Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-15
DAILY T-INTELLIGENCER.
TaE CITY ELECTION.

The election for municipal officers in
this city yesterday was most stoasiy
contested. A very large percentage OF
the registered vote was polled. ana the
victorious candidate for Mayor Is elect
q by a relatively small majority. John
Leary is elected Mayor. James ii. wool
srv. Chief of Police: C. II. Hanfort.
City Attorney, and VIM. d. hughes
CITY Assessor. The two first named were
nominees ON the Business Mems ticket
the others were nonin ted By the Law
and Order League. To the Young Mems
Polit ical Club belongs the honor OF hav-
ing a majority of the successful cand'-
dates anon their ticket. Of the
ticket nominated by the Business Men,
ssven have been elected. The same u
true of the Law and Order TICKET, II. r..
Day. of the Third Ward, being upon
both these tickets. Of the ticket en-.
dorsed by the Young Mems Indepcnd-
emit Club seven are elected, while of the
ticket endorsed By the Young Mems 70
litical Club nine have been successful
In the First Ward the Business Mems
ticket for Councilmen 10 elected by
large majority. In the Second "'ra
the Business Men elect one Councilman
and the Law and Order League elect
two. In the Third Ward the Law and
Order l. aeue elect their straight ticket
MFR. Day being also upon the opposition
ticket.
This Ia a victory for the Law and
Order League, as Mr.. Day was FIRST
nominated by that society at the fam
ous Apple Orchard Convention. The
result insures the CITY of Seattle hrst
class municipal administration. 1t
gives strength to the assertion that we
are to have clean and reputable gov
ernment; that crime Ii 10 be punished;
that legitimate business interests are to
be protected; that iliigitimats business
il to be put under the ban; that the
government is to be economically ad
ministered; that delinquent grade taxes
are TO be collected from those who owe
them, and not be saddled upon the gen
eral tax paying prblic. IL Is warning
to that undesirable class of the com
munity who subsist upon the weakhesse'
and vices of society; that open diafe
gard of law aud the deoencies OF eivili
cation will not be tolerated. IL Is an
endorsement Of the action OF the last
Grand Jury. and q notice that the pub
lie sentiment Of this city Ii not prepared
to champion or tolerate open and La
grant violators of Territorial laws and
municipal ordinances.
The city ia In safe hands. An enter
prising citizen has been elected Mayor
the Chief of Police has been tried and
given satisfaction the City Attorney
has had experience, In capable and in
dustrious the City Assessor IL intelli-
gent aud we'll qualified the Council
10 composed of conservative men, large
property owners, and ail are directly
and intimately concerned 10 the welfare,
growth and success of this city. We
believe that generally in municipal
elections the exercise of free Judgment
and judicious scratching achieves the
best results. That this was done yes
terday the returns plainly indicate.
There will be some sores to heal,
In contest 30 fiercely aud stuhbornly
waRed this is inevitable. Out of twenty
FIVE candidates twelve were doomed to
disappointment. Now that the struggle
is over we shall all breath freer. Let
us hope that the wounds which have
been inflicted In the clash of opposing
personalities and interests will soon be
healed. Upon one thing we are all
united. and that Ia that we live in the
most prosperous, energetic and rapidly
growing city Of the Northwest, and are
bound to keep In the front rank.
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