fusion
TWO years ago. we shall win decided Re-
publican victory this year. We only have
enc member Of the Legislature to elect and
we shall give our candidate, Ira p. Engie-
hart majority OF from IS 10 100. We also
expect to roll up small majority for Mr..
Baker. candidate. for joint senator for
Yakima and klickitat counties. There is
no question OF his receiving handsome
majority in lAlickitat. his home county.
silH t'o'es'i' ID W. oiiu N"uDt- CuT meet
ings are. as a rule well attended and Re-
publicans are very enthusiastic ON the
other hand our fusion friends are expert
encing great difficulty IN getting the peo-
pie 10 attend their meetings. AS TO the
state ticket, We shall give w. l.. Jones a
majority Of at leas, $50; others on the
tickle. will receive the full party vote,
which will be very close. We feel certain
OF eieciing part OF our county ticket: in
fact. leading fusionists are conceding us
from three 10 four OF the county offices.
The leading issues Of our campaign are:
Endorsement OF the national administration
in all Its acts, disapproval of the single
tax theories of the Pops as we'll as all
their other wild notions; also condemna-
ton Of the Populistc state and county ad-
mnistration. The free silver issue IS being
practically ignored by our opponents and
for that reason We are devoting but lit
tie time TO It's discussion -