The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1916-11-11
VIII son ELECTED
The Minority Winner of Four Years
Ago is Indorsed and Reelected This
Year by the Majority

Inc progressive VOIefS ol Clie
United States have reelected
Woodrow Wilson on the demo-
cratic ticket. Some republicans
affected surprise at his election,
while democrats were surprised at
the narrow margin of his victory.
The west, for the first time in his
tory, has taken a deciding hand
in the presidential election, and is
responsible for Wilson 5 reelec-
ton. Democrats, progressives,
republicans and socialists united
in the effort to retain the man
who has been president through
so many momentous events, and it
will i'll beft the democratic party
to claim this victory by itself.
The progressives who four years
ago indirectly elected Wilson
have this year directly reelected
him, as without their vote the
abundant flow of money from the
special interests Of the east would
have elected Hughes.
Betting in the east followed the
eastern conviction that their votes
would do the electing, and 10 to
8 were the odds against Wilson.
The west, however, was 10 to s for
Wilson>in nearly all late betting,
and it may now be said that the
west must hereafter be considered.
The election of a president with
out the aid of New York, Indiana
and Illinois was formerly consid-
cred impossible-but nothing is
impossible in the great west.
Only those who know Senator
Poindexter can understand why
he has received so great vote.
His record of always staying by
the popular side of public ques-
tions, regardless of party lines,
has made him friends in all parties,
and he is elected not for what he
promises, to do, but for what he
has done. He has stood stead
fastly by President Wilson's pro-
gram of reform measures, and
previously was leading progress
sive in congress. Knowing that
his future votes would be in 'ac-
cordance with whatever party
won, members of all parties voted
for him.
G. G. Dill, who was said to have
been elected to congress on the
democratic ticket two years ago
"by accident" was this time
elected by design, if the result Of
the vote indicates anything. He
being the first congressman from
this district who ever made any
impression in congress, was re-
turned because of the results he
has obtained, and because it was
believed he could continue getting
results. All parties contributed
to his election. Stevens was the
banner county in his election.
The wet and dry issue has been
thoroughly settled in this state by
the election of the dry candidate
Ernest Lister, and the overwhelm-
ing defeat of the two liquor meas
ures. Ridicule, abuse, false state
ments and all the underhanded eff
forts of the liquor interests were
unable to put over Mcbride.
Party lines were broken in elect
ing Lister, and democrats must
concede that his election was made
possible only by the republican
and progressive dries. Wet dem
ocrats voted along with wet re-
publicans for Mcbride.
Daniel H. Carey is elected to the
superior bench. The result of the
judgeship contest is a fortunate
settlement of a serious condition.
Mr.. Grinstead was largely beaten
by the misguided efforts of his
hackers in the character of the
contest that was waged, and not
because of any lack of personal
standing. On hearing the result,
he congratulated his opponent and