The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-07

| lowing: Have just heard of your election;
| aeeep1 my congratulations"
WORK AT THE rolls.
Excellent Organisation Of the Repab-
licans and No Disorder.
The election was remark ably quiet. esre.
eialiy In view Of the bitterness which has
been engendered in some quarters during
the csmpaign, the deep interest taken and
the unusually heavy vote cast. The peo-
pie sisaply recorded their will and went
away and few eleventh-hour attempts
wsre made to influence them. The Repub-
lieans were we'll represented at every poll.
ing pace by chaliengers and watchers, but
the precautions taken by the other parties
To secure q fair vote and honest count were
slight aud intermittent
In the First ward unaccustomed quiet
reignsd and the vote cast Was lighter In
proportion to the registration than in
othef sections of the city. There was an
occasional sputtcr Of excitement or dis.
order. but nothing occurred which rose to
the dignity of fght. During the morn.
ing il was lively in the First precinct. az
Com merciAl and Jackson streets, bus
after noon things quisted down and
voters went in irrrcgulArly. For some
reason or other IL seemed as IL the
Der ocrats had lost heart and stood in the
background. while the Republicans and
Popalists did tho work. Jim Wilson, Otto
Wessie. S,rom Miller. Doc, Donovan and
Joseph Shippen were constantly on the
lookout for Republican interests. "Doc's
Donovan, one Of the Republican chat.
lengsrs. incurred the displeasurs of In.
speetor Billy McArdIs by frequent chai.
-
favor the Democrats and who hsd doubt.
fri Qualifications Tia climax came when
Donovan insinuatsd that McArdls, In the
capacity Of inspector. WAS showing an
ignsrant voter how 20 mark tho Demo-
cratic ticket, instead Of simply telling him
how to mark the ticket he wished to vote.
As . result Donovan Was compelled to
quit the booth and leave McArdis to run
things. Considerable amusement was
afforded by man who declared he wanted
to cote for Gleeson. Some one asked him
whom he wanted for mayor. It didn's
make any difference TO him abopt mayor
or anything else; he only want@ TO vote
for Gleeson. Lieutenant Osb1rn and
Officer Cummings kept good order. AZ
the Second precinct votes came In slowly.
ard at 4:30 O'Clock only 70 out Of f6G votes
registered had been polled. w. ]. Carr
ard Paddy Giynn watched over Repnb-
Ii an interests. John b. Hart Was at the
polling place late In the afternoon and in
hss suave manner addressed a few strag.
g.ars, urging them 10 vote for him.
In the Fourth precinct during the morn.
ing there was show of fight between
tso hot-headed iaborers. but only wind
not blood was shed. About tho middle of
tie afternoon the voting commenced To
rlck up and at O'Clock iSs votes had
i.sen cast. There were very few challenges.
Capt. Hanna was on duty personally aud
Iaaintained strict order. Statesman Con-
s'dine appeared in the vicinity about
O'clock and the ramor soon became cur
rent tha. Collins had opened his sack.
although no one knew where be obtained
the sack. The Republicans took this re-
nors to indicate that the Democrats reAi-
sIsd that they were running behind.
The fieid wns almost abandoned to the
Republicans in the Second ward, the only
other party which showed any sign Of life
being The Popuiist, with the Democrats .
poor fhird in activity. The Citizens and
ProhIbitionists had no workers in tho
First precinct, but j. ". Mcdonnell was
active for the Republicans The Third
precinct, which was supposed to be q
Democratic stronghold. was more vigor-
ously worked by that party. but the Re.
publieans were also out in force and the
Popaiists put forth moro effort Single
Tar men. Prohibltionisis and Citizens
were almost invisible. These three side
shows we're equally noticeable for their
absence In the Fourth precinct. though
there was instruction ballot with tho
name Of III. Willis Carr substituted for
that Of r. r. Stewart in circulation. RI.
A. Chadwick and Richard Owens were
working for the Republicans.
Ia the Third ward . heavy vote was
cast early In the day. the Republicans he.
ing we'll represented. ana the popuiIsts
being more active than the Democrats.
who abandoned the field In disgust early
in the day. The Republican ticket led
easily, but vas scratched in some cases.
]. II. Isman and II. l.. Sizer we're active
workers for the Republican ticket. In ths
Third brecinc. G. c. Babcock was Rsfuh-
liesn lieutenant and vas assisted By X. l..
Warson ard III. A. Fredericks as challcng.
ers. also by ]. T.. Hawkes., J. q. Boyd, A.
J. Mcknight and George Grcss. DR. T. r.
Mak-iii and b. Oxendine IS sctiss workers.
In the Fourth precinct the election officers
had an easy time. only nins voters being
registered In the precinct and one OF fhcss
being in Alaska. Joseph Hawkes. repre-
seated the Republicans ~ challenger. In
the First Of the Third, +. w. Bird and w.
J.. Meredith dii good scribe.
The principal event ot interest in the
Fourth ward vas the removal OF two
mem bsrs Of the board in she Fourth pre-
einet a. the Fifth Avenue house. About
tiirty voters. mostly Republicans. wess ora
hand At the opening OF the polls. and OBJ
lseted TO H. T. Bridges fnet tsis notorious
Roterts as inspector and Charles Lssnf,kin
as Judge, on the groaaa shat they we're not
residerss OF the prseincs- Both men ais
nl.sed that they sivsd in the First wsrd,
bus iasisssd that - they had been sps