The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-09
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placed under $500 bonds each The money was
Immediately raised and they were released. 1t
was generally considered that the arrests were
caused for no other purpose than influencing
the election in the First ward.
About 3 o'clock Davis swore out q warrant for
c. Armstrong, of the New Zealand hotel, charged
with selling liquor on election day. Davis said
that he bought drink of whisky from Arm
strong. The latter gave bonds for his hearing
at future time.
At o'clock a warrant was sworn out by l. b.
Hart for Richard Davis upon charge OF
voting twice. The individual could not be
found
The Fourth precinct was very quiet, the few
challenges being all satisfactorily met. The
polling was steady all day. c. Z. Kohler sup
piled the Republicans with advisory ballots,
aud ex-Policeman George Sheehan was solicit
Gus that the Democratic ticket be voted. The
judges were F. E Keene and R. W. Fitzhenry,
the inspector A. l. Nelson. and the clerks Ed
ward Wolf and Will J. Kennedy.
The voting place for the First precinct OF the
Second ward was near the corner of Jackson and
Taylor streets. During the early part OF the day
the polling was light but toward afternoon 1t
increased rapidly. There were only formal
challenges and no objections sustained. The
judges were c. E. Lynch and John E. Aver: H. j.
Isham was inspector, and C. A. Crane and L. l.
Baker were the clerks. The challengers had q
very easy time, and although the voters were
very quiet the Democratic agents expressed full
satisfaction at the outlook.
The Second precinct of the Second ward is
Ronald's own locality, and his neighbors turned
out loyalty in his behalf. When the polls
opened il was found that there were two Re-
publican clerks, and the Democrats raised an
objection. The law does not require them to
be OF different political faith, but rather than
have question raised, the Republicans
waived the point, and C. II. Robinson was sub
stituted for I. C. Marum. This was accepted as
satisfactory, and the voting proceeded without
incident The houses are scattered, and the
residents were not known to the challengers.
A. L. Braymer, for the Republicans, and A J.
Fits, for the Democrats, required proof from
several voters, but it was forthcoming in every
case. The officers were C. II. Morford and ..
C. Whitney, judges; J. C. Thalman, inspector;
George Fl. Curtis and C. " Robinson, clerks.
The election at the polls OF the First precinct
of the Fifth ward was very active all day. The
street and sidewalk in the near vicinity was
crowded with people from the opening until
the close of the polls. Three hundred and
ninety-nine votes were cast out OF a total regis
tration OF ESQ. Great excitement was
caused about o'clock in the after
noon by free for all tight in
which knives were drawn, revolver exhibited
and one of the participants named B. Jelich,
Democratic heeler, was slightly cut upon the
neck with knife. The trouble arose between
Peter ChIdo, Republican worker, and the
aforesaid Jelich, over the vote of Pietro Durago,
each claiming that he belonged TO his respective
party. One word led to another. and the lam
guage become SO violent that row eusued Be-
fore the police checked it six seven bystanders
were engaged in the scrabble. The three prin-
cipal actors named above were arrested, but re-
leased on bail short time afterwsrd. James
Hamilton Lewis was present part OF the after
noon and caused great enthusiasm among the
adherents to his party. The officers OF the cleo
ton were as follows: L. o. Anderson, inspector;
Clarence Hanford and G. H. Fortson, judges;
J. C. Whitlock and 5. G. Benedict, clerks J. N.
Gephart acted challenger for the Democrats
and Ed Hunter Brown for the Republicans.