The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-02
THREE TO BE ELECTED
Members of Board of Educa-
ton for Ensuing Terms.
WOMEN ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE
Two Directors for Long and Ono Tor
short Term Must he Voted for
Hours and Places Of Polling

A. the election to be held today the vot-
ers 81 school district So. I viii eject tntee
members 0f the board Of education NO
TO succeed J. p. MacDousaH ana 'iieaA
J. coIkett FOR the fun term ~ three teatS'
and one 10 succeed y. A spencer Tor
martial term og ono yesr. Tine tickets IN
the field are as follows,
riffzenr-Isvfngston y. Stedman. Au-
egstQs y Bell, Jacob r FOX
4 p A-Andrew Chiinerg. ABaei }.
wells. Nrs. wnnfred Thomas
Populist-willism l. Thompson. joseph
wlnshlp Henry ". Stein
Indications point 10 a heavy vote. not
withdrawing the promise u unfaForsble
weather, which ordinarily would Keep
many voters women fn particular, Al
home Ample time VII DC aHofded sfeFy
one 10 support bis nominees. Tor inc inIr-
teen polling places VII DC open lfoih =
o'clock noon until o'clock p N. The poll
ing places are:
Ratio building. Second and Madison
streets.
NcCorot.s building. Seventh and Pike.
store building. Twelfth and Jackson
Contra school.
Rainier school.
Pacific school,
Columbia school.
CASCADE school.
Denny school.
T. T. Minor school
Mercer school
Iatona school.
y. +. Day school.
a voter may su.t bis own convenience
as to voting in his own district. but II
should be remembered BY svery one that
a ballot for three long term nominees Is
void The ticket should indicate clearly
that two OF the candidates are Tor the
long term and ono for the short term, ana
80 IL is cast otherwise IL will be rejected
sEsIr. Ia
briefly stated, providing that every citi-
zen. male or female, over p years. VINO
shall have resided in the district Tor
thirty days Immediately preceding me
election, and in the state one year, ana
who is a citizen Of the United states. ana
all male persons who were qualined eject
ors Of the territory at the time or me
adoption OF the state constitution. are
oualined electors.
Interest in the result OF the election
seemed 10 grow IN intensity yesterday.
and In the evening supporters OF the Va
rious tickets were engaged IN mixing an
active canvass The struggle seems 10 re-
.olve Itself into A fight of the Citizens
ticket against the other two. and al the
headquarters In the Sullivan building the
supporters OF that ticket felt coniident
that they would carry tho day. They said
none of their nominees had made conf
h,nation. bat that all three candidates
we're pulling strongly together. combl-
nation OF Stedman, Chilberg and Bell was
reported from Fremont. and with II came
word that Wells friends were somewhat
exercised over Chl5erg's tendency to
combine with other nominees, 10 me uet-
rlment of their favor.te.
In answer 10 "A charge that has been
made against him. Mr. Bell has circu-
lated an affidavit TO the effect that he had
nothing 10 do with the Wing bill. passed
~ the last legislature and supposed TO
he directed against the interests OF fra
ternal and cooperative Insurance. He'll
says he was not in olympia during the
session OF the legislature. had no knowl-
edge Of tho preparation Of tho measure
was not consulted in reference 30 II, and
absolutely had no connection or knowl-
edge OF IL except as II appeared In the
public press and in the laws Of 1875.
In respect - the populist ticket. STEMS
friends arc doing all they can TO bring
their candidate 10 the front. and are rea-
eonabiy confident Thompson and Win
ship are making an active canvass. Tho
a T.. A. promoters will DO all they can 10
assemble a heavy female vote. but their
opponents think the tickets generally VIII
receive the support OF women
There is the usual talk OF schemes 10
interfere with voters at tho polls. ono Of
the headquarters having reported that au-
thentic word had been received from Ia
coma Of a deep laid plan 10 overrun the
polls here late in the day and crowd tho
voters away.
John Collins says that he attended thu
meeting at Harms & Dickman's hall on
Wednesday evening simply IN response 20
an invitation. and that II was not a meet
ing Of men Of any particular creed. polit-
icai or religious He continued; Il do not
believe in mixing either politics or religion
with sch oi questions. and shall vote for
those I consider the best men 20 manage
the schools. without regard 10 religion or