The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-31
KING Is FOR ALLEN.
Every Delegate Hearty in His
Support.
RESULT OF THE PRIMARIES.
All Local Differences Sunk In the Gen.
eraI Issue-Reports From All
Parts Of tae County.


resulted in a sweeping and uneguivocal
victory for John Il. Allen. In very few
wards were there more than one ticket.
and they were all hes ded by the declara-
ton that they were either for Allen or not
against him, the feeling in his favor being
go profound that no man dared risk the
announcement that he was against the
senator. Where there were opposition or
mixed tickets they were entirely IN the in
terest of local candidates
There was intense interest manifested in
the primary, mainly on account OF the
issue presented, but in some degree due TO
curiosity as to the working OF the Aus
tralian system as applied to primaries. Ii
may be pronounced an unqualified sue
cess. The polls were open from II until
Z. and there was an entire absence of those
turbulent scenes which in the past have
marked primary elections, and IN some
cases disgraced them.
The delegates were of much better and
more representative class than usual, and
the rivalries were carried on with little
bitterness and entirely without any de-
monstrations of rowdyism. Such occas-
iona outbursts as occurred were due only
10 the activity of the friends OF candidates
for office. At each of the ten polling
places in the city there were three judges
and two clerks. Voters were checked of
upon the registration lists or sworn, and
there were but few cases of challenge, and
even among those several were made as a
joke at the xpcnse OF well known Repub-
licans.
! The first ward exhibited Just sufficient
liveiiness to maintain its character, and
the principal contest vas between the
friends of Wooery and those opposed to
him. The First ward is divided. that part
of it lying ives. OF South Second forming
district No 10 but forming with the Third
and Fourth wards the Fortieth representa-
tive district. 1t is entitled 10 i've dele
gates. II is practically the First and Second
precincts of the First ward. There were
Two tickets in the field. The highest vote
on the winning ticket was 25l, the lowest
2is; the highest on the opposition was
JsJ and the lowest los. The
polling was animated, but remarkably
quiet for the First ward. in the First dis
trict. which comnrises all that part of the
First cast of South Second, and includes
the Third. Fourth, Filth, Sixth and
Seventh precincts With fifteen delegates. 1t
- united with the Second ward as the
Thirty-ninth representative district. The
highest on the winning ticket was Ala for
a. q. Mcbride, whe vas on both tickets.
The average was between IA and 26l on
the losing ticket, 2Qi down to i6i.
in the Second ward every man is poll
tician and as there were only twenty dele
gates 20 be chosen ami fully loo wanted to
be sent to the county convention, there
has been merry contention for places on
the ticket. There were two ballots, but no
sign OF an anti-Alien man. After good
natured but most animated canvass 70.
votes one OF the two tickets was victorious,
with maximum OF Isl over the ether,
whose highest vote was 81.
The Third ward had two tickets. one
straight for Allen and the other bore the
legend. This list of delegates is pledged
10 support no man for United States sem
ator who is not in favor of the Lake Wash
ington canal" Only four on this ticket
we're elected, the remainder of the sixteen
being voted on the straight ticket. The
highes. on that was is6, and the highest
on the opposition was l39. but those are
all Allen men. Ihe result was due To a
desire on the part OF the S.alwarts not to
crowd the "aniis" SO long as Allen men
were pat up.
In the Fourth ward the contest mar
rowed down entirely - trial of strength
between Il. c. Washburn and Hancock
Neagie Tor the legislature. and it resulted
in victory for the former by an average
o. 200 10 IS. The whole number OF votes
cast was 20.
In the Fifth ward, the expected rivalry
between the factions was entirely aban-
Goned, all parties being, with one or two
exceptions. in favor of Alien and willing
u sink minor differences Many confer
enceS OF u friendly character took place
during the day, and the leaders
of the "antis" calamity surrendered
personal preferences IN order TO insure the
success OF John 4. Aliens cause There
was only one ticket. and of the 100 votes
cast only one or two scratches were made
This is one Of the wards which have been
notable IN the past for factional rivalry,
and he harmony on the main issue is one
OF the most significant features of the
campaign.
Ia the sixth ward the plan was adopted
o. putting twice the number or names re-
QuIred ami ihe voters exercised particu-
larry Tree and uniettered discretion in
marking their tickets. The opposition
ticket was careful To announce that II
''iavors tie reelection of Senator Allen"
hut desired an unpledsed delegation. This
Was altogether too lukew arm for the great
majority apd those nominees no pledged
themselves to support Alien were led off
by W. l.. Ames aud burwell with ltS votes.
the highest 81 the u,pledged being Is for
the pioneer. Amos Brown. whose personal
worth MAS nos sufficient IN overrnr,a ~.
objection to any candidate whose loyalty
TO Alien was not pledged in advance
The Seventh ward had two tickets. hut
none save those whose course was ahso-
iutcly certain stood a ghost of show.
The len ticket swept all before it with a
winning vote ii Ia, and the others ranged
from - Ia Q
The Eighth ward also adopted the plan
OF having double the requisite number of
nominees. h@g these were only nut on in
order IL give the Republicans fun scope in
their selection, hut all We're for Allen
There IS no significance in the result. ex-
cept the Individual epdcavors or the rcr-
sonal popularity al the candidates
Charles f. Eisbback has the honor of
standing At thc head Of the list. and the
remainder following With a Diminishing
vote
The Ninth wsrl had no contest. The
plan adopted there was 10 have delegates
and a,ternates allowing play for prefer
enees. but the entire ticket did not vary
more than two votes.
The senatorial question. except for the
two instances mentioned. absorbed all Al
tention, and the candidates Tor county
nfs;~es x,51i HeVa a IfvaIv ssu.a ~ 81.