The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-11
populist Committee Decide to
Fight for Meyer.
OTHER PARTIES GLAD OF IT.
c.unssi Kng.ged TO Contest Van %
MASTERS acknowledgements
Eisesisn Issasd-

when an appropriate res0i1sloh
saonted. ard W. r. Hays. chairman, was
authorized 10 conduct the procsedings-
m. xilt be assisted by Richard hansos.
Who prexI.ied over IN. late Peoples party
convention. aad by William H. White,
known as the ~sr-ox Of the DemocrAef-
Ths.. psntlemsn we're in conference yes
to-day and dlscussed a. length the merits
~ their contention The papers IN inc
eas~ were partially prepared. aud IL 10 eA-
pseted will be completed some time 70
morrow and Gled In the superior court
Mr.. HAYS. sho has been selected as
head counsel for Meyer takes the grouha
on which sill the popniists stand, that an
additional and unnecessary marx on
ballot only emphasized the electors IN
tent. tie wss not fully prepared To SPEAK
for notification on the details OF the pro-
posed coatest However. he outlined the
case generally in the following statements;
sRouxDs or THE CONTEST.
.porne Of the grounds on which We VIII
found our contest are that many paAots
intended to be cast for Meyer we're not
eountsd owing to the fact that there were
three tseksts upon the official ballot con
tanning his name for sheriff Many voters
indicated their intention TO vote Tor meyer
in many instances the judges ruled ont
such vote aud did not count any vote al Al
for him. OF such instances the number
wtlI eauai from reliable information. 30.
and may even amount TO 10
Again there were at least TWO precincts
which have given Van de Nanter. upon
upon the face of the returns, plurality
OF over 200 votes, where II = reported thai
in one OF those instances the tickets were
numbered aud In the other the ballots did
not hear the official stamp, aud IN another
instance the Judges did not qualify by
taking she required oath.
There are other instances reported
where the tickets, though bearing the
official stamp. dc not contain the Initials
OF the INSPECTOR. In one instance Of this
Kind an entire precinct gives a plurality TO
Van de yanter. There are at least three
instances where the returns came IN with
the seals broken when delivered TO the
auditor. This may have occurred BY aeei-
dent in transmission. but Ms the
law requires the returns TO De
sealed up by the judges OF election and
80 delivered 20 the auditor, IL wouId seem
TO be the duty OF the auditor to have re-
ouircd a yerincatson of the correctness OF
such returns By comparison with the
duplicate tally sheet before auditing the
same, which. | bslieve, was not done. Ii
my information is correct. the number of
for Meyer. but were not counted, would
bring his plurality TO exceed 800.
THE contest proposed will not neccssar-
ily involve any complications OF law, but
will be merely matter OF simple conpa-
tation, addition and subtraction. Willis
the election law is somewhat proiix and
eambersome in its requirements. yet after
all 10 10 not the intention 10 defeat the as
ssrsion of the right of suffrage. but 10 place
about Il consistent safeguards; and In
placing q CONSTRUCTION upon any ballot
cast the courts will not be limited To any
rule OF strict construction. but will en-
dcavor 10 give effect TO the manifest In
tsntIon OF the voter"
oruxK PARTIES WANT IT.
Falcon Joslin, chairman of the Demo-
cratic county central committee. thinks IL
only fair and reasonable that q ballot
marked in more than one place for the
same nominee should be counted. There
10 no doubt, he says. as TO the intent Of the
voter, and the opportunity thus afforded
for fraud he thinks to be hardly worth
considering. lie wants the contest TO be
made. primarily because the question will
prove vexatious until finally sdjudicated.
Al Republican headquarters no fear
whatever Is entertained "a TO the result Of
the contest Chairman Gordon is rather
inclined 90 favor throwing the question
into the courts. and takes the position that
his party has nothing 90 lose and every
thing 10 gain. lie thinks II would be adj
visshle for the Republicans to force q con-
test of Askan's election. and also the cleo
ton OF every Popu.ist officer entitled
under the official count 10 a certificate OF
election.
crEr1FtrArYS or rtFcrtox.
Three of the newly elected officials yes
terday applied 30 County Auditor TwieheiI
for certificates. The nrst was Dr. O. T.
Askam, for coroner; next. A. 7. Van lie
yanter. for sheriff, and. finally. Addison
". HASTE. for prosecuting attorney. The
certificates we're issued in the order named.
Preparations have been completed To fur
nisa the remaining certificates promptly.
aud they will he furnished the new officials
upon application. The following blank is
allied oas and signed by Mr.. TwiehsiI:
Sfkrx % wsswISarsS
a Twgehell. county auditor IN .nd Tor
kaug eoaaty. Wash. sad iexsi custodian of the
eetton recoFds tnereln, 30 hsrehY cSrtlty that
st general election. held in said county ca tie
received the highest aumhSs OF votes ieF the
sles q 49,, -, Ia hins e"an'y a., .na 49,, se
- nli aid erles Tor the fun term OF Two wears
from and after the IAN dsy Of January. A II.
isaa, snd aaui his successor Is duty elected saa
Ia sssimoay whereof. have Aeseanto set say
hand aud ssaxed nav ofncial zeal Iass Oar %
Seyemaer. A. n ts8A
County Aaaisos IN and ier King County. Mash.
The state returns we're finished yss,er-
day and are now all ready for transmission
10 the secretary OF state. The auditor bad
preparatory sheets made oat and the
returns were tabulated az fast as they
came ia. Since the election force al
men IA. been mployei almost constantly.
working from sixteen e. elgheeen hours a
dsv. and the rsselt Is that toe state returns
have hsea completed a. least fsfseen DAYS
sooner than at any previous election.
A econ JOKE O. TuE rorS
Among the amusing incidents Of the
late campaign vas the mistake OF Indian
Watson. an illiiersts SiwasA. living AZ
Rentoa. There are seven or esght Indian
voters in that nssghhorhood. ard az the
election Two years ago shey we're al IRE
vailed upon to vote the Republican ,ekei
straight This year the fopultsts stole .
march ca ihe Republicans aud ~oon.
Versea" the shortginss before the Rspnh
hcAns kasN What hal hsppsnsd. Ga
election day the Popnliss heeleEs gathered
aroand tue ladisas and gave explicit dt
rscGioRs. They said 20 Watson; mos
YOU 80 iassdo sad set ticket and count.
let, mex. clone from TOP side. thea ycu
pat Y marx ia corner" The Indian Is Ia.
tslligent enough and readily eempTeheaded
the directions. lie xent in and voted.
Some o. the PepalAsss tAoaght they weuld