The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-10
Ex-senator Received an 0yerWhelm-
Ing Majority at the Polls Yes
terdny Afternoon.
VERY LARGE VOTE WAS CAST
Mach Iatsrsst Naaiiested. lnd Hard koft
Dons by rrsads Of All coatesthsts--
Ara and JuniOf order Cut
NO Figure Ia Eisetioa.


election Of a school director yesterday
owing. no doubt. 10 the prominence OF
tho candidates while the election went
on quietly. the contest was very spirited.
and friends Of the various asplrants
worked tooth and toe nail.
An Incident. whether intentional or not.
undoubtedly poiled quite a number OF
votes 1, occurred AZ the polling place
ri No ~ engine house The alarm gong
was repeatedly runK. attracting large
crowd. and. u Il was "Acheme." u was
exceptionally we'll worked.
The interest displayed may be Judged
by the large vote, The idea ascmed 70 pre-
vaii thar Judge Gray was the candidate
for the A, =. 4. society This. however.
tho gentleman denied. stating that the
combination had agreed TO votA for him
II he would use his vote and voice against
the employment OF Catholic teachers.
This Mr.. Gray positively refused 10 do.
as some Of the best teachers In the city
belong TO the Catholic church. However
he would not object TO an endorsement
by the secret organization.
Early In the day u. 3 worsley. prom
incnt In A. =, A. circles. was seen work
Ing for Mr. Fulton. but this action on
the par, of Mr. worsley was merely as
an individual The A. r, A. In this city.
at school election. where taxpayers
only may vote. IL said TO be very weak.
ana withou, much Influence The voters.
OF the order a. a body voted for the lady
candidate. Judge Gray's action being dis
pleasing 20 them
Mrs. GraThart's friends were out In
force. and made every effort 10 secure
a. - kH.Hsa
shs would poll large vote. but that
Mr. Fulton would be- elected The asscr-
ton made IN an evening paper some time
since. that Judge Gray was the A. p. A.
candidate undoubtedly lost him many
votes,
In East Astoria yesterday a large vote
was cast Here. too. the A. +. A. mem
hers made an effort 10 elect the cAndi-
date oi the examinations choice. but all
20 no ayan Voters slipped their tickets
for the candidate OF their choice. and
Mr. Fulton. here. a. elsewhere. polled
twice a. many votes as the two other
aSpirants
In the second ward the ight was very
warm. Mrs. Gearharts friends working
very hard for her. The A. =. A. made
every tfiort 10 make It's influence felt
but the EFFORT was generally frultlcss
hlNr AtfAANAiA NAn WY NfiA All AuAN NAAAs
polling 4 votes out OF toal OF t05 votes.
Mr. Fulton received 90 and Judge Gray
~ 4 large crowd collected on Telegraph
corner early In the afternoon and remain
cd TN nearly 6 o'clock. when the polls
were CLOSED j, was amusing TO see the
supporters OF the various candidates cam
vass A very noticeable feature was
the absence OF the contestants on the
streets Mrs, GearhRrt was probably
more In evidence than any other one.
Mir Fulton was IN court nearly all day
long while Judge Gray was not often
TO be seen All the work was done by the
friends OF the candidates. and the war
was u merry as well as interesting one,
Many expressions OF approval were
heard among Mr. Fulton's friends last
evening on the result OF the election: his
sterling qualities being highly praised. A
prominent businessman, speaking to an
AstoriAn reporter. said;
THE election Of Mr.. Fulton Is a source
OF much satisfaction TO me. In him AS
toria has a man who will not allow the
narrow-mlnded policy OF religious intol-
oranct 20 enter into the affairs OF the
school board There are now several
lady teachers In this city who are Cath
ollcs, and Astoria has every reason to be
proud OF them for their efficiency. Mr..
Fulton Is not the man to remove them
because they see nj to worship God ac-
cording to the teachings OF the Catholic
church. Again; Mr.. Fulton Is a lawyer
OF exceptional ability and will be OF much
use 10 the school board, in this capac-
ity. For the above reasons l am very
well pleased with the result OF the elec-
ton"
The sentiments expressed In the above
paragraph pretty generally give the
opinion on the election. Inquiry amongst
prominent Catholics revealed the fact
that no choice existed. but that indlvld.
uals voted as they chose. the vote being
well distributed.
The vote for the respective candidates
uaa aa fnilAma,