The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-02
TOMORROW THE VOTE
Tacoma to Choose Between
Good and Bad Government.
ANOTHER FIRE At oAkEsoALE.
Arrival Of MshSesn - Port Townsssl
sad Grant as sss Diege-A spo-
ksne Heater Killed.

TAcoNA, April Especial. Tomorrow
night the city campaign viii close.
Demonstrations have been arranged for
by the Republicans to take place on Pa
eilc avenue, by the Democrats in front Of
their headquarters on Twelfth street and
by the PorElists In Germans hall. There
vii b brass bands and torchlight pa
rades. and more enthusiasm is looked for
than 81 any time during the brief cam
psirn.
But music, torchlights and oratory do
not win votes this year 70 Tacoma city
election any more than the campaign
twaaele Of the Democrats whose mouth
piece has bright '.revenne only" record
Taxpayers have long ago reached .
verdict Their minds are made up. II
they are hood sinked this time It will
not be because they were indifferent.
The taxpayers verdict Is tor . clean, hon.
est and economic municipal government,
with retrenchment. consistent with the
times and conditions. They have In mind
the good work already accomplished in
Seattle in municipal government under a
capable chief executive, and no Tacoman
wishes 10 be outdone by Seattle in munich
pal government or anything else. Orr
may not secure q majority Of all the votes
cast. bu: there seems 10 be no reason for
changing the plurality predicted for him
at the time of his nomination, viz: 600 or
1900
In some sections the campaign has de-
veioped sectional and personal consen-
tons. AT the outset there Was objection
By certain Republicans TO the nomination
oil Royal A. Cove, Rep, for the council in
the Eighth ward. When the opponents of
his reelection to the council were not sue
cessful In the city convention, they
brought ont Capt. knoble. q Grand Army
man and also a good Republican. a. an in-
dependent candidate. and he was Endorsed
generally by the other political parties
represented In the ward. who. however
are in the minority. Knoble's
friends called attention to the
fact that their candidate enlisted
in the Union army from the state
OF Kentucky. which was deemed
. great credit to his manhood and cour-
age. Gove's friends did not object to that
sort Of praise. Later. however, some allie
cations were made which were said to
have been first circulated at the time City
Clerk Smyth was arrested for alleged
shortcomings in his office. 1t was said
smyth secured ths information to
protect himself. but inasmuch as the
charges against him had been fixed
up he did not propose to use il.
However, a. stated In the Posr-TNrELLr-
aEscER today, Cove yesterday brought
suit for s.. 600 damages against Ira A. Ray,
based upon the affidavit Of w. c. Morreil,
In which he alleged Ray said Cove skipped
from Minnesota for forging . note for
s.. 800. This 10 the same story which
smyth had possession of, and
1t appears that siacs Cove has
brought suit against Ray he has made affi-
davit that Cove requested him not to
make use OF any information which he
might have regarding his old home, but
the nature Of which Cove did not specify,
so. therefore, it may DO he referred to
something else. Smysh was. II is alleged,
TO have Gove's support for city clerk if
he did not make use of the information.
Basing his answer upon this affidavit by
Smyth. Ray declares he believes Cove did
utter the forged note for s.. 500 but he At
the same time denies in his answer that
he did tell MorreIl Cove forged the
note or skipped out. On the contrary, he
alleges. Morrell asked him about Gove's
antecedents. and after reference had been
made to the note Ray told what he had
heard