The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-17

The results of the Official canvass OF the
King county election returns confirm In
every particular the figures announced by
the Post-Inteiigencer the day after cleo
ton. The Republicans won an over
wbelming victory In the voting for every
Office.
The Mckinley electors carried the coun-
ty by 2.3s2 Congressman Jones received
the highest vote of any Of the congress
sional nominees Although J. T. Ronald
received 19l more votes than Congress-
man Cushman. the latter led F. c. Rob-
ertson by 1853. The two Republican nomi-
nees for the supreme bench were given
pluraifties OF almost 1900.
w. H. White, the Democratic nominee
for the unexpired term as supreme Judge.
carried the county only because he was
without opposition. He -polled little more
than the party strength The only vote
In opposition was cast in the Second pre-
cinct Of the Fifth ward. where some
jealous supporter OF Judge William Hick-
man Moore expressed his desire to have
that gentleman temporarily take up his
residence In Olympia.
The Post Intelllgencer's figures showed
that Gov. Rogers had carried King coun-
~ by a50 The official count places his plu-
rality at 81.
with the exception Of Senator Frink all
received substantial pluralities in this
county, ranging from Ellis. given to At
kinson for state auditor to 1885, Bryan's
plurality for superintendent Of public In
struction.
King county this year elected one menu
Der OF the upper house and thirteen rep
resentatives to the lower body OF the state
legislature. or that number the Repub-
licans secured the state senator and
twelve OF the representatives. One Dem
ocrat, Conway. In the Thirty-ninth rep
resentative district. managed to pull
through. That district has heretofore
been overwhelmingly Democratic and the
election OF both the nominees Of that par
~ was practically conceded but Com
stock, Rep. won out by the narrow mar
gin OF twenty votes. The only other close
district was the Thirty ninth. where Nc
Donald. one Of the Democratic nominees.
came within thirteen votes OF election.
A solid Delegatien.
The King county delegation in the next
legislature will be seventeen Republicans
and two fusionIsts. as foIlows:
Twenty-fourth senatorial district-J. J.
Smith. Rep.
Twenty-fifth senatorial district--Andrew
Heinrich. Rep. (Holdover)
Twenty-sixth senatorial disfrict-Harold
Preston, Rep. tHoldover1
Twenty-seventh senatorial district--W.
w: Wiltshire, Rep. (Holdover)
Twenty-eiHhth senatorial distrtct--I. Ii.
Andrews Rep: tHoldover.)
Tcnty-ninth senatorial district-Paul
Land. Pop. Woldover.)
Thirty-elghth representative district
John Rines and John Barclay. Reps.
Thirty-ninth representative district -
Fred ". Comstock. Rep. and James Con-
Fortieth representative district Reuben
w. Jones and James Dawes Reps
Forty-hrst representative district-Z B..
Rawscp and W. II. Lewis. Reps.
Forty-second representative district
Z. b. Albertson and Frederick r. Burch,
F'orty-thlrd representative distrlct--o
A.: Tucker. Edgar c. Raine and Watson
The Republican nominees for county Of
hces, With the exception of Van dc Van
ter Tor sheriff and White for prosecuting
attorney, Won with, many hundred votes
The pluraiities OF the Republicans
ranged from that figure TO 2,s3s, the yotes
4 G. smith had to spare In his contest
tor another term as county commissioner
from the Second district.
Walter Fulton. Dem, was elected pros
ecuung attorney by plurality Of s22
Cudthec's Big Plurality.
ut ihtktNt pibrhItf secured by anyone.
2sos, was that OF Edward Cudlhee Dem
now sheriff-eleet Several OF the other
pluralities passed 1850. the second bIsh
est being the ASA plurality OF the McKin-
ley electors
One OF the surprises OF the election was
the hravy vote polled by the three minor
parties, their aggregate strength being
somewhat IA excess Of 500. The Prohi,
nltlonlsts showed slight advantage over
the others although on most OF the rom.
w ouceA the Social Democrats had tha
Dcst % the victims. The Social Labor party
mustered strength OF about 80
= q coawrove, the arat az the pepnh.
hcan electors. ran ia votes ahead al his
coliengucs Much OF this advantage was
acquired ~ the expense of the entire RE
publican ticket, The massive Ballot proyet
too much for the understanding OF MANY
or the electors, Some OF these anpar.
entity desiring to vote the straight 10.
rSei n ticket marked ~ \ opposite Mr.
other scratch on the ballot. Seven ticket,
marked IN this way were found In oos
city precinct alone.
the only ones Ia the country bearInr az
names of both the two principal naminre.
Tor the presidency. Mckinley and nryam
Ihe former mamie appeArsd upon the tiek.
- as the choke Of the prohfbltionlsts ~,
commissioner % public lands. while MI
Bryan WAS nominated rs the Rapubite.n.
for superintendent Of public instruction
The presence 81 these two names ean.
fused some OF the not too well infnrr,eN
voters who read thA ballet hefara tnhr,S.
Ing y. In enc precinct IN the rSrpt wArl
ealict was found with an \ Opposite
Mckinley ans no, another scratch on N
Tho voters Intentions wsre evidently rona
hut hts execution Of them resulted ia ~.
recording Of one struggling PTOhfNitfor
vote m portion ef the city where tina,
party can never hope to gain any csp'
siderable strength.
The proposed amendment TO the con,
stitntton n regard 70 taxation. carried IN
kins county, a. IN the entire state. By /