The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-05
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Rri..ts A the Polls-Little Red school

Priests At the Polls-L Little Red SCHOOL,
House acknowledgements Lost
MILwAUKRR. Via. Nov. 4-When the polls
closed at $40 this afternoon the most unique
an exciting political struggle In the history of
the city came to an end. The feature OF the
day was the activity Of the Catholic and
Lutheran clergy in marshaling their forces
againe the Bennett school Law. At the polling
hooth at the corner Of Greenbush and Mitchell
alree's, on the South side, almost in the shadow
OF fGt. Ann's Catholic church, two Polish priests
busted themselves in seeing that each Of their
so0untzymen voted, and examined the ballots to
make sure they were casting against the little
,chool Father GrucSa wa the busiest His
church v outside the city. In the town OF Lake,
and he stated triumphantly to frsnds that
when he left the precinct in which his church
IL iocased there had been only one or two Re-
publican votes cast, against 100 Democrats In
the Second precinct Of the Sixth ward. the
Capucnin monks appeared. twenty-thrse stroue,
headed By the father guardian. Az quietly
q they came they went away, leaving twenty
three more Democratic ballots in the box.
Most OF the Lutheran churches held meetings
last night, ct which Democratic tickets were
distributed. At the booths the Lutheraus would
not have anything to do wita peddlerR Some
of them would take anything that was put into
their hands and shove il into their pockets.
where 1t was presumably kept The character
Of ali the votes cast 10 consequently mystery
At nearly every polling place some Lutheran,
generally school teacher. was stationed to see
that their people did not allow themselves to BE-
persuaded TO accept . ticket from Republican
peddlera The Prohibition and labor votes gen.
orally went to the Republicans Split yickes Of
every available kind could be found in most
precincta Estma 20 generally vary from 900
TO $1,000 The total registration was 46,80S and
the vote was S7,348. The vote for mayor last
spring was 8, ,ll&
MILWAUKEE, Nov. Ain todsy's election the
Republicans lost one congressman, Mitchell,
DEM. being elected from this district So far
- received returns indicate the election OF
Cooper. Rep, iu the First district Barring. DEM,
In the Second, La Toilette, Rep, In the Third,
in the Fifth, Clark, Rep, in the sixth, Thomas,
Rep, In the Eighth. and 81 agen. Rep. in the
Ninth The Democrats claim the election OF
Peck and the entire state ticket. but the returns
are too meagre to dispute the claim. and the Re.
pubicans think Hoard is reelected. The legis-
lature will be Republican. and Spooner win be
reelected
MILWAUKEE. Nov. h-At an early hour this
morning Chairman Hayne claims that Governor
He also claims both branches Of the legislature.
Incomplete re urns however. continue to show
. Democratic landslide.
MILWAUKEE,, Nov 1.-Two hundred and nine
teen vot ng precincts OF the state, including
sixty-seven precincts in Milwaukee city and
four towns in Milwaukee county, show . net
Democrat gain of l0.264.
MILWAUKEE. Nov. A-Republicans now claim
the state by 500 TO 5000, while the Democrats
claim it BY 10000 The Democrats carry Mil
waukee by 5000 The Republicans lose one CON-
gressman In the Milwaukee district The dele
CATION stands, ak Republicans and three Demo
cratA