The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-20


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| tering. The vote IN detail was as fol-
| lows: Kendall. IS; Tucker. 7s: volgt. Si
| Michigan. X
! J. NJ. Layhue was placed in nomination
for county school superintendent by the
Ballard delegation. and chosen by accla-
. nation.
A Contest For SURVEYOR.
Quite contest took place on the choice
OF candidate for county surveyor. @ L.
White winning on the third ballot. Whites
| opponents were c. NJ. Anderson, OF the
| Third ward. and Albro Gardner. the pres
| ent incumbent or the office. The total vote
on the first ballot was: White is. Ander-
son Ill. Gardner III; necessary 70 a choice
| ios. The second ballot stood White les
Anderson las, Gardner 81. The last ballot
was: White 2a, Anderson $50. Gardner g.
The adherents OF White and Anderson
stood by their candidates steadily. The
| former was the favorite with the country
| precincts. while the latter received the
solid vote of the First. Second and Third
| wards.
The nomination for coroner, which was
| next on the list, developed a triangular
| fight, but only one ballot was necessary
| 10 determine the result. The nominees
! were DR.. W. c. Gibson, Dr. A. NJ. Burns
and DR.. ". A. Egbert. The result of the
ballot was: Gibson zs5, Burns loo, Egbert
So, so DR.. W. c. Gibson was the nominee
| for coroner.
Bert taylor and Not John Wiley.
The convention had reached the position
| OF wreckmaster that mysterious Office
| nominees for which are regularly NOM
| mated and elected but the duties OF which
| no man knows, and the emoluments OF
| which are init" There were several jocu-
lar suggestions. and finally Bert Taylor
| was placed in nomination. John Wiley
was nominated, but the chair ruled 1t out
| of order. The nomination Of Taylor was
| made by reclamation.
s c. Meek was made the candidate for
/ county commissioner from the First dis
| trict by a large majority. The ballot was
taken on the names of Meek Alexander
Allen and Otto Hartung, the vote standing
/ 15s, "a and l, respectively. Only the eight
/ wards of the city were called, the First,
| Sixth and Seventh going solid for Meek,
| and the Fifth giving him "a Of IS votes.
For county commissioner for the Third
/ commissioner district Frank Z Went
| worth and A. l. Rutherford were placed
| In nomination. A ballot among the dele
gates from that district resulted In the
] selection of Rutherford.
| Mimi ipal Judge and Justices OF Peace
| w. V Rinehart, jr, was nominated for
municipal Judge after close struggle.
| There were five candidates. Rinehart, Jonn
NJ I.add c. NJ. Rivers, q. w Somerin-
| dyke and John F. Miller. The first ballot
| resulted In no choice, the vote being as
follows: Rinehart o. Somerindyke So
| Ladd Sc, Miller %, Rivers 10. On the sec
| ond ballot Rinehart won out, receiving 10
| votes with but lis necessary for a choice
| Somerindyke received 30 votes. RIVERS
| withdrew after the first ballot.
| Four ballots were found necessary Tor
| the selection of two justices of the peace
| for Seattle precinct The voting was close.
| but too tedious to be exciting. The candl-
| dates were p. ID. Hughes. +. b. Wrestling.
Frank Sims Thomas II. Cam. NJ. w.
| Lovejoy c. +. Bowman and w. L. NJ
| Elwain The last named was selected on
| the first ballot, receiving 40 votes, with
but 11a necessary for a choice. on the
| third ballot the candidates had narrowed
| down TO Bowman, Wrestling and LoveJoy-
| Bowman received I24 votes on the fourth
| ballot, being declared elected Wrestling
| had 1893 and Loyejoy s.
| The First ward delegation was evidently
| split on Its support OF constable, ana
| Tommy Bevan expressed desire to
| smash the face" Of Harry Lake. chair
| man of the delegation. The trouble arose
| over Lakes desire to vote the delegation
1 as a whole and Bevans wish TO assert his
1 individuality by voting contrary to the
| wishes OF the leader. The chair was ap-
/ pealed TO, but declared itself unable TO
| settle the disputes of the First ward dele
| CATION" The candidates for constable
| were l. l. Walker. George eau, Thomas J.
| McCorry. w. K. Fitzgerald. Chris Miller
| and Charles II. Reese. Walker and eau
/ were chosen on the second ballot.
| The next order OF business was the ele,-
| ton of a county central committee TO con-
| sist of one member from each ward and
| two from each representative district.
| The convention was now thoroughly
4 weariei, and as II was nearing midnight
4 IL was moved that a recess be taken until
| this morning at 10 o'clock. This was done,
1 and the chairman instructed delegates TO
/ be prepared 70 present 10 the convention
4 nominations for the legislature. selections
/ for county committeeman and names OF
| delegates for the state convention.
\ Legislative t'aucus.
| The members OF the Thirty-elghth rep
! resentative district caucused last night.
| The following were named for representa-
| ttyes 10 the state legislature at Olympia:
| I. y. Knickerbocker OF Auburn. and j. ".
| Wrestling, OF West Seattle. The following
/ were named as central coclmitseemen: J.
/ i smith Franklin: James Weed. Durham:
! r A Case Des Moines: T. e. Teachnor.
, Duwarnish Delegates 10 state convention:
| ]. J. Sturgls. NJ. Morgan, W. NJ. Rogers,
\ j. J. Smith. Joseph Van Derbeck. w. j.
/ I1fYyn W. H Oliver. Fred Nolte. G. s. Til
/ ton and r. A. Case. Alternates: r. E.
| Teachnor. A NJ DufYleld. s. J. Collins.
/ IL H. Rust w. H. Moore. n. j. Roberts.
| r. J. lie Femme. ID. c. Brown. L. Cheadle
| and II. c. Hilder.
| At the caucus a resolution was passed
| instrsicting tho ten delegates 70 the state
| convention 20 support Ellis Morrison. OF
I West Seattle. for lieutenant governor first,
\ LAST and all the time