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

for the succsSs % tle Ticket. Inc fusscn
forces are poorly organized and lst!sss-
Cyrus r ciapp, earcs4are for join; seEsa-
tor. will undoubtedly run ahead % ais
ticket, while the balance ~ the ticket VIII
10 about even. Our ma oritY xiL Se from
90 10 @sa''
Clarke County.
r VI. Eands, chairman ot the Repab-
lican county centra. committee. writes
.sThe.e tt a very good feeling upon the
part of the Republicans ~ Clarke county
and considerable interest = manifested -
the campaign. as IL evidenced Sy TIE Wei
attended meetings in all parts ~ the cpan-
ty An active canvas - nov being prose
cslted by both parties. but All indcatlSE.s
point % greater Interest and better feel
lug .spou the Dars 81 Republicans tran
among the fusion foTcer- 80 far as tse
Republicans are concerned. The canvas Is
being conducted for and IT. behalf OF the
whole ticket. The working Republicans
Throughout the county report an sGife
hack OF interest upon the parl Of Popgssts.
win gains for the Republican Ticket N
nsariy every precinct ~ n.ie the poll Of
III county is not complete. with ~. vote
4 majority Of % Tor the Republican ticket
r.. In the opinion OF good Judges. a con-
sentative estimate
Columbia County.
A close fight = being w3gsd 10 Co.um9ia
county, both Sizes ella ming victory The
Republicans have A fusion majority OF Il
t. overcome besides which q nuro3er or
RepGblicsu voters have Joined the army.
Were II not for this latter i1e Republicans
would have ali easy victory. ~ Il -. the
Republicans are hopeful ard feel certain
or e.ectlng a member Of the Legislature.
Whichever way the vote on the state
ticket goes q viii be very cscs~.
Cowiitx County.
The fight Of fs-s snowed Cowlitz county
w3th a Republican plurality Of - votes.
No ore figures On Jess than 80 plurality
for the Republicans tfils year. There is
an apparent apathy among a portion OF
the Republican voters. however. which re
cuires recognition IL figuring results. The
ma i1rity OF Republicans. however. are Ell
thusiastfc TIE fusionists are not IN ear
nest In the camuaign, outside Of lew
politicians. and !; Is safe 70 hguFe upon 2
light fusion vote The Republican con
kfesslonal ard legislature tickets VIII poll
fully as big a vote the county ticket.
DousIa. County.
There is little hope for general Repgt~
tean success In Douglas cotipty. for out OF
a total vote Of lies tn Issi the tusionlsis
Registered IA plurality Of %s2 votes The
plurality on state otfieera was an average
Of 80 and on the county officers the aver
age plurality wac 20 Undoubtedly a part
Of the Republican county ticket viii be
elected and the plurality on the fusion
etaie ticket viii ut least be reduced. Chair
man 4. l.. Mal,bie Is fairly confident Of
success. lie says.
1T is hard 70 pot the county accurately,
FOR the reason thai there are no many there
thls seass., thai are mum ana Will not
pres, themselves This is good omen
Ter the Republican party We have q
very strong ticket in the field. the head
~ me ticket In this county Is very popular.
and we are In very good lighting trim"
:. Franklin County.
With only a small population 10 draw
upon and fusion majority OF about 20 To
overcome. the Republicans have no hope
lican gains. however. are reported. par
REGULARLY for the legislative ticket.
Garfield County.
The Republican vote I'm Garfield county
was reduced considerably by the departure
OF company Of youns Republican SOL
dsers for Manila, but the deficiency Is GER
tain TO be made up An earnest campaign
IS being made. and while the fusion piu-
raliiy In 1896 was ninety-oue votes. the Re-
pubichus ara confident Of overcoming all
obstacles and winning ny al least fifty
Spscs. The county Is 80 close that part
Of each county ticket is certain TO NE elect
graph last night was that "the Republic
an ticket In Garfield county viii have a
majority o. al least City votes
Island t"unts.
The Republicans carried Island county
two years age by twenty-five votes. The
year. but With an Increased majority. ac-
cordIng 10 the county central committee.
Jefferson County.
There can be but enc result IN our coun-
~. an overwhelming Republican victory
Tor the entire ticket both state and coun-
W" writes pr j. G. House. chairman OK
the county executive committee. 'Our
lowest and me-t conservative estimate
gives az clear cat majority Of 215: III this
estimate We have not counted those whom
We know To be- Gold Democrats who will
support The ma ior portion. Y NOT all, OF our
ticket. Ne VII not le. 80 until the 9th 81
November. and have every reason 20 be-
lleve that We VIII go over 500, We Will
eject 4 state senator Ger the district conn
posed ~ Jefferson and Ciulam counties.
md two members - the legislature for
Jefferson The Republicans ~ Jefferson
county are always enihu~tstic. and al
ways up aud doing their best fer the cause
in season and cut of season. apathy heius
an unknown thns In their vocabu airy. ThiS
fact should hs patent 20 the whole state
In Wow or this county's action - two years
ago. The jefferson county Republicans
are az all times Republicans from prirci-
PIE. The state ana congressional tickle, Is
rsceiYtng Just as much Of onr attention rs
Is our county ticket and II is our opinion
thss they Will ran right along together"
King County.
There "a ne longer any doubt about the
result IN King. and It ~ now only a ques.
zion Of The size q The Republican ma tort
ties Estimates p,tce tae plurality on he
state ticket at from Sno 20 l.25o. Tie great.
sr part Of the legislative ticket VIII hs
Republican. and the coduty ileke; is safe
kttsap County.
AdVces from leading Republicans say
there X every Indication Of a rGrnp iets
Republican N'ctnJy for the whole ticket 4.
this county, The n1atorij Is. as I Su.e, wts
be about Tire same two wears axo
though in some eases Trey Will hn mere
The Republicans are active and ara work
fhe hard Tie opposition is also II * MS :
fhoroueh canvass 81 the county The 81 {,
ans congress .onaI tickets wsl run &aou
che same As the county Ucket
ktsfitas County.
Chairman Austin Njte@. - the Rerub
Acan central committee looks o. he Ngn
ronseyy Atlye.v tie ,s}Ns: The Kapnb
Means 81 k3HtSS cCanty VAL wttaou
dcuht clert portion of their ticket. ~.
t}e prospect = faiF fer clecling nearly I
To- al. ot g.. Tia lpatogl-tS VII be small
sifhrT way. w nave strong hopes .
.leeo0g eoih uea9her~ of iae legislature
Republicans re allVe - the importance q
carrying tbs election. and are tnorol1 q
GniteH. Tee fussN1iSrs are no. making
yvEN HD.te& oc actfvr vafupslgH. I'ns stat
al Eeug.css- Q},a3 81 ket~ ~ scsrysei
Ee*p 1sce ~8tA oUr :. St~ia.tye ltciSel htl
rae difference IL rot So sr~at Their ar
s,ina silver weo We. b0J very few avon ri
sjngie taxes The ESpUb4eR~s are crow.