The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-08
ON THE THIRD BALLOT
TURNER THEN EXPECTS TO BENCH
THE PorTLIsT VOTES.
Spokane Man outffnes the Senatorial
Aspfranf's Little scheme-Mayor
Belt RounaIy Censnred for His
Prolonged and UnavaiIfng Fight
Against the Chief of Police.


kzgse counsy and an aT1ezsE worker for
Turner'S sserazu~saI cfxaEz-es. his iet slip
rsse roe 70 o. Tsag1ed ny eke Turner Pop
uAsss a. tire coTn-ng esL30lSng o. the l@g-s-
saLlEe. i -. as so ssated- agreed upon
sEs4s EEsey throw Eaasr esspgorg TO HoEato
-. sfaZragss. q deputy 81 zeae siae<fGs Of
fee rs1s figSE Exza EscsS1 by Esfe second bad
lot They WA 1z2en know OF E.ne strength
OF Turner, ard can than go 30 Ef1e other
Tsoyxlfs4s ana Say, I'VE Rave beer giving
our support % q mfddze-oE-xhe-ruaa Popu-
list bsFt as MS eaec,son Is an suspoSszzol1st5 /.
we want yozi 70 vote a. least once for Tur-
rSe~" Whether the once" VII work 81
rso- generally believed here. where TJr-
Faer's Uc-eraglce 20 George Foster. also a
seszfoNzza1 cara44sare, and other ms6dze-of-
sese-roasl Popuissss = stiA carrying biting
surg.
As an illustration ~ Mayor Belts
~Nnsnx power, the last meeting 81 tire efry
co1f1cs IS APT Tire chairman q the
finance commsgeee aEad Jase read his re-
Tssz7t 81 wrslasia chief or Posscs Hawthorne
was exonerass d from the charges OF Mayor
Beit- No s3oae~ had Acuff Taken his seat
fuan Bsst arose ard asked from the prss.-
slesl1 and members OF tsle council the pr.vi-
lage o. making a FEW remarks touching
tEfs0n 4eae subte-s a. alard.
Per.niss'7r beiug gIass1ed. he frrKznedi-
akely issus1a1tsd eEso a spirited argument 20
75ae effect f5rat as me was chef executive
OF Spokane ne bid the power ard rsgsrt
10 -ssale orders 10 the ch4ef " police and
expected bfn to carry Hfgen into effect
He tkouglHt that safe late 2rrve5,ig CATION
ftzfy pcovesi ubat hawthorne wfflful.y DIS
otss7Sd Tlsm. He t1len ATTEMPTED % snow
asls9 asCapgrsltsosn Csou1s2z PluFnrner had
seatss3 70 tflo chef On his (Beft's) presence
tfssa glse inmates Of the Stockholm dance
a
der tale o9zdlusFn-es OF me city.
Phsmmer, however. refused TO become a
ssrly 20 the mayors losing fight and de-
MED s4lsst ne had ever made such a state
gI1es1t. although admitting that he had
sta 81 that we have 3 good chance 10
ir0sd them" He furthermore denied. in
answey1sng another of Belts questions.
That ne had stared mat II was useless 10
aas'est ANY one unsier the ordinance"
The snort time used by Belt in his cross
quest hcgsing was full OF FIRE, and as Il
rassar'ed rs csgse Mayor Belt became an
srered sansi WAS more or aess notified at the
tarzstdsla STORY answers given by his
former ally and tsgkcum.
his bnen t5rrned his attention 20 thu
council. vino had given him the courtesy
OF the floor. ard proceeded 10 give s,hem
an executive ru8sL He directed his re-
marks particularly to the aeasisTs on the
P0pukst SIDE. warning them that at was
dangerous for the council 10 4nterfere be-
tween ths.r chief executive and has sub
o-NflnaIes. especially OF the police depart
merit nk me was the head, and THAT such
Interference M fst head 90 great social dis
order. axId ia tzgSes OF unrest TO anarchy
aqself.''
As the mayor finished and was about 20
leave tlle chamber, Thompson. Fopuiist,
arose and begged his honor before going
TO say whether Il was not the law for all
police orders 70 the department 10 come
from the board of police commissioners.
White the mayor admitted such 10 be a
fasst. yet be again Insisted that he had the
power to issue orders hlmself 10 the
police.
CotunMiman Schiller sFnen called the at
fsgst son OF tire body TO tho municipal code,
ard stat-d .n conclusion that IF there
WAS 60 be a purifying OF the departments
1t might De wen and not inoppos1tunss TO
start al uhe head
The rest Of the members were clamor-
ang for recognition ny President Com
stock. during wll8ch Belt r'etTeated. plead
ff1g a pressing engagement. The council.
however' while resrettislg hts departure.
contributed to fire ipot shot sTFto the Populist
mayer.
The charges OF immortality to be brought
asgaiftSt Chtef Of Posioe Hawthorne have
already lost much Of t'llefr force by the
action Of Mayor BeAt. vino seems TO have
completely lost his head about the re-
snovai OF Hawthorne Each defeat ap-
pears 90 anger h.nr the more and 20
prompt him 20 rVSoFt % tactics Of flimsler
weave There * rot a man arotmed thu
City arall tprobably excepting Conmls
s90rrer Ssteinberg} who does not believe
tlla.t the mayors last charges are wholly
untrue THray all openly make Nlgs slate-
rnert agad gihcn attempt 70 tear the ground
work of ulre clarges - pieces. TO thlnlS
that 'ul1e chef Of police would go into
sf1srcputalple }lo7Isse on other than official
btgslness, agrl BE- 70 simple as 10 leave his
eo't~lgiastled cap ard brasS- blfTOned coat
banging conspfc8uously IN the public tlall."
Tggas orss ut Of evad euce. they say. Would.
II aFarCsiJfev3, 80 to prove before fair
minded men g31at stle STORY s. ONE Of tlssue.
town and lser wllerga b0lsts are n9t now
known although she Is drought to he IN
TGssSsausi. The 1uciSsms IA = said TO be
candidate for city e}ectr. cIasl. and that his
saRccess ia receiving Ulis office from Best
slas5aegs}s largely on the sltcSess OF MS tes-
tInu1gy as ttle fyyincQral witness AZ the
roTshcoIh-s1R trlal
THE hettog element OF the city Is grow
eng ftreB ~ this continuous warfare on
sts. sh.cf 81 uoEee and while she general
pubic knows not whether he IS gritty 81
TITS last charge. sympathy ls wish him
They Say tao 'nssyor made hls bed by tire
esypy.g1tngefst ~ hawthorne. now ne
sasatsa No ,m ST." Tte eg-a1 v--ll be sen
.ae,5one.l cae arat full II bitterness.
days' .rsa " reorest.cn ard rest IN south
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