The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-03
THE CAMPAIGN ENDS
Statements and Contradiction:
of the Parties.
FUNNY PICTURE or DR.. JORDAN
As Commander-fn-Chfe With a Wood.
en- Gun AMI Bonbastic
Proclamation.

clean honest A1rulntSrrz ton or TIE city
affairs. In another column they will lind
a fac sirnile Of the ballots and inf2rna-
ton as TO the polling places. the judges
and clerks Of election. Having some - the
voting place IN their precinct and depOs-
tied their ballot they WI have 1oae t0eir
duty and can patiently await the result.
II will not be long wait in the evening,
as at previous elections. for the Post-In-
telisgeucer has made arrangements 70 give
such information as may Dc obtained dur
ing the day on its bulletin board. and the
returns of the voting viii be given in the
50 me manner as soon as they are re-
ceived.
II will probably be quiet election. for
Acting Gu - Of Police Hogle issued IL
structions iast night 70 all Of the patrols
10 see that aIlssaloons were closed during
the hours the polls are open. II there is
any attempt 70 evade the LAW by osten-
sihiy giving away liquor or beer, or by
selling crackers or sandwiches TO cover
the fraud. Capt Hogle says there viii
probably he some surprised people.
For the day before election the streets
were very quiet. and the hustle was con-
fined TO fhe city committees headquarters
of each ticket and 10 The meetings IN the
evening. There were rumors during the
day that the Gilman ticket would be with
drawn, bat they appear 10 have had no
good foundation. There were personal
stories OF the NaFt1i4AteS Lu40 anu AElcis
OF course, but none of them were Of
grave character The car drivers, who
were claimed BY the Jordan people. man
fully came forward - contradict one OF
these attempts 10 blacken the character Of
a candidate. Their circular read as fol-
lows.
FEBRUARY Is. 1Sss.-To Street Car Men of
seattle; Owing TO statements having
nr-7 currency among street car men in
t4ts city that George r Meacham had
done, or agreed 10 do. sp0tting on the
Ma 7sor stra.t Hre. We. the undersigned,
conductors and gripnen. now or formerly
erspioyed or hat road, desire as a matter
OF faiTD s. end iustice TO Air. Meacham TO
say: Thaf there IS no trlth in any such
5 statement: 'hat 1t originated three years
ago through a mistake; that ii does
great injustice and should De corrected;
that we have only cordial feelings for him.
Alex. %. Mcknight, Charles II. Reese, II.
". Otis. Bert I. Rathbun. d. II. Van AL
slime, George Fl. Wineholt. A. F. Bickford.
s. Thompson, j. Mcknight, j. p Hawkes..
II. j. Bailey. 5. A. Taylor George A.
White. G.. NJ Leighton. W. Livesly.
George c. Yott. p. II. s. Morris. +. L.
Marsh. j. r. Wilson. II. J. Mohler. \.
Brandon, f. O. De Flon. l.. r. Wyman. F.
c. Webb, c. NJ Crawford. j. II. Moore.
Ben Kennedy"
A hancbu was extensively circulated
GFddCQ ADVISORY Ticket. WHICH - SN-
flalned by the following letter denying its
authority:
Seattle. March 2-To the Public: A
ticket is being circulated headed Advisory
Ticket upou which the names Of A. VI.
Gilman and other candidates appear. II
has been reported by Some irresponsible
parties that this ticket has been formB-
lsted by the advisory board of the Ameri-
can Protective Associa ton. This IS not
frrrn ne a6X rd
lated no ticket nor has il at any time con-
siGered the name Of Mr.. Gilman as a can
didate. L. NJ. PRESNALI.,
Secretary King County Advisory Board
The following note. also from Mr.. Pres
nall. accompanied the communication:
In addition 20 the above I VIII say that
I was chairman Of the public meeting held
IN Ranke's hall yesterday afternoon and
the statement in the Telegraph this morn
ing that John Bushel was sat upon by
tho chairman is "A contemplate lie and
made for vicious purposes. And in regard
to those persons who disturbed the meeting
while Mr.. Bushell was speaking and alb
ruptlv left while Mr.. Williams was speak
ing. they were not nearly all members of
the 4. p A. and il is the general opinion
that those persons came by prearTanged
plan for the sole purpose OF disturbing the
meeting. And Il was some Of this disturb
ing element that was called 10 order and
rot the speakers"
The Republican central committee also
thought IL advisable 10 issue a circular,
in regard 10 the position of chief of police,
and this circular included letter from
Frank y. Black. the Republican nominee
fer mayor. stating that II he was elected
he should appoint some other man than
Mr.. Rogers TO that office.
The JOgianites were particularly busy
In circulating campaign stories, none CT
her of
ga regard TO the Yesler way car line, and
the fact that ITS franchise had not been
forfeited. IL not having made the line a
double track. as stipulated. being laid %
the charge Of the Republican admintstra-
ton John Wiley answered this at the
great Republican rally ar the Armory last
night. showing that a Republican house
of delega rs had voted for the franchise
10 be forfeited In January last. but that
the Democratic hoard OF aldermen Fad
referred the matter TO Its committee en-
railroads, and that the chairman of that
committee. Dr, Jordan. had designsdiy
kept the matter hack and had not report
Cd IT,
John Wiley got hold OF another good
story 1t was that Of fhs time when Dr.
Jordan sympathized wtth the Chicago an
arcmSts and thought % joining TIE toXsy-
ties. He obtained sixty days leave or ah-
seace from the duty 10 which a mistaken
people had elected him. and started drill
lrg an army called 1.-THE Minute Men"
lie collected lots 81 subscriptions. distrlo-
uied titles or general. major and colonel
With lavish haod. armed RS army with
wooden guns and uniformed them win
cooked hats and red sashes. As command
ing general be issued a PROCLAMATION 81
such honbaStic balderdash that merely -
refer 10 &c yesterday was 20 raise hearty
laugh And when John Wiley expressed
his disdain in the words. Fancy q maFor
q Seattle with a wooden gun ATTACKING
'he United States army" there was more
Ian~Nte~.
John Ccasidiue came over from spoSane
YESTERDAY. Il was said in re2ation 70 rooms
on Pioneer Place that he hoped 20 occupy
fo~ gambling purposes a soon as Jord3h
was elected mayor. Jorcans IFlefl0s
thought il would hurt "the cause Tor tof~
81 fire 10 be seen IN the city. SO delesataoa
met Corsidfre az the depot and kept ann
company there uDtH the shades or night
fen over the cEty. The delegation CONSISTED
OF A. c. lane. Jorfan's candidate Tor az
to-rev general. Lee r. Hart. his canoiaate
for supreme court Judge. and otnefS OF
the Jordan political family.
The Democratic vote WI % eioseiF
watched today. ana u is believed th&f not
a single member Of the better element OF
the party viii vote for Jordan some al1
not 3ntend % vote a. all. not haVlng . A1cih-
oeratic candidate 10 vote for. but caring
the past fss DAYS they have talked togrif-
e. ana believe Il 10 be their duty IS citizens
Il, vote against TIE Jordan element AaAy
az theru have been openly WORKING among
their friea1s fer Mr.. Black.
TIE P0pui.s,s took liberties win Cen
MegcaIfe's rame yesterday. adNef'isahs
hin to FSezk al tAsGr meeting al FeEnoAt-