USA > Washington > Kittitas County > An illustrated history of Klickitat, Yakima and Kittitas counties; with an outline of the early history of the state of Washington > Part 48
USA > Washington > Yakima County > An illustrated history of Klickitat, Yakima and Kittitas counties; with an outline of the early history of the state of Washington > Part 48
USA > Washington > Klickitat County > An illustrated history of Klickitat, Yakima and Kittitas counties; with an outline of the early history of the state of Washington > Part 48
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For delegate, Thomas Burke, Democrat, 284, Thomas H. Brents, Republican, 311; brigadier- general, James McAuliff, Democrat, 274, G. W. Tibbitts, Republican, 320; quartermaster-gen- eral, J. W. Bomer, Democrat, 274, R. G. O'Brien, Republican, 315; commissary-general, James W. Hunt, Democrat, 279, A. K. Bush, Republi- can, 317 ; adjutant-general, F. Guttenberg, Dem-
ocrat, 281, M. R. Hathaway, Republican, 313; member board of equalization, first district, George W. Goodwin, Democrat, 326, F. C. Frary, Republican, 260; joint councilman, Williamn Bigham, Democrat, 270, J. W. Greden, Republi- can, 308; representative, George S. Taylor, Dem- ocrat, 315, John A. Shoudy, Republican, 259; prosecuting attorney, E. P. Boyls, Democrat. 234, D. P. Ballard, Republican, 332; probate judge, L. H. Brooks, Democrat, 298, D. W. Stair, Republican, 288; auditor, W. M. Ross, Democrat, 238, S. T. Munson, Republican, 354; sheriff and assessor, F. D. Schnebly, Democrat, 297, David Lesh, Republican, 284; treasurer, G. J. Gervais, Democrat, 296, G. W. Carey, Democrat, 284; commissioners, second district, F. M. Thorp, Democrat, 118, W. G. Douglass, Republican, 196, Robert Dunn, Republican, 127, A. J. McDaniel, Democrat, 103, third district, F. M. Thorp, 94, W. G. Douglass, 145, Robert Dunn, 177, A. J. McDaniel, 180; school superintendent, W. H. Peterson, Democrat, 351, J. O. Clark, Republi- can, 236; surveyor, J. L. McGinnis, Democrat, 217, J. A. Navarre, Republican, 365; sheep com- missioner, Charles Longmire, Democrat, 278, M. Beeker, Republican, 311; coroner, C. Schnebly, Democrat, 266, C. J. Taft, Republican, 318.
On March 31, 1882, the county building at Yakima City was destroyed by fire, burning the archives which had been accumulating there for a decade and a half. Except a few odd and unimportant reports, every record was devoured by the flames, entailing a loss upon the county which can never be repaired. The county im- mediately began work upon a new and larger courthouse, which was completed in due time and which does service to-day.
At their meeting August 9, 1882, the county commissioners laid out the county into three commissioners' districts, as follows:
No. I .- Commencing at a point at the mouth of the Ahtanum creek; thence running up said creek to its head, thence in a westerly course to the county line, thence north along said county line to a point due west from the summit of the dividing ridge between Wenas and Umptanum creeks, thence easterly to said dividing ridge, thence along said ridge in an easterly direction to the Yakima river, thence down said river to the place of beginning.
No. 2 .- Commencing at a point where the north line of district No. I intersects the Yakima river near Squaw creek, thence up said creek to the summit of the mountain, thence in an easterly course to the head of Priest rapids on the Colum- bia river, thence up said river to the north bound- ary of Yakima county, thence west along said boundary line to a point due west of the dividing ridge between Wenas and Umptanum creeks, thence easterly to said dividing ridge, thence along said dividing ridge in an easterly course to the place of beginning.
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No. 3 .- All of the county not included in dis- tricts No. 1 and No. 2.
