Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-11-07
Vote Of Confidence
Given To President

Coulee City voters placed an over
whelming stamp of approval on Presi-
dent Roosevelt at Tuesdays general
election by giving him and the vice.
presidential nominee, Henry A., Wal
lace the largest vote of any candidate
on the ballot.
AS in nearly every other polling
place the voting was heavy.
The gubernatorial race found Ar
thur B. LangGe, Republican, getting
16 more votes than c.. G.. Dill, Demo
crat. Victor Meyers, Democratic in
cumbent, was beaten locally by Char
les Maybury, Republican.
With nearly all precincts counted
! in the state, Langlie is holding
slight lead over Dill, and the COVER
norship will not be settled until next
Tuesday, when approximately $4,000
absentee ballots are counted. The Re-
publican candidates advantage was
around 1900 votes.
In all other contests, local voters
gave majority votes to Democratic
candidates.
Initiative 1879 was given a mega
tive vote, as was a proposed
amendment which would have per-
mitted the state legislature to regu-
late salaries of state officials. The
other proposed amendments and meas
ures voted upon won affirmative ma
jorities.
Following is the Coulee City and
Grant county figures. The figures list
ed first after candidates names are
local, with practically complete coun-
ty returns listed second:
President and Vice President.
Roosevelt Wallace, ID. ..23s 377S
Willkie-McNary, R. ~. ia 1912
United States Senator:
Mon G. Wallgren, D. -. 207 1922
Stephen F. Chadwick 80. 1875 1910
Rep. in Congress, 4th District:
Knute Hill, D. 49,. 223 1888,
Frank Miller, RI ...... 11s 1895
Governor:
C. c. Dill, D. ...... 1877 3008
Arthur B. Langlie, R. :. 1913 2O84
Lieutenant Governor:
Victor A. Meyers, D. ...l 155 3045
Charles R. Maybury, R. ;. 1872 1859
Secretary of State:
Belle Reeves, D. ...... 227 1903
Albert Johnson, R. 80. III lS45
State Treasurer:
Otto A. Case, D. 212 347S
Homer R. Jones, R. 80. ia 1886
State Auditor:
Cliff Yelle, D. .,....... 2l2 347o
George w. Blanchard, R. .113 1879
Attorney General:
Smith Troy, D. ........ 2O6 34l7
E. W. Anderson, R go. Ito 1903
Commissioner of Public Lands:
Progressive Jack Taylor D. 165 1918
John A. Gellatly, R. -. 1853 1643
State Insurance Commissioner:
VIM. A. Sullivan, D. -. 200 3467
Fred G. Becker, R. 49,. 104 1925
State Rep, 18th Dist. 1.-TWO elected)
Alfred j. Hanson, D. >. 1877 1915
Chester R. Thomas, D. :. 200 1853
Ed A. Anderson, r. 49,. 10 1910
County Commissioner, Dist. No. l:
G. P. O'Neil, D. ...... 229 3762
County Commissioner, Dist. No. q
Chris Larsen, D. ...... 215 342S
Gus Olander, R. $3.50. 81 1857
County Commissioner, Dist. No. 3:
J. B. Martin, D. ...... 197 1859
c. W.. Miller, R. =. ...... 10S 1045
Supt. of Public Instruction:
Pearl A. Wanamaker -. 81 1881
Stanley F. Atwood -. 1875 1781l
On the Judicial Ticket Walter B
Reals. Bruce Blake and Samuel n
Driver were -unopposed for the Su-
preme Court positions, and E. w.
schwellenbach was unopposed for the
Superior Court judgeship.
PLAN NEW YEARS DANCE
Coulee City firemen are planning a
benefit dance for New Years eve, 1T
was revealed this week. Proceeds will
go into the local fire department S
treasury.
WILL HOLD CAUCUS
A caucus will be held in the city
hall, Tuesday November 10, to select
candidates for the municipal election