The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-09-10

The primary election continues to be
the chief topic of conversation in
Walla Walla, and many are the men
engaged in telling how it happened"
The sloWness Of the compilation of the
ht noon there was considerable doubt
as to the result on the governorship
fight, although most of the people on
the street seemed to think that the
nomination belonged to Cosgrove.
The Rupp- Smith Fight.
While the local Boxers are jubilant
as a result of Ankeny's 's-dafeat and
the nomination of Jones, which was as
sured beyond all doubt early this morn
ing, they feel keenly the defeat of Rupp
for prosecuting attorney The Ankeny
people on the other hand, rejoice that
they have this crumb of comfort left.
When Dorsey Hill learned that he
was defeated this morning he said:
Il am glad of it. AS soon as / knew
that the old man had gone down to
defeat 1 lost all desire to go to tile
legislature"
May Yet Be Fight.
NndC VIII Do the result OL the COll-
test. nobody in Wlalla Walla seems to
know Senator Ankeny declined today
to make any statement with reference
to his defeat or his future course Of
action. although his closest political
friends assert that he will accept the
result of the primary as final. On the
other hand. there seems to be an un-
dercul rent of feeling, originating no
one knows where, that Judge Smell, of
Tacoma, will carry the fight to the le-
gislature. In this connection, it is in
teresting to note that While both
Jones and Ankeny declared before the
primaries that they would accept the
result and insist that the pledges given
under Section 81 of the primary law
be lived up to. Smell said nothing
about this feature. 1t was not expected
that his vote would be anything appre-
ciable and both parties apparently
overlooked his candidacy. But it now
appears that he has polled consider
able vote, and it would not be at all
surprising if he would insist that since
none of the senatorial candidates have
received a clear majority of the votes
of the republican party, the contest
should become an open one in the
legislature. This feature of the case
has been generally discussed on the
streets today, and has served to ex-
cite the Jones supporters to a white
heat.
Came as a Shock.
The first indications given by cleo
ton returns yesterday afternoon
pointed to the nomination of Senator
Ankeny by an overwhelming majority,
and his supporters were almost be-
side themselves with joy at his vic
tory. Mcbride also seemed to be gen.
eral favorite throughout the state, as
far las could be learned, and the An
keny people in this city who waited on
the streets were wholly unprepared Tor
the tidings that came from Seattle 10
The Statesman at :35 o'clock yester-
day afternoon.
The telegram received was from the
Seattle Times office and said that Jones
was leading Senator Ankeny by some
1900 votes. out of 29 counties thai
had been heard from, and that In the
Mcbride was about 100 ahead
Of Cosgrove The report was given by
b,rlIetin from The Statesman once, !
and many remarks were heard to the
effect that the elegram was fake,
and wholly untrue. So thought frank
Yuse. at least, who has been one Of the
most ardent supporters of Senator
Frank strolled leisurely up the street
with his hands thrust deep in his
pockets. and with an air of self-sat-
isfaction in the thought that Senator
Ankenv had been gloriously nominated.
The bulletin caught Franks eye. and
his law dropped. For a moment ne
read in feverish haste the penciled