At this same session of the county court grand jurors and petit jurors were drawn as follows: Grand, A. D. Eglin, J. C. Ellison, Daniel Fish, Robert Fleming, P. J. Flint, S. R. Geddis, Fish Canthorn, C. P. Cooke, L. L. Thorp, William Masters, David Murry, G. S. Taylor,. William Liptrap, Joseph Bartholet, Joseph Bowser, T. Haley, J. H. Carpenter, R. M. Canady, L. Pool, Charles Harper, H. M. Bryant, J. Jenson, J. P. Mattoon, W. M. Ross; petit, C. B. Reed, K. Bales, Mat. Bartholet, G. W. Cary, C. C. Cole- man, C. M. Duncan, James Eglin, S. S. Foster, T. B. Goodwin, D. Heaton, A. J. Hodges, John Miller, Jock Morgan, John Nelson, Thomas Kelly, Charles McGlothlen, Charles Longmire, A. J. Burge, E. E. Burge, E. E. Butler, N. Hecox, D. Sinclair, J. P. Marks, W. L. Stabler, Josiah Wiley, J. W. Masters.
In 1882 the county was divided into twelve precincts, which, together with the name of the voting place in each, are herewith given: Horn, James Baxster's residence; Parker, schoolhouse; Yakima City, courthouse; Ahtanum, Marks' schoolhouse; Cowiche, old schoolhouse; Wenas, schoolhouse; West Kittitas, Packwood school- house; East Kittitas, Ellensburg; Peshastin, Lockwood & Cooper's; Simcoe, agency; Alder creek, Beckner's schoolhouse; Moxee, Charles Splawn's house. The only record of the election of 1882 which we have found shows only the vote for territorial officers. By these returns Thomas Burke, Democratic candidate for delegate, is credited with 301 votes, Thomas H. Brents, Republican, with 478; Samuel Vinson, Democrat, for brigadier-general, 358, M. A. McPherson, Republican, 400; W. A. Wash, Democrat, for commissary-general, 350, C. B. Hopkins, Repub- lican, 447; D. W. Bomer, Democrat, for quarter- master-general, 327, J. H. Smith, Republican, 459; L. S. Debeau, Democrat, for adjutant-gen- eral, 322, R. G. O'Brien, Republican, 457; D. P. Ballard, Democrat, for district attorney, 264, R. O. Dunbar, Republican, 430. The legislative campaign was waged on the issue of division, the Kittitas valley deeming itself now strong enough to support a local government and demanding segregation. John A. Shoudy, of Ellensburg, received. the Republican nomination and was elected. In the fall of 1883 he carried out his pledge and succeeded in securing the creation of Kittitas county. The county officers elected to serve Yakima in 1882 were: Commissioners, J. W. Masters, David Murray, S. R. Geddis, Republicans; sheriff-assessor, J. J. Tyler, Re- publican; treasurer, John A. Splawn, Democrat; probate judge, I. A. Navarre, Republican; audi- tor, S. T. Munson, Republican; surveyor, T. H. Look, Republican; sheep commissioner, A. D. Eglin, Republican.
Commissioner Goodwin resigned his office
February 7, 1884, and S. R. Geddis was taken outside of Yakima county by the creation of Kit- titas county. They were succeeded by M. M. Adams and H. H. Allen.
