The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-11-04
Prosser Progressive is
Only Winner Not a
Republican
OTHER CANDIDATES
WIN CONTESTS
Treasurers Race is Closest
Sellick is Also Glue
Candidate

M. M. Moulton, Kennewiclt
sticker candidate for the legisla-
ture, was defeated by Knute Hill,
of Prosser, the Progressive candi-
date. The complete count from all
of the so precincts in the county
gave Mr.. Hill a total of It'll and
Moulton 1887, while the republican
candidate, j. L. Addison received
285.
With this one exception the re-
publican candidates for county Of
flee carried the complete ticket.
There were two sticker candidates
in this election, Geo. Sellick, of
Finley, being a candidate for coun-
ty commissioner from this district.
Jim Shepherd was easily re-
elected to his office of sheriff, re-
ceiving total of 261O votes to his
opponents $50. Geo. w. Harris,
was the candidate on the Farmer
Labor ticket.
E. o. Keene was an easy winner
over B. w. Wagner, his democrat
ic opponent. Keene polled 2476
to Wagner's 500. Mr.. Keene will
be the county's clerk with which
has been combined the office and
duties of the auditor.
H. G. Forsyth, republican can
didate for the combined offices of
treasurer and assessor, won by 80
votes over his democratic oppon-
ent, Malcolm McDougal. Mr.. Nc
Dougal has been the county treas
urer and Mr.. Forsyth is the pres
ent assessor. After the first of the
year these two, offices will be
handled under one head.
Geo. Beardsley, republican, won
from G. W. Hamilton, democrat,
by vote of 1877 to 1908. Olaf
Stranwold, the republican candi-,
date for school superintendent,
had no opposition.
Ira Hawley, republican, was
elected county commission from
the first district, the middle sec
ton of the county, over his dem
ocratic opponent, by a vote Of
1915 to 925.
C. E. DeBow won from Alex
McNeill in the Prosser district by
vote of 1858 to 1885. Mr.. Nc
Neill was the democratic candi-
date. Mr.. DeBow is the present
commissioner, and was today elect
ed president of the board, taking
the place vacated by R. II. Briggs,
of Kennewick, who leaves tomor-
row for couple of months visit
in the east.
Mr.. Briggs was reelected COM
missioner from this district, re-
ceiving 2813 votes. He was op-
posed by Geo. Sellick, who became
a sticker candidate for the office
during the week. Mr.. Sellick re-
ceived SID votes, almost entirely
from the Finley and Hanford pre-.
cincts.
On the local ticket H. E. Hunt
lngton was unopposed for the Of
flee of justice of the peace. He is
democrat, and so is D. L. Taylor
who was reelected constable, both
on the republican ticket.
Every important polling place
IN the county was attended thru
out the day by workers for Moul-
ton and Hill, and in a few instanc-
es there were bitter rows during
the day between them. Bitter feel
ing has been engendered in this
end of the county against the
Prosser faction over the results
OF the votes in the west end.
In statement given out today
Mr.. Moulton stated that he was ex-
tremely grateful for the loyalty
Of his friends as shown in the
election. He said he fully appre-
clated the efforts made in his be-
half, realizing the obstacles raised
against a sticker candidate. He
said that from now on he would
be free to devote his entire time
to his law practice which had
been perforce more or less ne