The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-24
SEATTLE THURSDAY,

be as heretofore arrangeG-G. W. Boggs
for treasurer, A. II. Heilig for controller
and DR.. f. L. Goddard for city physician.
vi course there are other available and
capable candidates, but the prognostic
fayors those named.
Democratic methods, in causing land
slide at Seattle, are still discussed here
with animation. Stories have been numer-
ons and startling in details. Only few
bore the ear-marks of authenticity. And
the only one regarded as accurate by the
Republican city central committee was
gwen out this evening by Chairman w. J.
File. He said, replying to pointed queries:
Twenty thousand dollars was used as cor
rupiion fund by the Democrats of Seattle in the
late city election. do not doubt this. My in
formation comes from reliable source. OF the
$4,000, $4,000 was sent on by the Demo-
cratic national committee; 5000 was raised
in Seattle and King county: $500 was
sent from Tacoma: the balance came
Port Townsend and other quarters of the state.
The money was used thus: Hiring dummies
to live in lodging and boarding houses and sa-
looms for short time before election; securing
naturalization papers: paying 1900 men
IS per day for q few days before election
to see that the dummies did their
criminal duties The Democratic central COM
balance left after paying off the city and county
Indebtedness OF the Democratic orgakization OF
King county has been sent to Tacoma. This
amount is between g, 500 and 5000.
Again, it is said that in accordance with
the plan of the Democrats to carry Seattle,
Tacoma and the state, is to send Judge
Burke, of Seattle, as senator to Washing
ton City to represent, among other things,
railroad, thus giving Seattle two United
States senator's
Alexander Parker. the slated Demo-
cratic nominee for mayor. peters out little
by little, as the campaign advances, but
still, as some of the representatives think,
they smell mice, and that ''the
old crowd is again setting up
the pins" a landslide may boost
Mr.. Parker dangerously near the front.
Certain it is that every opportunity has
been afforded "the people" and tax
payers" of the Republican persuasion to
run nominations to their hearts content.
But not being skilled in the science of pol
tics, the bulk of them have not chalked
down name-and yet they kick and
croak!
Jumping ont of the frying pan into the
fire." fails to convey what may be ex-
pected if the land slides in favor of ''Two
Per Cent" Parker. Said an independent
voter today:
If Parker is elected it will be the biggest mis-
take Tacoma has ever made. 1t would be
penny wise "note shaving administration,
and city with the strength and activities of a
man, will be reduced to the heiplessness OF a
boy SO far progressiveneRs is concerned.
Electric lights will go out; streets
will not be graded. l have it from a man to
whom Tom Carroll said il, tQat Parker told Car
roll that if he did not get out of the field pos
sible candidate for mayor, he CParker) would
run any way, on an independent ticket, even if
Carroll were nominated. And of this sort OF
Aunt Nancyism the Democrats are saying: HE
is pretty Democrat"
Told in word, if Mr.. Parker is chosen
mayor, he will have the Republicans who
may be displeased at their party nomina-
tions to thank for the landslide.
For supplying some of his men with Re-
publican precinct ballots yesterday, Chief
of Police Ellis is accused by Democrats of
trying to influence them to vote. Ellis
says he supplied five officers, but did not
not instruct them to vote the tickets