The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-02


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To this mus, be added West Seattle,
Union and Salmon Bay precincts. inciEd-
ing tho thriving suburbs OF West Seattle.
Union City and Fremont. The vote here
viii be ~ least go. and the total Seattle
vote will therefore reach so.
How the day was passed at The polls is
tcid IN the following;
PRECINCT 80. 1.
The polling place OF the FRS; voting pre-
cinrs MAS In one of the unfinished stores in
the Phoenix hotel building. corner of South
Third and Washington streets. Here a
large, but OF the whole q very orderly
crowd vas gathered from the opening OF
the polls 10 the closing OF the same. This
precinct beTetofore the scene OF such law
iessness on election days that the ward has
earned the name of the Bloody First
was A. quiet and orderly as any IN the city.
There was only one fight and that was be-
tween two drunken toughs, and over some
matter foreign 10 politics. They were ar
rested and thrown into the city Jail To-
sober Of Judge Junius Rochester tried to
make = convert 10 Democracy by striking
IN ohdurSie Republican voter over the
head with light cane or whip. but he was
restrained by friends In time To avoid a
general ron. A few drunken men made
themselves obnoxious for time by yelling
and using obscene language, hut Policemen
Osborn, Hanna and Cave exerted them
selves 10 hold this element ia check with
excellent success.
II IL estimated that at no time during the
polling hours was there less than 80 men
ia front OF the polls. and q constant stream
filed past the open window and passed in
their ballots. At 10 O'Clock iN voters had
exercised the franchise. at ~oon 40 votes
had been polied at O'Clock this number
had been increased to a.ss and at 5 o'clock
there were 60 names on the tally sheet.
In all there were about thirty-hve
challenges. and With three exceptions the
challenged parties swore in their votes. The
Republican ehslIengcrs were Peter Burns
and j. II. McGraw. J. w. Higgins and ].
b. Nelson performed like service for the
Democracy. Among the leading repubii-
cans present in the interest of the straight
ticket were Councilman Harry White, Cap
tain James Woolery. Frank Clancy and
Bob Ehrman. u. l.. Fletcher and Britain
oxendlne we're prominent colored workers.
Councilman ID. y. Durie, r. :. Musset,er.
eH-firc Marshal James Murphy and Billy
Garrett. Several saloon men who were
working in the interests Of the Democratic
ticket. made special effort against GOV
ernor Ferry and Judge Hoyi. urging their
temperance proeiivities againstthem. In.
deed, this was urged against the entire Re
publican ticket. Litchtenherg had several
earnest workers, among them being Re-
puhlieans, who devoted ali their time To
stickine pastors bearing his name over the
name of Julius A. Strstton. the Repnbli-
can candidate. and Douglas Young had
friends whose only business IL was to sub.
stitute his name for that of NJ. NJ. Holmes
Tor county clerk. Most OF the scratching
was done In favor OF these two candidates.
The legislative ticket Was scratched bat
little.
The Prohihitionists and woman suf.ra.
gists were out in force, being represented
by r.. Il. sutton, NJ. +. Handsaker, Mrs.
Parkhurst. Mrs. NJ. l.. Handsaker and sew.
eral other ladies belonging to the W. &.
T. q.
Some of the Democratic workers made an
effort to influence votes against the consti.
tuition. but met with poor success.
A lot Of newsboys had been hiresi 10 erv,
Vote for Olympia" Vote for Ellens.
burg" and Vote for Yakima" This
method of eleciionecring had no percent.
HE effect l. {. Ellis, J. J. Wilson and r.
y. Ford, of Olympia. were interchangeable in
their efforts Ia secure votes for their town
aud we're assisted By numerous local poll.
ticisns. Counciimen Harry White. John
Cort and Charley Clancy were the pyin-
cipai workers for North Yakima. and I'll.
iesseurg was represented by two or three
strangers. IL vas estimated At O'Clock
that Olympia had = majority Of the Votes
cast in the ward.
After the polls closed nearly all OF the ~.
spectacle voters went home 10 supper. A
gang of Democratic rourhs led by L. J.
Walsh then crowded into the room with
the officers Of election and commenced TO
raise disturbance. IL came ,o the ears OF
some Of the Republican managers that this
gang intended 90 carry of the hallo: boxes
and they Immediately wen, To the Polls io
prevent the earring out Of the scheme
They found the drunken mob surrounding
the judges, hut by prompt action and in
voktng the ard 81 cehcevs Of the Iaw. a row
Vas svvrted and the Democratic scheme
nipped in the bud.
Then 4, h, Sutton, Prohibition and
woman Su8FaNw NkfssieF. tAineu with
Waleh and hts crowd IN demanding that
the Republican ballots should lie thrown
out This demand Vas basel on the fact
that tne words against the constitution "
against prohibition. aud Against woman
suffrage VAS scratched 81 some % the
tsesets by tao ruled iues being printed
Across thsrsa a. the ;iTae thsy we're male
The Judges Became hew5iasrai bv the bar
snxas ct the Democratic and Prohlhsuon
a<f,aioEs. and did rot saox what a. do
ladso Roger :. Gressc then inInssi In slsh
Agststo, Satan IA demanding that a..
tickets 80 scratched 10 thro~n out Colonel
HAin~s, ga the ether hand. sa-
sisted nTcn the ballots beizx
counted The argument over this
point became verv heated, and Watch and
his crowd adde's "a the excitement hv ar.
riyinE crrrchse0s srjshesS e. the Rsrub@i.
can manaxsrs an threatening vseience u
their wishes vere tAsxrts1. They wrTe
again suhdaed- AlssE al hour OF frilisless