The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-04
Pierce County Republicans Re-
buke Nelson Bennett.
PRIMARIES HoTLy CONTESTED.
Democrats and Repeaters Unable to
Save the Boss From Defeat,
He Pays - High ~ $3.50 . Vote, Yet
Does Not Even Garry the Tacoma
Hotel Precinct Well known Repub-
licans Challenged by Heelers.

TACOMA. Oct. Especial Nelson Ben.
nett was turned down at the Republican
county primaries tonight. Returns re-
ceived up to midnight at the Tacoma bu-
reau of the Posi- ENcER are of anti
Bennett character. Bennett cannot con-
troll the Republican connty convention
Wednesday unless remote precincts
in his favor. This cannot be
the case under ordinary conditlons. Ow-
ing to frauds perpetrated by the Bennett
faction tonight the returns will be closely
watched, and any attempt to tamper with
them will be resisted. 1t is not at all
probable that Bennett will develop more
strength than he has already shown in
this city, and, taking the city as basis
for calculation, the county convention
will be anti Bennett.
The strength of the anti Bennett faction
was clearly shown by the fact that Ben
nett's bolters did not carry near all of the
precincts that were conceded to them.
For instance. Bennett's bolters could not
carry any of the following precincts: The
Second of the First. the Third of the
Second, the Second of the Third. the Third
of the Third, the Fourth of the
Sixth and the Ninth of the Third. In the
Tacoma hotel precinct Bennett made his
stand and was routed by the splendid up
hill fight of the Republicans of that pre-
cinct. This precinct went anti Bennett
by majority of twenty-one, notwith-
standing that the boilers opened barrel.
This was the precinct which Bennett's 8
private secretary, Blackwood, was to carry.
BIackwood was told that he made an ass
of himself by his antics at the polls. He
kept tab on the voters for Bennett. Itwas
in this precinct tnat Bennett is cred
tied with spending much of his
money. At half past 6 the boilers
set the price Of votes at $3.50.
Many Democrats were voted, and when
Biackwood himself came to vote objection
was raised to his voting. He insisted. and
n prolonged war of words followed. He
was asked if he was Republican, and he
said he was. He was then asked whether
he would vote the straight ticket. He
SAID he would vote for those he wished to
and scratch whoever he pleased. His
ballot was finally deposited under protest.
The bulldozing TACTICS of the Bennett
boilers at the primaries were apparent
throughout the cityeAnd caused much in
dignation. 1t was common street talk to-
night that Boss Bolter Bennett opened his
barrel with 81 600, H. Z. Clement, president
of the boilers, following with $780, In the
First precinct of the Second ward
Calkins pulled Benefits ticket through.
This precinct was conceded to Bennett,
but while that precinct was saved others
in the same ward went anti Bennett, much
to the surprise of the Republicans, who
thought Bennett would show more
strength. Therefore it is doubtful if CAL
kins can pull together enough strength
to secure a legislative nomination. Ben
nett has proved milestone about his neck,
1t is evident that Judge Campbell, of the
superior court, will be renominated, not
withstanding Benefits continued attack
upon him through the columns of the
Ledger. Many will support Campbell for
no other reason than that Bennett and the
Ledger oppose him. In the Fifth precinct
of the Second ward 1t is reliably stated that
the three judges were all Bennett men
and permitted Democrats and non-resi.
dents to vote in this precinct. A. G..
Sickles, a candidate for the senate, who
has been getting ant-Bennett support,
wheeled around tonight and went over to
the Bennett faction. In this precinct and
others controlled by the bolters. carriages
were kept rushing to all parts of
the city bringing voters, who were allowed
to vote without question. In the Third
precinct of the Second ward repeaters
voted five times. This gang of heelers was
marched from precinct to precinct and
voted at every place they came to. Then
they exchanged coats and repeated. The
bolters and hired Democrats did great
work for their boss. In precincts where the
judges were not alert or were favorablv in
chned, gangs of repeaters were voted, while
prominent Republicans had their votes
challenged by the Bennett boilers under
the lead of A. Il. Titlow. In almost every
precinct where the barrel, coercion, in.
timidation and buldozing had no effect
everything was decidedly anti Bennett.
An attempt to vote 1877 men from the Ia
coma hotel was not q complete success.
In several precincts over twice as many
votes will be cast as there are Republican
votes in the precinct. In some respect
the boilers made the primaries as disgrace
ful as the Democratic primaries last
spring.
In the nope OF securing support for Ben
nett, the boilers are offering everything in
the country. and in their desperation
it will not be surprising if the
boilers agree to support the Repub-
lican congressional nominee if there
by they can secure control
of the county convention. They will agree
TO support nearly all the county ticket if
1t can only be made 10 appear that the
Boss Rolter Bennett is dictator. The Re-
publicans do not show a disposition to
compromise with the boilers.
Some of the candidates included in the
following boiter ticket may not be re-
sponsible for the use of their names by the
bo!ters
SheriE-Alexander Mathews
Clerk-H. e. Beach.
Audtor-E l. Jones'
Assessor. T.. sampson.
Commissioners-W. L Thompson. I. ". Gl,d.
Geu, C. I. Fay.
Prosecuting attoruey-W. II. SMELL
Municipal igdge-A. II. Garretsoa or l. ].
Emerson.
Justice OF the peace-w. l. siater
Superior court iudges-w. II. Pfisehsrd. En-.
met y. Parker. J. c. Stalicup.
BYRON BAKLOW's DRYDOCK RID