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Political Reminiscences of Stevens County Politics
James Petty recounts Stevens county political shifts from 1890s to 1910s, detailing key figures like Vinegar Jake Stitzel and John Metcalf, fusion and reform waves, legislative reps, and county divisions. The piece traces party upheavals, notable elections, and the long running court house ring amid the wet and dry era and local option battles.
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James Petty
Stevens County
Ellensburg
Loon Lake
Washington
Jacob Stitzel
Jake
Stitzel
Court House
John L. Metcalf
Metcalf
House of Representatives
Calkins
United States
Honest John
Farmer's Industrial Union
Bob Hills
J. O. Gifford
M. R. Peck
Hayseed
Phelps
Silver Republicans
Colville
John N. Metcalf
Imandamus
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Examle
Denny
Ferguson Dem
A. Mantz
Pop
W. C. Gray
Mantzz
Washgton
George Welty
Dem
Welty
A. A. Anderson
Olympia
John Kellogg
M. J. Malony
M. J. Maloneyer
R. D. McRae
A. W. McMorran
Henry R. Spedden
ER. A.thayer
Spedden
Appleman
J. C. Hutchinson
Walter Smith
Olympia Co
R. McMillan
Senate
John Olson
J. F. Jar
Columbia River
Kettle River
Columbia
Ferry County
D. C. Ely
Kalispell Range
Pend Oreille
C. R. McMillan
H. G. Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
T. KE. Irish
J. F. Lavinge
S. S. Beggs
Beggs
U. S. Land Office
Waterville
W. L. Sax
George Seal
Charles Adams
Adams
Bliss Phillips
Phillips
Irving Sill
Jesse Arthur
William E. Richardson
Miles Poindexter
Socialist Movement
J. C. Harkness
Socialist Party