The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-05
When and Where to Cast Your
Ballot for Directors.
4 SHORT. SHARP CAMPAIGN.
- Issue Made Of ssxo Politics In the
1ehools~-DR. Titus Ailegea At
tenDt 20 Place Nominees on the
Citlsens' Ticket In = False Lsghs
-Flood 81 Canpaign Literature
Attacks On school saDt. BaFnara.

The campaign waged by the candidases
Tor school director ends today, "lei. ING
voters win 60 10 the polls ana lss'sss. llssi'
preferences by their ballots. Hiie y aAs
been short. the campaign nAs hot zen ue
void of interest and parfisa1snip- Al the
uoIis TO-DAY the workers for each OF the
two tickets before the people viii be found
actively laboriag for the success OF their
respective favorifes-
The polfs will be opened az IL o'ciock noon
and viii close at o'clock this evening.
The candidates are Charles +. Patterson.
hwyer. and e. J. smith, general m-1ager
q the Pacific Coast Company. for the
term OF three years. and DR.. q. " Calhoun.
physician, for the unexpsred term OF one
year, on one ticket. On the other ticket
are A. ]. Wells, contractor. and +. s.
6outhard, lawyer, for the full term Of
three years. and Harry II. Drees. clerk In
the county auditors Office, for the I'M
expired term Of one year.
The registration list shows 5.s23 register
"a voters in the district. a year ago. 4.ssl
votes were cast. and II Is believed by peo-
pie who have been watching the campaign
closely that more votes VIII De cast To-
day than were cast year ago.
There is no open and stated issue be-
tween the partisans Of the two tickets. DR..
H F. Titus. who Is actively supporting the
6cket headed by Director A. J. Wells, has
FORM" that his candidates stand for no
politics in the schools" and that the other
candidates are silent on this question. DIR.
Calhoun, Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Patterson
have not replied to the attacks made upon
them by Dr. Titus. but their friends say
that the doctors deductions are entirely
unwarran,ed. and that his attempt 10 place
che candidates opposed 10 him IN false
position viii fail.
4 Business-Like Company.
The supporters of the ticket headed by
DR.. Calhoun have been making bust
ness-1ike and systematic campaign Ihey
say their candidates stand ior good soy soy,
they Will administer the affairs OF the dis
1riot irnpart.aily and without fear or favor.
Among many voters there II a strong be-
lief that the time hag come To put stop
to the agitation and controversy that has
been gong on within the schools for more
than year past. This sentiment IL felt by
men who are absolutely unbiased. One
Of these thus expressed himself yesterday:
II hope that after this campaign II over
we will hear no more about school poit-
aics.' reform I'm the schools partisansalp.
tobbery and the Ike. am satisfied that
charges have been made by certain people
against the present management of the af-
fairs Of the school district for Simply POI
utical effect or partisan advantage. Such
= course Ii doomed 10 but one result. and
that Ii Injury TO the schools. am not one
who believes that the schools have been
badly managed. The intenperate attacks
that have been made against Supernten-
dent Barnard have been prompted In my
opinion, by self-interest as much as any
thing else. There Is no doubt whatever
that the schools have suffered by the
course that has been pursued In the past.
Let the people Of Seattle get out today
and elect three good r.sn, regardless OF
their politics. who VIII give us business
like administ ration Let's stop this quar-
reling and bickering.''
Director John Lamb il one Of those who
believes that the agitation that Is being
kept up by certain people T. not eaicuia,-
dressed 10 the editor of the Post-1uteiii-
9encer he says:
IAN article IN your issue OF November 2
seems To connect my name by implication
with circular which Dr. Titus has recent
~ mailed TO certain persons In this city. I
have never seen the circular, nor did /
know that Il was Issued until read Il In
your paper. have had no conversation
with DIR. TITUS about school matters for
three or four months
schools Need Peace. Says Lamb.
with reference to the civil service reso-
iutfon. upor which YOU make some COM
menfs. ! will say that. while ! realize its
fmnerfect.ons. ] regard II "a a great i'm
provement upon the system under which.
ard. as believe. because OF which the
urkeemly contentious of the past arose.
Il have listened To both sides of this dis
pute for more than wear, and | have
come 10 the conclusion that IL must be set.
tl.d. II at all. N enc Of two waps-by n
vote OF the beard twenty months henee-at
the expiration OF Mr.. Barnards present
contractor by decision of the supreme
court az Washington about the same time
In the meantime. what the schools Of
this city need Is peace. To keep up the
strife for the next twenty months with the
chance OF decision adverse 20 the district
which would likely involve the payment
OF two sunerntendenSs for AL or a part Of
the ffms--is TO my mind policy Of sheer
fecksessness.
This IL especially true since the adoE-
Zion Of civil service reform rule places IL
beyond the power OF the superintendent IL
he be 80 disposed TO unduis influence. the
action OF teachers I'm school elections
II was elected TO the office of scho.,l d.
rector upon voluntary declaration no, 10
support or oppose Mr. Barnard personally
for l distinctly refused To declare myself
either way~hnt 20 use cvers effort 20 rid
the schools Of politics
Tae resolution establishing the merit,