The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-08
ELECTION DAY
IN WALLA WALLA
Voting Was Slow Up to the
Noon Hour.
WEATHER FINE THRouenoU1 COUNTY
Indications Are That Heavy Vote Will
BE PoIlsd in Every Precinct
in County.
WEATHER FINE 1aRoueHoUI COUNTY
Indication. Are That Heavy Vote Will

Election day dawned bright with the
air little cool during the early hours
Of the morning. About 10 o'clock the
weather began to warm up and in the
afternoon it was very comfortable. All
the polling places had been placed in
shape and the officers were nearly all
on hand at the hour for the opening.
Just after the polls were opened there
was very brisk voting for half hour
and then it dropped off until the vot-
ing was very slow. At noon there was
another squirt and the election officers
were kept busy for about an hour
There was another lull until about 2
o'clock when the voters began pouring
into all the polling places at very
rapid rate. The indication at 2 o'clock
pointed to a large vote being pol1ed
tonight. The city was very quiet and
there was no excitement whatever.
were very much in evidence early in
the morning and have worked hard all
day to get out the voters whom they
believe would cast a vote in their
favor.
Both the democratic and republican
committees were on hand and had a
large force of men at each polling place
working in the interest of their re-
spective tickets.
The main fight up to o'clock today
was on governor, the people in gen.
| eral taking more interest in that office
than any other. The Turner support
ers seemed to be in the majority and
| they were very enthusiastic over the
| money wagered on the result up to 2
! o'clock today and the indications were
that nearly all the betting had been
done. -.
| Up to 1870 there had been 81 votes
cast in the city precincts. They
were divided as follows: Clark, 121;
Lewis, 159; Stevens, 1870; Simms, 10;
| Whitman, 1876; Steptoe, "A; Fremont
1875: Mullan. "a.
| Heavy Voting in Country.
Telephone messages received in
Walla Walla at noon today were to the
effect that the voting in Waitsburg
Prescott and the other precincts out
side of this city was very heavy
Good weather prevailed and the voters
went to the polls early in the morning
500 Officers of Election.
The following is the list Of the Off
GERS of the election in the eight pre-
cincts in Walla Walla city:
Thomas Taylor and E. J. Johnson
Judges; ]. Goodman and J. E. Thomp-
| son, clerks.
Fremont-George r. Grove, inspect
or; D. r. Allen and T. J. Rose, judges
J. c. Jones and L. o. Crowder, clerks
! Lewis-Milton Evans, inspector
John F. Mclean and w. Suite, judges;
E. E. Wright and Charles Buffum
clerks.
Mullan-L. M. Kerrick, inspector; L
C. Brown and Enos B. Palmer, judges
Joseph Ringhoffer and Stephen Ring
hotter clerks.
Sims-A. M. Nicholas, inspector; w
J. Corkrum and Robert Thompson
Judges; C. w. Phillips and w. w. Kim
merly, clerks.
Steptoe-J A. Beard, inspector; A
J. York and James Dacres, judges
Leslie Kirkman and G. S. Robinson
| clerks
| Stevens-A. P. Pearson, inspector;
E. w. Ending and T. Chabot, judges;
| S. Menkins and D. Wertheimer, clerks
! Whitman. L. Crowell, inspector;
Sam E. King and Dion Keefe, judges;
w. S. Cantonwine and Marvin Evans
! clerks.