Lyman's history of old Walla Walla County, embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties . VIEW OK A IlUrildX (IK THE l)lsri;i( T (IK ( , ASOTIX (orxi^. \1XE COVERED COTTACE. tLARKSTOXSliowing beautiful c-fteet wliieh can be |inidui<.il with vines, trees anil (Inwers. OLD WALLA WALLA COUNTY 373 efforts to nullify it in 1916 were overwhelmingly defeated in the county, as inthe state. In 1916, a more momentous election even than that of 1912, Garfield did notline up with the state and nation, but gave her vote to Hughes. She was with themajority on Poindext
Lyman's history of old Walla Walla County, embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties . VIEW OK A IlUrildX (IK THE l)lsri;i( T (IK ( , ASOTIX (orxi^. \1XE COVERED COTTACE. tLARKSTOXSliowing beautiful c-fteet wliieh can be |inidui<.il with vines, trees anil (Inwers. OLD WALLA WALLA COUNTY 373 efforts to nullify it in 1916 were overwhelmingly defeated in the county, as inthe state. In 1916, a more momentous election even than that of 1912, Garfield did notline up with the state and nation, but gave her vote to Hughes. She was with themajority on Poindexter for senator and La Follette for Congress, but gave Listerfor governor a slight majority over his republican competitor, McBride. COUNTY ELECTIONS Turning now from national and state choices to the county officers we find thefollowing: In 1890, the chosen candidates were: For representative to the state legis-lature, James Palmer; sheriff, Gilbert Dickson; clerk, R. R. Spedden; auditor,Benjamin Butler; treasurer, R. E. Wills; attorney, W. N. Noffsinger; assessor,H. H. Wise; superintendent of schools, H. C. Benbow; surveyor, Hayden Gear-hardt; coroner, G. W. Black; commissioners,
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