The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-04
Predictions of Victory Received
From Every County.
EASTERN WASHINGTON GAINS
National Committeeman Baker, OF
GoIdendnIe. says southern part
of state VIII Give Increased Ma
torftfes for Tfcket-JudEe NC
bride sends Message Telling Of
Campaign In whitman County.

A. TIE caups!en progresses the reports
received at Republican state headquarters
from the various counties. especially those
Of Eastern Washington. continue TO grow
more satisfactory. The question has long
ago become merely one of Republican
msiorlties. in the Judgment OF State
Chairman schlveiy, and each day letters
and kilograms he receives strengthen him
in this belief,
A visitor at state headquarters yester-
day was George III. Baker. OF Goidendale.
Republican national committeeman and
state senator from Klickitat county
Southern washington. says Mr.. Baker. Is
safe for the entire Republican ticket.
Klickitat county, he says. has always
been 4 stanch Republican county, and
will this year Increase Its majority for the
ticket TO fully 800. Two years ago the
ma tority was aout 400, and In the Bryan
year OF 1895 about 800.
There are no Populists In our county"
said Senator Baker yesterday. The few
we had have long ago turned Democrat,
and the party Is dead and forgotten. The
Silver Republican element Of fusion was
something we were fortunate In escaping.
Kiickitat " a sound money county, and
the Democrats lost many votes four years
ago through indorsing free silver. ! be-
iieve that the Silver Republican, OF the
fingers Of my two hands when they were
most numerous.
Every Democratic campaign orator
who visits Southern washington and dis
cussss the silver question makes votes for
Mckinley and Roosevelt. This fact was
exempllfed when. Mr.. Ronald visited
Goldendale recently. He was preceded by
neat speech and created good impress
good be may have done for the Demo
anced by Mr.. Ronald. whose nrst words
were. II you don't want to vote for sill
yer you needn't vote for me- He threw
= wet blanket on the proceedings that
was not lifted during the rest of the even
sThs Republican party should by all
means encourage the opposition 20 keep
KHnsa on sn vo, ss.nr ,os hts silver
ern and Eastern Washington.
On my way TO Seattle ! spent a few
days 70 Clarke coanty. There was In
success could not be brighter The county
committees predicts Republican majority
Of 200. Everywhere have. been IN the
state recently have found the Repub-
prediction that We will carry the state
BY not less than 10000 for Mckinley and
Roosevelt The national ticket IT, I think.
that there sre this year many 1 oe
support Gov. Rogers"
Ihe so-called apathy OF Eastern WASH
inGton Republicans died At Colfax last
night. Whitman county II safe" This
was the lAcoric message received BY
Chairman echively yesterday from Judge
Henry Mcbride. Republican candidate FOR
lieutenant Governer. who n now cam
paiKniH9 IN Whitman county with Sen
ator Frfnk. announcing the success NJ
their meeting At the town mentioned.
The camraigners visited Cotton yester-
day afternoon and were. at Pullman last
night. Today they VIII speak Mt Guy
ana Endicott and tomorrow make their
last stop In the county at Paiouse.
Tho Republican campaign IN whatcom
county h 70 be opened tonight at Fair
haven by Hermen w Craven. Of this city
ana George l.. Mckay. OF Tacoma, two
OF the most accomplished orators the
party posscsses on this side OF the mount
aims Tomorrow Mr.. Craven and Mr. Nc
Kay viii visit Ferndale, in the same conn
w, where arrangements for grand RE-
publican rally have been perfected
IN King county tonight the most i'm
portnnt Republican meeting will be- that
10 De held AT Duwamish John Rinss
VINO has charge of preparations for the
meeting. saws that u win be one Of The
oiu-fsshioned kind. with plenty of good
campaign music and fireworks both real
and ornsorical, State Chairman Schtyely
and John III Powell win be the speakers
inc Philippine quartrtte VIII be present