The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-06
MORAN FOR MAYOR
Ticket Nominated by the
Citizens Mas Meeting.
The Nominees for City Attorney.
Chief 81 Police and csuseism~n-
The I-xw and Order Ei~sssns,s
D~~isies -shese< 81 csa1saases-
Tan TrcKET.


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FOR fkisf 81 Police 80 uTrffFT.f.
FER essuhe5lEaaa. Isl w9sS " II. MARYgS
For gsS1ctlnsaR. - tsar4 u. II ~ KIg
FSf Councilman, - = zr1 HEENs
fss Gouncsamaa. sth wasa. TElos r JOSEF
There weTs fails 80 pesps< ssns.ert a.
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spent ~ esnfrrexees before ffs meeting
was fsasliY caiieSs H. srs1~r l,y gA,sa1n y
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sisnsa fle fsan1r be was elected xffs q
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Hssghes was chosen SECRETARY a1s9 W IL
PsssuFarsg, assssisni secretary
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1. j Compton saiG be si@<ssysf 10 IL as-s. In
] Hom4asiioa for mayor eftlzca wsese is
ausssy, purity nfsd l1tsTrfsy vere knows
council has al says l~sen fef msse assd hs.ss-
ct government he named Ar. Robert
Moran
". y. T1saTsen Haulinsfssi y. &. Niles. "a
ssAn who has made a snees-ss ~ his sxn
Affairs - his ability and iaiearity. snd who
{ l. web quaisfied % Be a. The bead Of the
estY government
L r. Andress SAID Il have bsen re-
48eeted 10. and uow take rleasfire iu prs-
seufing on behalf OF tho yosanr men the
iiarnr Of We. 3. srIrith. thiak be l. well
Iusliiisd fas The peeitien. and believe that
+ = IL time thai some 81 the gounx men
should be getting into the harness.
sonAs sosIssTE
The nominations were closed, AM Car.
( isin Burns, John Golsett and NJ gayficfa
wcfs appointed 'eiIcfs. The process of
+ s.ettag aisd sglntissg the ballots was vc y
slow oIse. ossins 10 the large nRmber pres
ent. The vote stood.
Moran N,
GrittitA 80
Niles. Al
Tstai .sos
The announcement was greeted with
gocifefons applause, which was repeated
when the nomination was made ilnaui.
faotis on motion of Mr. Griffith There
were repeated calls for Mr.. Moran. wis.
finally came NJ smiling aud said that he
was moi speech Isaker, but that II elected
he would endeaso- 20 do his whole duty.
He thanked the convention for the honor
LifILE Discussion
Judge Jacobs moved that 10 future hal
iots the person receiving the larscef nuIa-
hsf Of votes b. declared elected Judge
Hoyt said he was strongly opposed 10 the
passage 81 such resolution. lie believed
that whoever went 10 Inc people as the
NOMINEES OF the convention should ise able
to say thai they received = majority of the
ballots OF those present, u l,aiiosing had 10
be continued all nlght. He did not believe
IN the passage of such resolatiou ia ans
convention, much less In a mass Meeting
of citizens
Capt. Charles Hopkins said tina, prob.
ably more than two men would be nOini-
nsisd for csief 81 police. and il would h.
hardly probable that aay one would re-
eeiye majority on the firs, ballot. lie
thought II would consume unnecessary
time to continue baiiofsng unffl some one
received the majority Of ali of the votes
Judge Jacobs melton TO declare the per
son nominated who received the highest
number Of votes. was lost by an over.
wheifning viva sace vote.
roe CITY ATTORNEY.
Hon r. J. Hnmes said II am pleased 10
have the opportunity 80 nominate for city
attorney hf. :. II. Piles. I have kaewn
him for several years and can youeh for
his Integrity, honesty and ability. ZAP
plnure.f
Captain T.. NJ. Carr nominated X. n.
Albertson. - whom be- alluded as "a young
man whose industry aud ability had won
him commanding position at the bar .
tApriaase.
The vote stood as follows;
Piles Isl
AibcFison lei
Scattering
Total 80
ON motion oi Captain Carr the nornina.
ton WAS made unanimous amid applause
In response to cats Mr. Piles ciAmheFed
upon the high platform aud said II feel
very grateful for this public demonstration
~ iaith, ana pledge y0u my word. gentle
men, Vial II elecis,i shah .sse my best 81,
forts Ia see that the iHw Il executed.
Wish TO say now, tina; a. you have h0aored
me with The nomination /. shs'i do every
thing in my power Tor the best Interests Of
the city II eiertsd.'
cRIEF oF POLICE.
There were four nominations fos ehlcf
OF police. josiah Collins. lr, named J. e.
Mitchell, aad Col. flaines seconded The
nomination, as be believed that Mr.
Mitchell was an honest man who would
not make bargains With the lasless Gle
mnnis II toe city,
Judge Jacobs said Il have been re.
auested "a nominate Major Jones'. ! have
lnoWn Ne Jones for good many year,,
aud he has always born good reputation.
I ava sure that II this convention sees lf 10
nominate him, aad he Is electrd. he VIII
see thai the laws are rigidly aud promptly
enforced.
Nc Van TINE nominated q. e. HusfoT
field. and Robert Abrams named 4. H.
Manning
aIrcHEIl WINS.
The vote staod as follows
Mitchell .,-..- IL
BatteFlieid ~
Manning %
Jones ...-.-.- II
scattering
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ON motion OF NJ. G. Van Tyre the noIa.,
nation OF Mr. MITCHELL was made unani
mous. After the applause had subsidized,
/. the nominee responded 10 calls, aud was
introduced by the chairman a. the future
chief OF police. Mr.. Mitchell said that
like Mr. Moran, he WIS man of few
words aud well known modcsty. Tile Is au
anctianssri He thanked the convention
heartily for the honor, and pledged his
word that II elected he would sec that Law
( aud order were maintained, and that De
would discharge the duties Of chief Of
police honestly and 20 the hes; OF his
ability lie was literally sprlauded
cacSctLaES SeaiSArEp.
: on motion Of &. IT. Hauford the meeting
was segregated. those present from the var.
I ious wards meeting ia the four corners OF
the room IA nominate couneilmeu.
I In the First ward y, II, Martin Was nom
mated by aceIamsttnn.
one ballot Mas taken by the second ward
people aud no Que had a majority. ID. =
Z hurie WAS then nominated by exclamation.
The Thiri ward ballot resulted aS follows
Z Ssptain J. r Burns 81; captain Hatfield 10,
and r j Graves s,
Captain Burns protested that hc dsa NOT
wait the nomination, but Was not allowed
{ 70 decline
The fourth ward vote was a. follows
{ Thomas r. Jones. q. James Met eisaus. H.
James FARMLAND. 4
Al Of the nominations were nsasie uusn-
T inoas, amid hearty applause.
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