The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-13

| y9ogA96 suz e ptaced sssess BY side
they would have exteude1 ! distance
81 500 mics. Il il ezsr 70 80 S&S IL
did aot take long 20 cover the avail
able space. which xxs the basement ar
Erst-sfory walls Of the pnhlic buildings
and the pe<seSsalz Of the nzanunaensa.
Then they began TO paste them ever
0ue another. The zlI-stSckers II Hoy-
LANCER would pass about noon and in q
tew minutes cover 80 feet Of Bungi-
t1dinA wall Those OF Jacques would
PASS . fen minutes later and cover
shess entirely. or atszx snalIer oFaeS
EvznsTersely. Persons weald pass inn
ze9ixte2y after. and. according 10
their SYM pathie<, tear OF the posters
before they we're dry. or sicfaee them
with canes or umbrellas Gzuainx
would tear OF the signatures OF Bog
hanger and ak them - those of
Jacques. or vice versa. making 8
Imaginable confusion The battle be-
came every day more furious There
we're often personal encounters be-
tween the bill posters and in the
places most freanentesi hy the public
crowd Of several hundred idle and en-
voFzs individuals followed 60 see the
SPORT This was especially the case at
the BOurse. the opera house. the Bank
Of France and the Place de Ia C0neorsie.
Ladders s<soa came into recuisition.
AID ON certain buildings. as the insti-
tote. which Is conspicuous on the
quay. posters were placed far up ON
second stsry. Still. this took time.
and che stlekers generally preferred
the 5rst story. rs they were able at the
same time 60 cover those OF the rival
candidate. When the canvass closed
persons were seen pElling of the post
srs 10 count the number superirn-
posed, which was often as MANY as 25
81 the Bourse and Central market.
During the last day or two of the cam
palgn it often happened that the post
erS were covered BY the rival factions
before one was able TO read them. and
there would be row in consequence,
In the confusion of the winding up
advertisers took advantage OF the Sit
uation to make the public acquainted
with the superior quality of their
wares .caricatures appeared on the
walls. and private appeals 70 the
political prejudices of the people. usn-
ally In small form. gave variety TO the
large-letsered posters and served as
slight diversion 70 the excitement
which never lacked humorous feat
ureS.
Up TO the last msEnent both parties
were confident Of success, though
neither expected a large majority.
The newspapers, several of which had
been giving away large part of their
edition. together with pamphlets and
portraits in great profusion. made ex-
fraar8fnary efforts for Collecting the
news and getting out extras The
Marta employed $50 special reporters
and provided them each and all with
carriages or veloeipedes. The day
passed of quietly. Ballots were dis
tribufed at each polling place, much as
in America. Newspapers and pamph-
lets were given away, and
the afhxing of posters con-
tinueG as usual up to nearly the
time of closing the polls. which was 8
O'Clock. Ii is easy counting ballots in
Paris. there being only one name On
each, and the polling places being nu-
nerous. The result was known as
foreseen at Q o'clock. and before mid
night the vote of nearly every arron-
basement in detail As the weather
was uncommonly pleasant for the sea-
son, everybody was on the streets and
all the newspapers, or the greater part
OF them, printed extras. The scenes
before the Office of the Boulangist
newspapers were like those of the time
of the elections in the royalist depart
nients. only q little more so, and
there were more Royalists and Inn
perialists in the streets than usual at
such times