The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-18
elise HIS MORE STRENGTH.
ers Go 10 HsDes-Jaaes Certain
Of Ultimate vfctery-The Mayors
Present Salary May Ne Doubled.

Yesterdays balloting for mayor devsi-
cped no sensations. There was change
In the vote. Atkinson was dropped by bis
supporters. the majority OF whom returned
10 ex-Super.or Judge Humes. elise showed
more strength than ne has since the con-
votes. His best work prior 10 yesterday
net;ed him but Eve votes. His new sup
porters are Taylor and Chapman. Taylor
has been the leader OF the Atkinson fight.
He comes from Atkinson's ward and until
yesterday stood by him. But he evidently
concluded that his candidate was cot in
the .sce-at least for the present-and so
he deserted him and supported elise. When
the baIloting came 10 an end for the day
the elise people were feeling very tabi-
LIANT. and James. the leader of the elise
fight. said that he was certain elise would
he elected. We are going slowly" said
James, but We are not losing any ground
aud every now and then gain little
Further than that James would not say.
The Atkinson supporters on the out
IL Atkinson finds new strength his old
councilmen will come back 10 him.
There will be no meeting this afternoon,
the council having adjourned until this
evening. when the bailoting will be con-
tinued. Today the elise people vii. work
10 secure one more man. They feel GER
tain that success will be theirs, and as is
natural. the Humes-Atkinson people are
not in the best of spirits.
When the council convened at $50 o'clock
Dodds was not present. Some routine
business was disposed of and the motion
was then made that the balloiing for
mayor he continued. Rude. OF the anti
elise crowd. opposed the motion. stating
that Dodds was absent and therefore 1t
would be an injustice 10 all to proceed TO
ballot. He moved to adjourn until even
ing. James fought Rudes motion. He
did not believe in taking snap Judgment.
nor did those who were on his side. But he
did not think it right that the meeting
should adjourn until evening 1t was sug-
gested that an officer be sent to Dodds'
residence. Rude said that would be USE
less, as he was not there. II don't know
what has become of him." said Rude, but
he Is not at home
II Dodds Had stayed Away.
While the members of the council were
discussing what should be done Dodds
poked his head in the door and was soon in
his customary seat. The bailoting was then
taken up. IL Dodds had stayed away from
the meeting and bailotng had continued
elise would have been elected. There
would have been but eleven counciimen
present, and elise would have received six
votes. The elise people say they knew
that such would have been the result, but
that they had no desire TO force snap judg-
ment. They insist that the future inter-
ests of the party in this city are of much
more Importance than the election of
mayor. For that reason, they say, every
move they make will be In the interests of
harmony In the council. They insist; that
IL they cannot elect elise fairly ,aey Will
not elect him at all. They hope to secure
one more vote. Chapman, they say. is with
them. While he voted but twice for elise
yesterday they feel sure of his permanent
support; also that of Taylor. The votes
which Goddard received came from Chap
man when he was not voting for elise.
Taylor voted twice for Atkinson.
The Ballots.
YeSterday's bailotfng was as follows: