The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-16
GOOD VOTE POLLED.
Returns From Republican Pri-
maries Held Yesterday.
NO SHARPLY DRAWN CONTESTS.
The gaIioting Was Quiet but STEADY,
ard the Resuiss Were safisfac-
tory 20 All Republicans.

TIE Republican primaries IN the city
.ra county yesterday passed on quietly
ara sacoesreulgy. A heavy vote was not
% De expected. ssrce there were 10 sharp
Is srzwn contests 20 draw out apatnete
..s.erx. Bat the steady vote manifested
a uniform and general interest IN the
.ss.nsral tawsaes OF The day and devotion
81 sg1s principles OF the Republican party
%ach can not fail 20 b gratifying 70 al
ssg sdherents. In some OF the osEtyahs
rFsesncss the vote was reduced coHsissf-
aJgy 10 the early hour a. whtcn the po.is
sere closed. thus preventing many Tofk-
sngnen from reaching ne polling pace
In time 4, cast their ballots. Eotvita-
standing these conditions. several pre-
e4rsctz shopvea a good vote. as for instance
the Second OF the Tair9. which poilfd
eighty tickets a. against eighty-taree last
year.
feature OF the day was the interest
manifested at the various county pre-
cinrfs ard the large vote polled there,
special 10 the POsi-Intetilgencer from
1szaqaaa says: Great interest was taAeh
In me Republican primaries here today.
ana TIA Target vote ever polIed here vas
east" In much the same vein special
froua Franklin says: THE largest vote
ever cast al a primary IN this precinct
was pogiea here today.
At Columbia the day was signallzed by
tie organization OF Nc kinley and Ho-
bart Club. which frous the enthusiasm
reported by Secretary T. ". coriiss bids
falr 20 be an important factor IN the cam
pasgn.
IA several instances in the city the dele
gates chosen received but one or two
more votes than their unsuccessful COM
fjatgtors and IA three precincts The close
ness OF the race resulted In a tie In the
Fourth precinct Of the First ward there
was a slight difference In the TWO sets
or rettsTnx sent IN 20 the Post-lnieAigen-
Ger Office The precinct Ia entitled 10
four delegates Bevan. Dorsey and For
rest were chosen. and AZ late hour last
night II seemed probable that the race
for the fourth delegates place vas tie
between Lewis and Carr with "a votes
each
The Second OF the Eighth affords another
lie The precinct IL entitled TO six dele
gates. Park. Carpenter Dennis. Sylvester
and Hamilton were chosen, the vote for
them ranging from 10 TO 2 out OF total
of s. For the other delegates place
Davidson and Calhoun are tied at II votes
apiece. Similarly In the Sixth OF the First.
Reitze Nittsn and Compton are tied, each
OF the three having received - votes. a
probable solution OF these knots" viii be
q division Of the one vote among the two
or three TIED contestants.
The fact that there were practically no
factions at the polls shuts out all possi-
fsllty OF stirring incidents or police items
during the day. Here and there a mild
jest enlivened the proceedings. as. for ex-
ample In the Third OF the Second. where
some faeetious voter had pinned an In
seFipiion on the railing OF the judges i'm
closure asking for Decent contributions to
buy cigars for the Judges and clerk These
nW Off rfa Il oh
rest content with pipes. as no free silver
Was delivered.
In the Third OF the Fourth G. r Elm
norman withdrew from the race for dele
gate, owing TO the fact that he would be
unable to attend the convention. and
posted a notice TO that effect on the door
OF the polling place early Ia the day
The Post-Intelllgencer takes pleasure in
presenting It's readers this morning with
an unusually full and accurate report OF
the vote in detail. embracing. as viii be
seen by a glance az the following tables
complete returns from all except one OF
the city precsacts. as well as from Bal
lard, Issaauah and several OF the county
precincts.
First Ward.
First prerinct-M. e Stauralt g.. Harry
lake ca Pat Burns 81. +. Ferguson So
Total vote. &C.
second-E. II. sohrack ls Total vote
cast i6
ThIrd-A. c. Rumble 81. w. C. Marbur-
ger 81. +. r. Wellington p. Total vote. 81
Fourth--T. Revan 81, NJ Dorsey 70.
Manse Lewis y. Thomas Forrest s.. To-
tai vote east. -.
Flfth-~G. O. Guy 70. ). V. Harrison Is
William Newman 50. W. A Robinson 81
< r Carpenter 81 Total vote. ~
sixth-sshaTles Reitze i3. \. r. Mitten L.
q, +. Mcconnell Is. r. II Bane 3 J. e
Compton -. J. vi. ferguson Il. @. T. PHI
brick 20 Total vote. 81. Entitled 10 five
delegates.
Second Ward.
First rreclnct-D. X. stekels a.. ]. d
Roberts 8. X. Gottstein 70. d G. Rudy
= David Bruce IS. Dr. X. c. Corey 81. A.
J Raumeartner ss. !. H. Wilson 81. NJ
J. Gruuhaum -. Total vote a.
second-Johu Mcdonald g. F. s Winch
eli n. J. i. Middlehrook =. W. Il Tarimer
Third-Thomas @. Lindsay So w r
Ford &. W II White &C. r l. Roberts y.
Jacob u. Waite =. Total vote g.
Fourth. 5. Taylor g. s. AZ Preston
Total vote. 81,
Third Ward.
First prccinet--Carl Mcnslng 81. T. W.
Jones IS. Melvin e. Winstock "a r {
NouDg So. a $ Steppicr a.. George Hook
or a., ". T. Monroe a. J. A Paine -,
samuel french a.. Total vote 90
second-E. Q. Bedding 81. H. g Wright
e.. Frank Pau e. c, O. Larnea g, II {.
GIN 81. +. :. Ragheua q. George + Tew
a. Total vote. so
Thirt--Edmand Bowden - T. c. Baird
~ = l.. Marsh s.. l. w Bowen So J. T.
Hawks =, T. r. Stedman =. W. r. Morris
- q. ". Waterhouse Sc. :. Y. Weston "A
Total vote. S..
FourtA-O. \. Miller : Total vote. &
Fourth Ward.
First precincts. ". Scott .. $ II r.
win -. J w. McConuaughey \. T. I
Dodge 3. n. l. Dodsls =. John L. Neasls
Is ". r. Humphrey y Total vote. ~
SaeoRd--C5. Y +. Lansing "a l. 5 Iy-
Sons -. J. r. SJaiey =. Total vote. IS
Thlrd-H. *. Stephenson a.. H. Fl. Ia.
son ~ George J. WILEY g w. r Cav Il
1eyf 6. Smith a. ]. T. Kelly 81 Total
vote g.
Fourth--D Kaufman -. NJ. NJ Carrahe,
- James n. lIoxe. ir az Stewart snllgn
a. : L. Crawford - <. T. Tylor q. A.
y stewart g. A. J BAiiiest -. Charles r
Burnside - Total vote. s.
TlftA-H. e. CU'ver -. ". J. Gravnhs =
=. =. Davidson q. John Strlnger Is, nv
ius T. Cole - J. W. PAllips "a To,al
Vote. -
ssxtA-r r Ra~ws,i 81 Fred II. Peter.