The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-06
Lewis Ran Behind Cation in the
Election Of 1896.
POPULAR BUBBLE puNCTuREo.
Chafrman sektveBy Gtves . Few
eeber Farts aad Figures FROM
Omrssi Records, showfng That
Ioses' Lead Of the Fusion Ticket
4. s,aL... xss Greater Than
lewis - tksaE and Phefee.

C. ssrsaaa = Il. scA.ysly. OF the Repah-
iicai. state central committee. grows more
and mare .onseeut ~ Republican success
f;.ie fall as regss!fS continue 70 come IL 10
..ez..caaIfers .roE fil parts 81 iGe state
.st.ese reports ase ~ ) uniformly cheering
as4d even eonfiaegsf BafGTe. aid toey are
sapp.aaasa;e& personally ey Biea VINO drop
In st headquarters from day 10 DAY Ia
the oxupse % :8ese reports there are Eafur-
Lily souss campaign seerets thai cannot
- xs"eis away Jasst how. Apart IRON as
connection with ths eougni,tse Ar. Scnise-
by is personally soreaeat Of victory THIS
tai. To 4 Observation-Disclosures rsSesier he
sAiG yesterday.
- know. .. sourss thai every political
party 10 secvzs3 assd 10 make great claims
- .s3g "a az election. ard ! ara also taliy
amaze that sses- claims are generally
Sasale for political effect. For this vefy rea-
sosa 20 Tar ny own guidance N taf cam
palgii ~ concerned. ] have adopted oaly
the ficss conservative estimates, kap~tas
iaa. ae IL a bad senersl ~ao uIideisSai-
mates the strength Gs hlA opponent or over
estimates his eHf. But pursuing the most
carssai xad cautious i'fae OF comparison
Win the political fight we had on our
has5s two years ago l fail TO see no% tie
Eepu bioans car lose IN The state election
un!ass an absolute universal " conditions
should occur between now anu thH eti' %
November
A Bubble Punctared.
vwy currsn; misrepresentation al to the
state vota In lsy5 was neatly puuctaFec by
Dir. Sciiiveiy in the course of the same In
tervieS II has been circulated quietly,
ha, very effectively. in certain circles that
James Hamilton Lewis led his ticket two
years ago. and by very decisive plurality
over his colleagues This statement has
toen used 10 strengthen the Lewis forces
10 the present campaign. When Mr.. schive-
" was aeksd yesterday As 10 the matter
he replied:
The plain fact - that Mr.. Lewis
strength tn that campaign has been great
- ogefassimated and snaxnitied. as ii refer
Gree 20 the official returns viii easily
show. Tas man who led the ticket was
not i~ - a. sn. n T x Caso grs,s a-
Lewis WAS 81. 5oi whereas Cation received
FAR aA..a os Jones Of SPOKANE Is also a
81, los. or only $50 less than Lewis received.
This shows CLEARLY thar Lewis beasteG
popularity exists more In the Imagination
than In fact To fall below Cation and 70
lead Jones by 90 slim margin car be dis
tofsad into political triumph only by
political juggiery-
q number OF residents III Seattle wished
TO gsse Lewis trial and that 4 number Of
ptharn voted Tor him cut Of feeling. OF
tie spirit. ana when you consider that with
the relatively large population OF King
county this should have placed him far
in tie lead. you Will readily see that as
be.w sen the two congressman elected two
years ago IL was NOT Mr.. Lewis, but Mr.
Jones OF Spokane. who secured the real
triumph.
Vote I'm King County.
Figures are hard things TO get around.
In King county the vote two years ago
stood Lewis. S.a13: Jones. 7.t2a In Pierce
county the vote was: Lewis. $50: Jones.
$3.50. This gave Lewis q lead over Jones
Of ca In King county and 2is in Pierce.
But mark you. In Spokane county, where
only the same home element and personal
popularity served TO ditYerentIa;e the vote
Mr.. Jones received a,6il votes and Mr..
Lewis enly 4,6i9. a difference OF 1,0e2 In
Jones favor, or moro than the number Of
votes by which Lewis led him In King and
Pierce counties combined. At the same
time, 1t Is well To bear In mind that Jones
heat Lewis in cawlitz. Douglas. Garfield,
liicoin and Pacific counties. In several
o. the ether counties :he vote vas so close
a. 10 be practically even. For instance In
Adams. Lewis received &c., Jones Sol. in
Stevens. Lewis received l.Sla Jones Isis.
In Spokane county Cation beat Lewis by
Los votes. These figures leave people 10
draw their own conclusions as TO the per
soaal popularity Of Mr.. Lewis which has
been so aersistently urged in certain quar-
tiers during the present campaign.
Challenge Not Accepted.
There L. another liti!e item Of interest
which impresses ne mere snf more" con-
tir.ued Mr.. Schvely. AS hear from vari-
ots parts OF the state The declaration
n ,ds by Mr.. Kerr In his speech at Armogy
hal! last Saturday evening. that II Mr..
LOWS or Mr. jones OF Spokane were aware
OF any facts which should he placed In the
hands of the committee now IN session 20
Investigate the conduct If ihe recent war
with Spain. and failed so lay them before
TIE camnst;s, they would be deserving
o. grave criticism. has impressed voters in
every part OF the state as 1G<t and fair
aad worthy Of recognition OF the part of
tho gentlemen taus challenged
M. Jones' of Spokane. however in his
racent speech at North Yakima said that
the present Investigating committee. haV-
tag been appointed by the present adm r.
.Gratiofs. Tor the purpose of Investigating
lsslf might b. expected to daa, literally
n whise~ ash bet promised that when
congress me. az investigating committee
~ difYeNnt order would ha appointed
ard that the congressional committee
would sif, the alleged irregularities t. tne
very bottom without fear or favor. Now
! think the temper Of Fae people OF THIS
state Is not suca a. receive with favor
"a declaration az this character. especially
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