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Editorial
September 17, 1926
Vashon Island News Record
Vashon, King County, Washington
What is this article about?
Editorial demands election board member Mr. Ferguson explain delay in reporting vote results for state representative in Washington's 40th Legislative District. Accuses board of bias against P. Monroe Smock, who leads John A. Soule by 60 votes per the paper's tally, and insists on transparency for Vashon Island voters.
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HOW ABOUT IT
MR. FERGUSON
Will you tell your friends on Vashon Island why it is impossible to find out anything about the vote in the 40th Legislative district on representatives from your office? This article is written Thursday evening, about two days since the polls closed. The vote between John A. Soule and P. Monroe Smock is conceded to be close. You have tabulated in your office, about 1,500 votes, while this paper has already more than twice that number tabulated. This paper's tabulation shows P. Monroe Smock about 60 votes ahead of John A. Soule, with only a few small scattering precincts not included to report.
It is true the election board is composed of Mr. Colvin, William A. Gaines, and yourself--all three political opponents of both the editor of this paper and Frank I. Paul. It isn't so much what Frank Paul and the editor of this paper think--but it concerns as vitally the 373 voters on Vashon Island who cast their vote for P. Monroe Smock.
The election board must be, like Caesar's wife, above suspicion. You have already tabulated the Seattle constables, and this paper would like to know if the office of State Representative isn't almost as important as that of precinct constable? It's true this paper supported Sparger for commissioner against you, Mr. Ferguson, and Bill Gaines. This paper also supported George A. Grant for your successor, while you were for Mr. Wisner. Now please tell us why you are holding back any report on the vote for State Representative from the 40th district. If John A. Soule got more votes than the editor of this paper, then he is entitled to the nomination. But by every legal right at the command of this paper, if Smock got a majority of the votes last Tuesday, he intends to demand his certificate of nomination, if it takes every friend he has on Vashon Island to join with him in demanding what are his just and legal rights.
MR. FERGUSON
Will you tell your friends on Vashon Island why it is impossible to find out anything about the vote in the 40th Legislative district on representatives from your office? This article is written Thursday evening, about two days since the polls closed. The vote between John A. Soule and P. Monroe Smock is conceded to be close. You have tabulated in your office, about 1,500 votes, while this paper has already more than twice that number tabulated. This paper's tabulation shows P. Monroe Smock about 60 votes ahead of John A. Soule, with only a few small scattering precincts not included to report.
It is true the election board is composed of Mr. Colvin, William A. Gaines, and yourself--all three political opponents of both the editor of this paper and Frank I. Paul. It isn't so much what Frank Paul and the editor of this paper think--but it concerns as vitally the 373 voters on Vashon Island who cast their vote for P. Monroe Smock.
The election board must be, like Caesar's wife, above suspicion. You have already tabulated the Seattle constables, and this paper would like to know if the office of State Representative isn't almost as important as that of precinct constable? It's true this paper supported Sparger for commissioner against you, Mr. Ferguson, and Bill Gaines. This paper also supported George A. Grant for your successor, while you were for Mr. Wisner. Now please tell us why you are holding back any report on the vote for State Representative from the 40th district. If John A. Soule got more votes than the editor of this paper, then he is entitled to the nomination. But by every legal right at the command of this paper, if Smock got a majority of the votes last Tuesday, he intends to demand his certificate of nomination, if it takes every friend he has on Vashon Island to join with him in demanding what are his just and legal rights.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Election Results
Vote Tabulation
40th District
Vashon Island
Election Board Bias
State Representative Nomination
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Ferguson
John A. Soule
P. Monroe Smock
Frank I. Paul
Mr. Colvin
William A. Gaines
Vashon Island Voters
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Demand For Transparency In 40th District Election Results
Stance / Tone
Accusatory And Demanding Transparency
Key Figures
Mr. Ferguson
John A. Soule
P. Monroe Smock
Frank I. Paul
Mr. Colvin
William A. Gaines
Vashon Island Voters
Key Arguments
Delay In Reporting Vote Totals From Election Board Office Despite Paper's Faster Tabulation Showing Smock Ahead
Election Board Composed Of Political Opponents Of The Paper And Paul, Raising Suspicion
Board Must Be Above Suspicion Like Caesar's Wife
State Representative Office More Important Than Constable, Yet Constables Tabulated First
Paper Will Demand Smock's Nomination Certificate If He Won Majority