East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-09-14
Progressive Candidate for
Washington Senatorial En-
dorsement Gets 10000
Plurality.
BURKE'S HOME COUNTY
49, VOTES FOR POINDEXTER
Returns i'm Washington Indicate One
OF Most Notable Victories Yet Ach-
ieved for Insurgency-Poindex
Gets More Votes Than. Both His
Opponents - McCredie Loses to
Warburton-LaFolle Is Leading.

Seattle, Sept. 14.-By an avalanche
Of popular votes yesterday, Washing
ton Joined the ranks Of the insurgent
states and progressive republicanism
scored one of its most notable tri-
umphs. The returns today show that
Miles Poindexter won a sweeping VIC
tory over his nearest rival Thomas
Burke and more than fulfilled the
most optimistic predictions Of his
friends. The senatorial endorsement
went to him by a plurality of 10000
votes and by majority over both his
opponents. King county. the home OF
Burke, was carried by Poindexter by
over 5000 votes, while Pierce county,
James NJ. Ashton's home, also de-
clared for the insurgent candidate.
Spokane county gave her representa-
tive q seven to one vote and the
whole OF eastern Washington went
for PoindeXter by n vote of four to
one. jefferson and Thurston coun-
ties are the only ones in doubt.
Congressman William E. Humphrey
of the first or Seattle district, author
friend of Speaker Cannon, has been
defeated for denomination by plu-
rality that promises to run into thou
sands, his successful opponent being
Thomas p. Revelle, who ran as an
ahti-Cannon candidate and in his cam
paign literature condemned the Payne
tariff law. Revelle until five years
ago was a clergyman of the Methodist
Protestant church, and he Is an ora
tor of no mean ability. He has been
a city councilman, but has not been
prominent in local politics. He went
into the campaign after hearing the
insurgents denounced at recent
meeting of regular republicans in Sc
attle. Congressman Humphrey, when
the campaign against him became hot
announced that he would vote for
Cannon for speaker under any cir
cumstances.
The labor unions at the urging OF
National President Furuseth Of the
Coast Seamen's union waged an ef-
fective fight on Humphrey, who was
accused OF sitting legislation for the
benefit of American seamen.
National interest in the Washing
ton primary was Nnetteu ny Tie clAoft
which President Taft made two weeks
ago, through Secretary Ballinger, to
concentrate the opposition to Mr..
Poindexter upon one regular candi-
date.
The president obtained the with
drawal of former Senator John L.
Wilson of Seattle, but James NJ. Ash
ton of Tacoma and Thomas Burke
Of Seattle insisted on remaining In
the race and dividing the regular
vote. The balloting yesterday shows
that q concentration of the regulars
would not have changed the result.
Practically all the candidates for
the legislature are pledged to vote for
the candidate receiving the highest
vote and there can be no hitch over
the election Of Poindexter.
Warburton, an insurgent, has car
ried his district by 5000 over Con-
gresham McCredie. In the third
eastern Washington district William
LaFollette leads all of his opponents.
He is a counsin of the senator from
Wisconsin. The result probably
means that the entire Washington
delegation in congress will be insur-
rent