Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-08
SELECTlNG CANDIDATES.
The People Held Meet-
Tags in Three Wards.
ne sseaad ward Meeting Faas 10
MAisriallss-Frlak. Relise. Hinsr.
POAtiuA Lake ana Hinskley
Named fur Coancnmsn.


FInsx wAnD.
The meeting II TIE First Ward uas
fairly vel aiian3sd, and vas vsry Or.
dariy foE = ward meeting. IN. Frink
vaa nominated fos c0unoilman for tuo
ysArs and Chaa. 2. Rsltzs for ons year.
W. H. Shoady was endorsed fer Mayor.
Wn. Murphy fos Chisf q Poliea. and
Z. h. Psaerson for City Attorney. A.
thourh the delegates we're not instruct
e3. q. I. PhIbriok we elected 4 dala.
gate 10 The City Oanvention. IN ~
place uf Charles Mehbsr. resigned.
SECOND wknD.
Il seems that 60 disaasied wero the
people over the high handed mannar in
which WoQaner and Wnn. Cnohrann hnA
Eun matters Ii tha second Ward a he
previous meeting. that they woald noo
turn Out last night. Weraner, Maiaav
Choir and half q doxen Others went q
The hall. but after waiting for an honr
o. 90. aad reeoiviaR no acquisition 10
their numbers, 6Gno enc moved 20 al
iouFn. and WGgsner declared the meet
iaR adjourned without day.
rHBD WARD.
The meeting a. tha North school
houss vas . very orderly gathering o.
about sixty oitinsna
Junius Rochester waa chosen Chair.
nan and Lyman Wood Secretary. The
1rsf business vas the selecting 81 can
didatea foE OounoIlmen. John Keans
wanted the delegates 10 tha CITY Con.
vention 20 nominate TIE candidates,
walter Hall thonRht the meeting should
recommend names for the deleqatss 30
choose fram; Mike y. Costello thouaht
the meeting should nsminata the candi.
Fred Hall moved that lho meeting
pressed 10 nominate candidates for
Conncilmen. Motion carfied.
Costello wanted 10 vote by ballot;
Ms. kenUogihY wanted everybody to
write their names on q pieoe % paper
and call out their choice when their
names Be called.
I. b Kidd favored voting b. holdine
up haBds.
George vonahle smith said hs did nol
see bow that oould Be- done uhefe there
we're mofe than tWo candidates.
Rochester told him 30 waia quietly
and be woald see how Il waa done.
Ihe amendment vas carried, and a
vas decided 70 vote by holding up hands.
1hs Chair then hnn0umcad that nomi.
nations for Oo1ncilmen were ID order.
Walter Hall named Geo. Misner.
Il. Merchant named A. W. RipaR.
Laura &. Hall named Mr.. Carr. He
declined
Fred Han objected 10 the nominations
being closed.
Mr.. BrAsan's name was placed before
the meeting for Councilman.
Mra ksnWorthy named d. ". Treat.
Fred Hall named Harry A. BiQalow.
J0hn keana named Frank A. P0nalna,
and the nomination vas seconded By
Louis r. Kidd.
Speeches we're made for and against
tie varioas persons Mamed. many rining
10 say a coed word Tor Frank A. Pom
tlus. Mrs. kenWorthy rather obioolod
10 him on the plea Of ''oid men Cor
counsel. young men for weF,n bus whon
the hands were counted. pontiaa and
Misner each had Is votes, and the noxt
highest, p. w. Treat, Is.
Some one suggested thaf Minnaf was
not q citizen, and q oommitleo vas cent
10 wait on bin, and on returning 70
ported that be vas down a. he light
house Rt work.
A COMMITTEES vas also sent 20 notify
Mr.. P0utina of bis nomination. i. R.
Kidd and Laura r. Hall we're chosen az
sach committee. They reported that
Mr. Pontius desired 10 sleep over the
matter, and wouid announces tomorrow
whethsr be would ACCEPT or not; lhas
be did not seek the ofioe, aud had
stated pubiioiy he would not fun. but
afier q nights rosi be might change bis
mind.
The meeting then declared Gsoras
AisneF candidate for Oonncilman from
the Third ward foF ths fWo-years' term,
and n. A. Poniius foE the one-year's
term. The delegates we're instructed 20
vote for W. n. ehoudy for Mayor; Wm.
Murphy for Chief of Police. and n. Il.
Peterson for City Attorney.
II was decided % secure q COMMITTEES
Of twenty 10 watch the poll box.
Rochester urged that the COMMITTEES
be ~ the polling place half an h0aF bs-
fore The polls opeaed, 70 prevent fraud.
Cunningham wanted Che oommitlos
to Be composed % persons Who know
the "Diunty SheeFffa.n
John keane said Ell The 'Doputg Hhor-
ID.
oommittee would be On hand % sand
them 0d.
Costello wanted 10 knou III thsy viii
Ii us lock inside The box before ssiin'
beaina.H
Rochester assuFsa him that ssths an
written laW of eternal justice would
compel The election o1loefs 30 Dc that"
HAnd where do yees ind this otaEnnl
f.aa9N ~ amNmA ftranfnf1aa
IA q written en eyeEY mans hoaFt,
replied tha chairman Of the mestina,
With a. important shake of the head.
John Keane movsd that g permanent
ward oommitloe BE- appointed.
Mr.. Costello waited 70 know uhat ths
name Of The party was 10 whion ha be-
lonqsd, and Mr.. Roswell Scott Informed
him that IL vas she Peoples Labor
and Anti Chineas party
The Ward Commiiteo wan then elect
81 - follows. John keaaf, chalFmanf
Roswell Scott, Mrs. Roswell Scott, Ly-
man Wood, Mrs.. Lyman Wood, n Mer-
chant LaaFa Z. Hall, A. W. Piper and
J. y. Coohrane.
Nesting adi0urned.'
goUnrA WkHD.
The msetInQ IL Bells Hall vac veil
attended. Ths Sane Rentleman pre-
Eded e. at the pEeFi0us meeting and
HnmeE hill acted a. secretary
After some digausaien j. w, Laha was
nominated Tor Counailman for he tuo
years term and T. D. Hinckisy fof the
ona year term.
ne dsisaaiss 70 fbs city oonysniiou
% Be- held IN she future seEs instructed
b vote fer w. III 8h0ady for Mayor,
WIN. MuFuhy fo4 Chisf 0f Rolioa and N.
II. Petsfs0n Tor City Attorney.