, 1890-11-20
SEATTLE POPULATION
Claim That She Is Credited
With 1920 Too Many.
AFFECTS HER REPRESENTATION
Evidence Said to Exist of q Blum
der Somewhere in the Last
Apportionment

OLYnPrA, Nov. i5.-The direct charge
that the census figures us tclegraphed to
Governor Ferry in August by Superin-
tendent Porter have been manipulated
in the interest of Seattle by somebody
has been made by certain newspapers in
tho state. Yesterday n reporter for the
Tribune ascertained that they aro true,
and that 2,02o more people were credited
to Seattle by tho recent apportionment
bill passed by the legislature than was
telegraphed from Washington city to the
governor and submitted by MIN to the
legislature.
The figures telegraphed to Governor
Ferry by Superintendent Porter for
Seattle, as per original telegram now in
the governors office, was us follows:
First ward, Il, $50; Second ward, o, 5sl !;
Third ward, 0,522; Fourth ward, II, S6i 4;
total, AZ, s47 Several type writer copies
of long dispatch from Washin gton
city, which contained the figures for all
counties, cities and large towns, were
made In the governors Office and care
fully compared with the original correct
copy, which was sent to the senate and
house, in which the figures for Seattle
appeared as above.
After the copy sent to the senate had
been read there, the presiding ofli Ger of
that body stated that the governor was
having 800 copies printed for the use of
the senate and house.
Upon its being read in tho house, the
committee on printing and supplies
(Hon. Francis Rolch, chairman) was
instructed to have 800 copies of the
same printed, provided the governor
had not already made arrangements.
The governor 1t seems, in order to hurry
matters along, had already made such
arrangements.
State Printer White says he received
copy of the dispatch from the hands
OF Governor Ferry, and after II had been
set up by the printers in his office he
was so careful about it that he read the
proof himself. The figures for Seattle,
us they came from the state printing
office, however, are not as they were
transmitted to the senate and house.
They are as follows; First ward, l3, $50,
instead of 1850; Second ward, 05sl;
Third ward. 0552; Fourth ward 10, 1884,
instead of l2,3G4; total, 45,s67, or 2,O2o
more than the correct figures of the dis
patch.
1t will be noticed that 1000 was add
to the First ward aud |, 020 to the Fourth
ward. State Printer White is positive
the figures he received from the governor
are those which appeared in the 500
printed copies from his office
Governor Ferry was seen to-day, He
said the matter was incomprehensible
to him, and this was the first intimation
he had ever had of the fact that dis
crepancy existed. He had three copies
prepared by the typewriter, which
were exactly like the figures sent
to him by Superintendent Porter.
One was sent to the senate. and
one to the house and one TO the state
printer. He was certain they we're ex-
actly alike. The apportionment of the
state was unfortunately based on the
figures in the printed communication
and not on the original and correct
figures transmitted to the senate and
house. This BILL after being read, was
referred TO the committee on privileges
and elections of the house.
The senate amended the bill and it
went back to the house. The amend
ments were adopted, and the bill as
passed by the house became a law.
There was not member of either house
or the governor, who signed the bill,
that ever discovered that the figures for
the city OF Seattle In the printed form
were 1920 more than in the original
communications sent to the house, or IL
they did they never let it be known
Governor Ferry says he never saw q
printed copy.