The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-01
FRAUDIN THECAUCUS
Young Democrats Of Tacoma
Beaten by Old Fossils.
HUGH WALLACE KNOCKED OUT.
Victory for George Hazard, o. We
GrigEs and David b. Hill by Out
rageous Ballot Box Stunning.


TACOMA, April 30. Especial. - The
young Democracy froths at the mouth to-
night. Red-hot primaries resulted in the
apparent defeat of the Hugh Wallace dele
CATION, and the election of the G. w. Griggs
following. Stuffing ballot boxes, repeating
and fraudulent count are alleged by the
Wallace men. In the Third ward
tally was kept until an hour
and half before the polls closed.
when 107 votes were cast. During the
following hour and half over 600 votes
were stuffed in the box. at the rate Of over
six per minute. The Wallace men claim
only one vote was actually cast per min
ute. There was a hole in the side of this
box as well as on the top. 1t is intimated
by the Wallace men that 400 Griggs votes
were in the box before the ballot
ing began. In the Fourth ward the
tally showed $50 votes cast The
count showed 232 for Griggs, and y for
Wallace. In numerous instances five or
six ballots were found folded as one ball
lot In other instances voters with pink
(Griggs) ballots were not questioned, but
those with white (Wallace) ballots were
challenged and cross-examined, and many
not having registration certificates to
show were rejected. The Griggs men
simply say if there was any fraud
it must be righted. The Wallace
men call the primaries o farce
and denounce the .old heads" At the
Democratic city convention the ''old
heads" had to let the young Democracy
shape things, Parker being nominated in
preference to Carroll. Wallace then de-
clared that Carroll was trying to create
dissension. Steve O'Brien was made
chairman of the city committee, displeas-
ing Grattan H. Wheeler and other "oid
heads" The .'old heads, !" however, named
the judges for primaries, Sam Slaughter
being with them after being made chair
man. The Wallace men claim their votes
were thrown out, and if they objected
deputy sheriffs were ready to arrest them
Jim Dougan's street grading gang and
several saloon gangs are charged with vot-
ing repeatedly for Griggs, being marched
about q block to saloon, and voting
every time they passed the polling place.
Both Griggs and Wallace wish to be dele
gates to the Chicago convention. The
former. it is claimed, favors Hill, while
Wallace is a Cleveland man.
The Wallace men will contest the cleo
ton on the ground of stufiing the ballot
boxes and repeating. In the Second ward.
where the Wallace men had one judge Of
election and claim an honest count, the
old timers were defeated, Wallace having
thirty majority. If Griggs countenances
the alleged frauds the Wallace men will
contest his delegation and split the party
wide open. Hazard and Van Fossen are
numbered among the ''old heads"
Retrenchment I'm Tacoma Government.
TACOMA, April 80. - Especial - The
finance committee of the council recon-
mended retrenchment in all departments
of the city government. The reduction in
salaries will be from IS to 60 per cent. The
nnmter of employees will also be reduced.
One of the most sweeping reductions is in
the treasurer's Office, where the salaries Of
the clerks is reduced from $500,
5000 and $i.200 respectively to 5000.
The salary of the city attorneys
stenogrspher is cut from $500 to $500,
and the attorneys assistants salary
is reduced from $1,000 to $500. while the
salary of the city attorney is reduced from
s., 500 to $1,000. The only increase is in
giving the mayor a clerk at a salary OF
ST. 200 year. The clerk and timekeeper for
the superintendent of sewers. who
received 81, 200 each, are dispensed with.
Among the reductions are the following:
City treasurer, $500 to 5000; members
board of public works, 81, 1000 to 5000;
controller. $2,40O to $2,100; deputy con-
troller, 81, 500 to 200; city clerk, $1,000
to 81, 500; health officer, 81, 200 TO $500;
sewer superintendent, 81, 800 to $500; su-
perintendent of streets, $1,000 to $1,000
The salaries of the following officers are
not reduced: Harbor master, 81, coo; chief
of police, 81 800; building inspector. 81, 500;
city engineer, s., 200; city treasurer's chief
clerk, $3.50; timekeeper for superintend-
ent of strt $, $1,000.
The office of plumbing inspector Is COM
bined with that of building inspector.
The total reduction is about $4,000 per
annum.