The whole territory was aroused in 1884 by an agitation of no small proportions which had for its purpose the cancellation of unearned Northern Pacific land grants. After a vexatious delay of many years the Northern Pacific had, in 1883, commenced work upon its Cascade branch, but there were still many hundreds of miles of unbuilt road for which an imperial domain had been granted the company. Stirred by thoughts that a monstrous wrong was being inflicted upon the people by the Northern Pacific corporation, a powerful anti-railroad party sprang up, which seriously upset party lines in 1884 and in 1886 also. In Yakima county J. M. Adams, editor of the Signal and afterwards editor of the Spokane Review, led the Anti-Monopoly party. Upon the occasion of the Republican county convention, held August 23d at Yakima City, for the purpose of nominating delegates to the territorial conven- tion, a bloody affray was narrowly averted. One wing of the party wished to nominate Anti-Mon- opolist delegates; the other refused, whereupon hot words ensued. The prompt services of Sheriff Tyler prevented a physical collision, and the two factions finally agreed to occupy the hall in peace and each nominate a ticket. At the ter- ritorial convention contests were inaugurated by the two factions for seats, which resulted in the defeat of the Anti-Monopolist delegates. The Democrats nominated Voorhees upon an Anti- Monopolist ticket. Of the 41,858 votes cast for delegate that fall, Voorhees, Democrat, received 20,995, Armstrong, Republican, 20,747, scatter- ing, 16, giving the office to Voorhees. Of this vote, fully 10, 000 were cast by women. In Yaki- ma county the vote cast was as follows:
For delegate, J. M. Armstrong, Republican, 448, C. S. Voorhees, Democrat, 582; brigadier- general, W. M. Peel, Republican, 489, J. Mc- Auliff, Democrat, 541; adjutant-general, R. G. O'Brien, Republican, 496, William E. Anderson, Democrat, 536; quartermaster-general, D. B. Jackson, Republican, 491, Frank Harris, Demo- crat, 540; commissary-general, H. W. Living- ston, Republican, 488, Simon Berg, Democrat, 540 ; prosecuting attorney, S. Smith, Republican, 326, Hiram Dustin, Democrat, 694; joint council- man, John A. Shoudy, of Kittitas, Republican, 316, J. B. Reavis, of Yakima, Democrat, 682, Reavis being elected; joint representative, W. L. Stabler, Yakima, Republican, 466, C. P. Cooke, Kittitas, Democrat, 567, Cooke being elected; sheriff, J. J. Tyler, Republican, 521, J. H. Conrad, Democrat, 485; auditor, S. T. Munson, Republi- can, 560, J. H. Morrison, Democrat, 461; treas- urer, Charles E. McEwen, Republican, 370, J. A. Splawn, Democrat, 648; probate judge, Edward Pruyn, Republican, 455, L. H. Brooks, Democrat,
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566 ; school superintendent, Ella S. Stair, Repub- lican, 505, W. F. Jones, Democrat, 508; surveyor, I. A. Navarre, Republican, 389, C. F. Reardon, Democrat, 619. Mr. Munson, auditor-elect, died before taking office, and the vacancy was filled by Kate W. Feuerbach, appointed by the board of county commissioners. John Cowan was appointed sheep commissioner by the board in February, 1885. The vote for county commis- sioners is missing. but the records show that John M. Young, L. N. Rice and P. J. Flint were elected. Young resigned in May, 1885, and was succeeded by Ira Van Ant Werp; Rice resigned in August, 1886, and was succeeded by John W. Brice. In 1886, also, Sheriff Tyler, resigned, was succeeded by F. T. Parker, and Ross Elliot was appointed surveyor to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Navarre.
