Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-15
Pleasant for all Ceae<raed.
OnsO.
The Victory Gem piefe-The Repubii.
cans secure the Lextsiatare-Hsr-
aker's Majority ever ~ Gao.
CHAOS IN HAMILTON COUNTY.

CHAOS IN HAMILTON COUNTY.
CscrSsAII, Oct. 1.-The ssuufine Of
the returns Of yesterdays election is in
chaotic Sc ,te. 10 precinct + of the
Nineteenth ward when the CONT had
proceeded so far last night that 2s4 IN
SCRATCHED Democratic tickets and IS
usscrstehed Republican tickets had
been counted, toe J edges stopped their
work and 1t has not yet bsen resumed.
Ia presinet ID the box has not been
epeued since the polls clssed last night,
because one Of the judges holding the
key cannot be found. There are 2l2
votes in this box according to the dial
rhese two precincts and one in thu
soantry are missing from tables from
which IL appears that Foraker has a
majority of A37 10 Hamilton county.
1ne precinct which 10 missing last
year gave a Republican M ,rity of IL.
The total vote IN precinct r Nineteenth
ward IL 45&. From tbesa data the Re
publisans claim that Foraker carries the
county. Returns on the legislative
ticket are not nearly 50 complete. but IL
appears that 10 runs ahead Of Foraker
At the rats OF two 10 q precinct. This
would make the legislative vote about
10 no possibility Of q complste rep, IT
from Hsmilson county tonight, and in
deed nothing can . ssfely predicted
upon this count until the ofhcial count
10 ~ads.
Tue fact thai In one precinct the
Judges found more than 800 in excess
of the whole M ober OF ree,ssered vos-
ers, coupled With the irregularities vith
reference TO the tso precincts above
mentioned, has caused a deep feeling of
indian siion. This found Expression
this afternoon at q meeting Of the Con-
mittee OF One Hundred. composed OF
prominent busiuess meu Of all parties.
Action vas taken looking 20 q promps
and fearless prosecution Of all tfsnd-
erS- One man bseaed the Con mistee
10 omit nothing that could be done for
ssot OF money. ~ be would meet all
bills, even 10 the extent Of $500 VI ne
sessary, to prevent and punish frsads
against the baiios boz.
ESTIMATES OF IRE COMMITTEES.
CoLu,6scs. Oss. l&.-Ths Rspablissn
State Executive Co0mitses essin ,tss
the pinrslity OF Foraker for Governor
at 5000 10 cass the present ratio Of
gain ssoaid eontinus IN The rssofns
from Taesday's eiecsioa. The Demo
GRATIS COMMITTEES sxpfesses the eelisf
that the plurality viii nos exceed Is 600.
10 10 reaches that figure. Governor
Hosdiy il inclined 10 the belief that
FSrskss's piuralssv viii nos 10 more
than 1000 OF Il 600 when the ofiiciAi
returns are secured. Both eonmstsses
are sail claiming . msj Jrisy on joint
ballot 10 the Lssi-istars- Ihs Demo
cratic Committee CHAINS that th~y have
carried the is4isi tive tsckes IN Hsmii
tan eoanty aud hass reliable informs =
ton that they ~ili have Q msj srity 90
i,int ballot. With Is menosfs IN the
ii ,use sore and 81 IN the Ssnats. Tee
kspo olteaa Committees latest essinste
ts tuai they gill have Eve majafity on
Joint ballot satside Of Hamilton eoonly,
and In ease they saoaid carry thai With
half the ether dcaedal coansies and
districts thu II sass would stand II he
pnblieaas to 81 Denocrats, and the Ssu-
ate - Rspabgscsn ans 10 Is Democrats
rus Latest srruss - Tzs vicroaI
coxFtKTE-
Coluxsus. Ost. Is uncfs siai 70
turus from nearly all ths prcoseets. can
vasssd ssncs midnight. make forAkef's
plaraiits tooeh q 100. vita the rest Of
she tieket likely 70 exceed that. and
3 oW voe-s fer The Pronsbitsocists and
a0o0 for the 6ee~obsekefs-cc . sotal
We Of over TA,00 Tue Legislature
I. R-pasiie.n on JOINT osslcs- ssshoas
see IA ussnb<rs from II snllsoa eoonts
b. Al lsa-s ace. and 81 b stsy n,oe. bal
vlshoas a.miilon eooniy the senate n
likely n have one DrmocrAtie rasi ,rify
/ VITA Hsa:isoa eooEsy toe kspshsso<rl
voaId cave 81 N .jsrisy on ] ssns baiIo'
and . WORKING majority IN saaA eransh