The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-11
STATE OFFICERS TALK
OF ELECTION RESULTS.
Rogers Thinks Attacks On Adminis-
trntion Mistake, and Young
In Frankly Pleased.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Inteliigencer
OLYMPIA. Nov. i0.-Intery.ews wera
had with number of state officers on tha
results of the election. Gov Rogers, il
was found was quite ready To talk regard
ing the late campaign. Being asked whas
he considered the principal causes of de-
feat he said:
fifst' the late war Some of our speak
ers very unwtsely went upon Rep,ih,lcan
ground, the very ground that the Rep,,b-
hcans wished to fight upon. admitting
practically that the war with Spain was =
Republican war. This I regard as ,he
principal cause Of defeat. In Douglas
county the Populists carried everything by
old-time majorties. Col. Pendargas, max
ing winning light. praisng the national
administration upon It's war record
making his fight mainly upon state issues
He won by handsome majority Judge
McGiivra, OF King county elected 10 come
upon our ground Came to Olympia got
his figures and made tight upon tina
state administration He was ingloriously
defeated
"one other cause is also largely RESPONSE
he. This is the single tax question Al
lowing this issue 10 be brought into tho
campaign was certainly idloisc Not one
in ten OF our party supported that doc
irne A campaign OF mere faul,-hnding
can never win. free and brave people
viii always support the administration or
the government that has conducted a VIC
torious foreign war. This has always
been the case In the past. and ilntu hu-
man nature changes VIII continue In the
future. Al distinctive. positive policy /.
what Is wanted for political success Mers
negative issues have no attraction for tho
average voter
State Superintendent Browne says the
causes for Republican victory In Washing.
ten were.
First-Too much criticism OF the admin
istratIon war record.
Second-Too much aniasonlsn among .hs
fusion parties
Third-Too little understanding Of the tax
exemption issue.
Fourth-t;eneral good times produce
comfort, and the protest against underiy-
ing principles IL alhayed.
State Treasurer Young seemed rather
pleased than otherwise with the result.
Said he:
II have always stood with my party
through Thick and thin, and should always
have done 80 II they had not been guilty
Of so much rpte~nnsss a. E.Ienstpirg las.
fall when they allowed the Democrats
20 scoop In all the offices I thought 1t was
time to pail on. and no. / have a rarty
OF my 5wn.
One thing that seemed 10 please Mr.
Young vas the fact that Gov Rogers
would mol go TO Washington this winter as
senator from this state. and. as he re-
marked. pink whlskerS will become scarce
around here fer ws..ie.@
Deputy State Auditor Garrison sa'd no
was able 20 say a good deal bis preferred
nos to make any statement for publication.
State Land Commissioner Bridges SAID
thar dcgh,iess the singje tax question vas
a bugaboo 70 the voters. but In the two
counties where IL was best Understood
King and Talursion. the Republican ma
iorarsss were smallest. Mr. Bridges ex.
pressed himself az hetng honestly surprised
a. fne result OF the election.
state Auditor Cheefaam and Mr.. r. N.
AAlsny hare net getuxned = the canisaa