The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-16

nj The city council made another
- elect > mayor. and failed This
- - o'clock q meeting win be
- NE apparently frultlezs work Of
lae uill be continued. There was
Nnen predictions as TO what might
80 1ere IN order. That time has
The council: may be expected 20
oR anything, or nothing. Just EsI IL
40cesesd. Les. night there was talk
III etnf SLIPS Of paper bearing the names
Ioadine candidates IN a ha.. taking
80 g tho slips and exciting The man
- same Eas written thereon. Several
80 councilmcn favor il. csnnciIinaa
4piu&n, who wants william q. yoigt
~ meyors suggested it. Councilman
Mcnd raid he thought !: was 6 good
81 and vas willing TO enter into AZ
meaf 80 stand by the result. CONF
~ james said he was willing 10 ihros
8of the resul: be what II may. cosn-
~ Audy wants tho ceunciimen 70 star:
na kes an expression from the business
And stand by the man who appears to
y most popular In fact. every coun-
~ has plan of his own but he cannot
MofH than two or three others to coin
With his views. Chapman aud Ray
80 made the that proposition" 70 coun-
IAN Rudy after last nights meeting.
~ refused 10 enter into 1t and sprung
i1ea Abont getting az expression frofn
81 6uainksS peopae Of the city
here y talk that this afternoons meet
Nil settle the hight and that mayor
~ elected. There Is no telling VIVA
happen. II IL maintained that several
89e GliAe fauHclrpsn wafe pledged &c
ID ~ him ehti1 last night and today
M Win ~ free and ready to vote Tor soi.se
man The elise people say that this
untrue. that their men~-James Ray
l0s HilsoH al Hurd-wili stand BIZ ClIge
~ the last, Unless the other side Is will
lo enter into SOME honorable settle
enI NAvln made the statement after
nights meeting that there was but
- way 10 eettie the fight and that wac
~ his ard McArdle.s votes. He said
- 60 the fight was not a Populist one.
~ not think that he would mix up III
+ matter. The petition from the FIRST
p0alness men asking him and McAr-
~ vote for Atkinson evidently made M
Nx9ANiun mon them, for Throughout. the
qn balloiing they honored everyone.
a. John Collins TO Col. George O. Lyon
i IA \ cumplimcntary vote. The elise peo-
~ had Intended to present petition from
9Hets men OF the First ward asking
3y1u ana McArdie to vote for elise. This
|a - ll}N nave been TO offset the Influence al
a petition for Atkinson but when the
~ people fousa that the Populists would
- changed by the Atkinson petition
IN abandoned their petition work.
u hare was very little that naftook of the
~ - the evenings meeting. The lobby
s usual. WAS crowded. and everyf, body
10 hui did not expect that "A mayor
= N1o he elected. All the conneilmen were
4 Int. Tbs features of the halinting
M Chapinans occasional vote for elise
I 4king the total elise strength live; the
Npltmentary votes given by the Pop
-lets to John Collins. J. Eugene Jordan
mn 4. Terry ard other wcil-knnwa
olouiats. and the failure of Judge Iiumes
5ke1 single vote.
90 hen the balioting was over several OF
II c0uncllmen wanted tn al icurn until
! % evening IT o'clock. Gibson explained
~ few had other engagements and
R0e0 to adjourn al an early hour TIE
txlpr lost. Gibson then moved to adjourn
Neit so this morning The motion car
"a and the council adjourned The elise
N0ple. who had voted for the mosio,
{ armed that Chapman. enc az Their .ne,
9uld not be present at an early meeting,
Dry then realized the error they haa
had Acting Mayer Criehton call an
xkAer meeting. and she meeting was ad l.
ze9rned until this afternoon. II the anti
slIxa people realized the mistake that tbs
Ealsc people ma Il they did not take az
YnnteEe OF Il b. insisting that the Original
SN1feement 20 adjourn until this morning
sand.
The Ballots.
IS sfeh6 hafi1ttur uaa failaau.