By 1886 the anti-railroad agitation had nearly died out, though the effect of it upon Yakima county politics was very noticeable for many years afterward, owing principally to the fact that it was here the movement really started and here it was the strongest. Local politics were considerably stirred by the entrance into the field of a number of independent or factional candi- dates; also by the hard feelings engendered by the removal of the county seat from Yakima City to North Yakima in that year. The removal was accomplished by an act of the legislature, approved by Governor Squires January 9th. The official vote was as follows:
For delegate to congress, C. M. Bradshaw, Republican, 359, C. S. Voorhees, Democrat, 667: brigadier-general, George D. Hill, Republican, 417; adjutant-general, R. G. O'Brien, Republi- can, 414; quartermaster-general, D. G. Lovell, Republican, 417 ; commissary-general, W. C. Ells- worth, Republican, 417: joint councilman, S. A. Wells, Republican, 386, C. P. Cooke, Democrat, 633, elected; representative, T. J. V. Clarke, Republican, 405, G. W. Goodwin, Democrat, 590; prosecuting attorney, C. B. Graves, Republican, 408, H. J. Snively, Democrat, 615 ; sheriff, D. E. Lesh, Republican, 471, J. H. Conrad, Democrat, 418, F. T. Parker, Independent, 130; auditor, W. F. Prosser, Republican, 549, Oscar Van- syckle, Democrat, 465; treasurer, W. C. Chap- man, Republican, 294, J. A. Splawn, Democrat, 675, J. C. McCrimmon, Independent, 55; probate judge, S. C. Morford. Republican, 451, J. G. Evans, Democrat, 435, J. W. Beck, Independent, 132; school superintendent, Mrs. M. B. Curtis, Republican, 547, Annie Mattoon, Democrat, 446; surveyor, J. A. Leach, Republican, 547, P. D. Brooke, Democrat, 474, scattering, 17; coroner, C. J. Taft, Republican, 482, Thomas McCaus- land, Democrat, 509; commissioners, first dis- trict, W. H. Lipstrap, Democrat, 615, J. F. Sinclair, Republican, 403, second district, Fenn B. Woodcock, Republican, 491, J. A. Stephen- son, Democrat, 522; third district, F. K. Beard,
Democrat, 512, A. C. Ketchum, Republican, 509.
An election held June 28, 1886, for the pur- pose of deciding for or against local prohibition, resulted in a large affirmative vote being given in the precincts of North Yakima, Yakima, Wenas and White. No returns from other pre- cincts are given.
There were no local issues of importance in 1888, national issues predominating in view of the fact that early statehood was expected and the territory wished to make a strong showing for the benefit of the national parties. The terri- tory went Republican by a large majority. The officers elected to serve Yakima county may be seen from the election returns which follow:
For delegate, John B. Allen, Republican, 461, C. S. Voorhees, Democrat, 398, Roger S. Greene, Prohibitionist, 51; brigadier-general, A. P. Curry, Republican, 442, J. J. Hunt, Democrat, 405, S. B. Voorman, Prohibitionist, 64; adjutant- general, R. G. O'Brien, Republican, 439, H. Butler, Democrat, 405, H. Brown, Prohibitionist, 65; prosecuting attorney, W. J. Milroy, Repub- lican, 390, H. J. Snively, Democrat, 483; joint councilman, J. M. Snow, Republican, 439 (elected), Clay Fruit, Democrat, 408, H. C. Walters, Independent, 60; representative, I. A. Power, Republican, 398, Daniel Gabe, Democrat, 352, John W. Brice, Independent, 158; probate judge, D. W. Stair, Republican, 425, L. C. Par- rish, Democrat, 397, J. W. Beck, Independent, 87; sheriff, D. E. Lesh, Republican, 472, Joseph Stephenson, Democrat, 377, F. T. Parker, Inde- pendent, 60; auditor, Mat. Bartholet, Democrat, 456, W. F. Prosser, Republican, 386, J. B. Chap- man, Independent, 67; treasurer, George W. Cary, Democrat, 441, Robert Dunn, Republican, 313, James Stewart, Independent, 155; surveyor, James Hall, Republican, 483, T. H. Look, Dem- ocrat, 413 ; superintendent of schools, Hilda Eng- dahl, Democrat, 434, O. Vaughn, Republican, 429 ; sheep commissioner, Walter Griffith, Repub- lican, 502, John Witzel, Democrat, 406; coroner, J. O. Clark, Republican, 432, Thomas McCaus- land, Democrat, 404 ; commissioners, first district, John Cleman, Republican, 437, E. W. R. Taylor,
Democrat, 394, G. S. Taylor, Independent, 79: second district, H. D. Winchester, Republican, 425, opposition candidate and vote not given: third district, J. M. Brown, Republican 415, H. W. Creason, Democrat, 415, M. B. Curtis, Inde- pendent, 78. Brown was awarded the office of commissioner.
