The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-05
DIVIDED RESULT.
Ingraham and Sweeney Are
Elected Aldermen.
sowMAN LEFT ~ TWO VOTES.


The election yesterday resulted IN the
seating Of one Republican and one Demo
crat for aldermen, the successful candi-
dates being respectively Professor Edward
3. Ingraham and Dr.. J. p. Sweeney.
The annexation proposition carried over
whelmingly, notwithstanding the strange
ignorance exhibited Of the peculiar inter-
test to al concerned Of this question. The
suburban precincts, % matter Of course,
showed the most interest in the annexa-
ton, Fremont rolling up splendid vote
IN Its favor, but Latona cast . tie vote.
Boulevard did not send in any returns,
but whatever the vote there, the result
cannot b changed.
Professor Ingraham's plurality for alder
man Is 81, and DR.. Sweeney's2 2. It was .
tight count between DR.. Sweeney and Mr..
Bowman, - the latter received 300 votes.
Mr.. Bell received . very light vote.
Throughout the city the polls were un-
usually quiet, and many OF the election Of
ficers confessed at night to have largely de-
voted the day to whist playing No Incl
dents Of interest marked the balloting. OF
total registration at the time the poll
books were closed amounting to 2,4O4,
total vote Of only 765 was cast. A few
votes were thrown out owing to inn
proper marking Of the tickets; for
instance, two votes were thrown out
In the Second precinct Of the First
ward, and vote each was rejected in the
First precinct Of the Eighth ward, and the
Fourth precinct of the First ward. The
reason for the rejection of these ballots
was that the men who cast them voted for
three instead Of two candidates, Ingraham,
Bell and Bowman.
It might interest the apostles Of re-
trenchment to know that every vote
counted yesterday cost the city Of Seattle
about s., as the following few figures will
testify, although they are but rough esti-
mate Of the cost of the election: Pay roll
of election officers, $50; advertising, $225;
stationery and supplies, 500; rents for
places used for polling, SIS; carriage hire
for delivery Of ballot boxes, ETC., SIS; inch
dentals, $50: ands expenses Of postponed
election, $S25; total, 81, 49,
There was . great deal of -eagerness to
know the result of the election at the city
hall after the polls closed, and when it was
apparent that DR.. ]. r. Sweeney was
elected q one Of the aldermen It was
widely whispered that he could not QUAIL
ify, owing to the fact that he had not reg
elector. But on this point opinion was
very much divided.
Following is the running vote by wards:
VOTE BY WARDS.
First ward: For annexation 81, against an
nexation 20. For aldermen: Sweeney g, Hinck-
ley "a, Bell %. Ingraham "a, Bowman IS, scat
tering 3 Total vote cast: Sweeney's plurality
Is, Bowman's plurality l.
Second ward: For annexation sc, against an
nexation g. For aldermen: sweeney IS, Hinck-
ley "a, Bell II, Ingraham -, Bowman 20, scatter
ing 2 Total vnte cast IS. Ingraham's plurality
!, Sweeney's plurality d
Third ward: For annexation %, against T.
For aldermen: Sweeney n, Hincklsy %, Bell
II, Ingraham q, Bowman 81. Total vote cast
50. Bowman's plurality ., Ingraham's plural
ity2
Fourth ward: For annexation 7e, against a.
For aldermen: Sweeney g, Hinckley 50, Bell
81, Ingraham 10, Bowman IS. Total vote cast
1os sweeney's plurality 8, Ingraham's plu-
rality !.
Fifth ward: For annexation 6e, against 6.
For aldermen: Sweeney %, Hinckley %, Bell
80, Ingraham IS, Bowman "a. Total vote cast g.
Ingraham's plurality ], Bowmann's plurality 4
Sixth ward: For annexation 81, against q.
For aldermen: Sweeney g, Hinckley IS, Bell
Is, Ingraham 20, Bowman S. Total vote cast
129 Ingraham's plurality II, Bowman's plu.
rality ID.
Seventh ward: For annexation s., against 9.
For Aldermen: Sweeney Is, Hinckley IS, Bell
20, Ingraham s.. Bowman 10. Total vote cast g.
Sweeney's plurality 9, Ingraham's plurality1.
Eighth ward: For annexation 81, against 16.
For aldermen: Sweeney q, Hinckley 50, Bell 6.
Ingraham ~, Bowman IS. Total vote cast lis
Ingraham's plurality 2, Bowman's plurality Is
Suburban precincts: For annexation $50,
against 20. Total vote cast SCI.
VOTE FoR ALDERMEN.