The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-12
DEMOCRATS MAKE BIG HOLE IN
THE REPUBLICAN LEAD IN
THURsToN COUNTY.
Republicans Opposed to the Dominan
Faction Worked Early and Late
to Win.

electoral ticket carries InurStOn cOun-
ty bv plurality of 1900 Mead WI
have a majority over Turner of less
than $50. Coon will go out or the
county with a plurality Of about IT'S.
George Mills, republican candidate for
state treasurer, who was born in this
county, polled about the same vote
as the balance of the regular state
ticket outside of governor and lieu
tenant governor He will have total
majority of about 425 when all re-
turns are counted.
The republican congressional ticket
leads the democratic ticket by $50. AL
most complete returns are in from the
county. Only two precincts are lacking
on the state and national ticket and
one of these is complete on the county
ticket The precinct yet to hear from.
Grand Mound, is strongly republican.
1t will give Roosevelt and the repub-
iIIoI1 Sou6A q pun oiAtJ HI eAAS
precinct of over fifty.
The votes so far counted give the
following totals: Roosevelt, 1891; Par
ker, 721; Mead, 1443, Turner, 1881;
Coon, 1865, Judson, 1z26; Mills, 1868,
Mudgett, 1888.
Congressional: Republicans, 1893,
democrats, 1874. The republicans have
elected A. S. Ruth senator in the
Twenty district by p major
ity over Frank Kotick. S. W. Fenton
of Tenino, is elected representative in
the twenty eighth district by very
close vote, and Hopp, republican, in the
same district is defeated by Robert
Aver, democrat, by a very small mar
gin. The republicans have elected O.
V. Linn, superior judge for Mason and
ThurstOn counties by majority Of
sixty-eight over P. M. Troy in Mason
and about thirty in Thurston The re-
publicans also elect the school super
intendent by a small majority and cor
oner and wreck master
Democrats Make Heavy Inroads.
In spite of the overwhelming re-
publican majority for the national tick
et the democrats have made great in
roads on the county ticket and as a
result the next two years will show the
nearly complete democratic control in
county affairs that has existed since
1896. Thomas Connolly. candidate for
sheriff, leads the democratic ticket by
several hundred votes and is closely
followed by Fred Schomber for treas
urer. Bush Baker for clerk, Thomas
Lang ride for auditor, Horatio Alling
for prosecuting attorney and L. E. Du-
vail for assessor. Frank Rutledge
a close vote. w. H. Mitchell and P.
j. O'Brien are elected county commits
lican managers have not yet taken time
to analyze the vote by which the coun-
ty ticket was so thoroughly swamped.
1t is a matter of common knowledge
that combination of factions bent
upon the overthrow of the existing ma
chine worked early and late with the
democrats to incompass republican de-
feat The democratic campaign
speakers in their addresses prior to
the election openingly claimed the full
boxer vote for the democratic ticket
from Turner down, and apparently
their claims were justified
Brewery Man Takes Hand.
The democrats were aided in their
campaign by the influence of Leopold
Schmitt, owner of the Olympia brew
cry Mr.. Schmitts assessed valuation
on his brewery property was greatly
Increased this year fran what he
claims was an unjust figure. Mr..
Schmltt made particularly hard fight
on the county commissioners of the
dominant faction. He succeeded in
swinging large part of the saloon
vote into the democratic column and
his employees personally saw to get
ting the votres to the polls by means
OF carriages hired for that purpose.
The democrats had a strong ticket in
the field Their candidate for county
attorney, Horatio Alling, who is one
OF democratic orators of the state de-
voted four months to the campaign of
Thurston county. The immediate ef-
1ect of democratic success will prob
ably be an attempt to wrest the con-
troll of the city government from what
Is termed the ring" this fall.
Democrats claim that complete con.
troll of county affairs has now been
taken from the republicans for wears
TO come, and an effective camnaien
ciuo placed in the hands of the demo-
Gratis was the county auditors ANNA,
report, which. they were compelled r.
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