With statehood in 1889 came an additional election, which was of especial interest to resi- dents of Yakima county because of the candidacy of their metropolis for the honor of being state capital. As this matter is discussed fully else- where, it will not be necessary to take it up in this chapter. One of Yakima's honored citizens, Colonel L. S. Howlett, was a very prominent
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candidate before the Republican state convention at Walla Walla for governor. He was offered the nomination for lieutenant-governor, but declined. The state went Republican by from 9,000 to 11,000 majority. The vote in this county follows:
For congressman, J. L. Wilson, Republican, 581, Thomas Griffits, Democrat, 494; governor, E. P. Ferry, Republican, 537, Eugene Semple, Democrat, 519; lieutenant-governor, Charles E. Laughton, Republican, 558, L. H. Plattor, Dem- ocrat, 485 ; secretary of state, Allen Weir, Repub- lican, 539, W. H. Whittlesey, Democrat, 530; auditor, Thomas M. Reed, Republican, 578, J. M. Murphy, Democrat, 485; treasurer, A. A. Lind- sey, Republican, 575, M. Kaufman, Democrat, 494; attorney-general, W. C. Jones, Republican, 518, H. J. Snively, Democrat, 547 ; superintend- ent of public instruction, R. B. Bryan, Republi- can, 558, J. H. Morgan, Democrat, 510; land commissioner, W. F. Forrest, Republican, 583, Goodell, Democrat, 487; supreme judges, R. O. Dunbar, Republican, 584, W. D. White, Democrat, 481, T. L. Stiles, Republican, 503, J. L. Sharpstein, Democrat, 492, E. P. Hoyt, Republican, 563, J. P. Judson, Democrat, 482, T. J. Anders, Republican, 577, J. B. Reavis, Democrat, 483, E. D. Scott, Republican, 568, Frank Ganahl, Democrat, 482; superior judge, C. B. Graves, Republican, 620, Hiram Dustin, Democrat, 425: joint senator, J. M. Snow, Republican (elected), 538, R. M. Starr, Demo- crat, 523: representative, John Cleman, Repub- lican, 544, David Longmire, Democrat, 523: clerk of the court, Richard Strobach, Democrat, 491, Dudley Eshelman, Republican, 552 : consti- tution, for, 845, against, 115; woman suffrage, for, 356, against, 585; prohibition, for, 337, against, 589; state capital, North Yakima, 1,045, scattering, 27. The total state vote received by North Yakima was 14,707, by Ellensburg, 12,833, and by Olympia, 25,488. The constitution was adopted by a vote of 38,394 to 11,895. The woman suffrage article received 16,855 affirma- tive votes and 34,342 negative votes. Prohibi- tion was defeated by a vote of 31,881 to 19,241.
The first political club organized in the county of which we have any record was formed at the city hall in North Yakima, August 19, 1890, the following officers being chosen: President, B. F. Young: vice-presidents, W. L. Jones, J. K. Ward, J. J. Chambers, C. W. Henry and Wallace Wiley; secretary, M. H. Ellis; treasurer, F. B. Lippincott: executive committee, F. M. Spain, R. B. Milroy and John Reed. The club was Republican in political faith.
