The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-11
NELSON BENEFITS VOTE.
1t Was Thrown Out At the Polls, Not
withstanding " Ledger's" Denial.

TACOMA, Nov 10-[Special. The vari-
Gus reliable gentlemen who were witnesses
TO the various statements credited to the
PosT-lNTELLiGENCER IN the following from
the Ledger. desire that the truth be given an
opportunity to shine:
In yesterdays issue the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
with exuitant flourish, says: ''Nelson Bennett
lost his vote by putting in an unstamped bal
lot" etc. Mr. John Holgate. inspector. says
that no vote was put in without the official
stamp, and that no vote was thrown out for any
such reason rs ascribed by the liar above re-
ferred to-
Again, the fosr iSTELLIGENCER says that sat
the Third precinct of the second ward Benefits
private secretary dispensed free beer. An at
tempt was made to beer up everybody" etc. A
more hagrant lie could not be invented. In the
first place Mr. B ackwood was not at that pre-
cinct. He Was at the second precinct of the
Third ward. and did his duty faithfully There
no free beer or anything OF the kind there,
and no person knowing Mr.. lakewood will be-
iieve any such reflection cast upon his char
acter, excepting professional liar and a
degraded cog Any paper that wiI permit
such abuse OF a young man, whose character
for ability is second TO that of no gentleman of
his age in this state, is deserving of severesl
condemnation The people of Tacoma have
had about enough OF this class OF reports re-
fiectng upon its citizens. and judiclous ap-
pIica,toa of sole leather 10 the writer of them
will be in order IL 1t does not stor.
There are a couple Of haIf-tone truths in
the above. They constitute the blacklist
falsehoods-by inference. Mr. Benefits
ballot was thrown ont not because il was
not officially stamped. but because il did
not have upon II. together with the s:arnn.
the legally required initials or the proper
precinct official. The Posr-IyTEriI-
GEScER said as much. by failing to tell
the whole truth a falsehood IS created. by
inference.
Mr.. Holga;e knows and admits that the
ballot was thrown out. clubbing does
not change the fact Because the Posi-
ISrKIIIGENcER said signature" instead of
initial" and said the stamp was lacking,
An attempt is made TO have il appesr that
the statement that Nelson Bennett's ballot
was thrown out and did not count against
the Hon. John II. McGraw is untrue
The auibble is sustained; so is the fact.
Another quibbie follows: another half
tone truth, Mr. Blackwood. II is true v as
at the Second precinct OF the Third ward !;
not the Third of the Second But the fact
10 not changed by technical geographical
error. Mr.. Blaekwood did. at the Second
nrecinct Of the Third ward, then. if that is
satisfactory geographically, open bottle
Of beer with his own hands, and did there
ami then, before the polls closed in said
precinct. dispense free beer to various
officials of said precinct. and said Black
wood did then ami there look through the
bottom of q beer glass himself.
II there can be any quibbling out OF
the above, sfiidasits will be offered in evil
usnce.
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