The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-09
POPS WILL CONTEST.
They Claim Meyers Election
Over Van de vanter.
LAST PRECINCT HEARD FROM.
x~ssss EsfuYns no Net Change the
Essslt--Ths sposssd Egg "rsts
-Ffxarss Anaiyssd-

Although The ofacial canvass OF the re-
turn. from the election OF Tuesday pave
no, set been completed. the Fesalt % oe-
stately knosn. the returns from re thfee
DELAYED precincts having come IN ana ths
psong,sss. backed by MANY Democrats, de-
rsxre mat Meyer, the Populist eandidsis
tor sheriff. aas been counted out and they
,yono.s 20 contest Van &c yAntsr's cleo
s.oo. This contest will raise some iickiisn
points Of ias-
well-kaoun Populist Sid yesterday
that n. had fvosted himself Thoroughly As
20 tse condition OF the throsn-oat ballots
from every precinct IN the city and eounsy
.ua from his figures he declares that
Meyer not only received . heavy plurality
over Van d. Eanter. but clean majority
over all candidates OF * He declined 10
enumerase al the precincts where. In Dis
onsnion. an honest count had not been
made. bat said that A. Ballard. Asondsie,
Georgetown and numerous other places
many popuIsst votes we're thrown OUT
that should have been counted At Bal
lard. he says. twenty-five votes we're not
counted. ivs at Avondaie and fifteen st
Gsorsetosn. AZ Ballard he declared ten
votes for Mover we're not counted: for the
..Xe on the ballot appeared opposite The
line ..For Sheriff." and instead Of being
placed line below and opposite the
name wv. I'll. Meyer" which Was
p.sinly the infention Of ihs elector. The
other fifteen ballots at this place were
thrown ont because . cross MAS placed OPP
posste Meyers name wherever II appeared
on the several tickets on the ballot In
instances like these the Populisis declared
that the vote should have been counted as
cast. He - also authority for tho state
msnt that Republican judges in half
dozen different precincts IN giving instrEc-
fions To sIlifsrats voters net only tod Inc
voters to vote tor the Republican nominees
but marked the ticket themselves and re-
turned 10 to the elector Who VAS then per
mitted to cast IL rs marked. This appeared
to be the most serious objection raised by
the kickers, but the informant persistentiy
declined TO give any names or specify any
precincts where he alleges such Irregular
ties occurred. IL il alleged that ut the
Third precinct Of the Third ward At the
Madison street power house. and also at
other places. ballots marked similar TO
shosx thrown out at Ballard. were per-
missed TO be counted.
WHITE WILL Rack xoYKR
william IL. White. the Dsmo-Populist.
confirmed the report yesterday that the
vote on Van de Vanter would be contested,
but said nothing would be done in the
matter until the returning board has can
vassed the vote and made its report. The
contest will be the hrst one in the history
of the county since territorial days, and
many new points will bs raised that have
never before been brought into court
While the Popniists talk loud and de-
clare Meyer will be the NEXT sheriff. the
Republicans are Just as confident Van de
vanser viii he landed in the Office. for
shey saw that contest and a recount
would show Van de vanter entitled TO
many more votes than have been thrown
out because OF supposed irregularities.
The returns from every precinct in the
county are nov all in. those from Boise,
Cumberland and Des Moines, the three ont
lying precincts, arriving yesterday morn
ing. and the vote shows that Van de Van
ter received plurality of S. over Meyer
pr. Eamss has been defeated BY nr. Askam
tor coroner. the iatter's plurality being s6
The returning board consisting OF Char
man Fred tiaseh. of the board of county
commissioners. County Auditor Twichell
and Prosecuting Attorney Miller, started
yesterday morning TO ctfeck up the re-
turns from the poll books. and it IL thought
that this work will not es completed until
tomorrow. The suaitor will then imme.
dialeiy Issue certificates of election to the
winning candidates.
rHK COMPLETE VOTE
The total vote on each candidate from
the unofficial returns 10 as follows:
Fer congress HYDE ASA. Doolittle
s.sss, Heason les. Catoa i.09. Van Pat.
ton SOFA Adams a.s77. Hys4e's plurality
2.osa, noaiittie's plurality s.0Se.
For judge Of the supreme court-Dunhar
g. IS. Gordon AalS. Alien l. Sc, SHARP
stein ISL, Ready $50 Forrest ses7.
nanhArs plurality i,sS. Gordons plu-
raitty i.dSI
Far aadltor-Rsmsn aSal. whittle.ev
ASS. Saith Sasa. Kelsey Us Beman s
plurality 3sUi.
Fer sher4ff-ysa De vanter x4fz
ostrsader ASST. Mover q s64. Turner a&s'
Van de Tsnter's plurslisw So
For cisrk-sscrdon 5. A.. Wallace l. s4-,
Carlson Sosa. Carr 10. esordons plurality
e.ss-.
FOR treasurer itien sl2a. Mapl- 6. 10
Uren ie9. Naples plurality i.5s2 ma
3ortty lisa
For Assvssor- Ahsahssn 5 5tS Crawfora
g o. Mcdonald Stzlg, Nanghn snN Ahra.
hams pleraiisy ISIS. majority issS
Fer prosecuting attoxney--Eisstis $50
Hardin issS. Hart &-ss1 Hastie's plurality
i.9Na
F.sr arveyor-tssrdner Sss7. Hsrnlin
s.ol6. Bastiaa .. A. BiorkstsARa 20. Gard.
neFs plurality s.sat.
For superintendent OF public schools
lavhns So1S Meredith stsT. Thomas
sess. Head iA layha~'s plurality iaiT.
For coroner Esfnes ae>1, Assam S "a
jones lSA Asksn'S plurality 81
Fer county oommissiaaer Second Dis
frset--NlexsT>en I'M, Guihersoa 81
Jones ola Nickssson plurality ~.
Fer county commissioner laird district
--kaghsrford |. ias. HrSson !. 50, Steer. -
Heston' plurality iU4
Far Ngessk sn sster--t 'alemsn siSa. naid.
w.a 56sl. Hovlck asa BAlGwln's plurality
<Sa mAlorlts ~
FeF senator Taensy-foarth district
WoldlaK s4l. Mccullough 90 Drake Sss
Nreeman A. Weoolux's plurality seA
Fer representative Thirty-eirhsh a.ssrir;
49, Morrison 50. hatra l. Ssg. GoSs SO.
Coosnts STi. Pafav 50 PsasSsr ~ wsrt
e. ReSd a. NorrJson's plurality ~
Hafea's plarSlity s,A
The faglewinS are tAs eomplsss retara.
frosa Cumberland. Rose ard De. Noin~,
preeinets. whtch we're received ys.terdAy
mornings
CUMBERLAND FRENtNCw
For congress Hyde - nOaiisus "a
Heastoa :. Cation Z ksa pastsa 81.
Adams ~
KaF superior judwe-~nanhss :. Gordon
"a Allea 2. Sharrstein : Rsaay S., Per,
rxx& "a
kor senator Tweaty~fsurth disrrics-
Needing ~. Mccullough = nsske So