The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-04

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Special Dispatch to the st-Intelligencer.
the campaign in sight there is no reason
to believe otherwise than has already
been stated In these columns, that the
election in Spokane county Is only a
question OF how big the majority win
be for the Republican ticket. Chairman
Pugh, of the Republican county commit
tee. was asked by the correspondent of
the Post-Intelligencer today to give facts
and figures on the probable result in
Spokane county. He said:
I'VE have completed a poll Of the
twenty-five precincts in the city of Spo-
kane and thirty-one OF the forty-one
country precincts, leaving ten out
side. precincts OF which We have only
a partial poll. The poll was made with
great care and the men sent out for this
purpose were instructed in every instance
Of doubt Of the political complexion OF
q voter to put him down against us. From
this po1l am prepared to state that this
city will give the head Of the Republican
ticket a majority Of 1000, but to be alb
solutely safe, / will say 100, although /
am of the opinion that the first figures
will be nearer right. l propose, however.
to give you a conservative estimate
'0ut OF the thfrty-one precincts in the
country that we have po1led our majority
will not be less than GOO. From these fig
ures we will not recede one iota. for, II
anything. tho majority viii exceed this
OF the other ten precincts, OF which we
have not a complete poll, the worst we
can get Is to break even. To recapitu-
late. Spokane county will 90 Republican
by 1900. ana It would not surprise me II
II went 1,500. AS to governor. Mr.. Frirk
will surely carry the county. but possibly
by q slightly reduced majority from that
given the head of the ticket. The entire
county ticket will also be elected by good
safe majorities."
On wednesday last Chairman J. M
Jameson and Secretary Woydt, OF the
Democratic county committee, came out
with q simultaneous and first statement
giving figures on what they claimed to
be q complete poll Of the city. Their
claim was that the city would 60 Demo-
cratic by 1000 and the outside precincts
by 600. or a total majority Of Loo. This
claim was SO absurd that even the know
ing Democrats themselves laugh at II
when questioned as to. their belief IN It's
correctness. The Republican leaders ioof
upon It as being merely desperate ef-
fort to bolster up lost cause.
Two events have occurred this week
that have not redounded to the credit Of
the Democrats. The first was their blum
at holding q counter-demonstration on
the night before election and then make
political capital out OF the alleged refusal
parade me streets at the same time q
the Republican derqonstration. To avoid
any possible clash Of the two parades the
had been given the first permit. the DEM
ocrats hold their parade before or after
the Republican demonstration, or that
they use certain other downtown streets.
But the Democrats would not listen 70
this arrangement and made haste to ny
into print denouncing the mayor for dis
eliminating against them.
with Chairman Jameson and an agree
ment satisfactory to the latter concern
ing the matter was arrived at. Upon con-
sultation with the members OF his COM
mittee Chairman Jameson. however. an
nounced the next day that the Demo-
Gratis would hold no parade. Monday
night but instead. they would adopt
the Chicago method and station q dozen
speakers at as many different points
along Riverside avenue to address the
crowds that win be assembled to witness n
down on the part OF the Democrats 10
now construed as fear on their part to
pit a showing of their strength with the
The other event referred to was the
Injunction suit brought by the Democrats
TO prevent the name OF the Peoples
party from appearing among the names
Of the other political parties at the head
OF the ofI1cial ballot, and which conten-
ton Judge Prather sustained. The action
was brought at the. eleventh hour when
the ballots were all printed and some
even distributed 10 outside precincts
For ten days Auditor Hubbard has
81 everyone who wished 10 see II and.
Notwithstanding this fact Senator Turner
IN his argument before the court in the
injunction proceedings made s fseauen, ref.
be perpetrated on the part Of the Repub-
Leans In sending the ballot out In this
form This cry OF fraud. also partici-
pated In by the Democratic committee,
when absolutely no evidence OF the same
existed. has reacted against the party.
Charles Kinds. well known mining man
OF Chesaw. Wash, while In Spokane tho
other day gave thrilling descriptive ac-
count Of Incidents that he Witnessed in
north half OF the coiyiiie reservation 10
definite time for noon OF the opening day
ns q ss mss out from Bolster scr over ct
which point the hour was received by
telephone from Spokane. Immediately the
m ssa y Which s sS. s e ssn sS %
liar EXPLOSIONS along the tine by men sta
TONED for that purpose, BY this method.
into the reservation for distance Of fully
twenty-five miles In less than Ave min
utes
after noon, at the land once at wates-
Vile, small specks could be seen on the
horizon IN almost every direction, and
they became hoyeesnen gsllopinx furious-
~ TO the recording Office. IN several In
stances two ard three nssn were engaged
In a ueck-and-neck race for the same
piece OF land Then the excitement vas
intense. There were several shooting
ssrapes during The day as result Of me
came dashing up. some OF whom had rid
den nearly fifty miles BY ala on horse re.
lays previously arranged Several women
participated IN the mad race for homes
On the last stretch almost any price was
given for swift horses There was ma
terial enough in that laws events 10 FUR
nish a volume of true fiction"
That Eastern washington n receiving
a beneht from the Western Immigration
Il demonstrated at the local lard once
The largest number az original Homestead
entries made At Tits office during ary
Fs@ he 49, SIS A.