The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-25
The Star Has Compiled the
Total Vote In All Counties

fThe star has finished a complete
compilation O. the votes east at the
last election FOR Roosevelt and
Parker. Mead and Turner in every
county IN this state. The oompila-
ton 81 as complete as any that Will
ever be- available. official or other
wise. In view 81 the fact that IN
several counties no official count
has been or will be made. aud shows
the results Ia the best form IN
which they have ever been pub
liahed Ed
President Rooaevclta plurality
over Alton n. Parker Ia Washing
ton 10 slightly above II GOO. while
that given 20 Albert y Mead for
governor IL but about II coo. q diff
ference o. 5000. showing on the
o. of tho returns that II Rooae-
velts majority had fallen within
even the widest expectations 81 his
admirers. Judge Turner would have
been elected governor.
The official canvass Of the re-
turns has been made In practically
every county In the state. and Of
fetal returns from most OF them are
AZ hand for tho purposes Of this cal
.eulation Unofficial returns. and In
a few instances incomplete returns
have been taken where the complete
or official returns are not available
The returns NJ hand show 9S.4s2
votes for ConErove. the first name
on the republican electoral ticket
to q .5G5 for Thiel. the first name
on the democratic electoral ticket
a lead for the Roosevelt elector Of
70.st7 In all there are probably
800 votes unreportrd and these
viii probably increase this lead by
500. making Rouseyelt's plurality
II 900 The unreportcd votes are In
Island. klickitst. OkonoEan aud
Wahkiakum counties.
The same returns give Mead IS al
aud Turner 56556. a plurality for
the republican candidate OF i6.Sl5.
A peculiarly Is shown by these
figures In that while the sum OF the
votes given Roosevelt and Parker
reaches but about i25. 600. the sum
OF the votes on the two leading can
didates for governor Is approx
mstely 5000 greater In small
measure this discrepancy Is ac-
counted for by the fact that in a
few instances the reports OF the
vote on governor are more complete
than those Of the vote on electors
hut IL Is much more largely due. no
doubt 20 the fact that many persons
who voted for minor candidates for
president voted for Mead or Turner
for governor.
In addition 20 showing that II was
only the tremendous popularity Of
Roosevelt that pulled Mr. Mead
through. and indicating n maEnifi-
cent tribute TO the personal popular
ity OF Judge Turner. these figures
show that the proportion Of indie
pendent voters In Washington is
probably larger than In any other
state In the union These figures
show that approximately $4,000 vet
era who did not vote for Parker for
president cast their ballots for
Judge Turner for governor. the vote
nf tho latter being more than 100
per cent higher than his party vote.
as indicated by the electoral ticket.
They show that some 1880 men
who voted for Roosevelt fnr presi-
dent. or approximately - per cent.
refused To vote for the republican
candidate for governor.
In many counties Independent
voting ON county tickets was de-
veloped 10 an even greater extent
than on the governorship. For in
stance In Snohomish county. where
Roosevelt received 212l votes and
Mead 4.622. J. G. Denny. the repuh-
llcan candidate for superior judge.
received but 3.576 and was defeat
cd. In Thurston county. where
Roosevelt received 2.12t votes and
Mead 1893. Guiberson, the repub-
liean candidate for sheriff received
but i.1S2 and was defeated by a
plurality OF 500. Yakima county
which Roosevelt carried by AGO
and Mead carried by csc elected q
democratic sheriff by over 300 plur-
atty. In this county. where Roose-
welt received %. Asa votes and Mead
1919 Lou Smith. the republican
candidate for sheriff. received but
16.Tz4. In Kitsap county. where
Roosevelt received 1,63s and Mead
$50. J. c. Denny. the republican
candidate for superior Judge, re-
ceived but .232. In Mason county,
whore Roosevelt received 65S votes
and Mead $50. Specie. the republic
can caadieate for assessor. received
but 90 10 Nanania county. whore
BpeemGb ueesqre 500 votes aud