The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-07
THE DAYS INCIDENTS.
A ouiet Election With Light
Vote, Due to Rain.
LAST TRICKS OF CANDIDATES.
several Circulars Eslivsn the Tops-
x~ Allowed Co ysse-As on
efsI Ballet steIsn-

denrv 70 take the starch oct oil most OF Tue
turbul erst spirits about the city ana eonse-
oaenily the slectson passed OF quietly IN
al che precincts ard there vas = notice
abls absence Of disputes and fights, the
outdoor element lowering under the ewes
Of buildings, where they shivsred ana
,hoox and looked meek and solemn as
convention Of aged ssorks- Is vas ~nnt
would be called In the effete Esst typ1-
cal Democratic DAY." the kind OF day
when those voters who wear good clothes
hurry TO the polls. cast their vote ana
rush home again, leaving the average
r,gorly clad Democrat 20 hold down the
street corners and discuss the issues snd
probabilities Of election Of the various can
dldat... IL was, in fact, one OF the quiet
Is. election. ever hsid in the city
and the absence of active workers
At the polls was surprising. the
pops1Ilss. being fa- nors active in the
majority of the precincts than any one
Else. As far as could be learned there
va. no dsslnterested spotted egg workers
IN person In the aeid ut all: they being
evidently not only ashamed OF the ticket
OF their choice, hut confident that in any
event defeat would be their reward. Bet
who flashed little money around in the
earlier part Of the day. became Disguised
and. putting their money in their pockets.
devoted the rest Of the day 20 finding the
hack entrances of such saloons rs braved
the law and made only pretsnse OF keep
ing open. At most OF the polling places
sample ballots were to be found OF the
various tickets. except the Prohibitionist.
and in most Of the precincts innocent
looking nrchins were stationed with
instructions to pass out sample
spotted egg ballots. all properly marked.
Frank Pierce again Hooded the voting
precincts with circulars telling the good
people how 20 vote Tor HIM and Theodore
Y. Eeedhsm. Pierce chased about the
streets through the rain. without deigning
b. talk To anyone. making blud al doing
something mysterious. About O'Clock
ID the afternoon be tired out and disap-
Feared no one knew where. but II Is said
he was In exile communing with himself.
caxrAIes popoEEs ABOUND.
Campaign literature was plentiful and
everywhere evident. The most startling
document OF the day was the following
dodger, which was circulated literally in
she first ward.
HaHr's roYufIss.
"n-n the pariyl Give nae the ofice am a.
good . Democrat ss yon are
Hart made great pretenss of having
been maligned aud slsndered, but some Of
his Democratic acquaintances declared
that they believed he put mp the circulars
himself for the purpose Of making votes
and giving him n chance To say he had
been unfairly attacked. Out in the Fourth
and Fifth wards considerable ill feeling
was engendersd by the circulation of the
following spotted egg circular:
That Edward clsysou Is not the regular norni-
nee Of the Independent Republicans. He forced
bis way onto our ticket bS petition and without
the knowledge ef Independent Republican
for state senator mark your ballot John
Buxhsil-X" He 10 candidate, and 10 also
Endorsed by tho Democrats, fgohibitionists and
many Pop1iisss r. ~ hsNsoS,
seey Ind. Rspun Central com.
Following this another circular appeard
from the same source indorsing Bushell,
and several clippings from the Telegraph TO
show that he had been properly nominated
were printed. also several clippings from
the rosr~iNrKLI4aEscER. somewhat dis
torted 60 indicate that he was Endorsed by
this paper. This second circular closed
with the announcement; Make sure of
the election OF John Bnshell by voting for
him."
fofuusrs CUT CARLSON.
Out in lew of the precincts Of the
Third and Seventh wards a dodger headed.
"Populis,s. Attention. Was circulated,
warning the voters TO pat an y opposite
'1he Peoples party ticket" and TO pay no
attention to the straight People's party
ticket" The circular was signed by W.
r. Hays, chairman. and ]. c. Levold,
secretary, Of the Popnlist central commit
tee. and recommended that 7. H. Hamlin
be voted Tor surveyor in place of Bostian,
ard that John Wallace be voted for
clerk instead OF John T.. Carlson. That
portion of tue circular repudiating Bostian
and Carlson Is gem. and reads a. follows
'Ry following these instructions you
prevent ali chance of having yonF ballot
thrown out, or only counted for one cSndi.
date. IL il hereby recommended that you
cast your vote for +. u. Hamlin, the indie
pendent Republican aud Democratic nom.
inee for Surveyor instead OF Harry Hos-
tian. The latter because of being involved
in hrs late unfortunate affair With the
courts. has Withdrawn from she ticket and
could not hold the Office. even II elected.
You are also advised 70 east your votes Tor
John Wallace for county clerk instead OF
John +, Carlson.
'sUnder charges Of wite-bestinz. tneom-
petenoy and breach OF trust connected
with a money transaction with the North.
ern Pacific Railroad Company. the People
party central COMMITTEES. by four-nith,
vote, resolved 80 remove bis name from
the ticket However. Republican County
Auditor Twichell. for obvious reasons. re
fused 20 Withdraw either Bosiisn or Carl.
soa from the official ballot. bat printed the
names upon the ballot"
Many of the PopuIisss were so mnadlea
ard hefaddled with ths clumsy ballots,
and the nominees Of their party who had
been repudiAted, that they experienced
great difficulty IN voting fer she men they
desires. and IN many Instances monopo,
iised sAc voting precincts for such slength
Of time that tue Judges OF election were al
NEST tempted % cal them 70 account, bn,
the voting being hight, noas Of them were
raolessed. IL Is expected that many OF
them turned In ballots from which even q
phaadslphls lawyer Sould experience DIFF.
fculty In making cat me Intent of ths
e4sctoT.
rHk ''nIoonx rikzr" erIxr.
In the bloody First" II wss as CUE,
aud peaceful as . Sabbath morning in q
farming community. and that ward 70.
deemed itself. 1, Is also = significant cir
eumsssnee that not an arrest If Any kini
occurred during the dsy. The tax OF vel
l&.d plans for the buying Of votes. and the
tnteatl0n 81 illegal votes eeans east.
amounted 70 nothing. fer no anlAs
tel attempt % any kind eccgTrei
or wss even threatened. hedgcTs
signed BY Sheriff Woo.ery. Altering Te-
ward 81 sioo for the apprehension al illsgAi
voters. and another dodgrr issued By the