The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-09

placarded cloths with summary advice to
the world at large to "Vote the Republican
ticket" or Vote the Peoples party tick
ct" Even far out in the country precincts
rough spring wagons and wagons without
springs served as public conveyances for
the transportation OF the adherents Of the
two rival parties. These, too. were adorned
with all kinds Of oddly painted signs
The hackmen and the livery men were
not the only people who had an unusual
burden Of business thrown upon them.
Among the busiest places in the city were
the telegraph offices. in each of which an
extra force OF operators had been placed,
and the ceaseless click OF keys told Of busy
flying fingers from early In the afternoon
until long past midnight.
The messenger boys made UP another
busy tribe Each boy found on his return
from a call another waiting for him. Fu-
sion and Republican headquarters called
for a score or more, and various other Of
fees throughout the city were not far be-
hind.
In contrast with the increased activity
In other places. the pubic offices were all
closed Up at the county courthouse there
was but a stray deputy or two about. and
+he tir building as deserted as II Is on Sun
aay al the Federal courthouse and in the
other Federal offices throughout the city
the same solitude and air OF desertlon pre-
vailed. The CITY han was exempt rom
tration office kept open until o'clock last
night 49,, ,
tratfon office open during the hours far
voting In order that any voter who Nigh,
and unon his arrival at the polls that there
had heen any error in his registration, as
for example. placing him in the wrong
ward. could have the error corrected by ap-
rIy,ng a, the city hall fsr certificate. To
guard against such errors. or at least, 10
reduce Them to a minimum, the registra-
t,o, books had been carefully checked over
beforehand. and notice mailed 10 every
voter In whose registration any irregulari-
" was discovered.
There ts no doubt that this method, and
the care with which IL was carried out.
prevented much waste OF time yesterday.
s.rl even tina. did not guard against mis-
takes which had been made by the voters
themselves For instance. days before reg
istration closed either for the school or
the general election, plain and ample no.
tees were published IN the Pos, Intelligent
Ger and posted elsewhere. calling attention
TO the fact that al entirely separate regis
tr.tlon was necessary for the school cleo
ton ard that registration for that cleo
ton would not take the place OF reglrtra-
ton for the general election. Despite these
notices more than twenty men went at
various times yesterday 20 the regis.ra-
Hon Office 20 register A kick because they
were not allowed 20 vote. Upon investtga-
ton Il was found In e7cn OF these cases
that the man had registered for the
school elec,ton, but no. for the general
election.
Around the state ana county haadgu.r-
;e-s theirs was scene cf renewed activity
This was particularly the case a, Rspub-
lscan headquarters. where State Chairman
SchivsAy. Secretary Lysons ard Assis,an.
Secretary Gilmore were present during
nnost Of the afternoon and far into the
night Besides receiving bulletins from