The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-19

x..~ two nominees. ard the audience pas
- - ffp-tce OF excitement when the
80 sk,ows1 Aszcham to have lzs against
~ ~ Tre~n. ard II was clear that the
s~-sars who could secure the strength OF
rrsNue would via IN the struggle The
tnf4 ballot led % TO sn Interesting es-
800 Prom the chair. One Of the eight
<-,s1sfes IN the Sixth precinct OF the Fifth
sd had left the conversion hail. and the
,a,gr was that the vote should BE- IL
go BRO rata An appeal To the house
~1-Hnnsd the decision. ard the vote for
49, srecfnct stoot Treen 5 "a. Meachara
$40 gain Of Us vote for the latter The
ais was significant. for when the final
s~-zsf was announced the vote stood:
ue.<hara fsS "a Treen ia ia. Goodhus
: ezrgfn OF 80 votes for Meachau-
The sps1slt was greeted by one OF the most
.ss~>rw sreres of the froanious conven-
ser Hsachann's supporters sprang 10 the
fusnehes. tossed their hats IN air ard
ssor.<<G themselves hoarss from JOY at
thesr favorite's success. The adferenss os
Tresn acquiesced gracefully IN the re-
salt-
For City Clerk.
rhe war club IN the hands OF the chair
suxr oil forcibiy number Of times before
1raer sas restored. and the nominations
Tar essy clerk proceeded with Nominz-
ssars ky wards were az follows. FIRST
wzrd A. G. Lincoln AMI X. r.. Stewart.
SOD ward r. l.. Alien; Third ward. r.
~ whnchsll; Fourth ward. c. n. Fraach
ara r. r. Stewart: Sixth ward. l. y.
usop<F. Ninth ward. @. *. coryeIl. The
Crit ballot resulted ia no choice. The
r0.rsh precinct OF the First ward and
fhs Thsrd OF the Fourth ward threw their
votes soli4 10 Stewart. and there were
h@avv ma torstlez IN his favor IN the Fifth
az the Fifth ward. Fourth OF the Seventh
ard Fsssrth OF the Fourth. Owing TO the
rullns Of the chair on pro rata apportion-
paent Il the vote OF an absent delegate. tha
esrtls precinct Of the Fifth ward divided IL
IA seven parts and distributed the
ranxsed vote among the various candf-
dates Stewart received Z s-7. coryel 81
snd Allen ard Hooper 1 IL each The
roarth precinct OF the Eighth ward divided
che vote OF an absent delegate into eight
parts. Stewart getting ssa and CoryeiI the
rerla lnGer. on the second ballot Win
ehsIi sent osf, his strength being thrown
fn aheEt equal proportions TO Stewart and
Coryssi Hooper lost about fourteen votes
and Frasch and Lincoln also lost. Alien
ralned slightly. The third ballot was for
Stewart from the start, when the First
rreesnes OF the First ward went solid for
him. coryell came in a strong second.
The names OF Hooper and Lincoln were
Wlthdnwn. and Frasch and Allen. who
stayed IA, might as well nave gone out.
As the last precinct announced its vote the
convention maintained an expectant ST.
IeBcs while the clerks were summing up
Ire vots- Before the announcement was
made those who had watched closely were
aware Of ths result. but the knowledge
di nor abate the excitement with which
the totals were received. When II was ar
u3Enced that Stewart had received a vote
o. Isl 81. defeating coryeii by majority
OF "a s-7 q shout OF approval fiiIed the hall.
and with enthusiasm passing all bounds
saen jumped upon the benches. swung their
hats and expectanfiy looked about for the
popular city clerk as II 10 bear him In tri-
umph 70 the platform. The total vote by
ballots was as follows: