The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-19
elise LEADS IN THE RACE.
In Secret Caucus He Gets Six
Votes For Mayor.
HuMEs WAS A CLOSE SECOND
There Were Three Ballots and Then
the Council Agreed TO Postpone
Further Action in the Matter OF
EIscting Mayor Woods Successor
Until the Meeting Next Monday
Invitation From the ROOD snow

II II elise. the lawyer. who was a
member OF the board OF aldermen before
an amendment to the city charter wiped
Il out of existence, came near being elect
cd mayor OF Seattle last night. In secret
caucus of the city council he received
votes. one OF them came from Acting
Mayor Crichton, and would have been
useless 10 him II his name had been be-
fore the council in regular session. But
If the council had taken up in regular ses-
sion the question Of electing new mayor
il is said that elise would have received
two other votes, which would have land
ed him in the chair recently filed by May
or Wood and now held down by Acting
Mayor Crichton. but his friends did not
attempt 10 force a vote.
Ex-superior Judge Thomas Humes was
the only other candidate that made a
showing against elise. He got four votes.
CIise's friends believe that Humes is out
of the race and that elise viii sooner or
later be elected. The matter viii be taken
UP at next Monday nights meeting of the
council.
The crowd that gathered in the halls OF
the council. expecting 10 see and hear the
members indulge in a wrangie over Mayor
Woods successor. was very much disap-
pointed The crowd waited until after $50
o'clock before its members saw more than
two OF the councilmen McArdle and
Navin took their seats early. but the 9TH
er councimen failed TO appear. They had
gone into a secret caucus at 100 o'clock.
McArdie and Navin were the only two
members who were not in 1t. When the
caucus opened Il was suggested that those
present should stand by the caucus nomi-
nee. There was no particular objection
offered 10 the suggestion. bat no formal
agreement was entered into and the eau
Gus proceeded to take secret ballot. elise
received 2 votes. Humes 3 Atkinson l.
Voigt and Mr.. Gin Of the Third ward. l.
Acting Mayor CriChton did not vote.
second ballot gave elise votes. Humes
and Voigt l. Crichton voted on the second
ballot and on the third The latter result
ed the same as the second
II T. said that Humes' supporters on
the first ballot were Rude Rudy and
Hermann. On the second and third bal
lots Il Is said Dodds voted with the
Humes people Dodds was prepared to
vote for elise after giving Humcs his
vote during a couple OF ballots James
ana ANtRllaN Nofeu TOT NotEF on the
first ballot. After that James Is said 10
have gone over 20 hts real candidate.
elise. and stayed by him during the sub
segment ballots, Il is claimed that Cilse's
supporters came from the Republicans
who ara opposed 70 elcctiug q candidate
Identified with any particular faction.
After the third ballot 80 was agreed that
there should be ne further action for one
week IL IS alleged By the elise people
that in addition 70 the FIVE votes he re-
ceived in the caucus-exclusive OF the vote
% Mr. Cr5chton. who cannot take par+
IN the council meetinE-Clise is likely 70
receive tho votes Of Dodds and Chairman
II elise can hold his Old forces and mus
frT two new votes at the next meeting
~ the council ana his friends say he can.
be Wlu be mayor.
Regular Business
After the caucus the council went into
regular session The following matters
were referred
Communication from the board az ruhli,
works demanding Information a. 20 whetb-
or the council desires that bids shall be
called for for a lighting service. a coutln-
u2t'on ~ 'he system now In effect or
whether it desired 20 obtain cornefitiye
bias upon alternative systems. allowing
tHe u~e u ess oT gasoline
Claim of EiUHrd Fowler sor $40 dam
ages growing cut ~ Injuries - himself
end hCrse on Second ave1le south Or-oHer
~ lS7. hy reason az q rotten aud broken
plank
Communication from tire " G.. T L. ~
washington. asking Che support 81 The
council "a securing f7r ti Is state the ma
tarat rv.af}cn for IS2>
Request % William "a Brown. insect IN
srs-'ar .er King county .Gat he he a~-
pointed = sGF-.a, police cf without paw.