The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-04
vsters Of Stevens County Protest
Against Disfranchisement.
!. Appeal sos sManEss.


stevens county Is greatly wrought ~
over Ne action Of tbs Popalist Judge Rseh-
ae6son and Coaaty Auditor A<ieAft IN
ruling against the SitixeEs ticket. FeGn-
larJy nominated by EeEab iicans. Demo
cxats and Free Silver Republicans Of the
cpunty in convention assembled Such u
the report received yesterday frum Ste
ysns county by Chairman Schiveiy. OF the
Bepubliean state central committee. Tae
inAgn&tion OF the voters opposed to the
rOpalist machine in the county y being
Rantfesfsd in many ways. Posters have
hesn printed denoonctnx what the A8sfrAn-
chtsed voters term as an outrage. the Ae-
tim Of the authorities. and ths psopls of
Tie county ere called upon irrespective Of
party t. protest aeatnst tais oaI&xe and
= vote their dsanproyal Of h By support
Ing the CtisenA' ticket
Nominations for county and legislative
offices were made BY 4 convention rexu-
slAriy called and consisting OF delegates rep
resenting the Republican. Democratic and
kree silver Republican parties OF the coan-
". This ticket Was denousiuased = C5ti-
1ans' ticket. X Was regularly f.ed with
the auditor Of Stevens caunty. According
10 letter received from the managers Of
the Citizens campaign IN Stevens county
~ Mt Scntvefy, Auditor J. l.. Metcaif by
updefhdnded methods. conspirrf to defeat
the objects and purposes OF the convention
ln this. that he received and riisd The Ger
tincate Of n0mIuation and gave no init.
nation until the official ballot was printed
that he did not intend TO place the names
81 the candidates upon tsss baEo.
1t u claimed by the ads IS Of the
Csiixens' ticket that the amt axe them
= understand that the nas.ss If the eandi-
0afes nentnatsd by the CItiz<a1' coHven-
ton would be regularly aadorsei upon the
ballot. hut that on October y. he publish-
ed tia Official ballot. leaving on the names
At the independent candidates on the pre-
heya gar irvnxr ri Sxsa in. 10
certificate. OF course II was too late then
To- remedy the matter.
The nemtnees on tine Citizens ticket are
vsry indignant becaxase OF the auditors
conduct The latter's ruling was sustained
" Judge Richardson, himself q PQpulist
and the only course that lay open 10 the
Citizens candidates was to have their
names printed on sticlsers and to distrib-
uke them about the county with instruc-
ttons to the voters how to vote for Them
Lhis Is Being done In a systematic way
and the voters Of the county. irrespective
of party. have been appealed to 10 resent
the outrage alleged to have been perpetrat-
ed against the yeters NJ the county and to
cast their votes against the ring candidates
On the regular Popaiiss ticket.
Auditor Mstcan who rejected the C1ti-
x<ns' certificate. Is NOT unknown TO fame
In the famous S4uire-<Salklns 64ht In the
leg!satu1s of lssG Xeteaif one day rose In
the house, being member al that body.
and waving a bundle OF bank notes aggre-
eating $500 In his hand. declared that no
had been given the money TO vote for Cal
ktns. The friends of the latter declared
that the move was made by the enemies Of
the Tacoma man. An Investigation was
made and It was proven that Aetcaf tonk
the mauey for the purpose al making an
expose Soon afterwards he left the Re-
publican party.
The candidates on the Csttsens' ticket
are making an aggressive light. according
to the Information received by the Repuh-
lican state central committee. The Citi-
xens' ticket is follows
joint senator. Sccond district-w. C.
Gray
Representative. First dIssriet--cseerve NJ.
Welty.
ShersU-IAwes Ferguson.
Clerk Of ccuyt-w. II. Jackson
Auditor-p. G.. Ely.
TrcAsurcr-Erank Hahein.
4Assesoor-O r. Smith.
Prosecuting attorney-H. G. Kirkpatrick
School supeFfntcndent-J ~ Sinclair.
Surveyor. L. Tower
Coroner-Leopohh p~ Rusder.
County commissioner. First dsstrics-W.
II Jeffrey.
County commissioners. Second district
George W. Reynolds.