The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-09
FAIgHAvGN NEWS.
Fraud at the City Election Effect OF Col
Iarbei's Coming.

Fraud at the City Election Effect of Col.
Iarbei's Coming.
FAIRH,vEN Dec. Especial. city
councis si.lng as canvassing GARD, Sat
nrday. commenced the official count of the
votes cast for municipal officers al the
election last Tuesday, but 1t was not COM
pleted, an adjournment being taken until
next Wednesday 10 give time for some inn
portant investigations bearing upon direct
charges OF gross fracd in the 8 .cond ward,
In which. ii appearances are not deceitiul,
Mr.. 4. FL. Anderson, candidate for mayor
on the Citizens ticket is seriously i'm
plicated. 1t appears that a saloon known
as Inc Spokane, kept by one J. e. Clancy.
was made the headquarters OF carefully
panned conspiracy 10 secure men To vote
fraudu ent.y upon registration certificates
originally issued TO men not now
here, and who. it appears, illegally
obtained them. The scheme was sus-
pec,ed. aud men working in the interest of
the Peoples ticket we're engaged To secure
convincing evi4encs. il possible, in The
form oil bogus certificates. mis- they sue
ceeded in doing. alter first Obtain no, e
TO Clancy from Anderson. bearing his sig
nature, saying: '.'rhese men are al, right !;
hx them" The men were introduced to
Cianey and vouched for by third party,
who neglected 10 take up anu retain or de.
slroy the noie. These facts were devel-
oped yesterday during the discussion con-
sequent upon the reading of the note re-
ierred 10 before the board and the intro
duction OF that and the bogus certifcat ties
as evidence. A strong effort was made by
Councilman j. ]. Donovan, chief engineer
OF tue Fa:rhayen & Southern, anu E.. L.
Cowgirl, general manager of the Fair
maven Land Company, to throw out
the entire vote OF the Second ward. To
this Councilman Mills. who is an attor-
ney and one OF the representatives-ele elect
rom this district, objected, as did also the
city attorney. and tue matter was laid upon
the table TO be further considered at the
next meeting. No susp cion OF corruption
attaches to any OF the election officers, and
while there is little doubt thar some illegal
votes were cast, it is the opinion OF great
many that it will be very difficult. ii not
imposs Die, to produce evidence 10 warrant
throwing out the entire ward vote. II that
Is done 1t viii materially change the result
as regards councllmrn, and will leave the
cit z-ns' movement with but one repre-
SNhtotFC ~ VIC ihStcdu VI tuIee
(nalf the number). according to the total
vote, besides one fusion member. Much
ceiling is manifested over the matter, and
The result is awaited with great interest.
A telegram referring TO the retirement oil
Mr.. Woods as business manager of the
Herald. published In Saturdays Posr-IN.
TELLlGENCER, has heading to the effect
that ''CoioLei Iarosl succeeds Colonel Wis.
scher." That is untrue, and there is noth-
ing from which to draw such an inference.
Mr.. Woods sold his stock TO another mem.
Der OF the company and Mr.. Tarbel as.
sumed The business management today
OIL salary, with an option for the pur.
chase of the stock after stated period, il
a tria' proves mu ualiy satisfactory. Col
onei Visscher retains the editorial manage.
ment. 1t is reported that Mr.. Woods will
go to Gray's harbor.
Ii seems more than likely that the propo
sition to bond the county for $3.50, 900 fol
he purpose of building roads and bridge:
wild be de eat, d. 1t is to be submitted TO 9
vote on the 23d inst. The majority of the
farmers are opposed to it and 1T will be op
po>eI here for the reason that none of the
roads proposed will assist in developing
any of tue rich country naturally directly
tributary 10 Fairnaven.