The Day the Republic Won: Whitman County’s Political Earthquake

ALL ALONG THE LINE, Republicans Will Again Take the Reins of Government.

THE SOLID SOUTH BROKEN. A Republican President and Republican Majority in Both Houses of Congress.

Later returns have not materially changed the national vote from that given last week. The official count stands Harrison 233 and Cleveland 162 votes in the electoral college, counting West Virginia's six votes for Harrison, though the official count may give them to Cleveland. The returns from the mountain districts of that state are but coming in and both sides claim the victory by a small majority.

The republicans maintain their majority in the senate and gain control of the house by about a two-thirds majority, which is the best news the territories could receive. The republican congress will admit those territories knocking at the door of the Union with the greatest possible dispatch.

In the territory John J. Allen, delegate to congress, is ahead by about 6000, it is thought, when complete returns are in. So far as reported, up to the time of going to press, only five counties have given Voorhees a majority, and these majorities give a total of not much more than a hundred. With Allen's majority at 6000 this shows a gain of over 8000 to the republicans over delegate vote of 1880. The territorial legislature will be republican in both branches. It is reported that only one democrat has been elected to the council. Returns thus far received give the republicans 20 and democrats 4 in the house.

The vote of Whitman county, as canvassed by Auditor Turner, Probate Judge Livby and Deputy Treasurer Smith, is given in detail in the table. Allen gets a majority of 241, a gain of 35 to the republicans, compared with delegate vote of 1880. Of the county officers, republicans elect 8 out of 11. The official count gives Mr. Bean, candidate for school superintendent, majority of 89. The republicans have two legislators and the democrats one. Republican majority in county about 205, a gain of forty. Thus fully equipped in republican majorities we are ready to hold a state election at the earliest opportunity.

WHITMAN COUNTY.

Uniontown is still the democratic stronghold, the party vote being about four to one.

The republican majority in Whitman county, as shown by the vote for military officers, is about 295. In 1886 it was 253.

The phenomenal majority of 1249 for the republican candidate for probate judge exceeds the total vote cast for the delegate candidate.

For coroner the democrats had no regular candidate, the convention declining to run. Fourteen persons received votes for coroner.

Ed. Jones, republican candidate for sheep commissioner, was reelected by a handsome plurality over the 27 persons who received votes for the office.

Clinton is the banner republican precinct, casting its entire votes for Allen. The political complexion of the precinct, as shown by the vote for other officers, is 29 republican to 4 democratic.

The prohibitionists polled less than one-half the number of votes claimed by them before the election. Roger S. Green, candidate for delegate, receiving 113 in the county. The highest prohibition vote was for C. M. Kincaid, candidate for prosecuting attorney, who received 157. The prohibition vote being so bad and scattering it is omitted from the table.

COUNTY OFFICERS ELECT.

Prosecuting attorney J. H. Plattor Auditor J. Larwood Sheriff John McLean Treasurer James Clark Probate judge W. N. Ruby Commissioners James Logan, William Lee School superintendent C. W. Bean Assessor H. M. Boone Surveyor V. V. Mesick Coroner J. S. Noble

The LEGISLATORS.

Councilman T. J. Smith, A. T. Fariss Representatives J. V. O'Neill

JUSTICES AND CONSTABLES.

Following are the justices of the peace and constables elected in the various precincts of Whitman county at the general election held Nov. 6, 1888:

Pullman—J. T. Lobbaugh j., Win. M. Stoops c.