The Republican county convention met at North Yakima, in the courthouse, September 20th following. A week later the Democrats met at the same place. In strong contrast to the platform of the Republicans, the Democrats adopted a platform favoring the making of all
money issued full legal tender for all debts; favor- ing the proposition that the government loan money at a rate not exceeding two per centum per annum; condemning the donation of large tracts of public territory to private corporations; favoring the choosing of president. vice-presi- dent, senators and all other federal officers, where practicable, by direct vote of the people ; demand- ing that old soldiers be paid the difference between the depreciated currency paid them and the price of gold when so paid; upholding the doctrine of government ownership of all public utilities, and asking for a readjustment of rail- road rates in the state of Washington. The cap- ital question not having been decided in 1889, the voters again voted for their favorite cities in 1890, Olympia being chosen by a vote of 37,413 as against 7,722 . for Ellensburg, and 6,276 for North Yakima. The vote cast in this county in 1890 was:
For congressman, Robert Abernathy, Prohi- bitionist, 40, John L. Wilson, Republican, 455, Thomas Carroll, Democrat, 438; joint senator, with Klickitat, J. T. Eshelman, Democrat, 574, D. W. Pierce, Republican, 468, Eshelman being elected; representative, H. J. Snively, Democrat, 544, B. F. Young, Republican, 515: auditor, Matthew Bartholet, Democrat, 526, Myron H. Ellis, Republican, 529; sheriff, David Longmire, Democrat, 417, D. W. Simmons, Republican, 644; clerk, F. D. Eshelman, Democrat, 579, D. W. Stair, Republican, 466; treasurer, G. W. Cary, Democrat, 475, G. O. Nevin, Republican, 561 ; assessor, George Hull, Democrat, 495, E. A. Shannafelt, Republican, 548; attorney, L. C. Parrish, Democrat, 478, J. A. Rochford, Repub- lican, 566; superintendent of schools, J. G. Law- rence, Republican, 647, Hilda Engdahl-Meystre, Democrat, 392 ; surveyor, J. T. Kingsbury, Dem- ocrat, 425, W. H. Redman, Republican, 620; cor- oner, J. Jay Chambers, Republican, 538, S. W. Rodman, Democrat, 490; commissioners, first district, H. W. Creason, Democrat, 494, F. Kandle, Republican, 536, second district, John McPhee, Democrat, 430, John Reed, Republican, 448, third district, Nelson Rich, Republican, 464, Joseph Stephenson, Democrat, 539; sheep com- missioner, S. J. Cameron, Republican, 523, John* Cowan, Democrat, 471; state capital, North Yakima, 949, Olympia, 30, Ellensburg, 14.
A state organization of the Knights of Labor was effected at North Yakima, Friday, July 17, 1891. Besides the members of this order, there had gathered in the city representatives of the Farmers' Alliance, Good Templars, trade unions and kindred associations, who assembled the fol- lowing afternoon with the Knights at Switzer's Hall and organized the People's party of Wash- ington. Forty-one delegates presented creden- tials. Con Lynch, of King county, was chosen chairman, and R. Bridges, secretary. The Cin- cinnati platform was indorsed in the platform
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adopted by the party. E. B. Sutton, represent- ing the state Temperance Alliance, endeavored to secure the adoption of woman suffrage and prohibition planks, but failed. Thus was given formal birth to the powerful third party in this state-a party that was destined to give its two older rivals a battle royal for supremacy.
The People's party was formally organized in Yakima county, Wednesday, July 13th, by dele- gates representing the Farmers' Alliance, the Industrial Union, the Progressive Alliance and the Knights of Labor. The county convention was held at the same time. In its platform, the party indorsed and adopted the Omaha platform, and, among other things, protested against the "frivolous and false protests of the Northern Pacific Land Company in its efforts to defraud bona fide settlers out of their rights." The Re- publicans held their county convention Saturday, July 30th, and the Democrats theirs August 13th. The Democratic nominee for governor this year was Honorable H. J. Snively, one of Yakima's most highly respected and popular citizens, whose nomination and campaign were an honor both to his home and to himself. But the Republican majority in the state was too great to be over- come by any Democrat, and Yakima's candidate went down to defeat with his associates. The official canvass of votes in this county shows the returns to be as follows:
