The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-14


Sfxansfon.
TAccxs. April II
70 THE Epxr0R. Next May elections
viii BE- held here TO all the several MUM
cipAl Offices that become vacant 1t that
tire The coming contest Is looked upon
generally ~ very important Heretofore
the city government Of Tacoma has nos
Displayed much legislative ability. Men
have generally been elected to the council
who hare characterized their administration
with working into the hands Of several
large corporations interested here working
for their own private interests. and BY
petty arguments and slow going methods re-
tarsing the growth of the city. A determined
effort viii he made ut the coming election
20 piace men in Office who viii be free from
any influences that are injurious to the
community.
To bring about such . result the commit
tee OF one hundred proposes 10 interest IL
self in the coming election. This orgsai-
xafion consists of one hundred business
men, who have taken upon themselves the
Office OF watching the actions of public
officials. The leading members. headed
by Samuel Coliyer. are nearly all Repub-
Leans. and in spite of the objects OF their
organization have formed ring for warmly
supporting their party ticket on condition
that Collyer is nominated by the Repubii-
cans for mayor.
Ia the event OF this plan being carried
out by the committee the slate viii be
known as the Citizens Ticket The
movement is not a popular one. and there
is not much probability OF its being sue
cesstul. Tacoma is Republican city, and
among true Republicans the straight
ticket is much preferable
Both Republicans and Democrats are al
ready hard at work, and the respective
ranks OF each party are being marshalled
and drilled into lire.
A largely attended Republican meeting
recently held at the court house shows that
party to be well organized.
The leaders of the Democrats have not
yet called meeting, but clubs formed In
each ward for the last fall
campaign, which work in unison with the
Democratic central committee, are pre-
pairing for the contest. Young Mems
Democratic Club and the Wheelwright
Club. Democratic organization Of cooks
aud walters. numbering several hundred.
have bsen formed 10 strengthen the cause
OF the great unwashed.
The officials to he elected are a mayor,
city attorney. surveyor. street commits
sioner, treasurer. and two counciimen from
the First ward and one from each of the
other three divisions.
The nominating conventions will not
meet until the 18th or 18th inst. but it is
safe to say that the two following tickets
viii be nominated with little alteration.
Republican: For mayor, A. n. Fitch or
j. d, Coughran; city attorney, S. C. Mill
gan, city surveyor. J. Morrison or c. o.
Bean; street commissioner, Joseph
Hodgins: city treasurer, S T. Armstrong;
councilmen from First ward, ii. o. Geiger
and Colonel J. Pinkerton; Second ward.
Charles Reichenbach: Third ward. j. b.
Houghton; Fourth ward, j. NJ. Steele.
Democratic mayor, s. A. Wheel
wright or stuart Rice; city attorney,
stephen o'Brien; city surveyor. Colin Nc
lntosh; street commissioner. ]. Vincent
Browne; city treasurer. G. H. Wheeler;
councilmen from the First ward, J. n.
Fuller and +. A. Smalley; Second ward.
G. b. Zabrjskie; Third ward, c. l.. Hoska
or Meyer Kaufman; Fourth ward, Louis
Foss.
There is likely to be considerable wrang-
ling in both the Republican and Demo-
cratic conventions over the nomination of
candidates for mayor. A. N. Fitch is
president OF the Traders Bank, and q
fairly popular man will be more
readily accepted by the people
than j. ID. Coughran. who, as
councilman for the two years has made
many enemies. With the Democrats, in
spite OF the abuse heaped unfortunately
upon him, Mayor Wheelwright has many
friends who would gladly vote for his re-
election. but the leaders of the
party appear to think that
Stuart Rice is q stronger man, as he is sup
ported by the Tacoma Land Company,
Allen G. Mason and other influential men.
With regard to the other Offices the Re
publican choice will very likely be elected
by the people. with the exception of the
Third and Fourth wards, which have q
Democratic majority. 60. M.