Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-11-06
HOW 1T HAPPENED.
Old Idaho County Still in the
Democratic Column.

D0mOCratlC Column.
The returns from the county pre-
cincts, while not all in as we 90 to
press, are still sufficiently clear to
make the election of the entire
democratic county ticket, except
assessor and two Of the legislative
nominees, assuerd by large major
tiles. There has been material dis
satisfaction with the legislative end
Of the ticket among the rank and
file ever since Me convention last
August, and this dissatisfaction
has been consistently maintained
throughout the campaign. Charges
OF jobbery and trading, combina-
tions and other sharp practices
have been running amuck all
through the week preceding the
election. MaRee, for state senator,
was clearly traded by one of his
associates on the ticket. The
defeat Of Henry Williams for as
SCISSOR is simply unaccountble. He
is good man, a loyal democrat
and thoroughly competent for the
duties of the position, and yet he
is showed under by very large ma
jorities. The state ticket will re-
ceive probably the same majorities
as were given two years ago, but
we must await the returns from all
the distant precincts before precise
figures can be given.
The defeat of Judge Scales is
something to be distinctly regret
ted. The Moscow people are nat
urally clannish, and when it comes
to business proposition affecting
the business interests Of their city
they have no politics. They sim
ply throw their partisanship aside
and work for Moscow. SO in the
election OF judge for the second
judicial district they united on
Judge Steele because he is a Mos
COW man, a fact which means busi-
ness for the town. Consequently
they all voted for Steele for Judge,
not because they cared for Steele,
but because the removal Of the ju-
dicial headquarters to Grangeville
would have deprived Moscow of
the prestige and business which
now accrnes to them from it's pos
session. The vote for Mr.. Scales
in this county is very disappoint-
ing. In Grangeville he received
the best vote he has ever had in
this town, but in other precincts
the showing is far from satisfactory
to his friends.
At the time of going to press no
definite news concerning the state
election has come to hand. On
Tuesday night q dispatch came
over the wire saying that the re-
publican state ticket was elected by
5000 majority, but the only basis
for the statement appeared to be
that in one precinct some southern
county had given Morrison 20 ma
jority over Hunt. The democrats
do not concede the election of the
republican state ticket by any
means. Time enough to do this
when the returns are in from Sho-
shone, Kootenai, Washington, Ell
more, Lemhi, Idaho and other
democratic counties where the re-
suit will not be known for several
days. The republicans thought
they had landslide in this county
because the democrats slaughtered
their Legislative ticket here, but
when you come to look over the
msjOrities for the democratic state
ticket and for the successful candi-
dates on our county ticket, we can
not for the life Of US see where the
republicans can claim any satisfac-
tion out OF old Idaho county.
From present indications the DEM
ocratic majorities in this county
will be quite as large if not larger
than they were two years ago. The
democratic committee ar. pretty
we'll pleased with the showing thus
far. Owing to democratic dissatis-
faction they had not expected to
elect any Of the democratic legis-
lative nominees, and the fact that
two OF the four won out on their
election is certainly matter for con-
graduation on the democratic side
OF the house. II the republicans
can gather any consolation out of
the returns from this county they
certainly have our permission SO
to do. Old Idaho county is in the
democratic column to stay.
Nothing has been heard Of the
elections in the eastern states.
Democratic gains were looked for
back there In the congressional
elections because the people there
are the victims Of the artificial
high prices of the necessaries Of
life caused by trust control. In
the far west republican gains were
expected because our people are
the benefciaries Of the same high
prices.
The election returns published
elsewhere are unofficial and subject
to correction, but they are approx
imately correct. Several precincts
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