The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-07


or less scratching. especially on pre-
cinct nominations There were but
very few drunken men, and no rows.
The only enthusiasm was when
John III. McGraw paid brief visit 10
the polls, and was greeted with yell.
Whats the matter with McGraw1
He's all right"
Sheriff Cochrane visited the polling
places during the afternoon and some
one told him that Charles Reid, the
somewhat notorious employment
agency man, had been buying votes.
Cochrane at once jumped at the con-
clusion that Reid was working against
the Democratic ticket and arrested
him on warrant sworn out in Justice
Soderberg's court. Reed was lodged in
Jail, but the joke OF the whole affair Is
that he states and has several friends
who win swear that he was working
ali day for the Democratic ticket,
whether legitimateIy or not. Cochrane
il now in the fix Of the fellow who
captured wildcat and asked friend
to help him let It go.
The poll closed promptly at 0 O'Clock
with the Republicans confident and the
Democrats some what dispirited. As
the hands of the clock pointed to g
three cheers and tiger were given for
John McGraw and the whole Republi-
can ticket. The total number OF votes
cast was 1l2l.
PRECINCT so. 2.
The voting proceeded very quietly
at this precinct, with now and then a
slight ripple Of excitement. Early in
! the afternoon Mrs. Winnie Thomas
came to the window through which
the ballots we're handed and conf
IDENTIFY passed in her ballot. The vote
was Immediately challenged and
thrown out. Mrs. Thomas was very
much exercised, saying that she had
voted at the late school election and
she couldn't see why she hadn't a
vote there. She filed protest saying
the supremecourt decision was worth
less
Late In the afternoon Mrs. Jenner's
vote was handed in and marked IL
legal by the inspector.
The total votc polled was 125.
fREcIsT NO. 3.
six hund,ed and thirty-three votes
we're cast here. This precinct is
bounded OF the north by Madison
street, on tie east by Seventh street,
on the south by Mill, and on the west
by Seattle by. The polling place was at
No engiut house. Mr.. NJ. X. Mad
60, ,,ssv ~ p;ss,ar, i,,1,a.
50 far = : gnod order was concerned
.~as ON OF the best in the CITY. al
M och hard work was done
1&6Dplls by the friends OF the
: ldstes, ana scratching
49, ~ LILY INDUCED IN.
- w. u. oazzahh,
49, u - Hpkins aeted ~
|z tQsx S2l33|{
10 IL [II s
wonie F.. ". Il ~ I lI!!l B. Sc
the day. - t. b.
instead OF y Il g ~.
were hnng on Is. f..
scat; foiiee olI - u .II| |
by the chiei tof'ePer l|
not nave siii4 cause tor makfng an
arrest. or Tor N rierring IN any man.
ner, as tne Ut OF ieenhg prevailed
AROUND the p1k,lces W tnv piohee,
engine mouse. nhcn ,he pohs closed
at six O'Clock, ne Judges announced
that 65S votes 20 peeh placed IN the
box.
fREfser NO.
The voting itthis precinct was con-
Quoted quietly at Coppin's water
works nm ON Llumbia street. The
IL. - ..,a.. ~. a.. ,,.a.t
fo"' VIZ '"S -,
huihper ot uuS' ois'fiou'ers' s'f'Aeis
and challenger
Much scrathing was done, not
many straight ekets being cast. IL
was discoyeredh this as in other pre-
s,..,s t,a, nj ~. 90 ch.s w..
bans nd h,,e,, a., ,ehs,i in he,wecr
~, s,,hsr ~ Sa,.s ,nan ,hs Pc
H. go, an .hst NH co.shrsn.
al suScea.ia5 / s,,h- t,,n,in, his ,,an,e
Co. ,hs, ~ iohiU uef,,ax an What
an,.ar,,i h, ~. r..,tar Rer,hi;,an
t3ckct The itgrries were ,iiseoyerea
AMI eS yo,ers waJed ' before , sny n,,nher
Of the tickets XII been nlaccd in the
box. Two hAdred and nine votes
were cast
bu, one holwoL.ns ' NJ rh nap
Ice Grssnc he Prohihition can.
thdate for congress. appeared
at the polls alht $50, accompanied
by his wife, Wy after the ladge had
cast his VOC, i'sehtea osllot, Maich
go ~, az T. VI -. =,
siStej on sweabr her vote i'm and the
words Relel,d for the following
reason. peinI woman AN ,,no,,alis
fed voter lth the names ~ in.
snector and hirrs were Endorsed ON
the ballot. lube Greene claimed that
his wife had abrht Ia vote hera,,Se
fhe late dacisis.ef The terri,orSsl en-.
nreme conrt vi in his on,nion son.
trarv IN the o1nir law ~ The terri
tory and thIcfon. invalid Ths
iudecs h seem kar,liv fell tbg,nse selves
called upon taleclare the action OF
the snnreme c,ftuncon~ titutjonal
nrs tst;.a 4 I,si,s.. ,,..,y,,,,s.,I O.,