The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-12


These estimates were made with one
preeinct-ths Fifth of the Third, to hear
from, which contains between City and
sixty voters, only thirty-three Of whom
voted at the counci!manic election. Ac-
cording to Smythe's figures, If it went
solid against the water bonds the result
would not b changed. Steps have been
taken, however, to prevent tampering with
the returns from lthe missing precinct
Those favoring the water bond issue arc
jubilant tonight. Those who at the elev.
snth hour began opposition to the purchase
are. In view Of the slight majority against
them. confident that with half the organ
isation of their opponents they could have
defeated the bonds. They, however, do
not admit that the water bonds will ever
b issued. - It 10 proposed to make fight
on alleged irregularities Of publica-
tion, repeating and illegal voting.
Repeating and colonizing is charged In
the Third precinct of the Second ward,
the Eighth Of the Third and
the Third of the Fourth. Should these
precincts DO thrown out the bonds will Be
defeated by . large majority. In the
Third precinct Of the Second ward . man
was arrested charged with repeating. This
may have been case Of mistaken iden-
tity. In that ward. which II one from
which Mayor Huson named his water
committee, the total vote was overwhelm-
ingly in favor Of bonds, being TO to 269.
This ward broke the back Of the opposi-
ton.
In striking contrast IL Col. Griges' mill
ward, the First of the Third, of which the
vote was one for bonds and u against the
bonds.
The principal irregdlarity alleged on
which it is proposed to prevent tho issue
of bonds, IL that tho notices of election
were posted only twenty-six days prior to
the election instead Of thirty days. 1t
seems probable that this point can be well
established, and if 30 it ID claimed that the
bonds, if issued. will be declared illegal.
There are several other minor propositions
in addition to the alleged repeating, colon
izing and Irregularities of publication ale
legged a. stated.
A. R. Titlow tonight offered to bet I. W.
Anderson, general manager of the land
company, 500 suit Of clothes that tho
bonds would not be issued. Mr.. Anderson
did not bet.
In the Third precinct Of the Fourth
ward. which il kaown ~ the light and
water company's own ward, Deputy
Sheriff h. c. Hanke reports irregu-
larities. The men. he claims. voted
on the names arranged for them
on list and did not
call out their names at all,
the clerks checking of the name given the
man casting the ballot. Hanke protested,
and Jim Dorsey, representing the light
add water company, fired him out after
telling him that he was running the pre-
cinct. Hanke subsequently returned, and
found that the marked ballots which he
had found previously in the booths had
been removed. The windows were COW
cred with ballots marked 40 desired by
the water company.
The bridge bonds. which were voted on
with the water bonds, were also carried by
. majority of 1885, Several of the strong
est directors to the water bonds demanded
bridge to the tide fats. and they were
given it in order to allay opposition to the
water bonds, although the necessity for
this bridge 10 questioned by many. II the
bridge had not been provided, those clam
oring for it vowed to defeat the water
bonds
The opposition to the bonds insists that
twenty-one votes would defeat the bonds.
This 10 on the basis that the bonds now
have . majority Of less than S. How.
ever. the representatives of the interested
corporations opened champagne, congrat-
ulated each other and Joined in telegram
to c. b. Wright, of Philadelphia, the
''father Of Tacoma" and the beneficiary if
the bonds should be issued.