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For president, Harrison, 630, Cleveland, 502, Weaver, 375; members of congress, John L. Wilson, William H. Doolittle, Republicans, 602 and 601 respectively, Thomas Carroll, James A. Munday, Democrats, 539 and 518 votes respect- ively, J. C. Van Patton, M. F. Knox, Populists, 368 and 361 votes respectively; governor, John H. McGraw, Republican, 504, Henry J. Snively, Democrat, 604, C. W. Young, Populist, 405, Roger S. Greene, Prohibitionist, 23; lieutenant- governor, Frank H. Luce, Republican, 571, Henry C. Willison, Democrat, 513, C. P. Twiss, Populist, 365, D. G. Strong, Prohibitionist, 21 ; secretary of state, James H. Price, Republican, 605, John McReavy, Democrat, 489, Lyman Wood, Populist, 366, W. H. Gilstrap, Prohibition- ist, 16; auditor, Laban R. Grimes, Republican, 606, Samuel Bass, Democrat, 482, Charles C. Rudolph, Populist, 361, Christian Carlson, Pro- hibitionist, 14; treasurer, O. A. Bowen, Repub- lican, 605, Harrison Clothier, Democrat, 485, W. C. P. Adams, Populist, 368, G. W. Stewart, Prohibitionist, 16; attorney-general, William C. Jones, Republican, 563, Richmond H. Starr, Democrat, 524, Govnor Teats, Populist, 356, Everett Smith, Prohibitionist, 21; supreme judges, Thomas J. Anders, Elmon Scott, Repub- licans, 619 and 593 votes respectively, Eugene K. Hanna, William H. Brinker, Democrats, 494 and 472 votes respectively, G. W. Gardiner, Frank T. Reid, Populists, 341 and 349 votes respectively ; superintendent of public instruction, Charles W.
Bean, Republican, 592, John H. Morgan, Demo- crat, 495, John M. Smith, Populist, 350, W. M. Heiney, Prohibitionist, 24; commissioner of pub- lic lands, William T. Forrest, Republican, 595, Freeborn S. Lewis, Democrat, 483, T. M. Calla- way, Populist, 359, R. M. Gibson, Prohibitionist, 14; state printer, Oliver C. White, Republican, 600, Joseph A. Bordon, Republican, 471, A. J. Murphy, Populist, 355, W. H. Boothroyd, Pro- hibitionist, 18; superior court judge, Carroll B. Graves, Republican, 683, Frank H. Rudkin, Democrat, 448, Lawrence A. Vincent, Populist, 327; representative, A. B. Weed, Republican, 577, T. M. Vance, Democrat, 463, John W. Brice, Populist, 464; county attorney, J. A. Rochford, Republican, 801, John G. Boyle, Populist, 437; clerk, J. M. Brown, Republican, 590, J. R. Coe, Democrat, 465, Robert L. Fraker, Populist, 396; auditor, Myron H. Ellis, Republican, 794, F. D. Eshelman, Democrat, 435, L. C. Read, Populist, 251; treasurer, George O. Nevin, Republican, 769, W. A. Cox, Democrat, 494, Leonard L. Thorp, Populist, 259; sheriff, Daniel W. Sim- mons, Republican, 949, J. T. Foster, Democrat, 263, Tobias Beckner, Populist, 323; assessor, O. V. Carpenter, Republican, 662, J. W. Mor- rison, Democrat, 453, C. L. Gano, Populist, 365 ; sheep commissioner, Richard Sisk, Republican, 634, M. L. Weston, Democrat, 467, Frank Lafay- ette, Populist, 339; surveyor, William H. Red- man, Republican, 759, Samuel Storrow, Demo- crat, 397; superintendent of schools, J. G. Law- rence, Republican, 711, William D. Ingalls, Populist, 318, E. P. Greene, Democrat, 452 ; commissioners, first district, Frank J. Kandle, Republican, 653, John McPhee, Democrat, 466, Holt Calvert, Populist, 310, second district, J. H. Hubbard, Republican, 575, Joseph Stephenson, Democrat, 560, J. P. Marks, Populist, 338, third district, W. A. Kelso, Republican, 565, H. W. Creason, Democrat, 551, William B. Matthews, Populist, 317; coroner, W. G. Coe, Democrat, 561, Dr. W. W. McCormick, Populist, 372, scat- tering, 36.
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