The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-14

Twenty-one formal ballots for mayor
Of Seattle have been taken by the city
council without effect Two more fruit
less roll calls were added TO the lis. last
night. Both were meaningless SO Tar as
the achievement OF results is concerned.
except that the four councilmen who
stood for elise thereby gave token OF
their determination TO vote solidly for
him through thick and thin. Five voted
fer Atkinson on the twentieth ballot and
on ths twenty-first four of these answered
10 their names by voting for Humes.
The wise ones ali over town were say
ing last night that q mayor viii be elected
on Monday night. Although nothing Was
said at the council meeting that would
Indicate that anything had happened to
break the smooth surface of the dead
lock, yet when two or three OF the coun-
einien were asked, In the privacy or
street corner confab after the meeting il
anything was going 10 happen Monday
night, they admitted that such might be
the case.
AT the meeting Friday night Deputy
Clerk Coryeil handed Councilman Nc
Ardfs petition from the First ward ad-
dressed TO himself and Councilman Ma
vim asking them 10 cast their votes for
i. N T. Atkinson. The petition Was
signed .by nearly 100 business men. poll
ticians and other residents Of the ward.
II was stated that according 10 the opiu-
ion of the petitioners the time had gone
by for further parleying in the council
and mayor ought 10 be elected. The
document wound up by asking Council
men Navin and LcArdie. as the repre-
sontativcs Of the true and tried First. 10
stand for Atkinson.
Nothing was said relative to this petit
ton either Friday or last night The re-
inarkahic circumstance IL that the TWO
populIst couHcilmen should be put i'll the
position by their constituents OF being
asked 10 support Republican Tor mayor.
Neither McArdle nor Navin have yet said
anything by which 10 judge what his
course will probably be. IL is whispered
IN the First that McArdlo is firing
Of Tho fong' fight and is not ayerse TO vot-
,ps for Atkinson. who is supposed TO be
az acceptable 10 the First warders as
Hufnes and deal more SO than elise.
But lf Atkinson gets the 1--WE Hunts
votes and McAr1Ie's In addition, he VIII
lack one OF election. Navia is the man
who nus, then come 10 the rescue. say
the gossips but will hes This Is the aues-
ton that vibrates IN the hosoms of the
politicians who have hung about the city
hhll for weeks past trying 10 inquire out
how IA elect mayor, III the absence OF
any concerted action OH the part or a ma
3ority of the coureilman. Saein will not
..,y where hs stands on this proposition.
The Atkinson men have not yet pressed
the petition 10 hts attention. They appear
To ne Willing 10 give him time to think
over the matter. perhaps hoping that the
Fjrsr warder will rather vote for Repab-
urar than take chances on facing an angry
gathering OF his constituents.
Nn,Iu Holds the Key.
NAvsn is known 10 ne positive 10 a stiff
,eeked degree. lie is a Populist and sim
~ tt8sr arat last and all the time. Navin
went say. however. that he viii refuse 10
Vote for Atkinson. Navin does not dis
guizs The fact Chat be was not ia sympathy
syth the policy pursued by Mayor Wood
win reference 10 the closing hours OF Sa-
looms aud the treatment the admiuistra-
ton gave certain clements in the city.
%ayIn believes that Seattle should be
anowr ~ a seaport town. with the freedom,
usually granted 10 men in such places to
enjoy themselves as they might choose.
So the question arises. Will Navin vote
fnr Atkinson
\ reporter ~ the Post-Inseiligencer was
teld In several parts OF the city last night
that a MAYOR would no elected Monday
night. Whether the word was passed along
the line by those who have held out
against the election OF elise, or not, de-
nsnds op the way yea look a. Il. The peo-
pie who seemed 10 knew NOSE about the
"deaf' said that the council would elect
and that 1t would not BE- elise The At
ksnson men said little bat It was easy tc
SEA that they felt confident that something
wouid drop oa Monday night
The two ballots last night resulted a:
follows: