Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-11-09
REPUBLICANS CARRY OLYMPIA
PRECINCTS BY LARGE
MAJORITIES
EIGHT PRECINCTS WAIVER
Country Precincts Reveal Greatest
Strength Of Farmer.IRbOr
Party.

A detailed examination OF the
Thurston county vote in the general
election. as compiled from the unofii-
ci.l returns by Harry l.. Lewis.
county auditor. shows that the re-
publicans carried the IL precincts IN
Olympia by large and. in some cases,
overwhelming majorities. OF the re-
naming 27 precincts in the county,
IL went into the fold Of the Grand
Old Party. eight marched into the
camp Of the farmer-laborites, and
seven divided their allegiance. The
republican precincts are Bordeaux,
Grand Mound, Maxfleld. Maytown.
Mcintosh, McLane. Mud Bay. Roch-
ester. Skookumchuck. Tenino, and
Woodland. With the exception OF
Mud Bay and Rochester. all OF these
gave majo1ities.
The strength of the farmer-labor
movement was. revealed in Black
Lake, Gate. Hunters Point, PENN.
sula, Rainier. South Bay, Tono. and
Yelm. All Of these gave major
ities with Rainier. Tono. South Bay.
and Yelm rolling up surprising totals
for the new party.
The communities which wavered
between the forces of the republicans
and the farmer-laborites are Bucoda,
Chambers. Gull Harbor. Little Rock.
Puget, South Union, and Tumwater.
Bucoda and Chambers went for Har.
ding for president. but supported the
farmer-labor ticket on all other
offices except several county offices.
It gave Donnelley a majority of IL
over Carlyon for state senator.
Littlerock Splits Vote.
Littlcrock split its vote all down
the line. giving Harding q plurality
for president, France plurality of
one over Jones for senator, johnson
q plurality of one over Bone for con-
gresham, Bridges a plurality Of
three over Hart for governor, Bowles
q plurality of four over Coyle for
lieutenant governor, Harlin a plural
ity Of two over Hinkle for secretary
of state, a tie between Babcock and
Pease for state treasurer, Clausen a
majority of three over Adair for state
auditor, another tie between Thomp-
son and Phillips for attorney general,
plurality of five to Smyth over Say
idge for land commissioner. plural
ity of two for Preston over Ventzke
for state superintendent of public
instruction, Mecklem plurality Of
three over Fishback for insurance
commissioner. and a tie between Car
lyon and Donnelly for state senator,
For state representative Ljttlerock
gave plurality of two over Puckett.
and tie between Hubbard and Puck.
ett On the county Offices it took to
the republicans, except tieing be
tween CASTOR and Pinger fos assess
or.
South Union Switches.
South Union gave the republican
national nominees pluralities. but
switched on the state ticket, giving
pluralities to the farmer-laborites
with the exception Of Savidge ana
Fishback. who received pluralities
on the republican side Of the fence.
Donnelly had q preference of 80
votes over Carlyon, but for state rep.
resentatives the vote was split. Aspin.
wall and Puckett each receiving plu-
ralities. The county vote went to
the republicans with the exception of
the assessorship, which Pinger car
ried, and Ouellette came into the
lime-light with a democratic major.
ity of 21 over Weir.
Tumwater gave the republican
nominees majorities or pluralities on
all ofiices except that of governor,
where Bridges received a plurajty Of
%. over Hart. and that OF state sen.
ator, where Donnelly obtained a ma
jority of 81 over Carlyon.