The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-26
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.
List of Voters Made Up for the
School Election.
NEW TICKET FOR DIRECTORS.
Smsth. Patterson ana Jones-The
Two Former, However. hsPoo'-
ate the Cons biz nation And Say They
Nave Not Agreed TO Any such
s;.mninattou-scor and Objects
OF Election That IL ia he Held

Registration for the approaching scnooi
election closed .ast night ~ niafns Al is'c
total saIar~er registered - So - VII "e
understood u eonrse. itlat these ngureS
are unofficial ara sgbjec. TO ressgaoa- res
,erday'a registration was sif, ~ Tar the
Iargcst far any aaJ se}. the day before
footing 10 Only -. The registration OF
nee was veil crowded yesterday ali
eay. SPECIAL sucTease beife "oiiee-
able in the nuuahes Of women registering
Outside liz. office the only excitement IN
eident to the election @aS tae spfiHSIng Oh
d new ticket. or "a her ne" combination
upon which the names suggested for IL
rsciors are &. J. Smith. Charles T.. Pat
terson ard Alex r. Jones. inasEnuch 81
MIR. Jones name had already appeared on
another ticket IL was regarded AZ ragAer
angular that he should strike ccmbiua-
ton with Smith and Patterson. 40. in
conjunction with pr. g Calhoun. had
been pit forward as PLAIN business n9ini-
tess upon sieket supposed TO oe lifted
entirely above tHe rang. ~ partisan poll
ties.
Al an early hour during the day. when
the new onIDlnation VAS Just ceills noised
abroad on tie street. II CHANGED that MI
ZONES met Dr Calhoun You are just
the mar I WIS wishing 10 see, NJ. J9n*s
Is reported 10 have said. GA see nay
name ais been brought jofHd!u on I've
icket in connection win SrDith and Pat
iersoii. Nov IL occurs 10 me thai one 0f
us. either you or /. had better withdraw,
otherwise both OF US may be beaten Now
] Am so situated that IL Is Impossible Tor
me 10 Withdraw.
"vrhen / don't see why you wished 10
sec me-" replied Or. Calhoun. and the con-
ference was al an end
IL uas charged during fbe day that either
Nj Jones or some Of his friends Rad been
trying 10 put up game by working a
combination Mr.. jones name already
figured on one OF the tickets tina; was sIs-
gesfed carly In the school election carr
fagn. After various men had been put
forward. some sixty or seventy OF tho
most prominent business men Of the city
presented request to &. j. Smith. Charles
r.. Patterson and Dr. q. V. Calhoun that
they accep; nomination for places on
the school board. After due deiiberation
the three gentlemen. each At a personal
sacrifice to himself, sent a note or accept
ancs, and il is doubtful. IL is claimed.
whether any one or the three would have
done so had not the other two agreed
Then II was that Mr.. Jones or his friends
appeared with the combination ticker by
putting his name in place Of that OF Or.
Calhoun.
G. J. SMITH was seen by a Post-inteili-
gencer reporter yesterday afternoon and
asked whether he had authorized the Use
OF hts name in connection with The new
combination.
FIJI to Recognize jones.
by no means, ne replied. I don't
know M Jones and l dent know any
thing about him. No such arrangement,
has been entered into with my sanction.
] reluctantly consented 10 take i nominal
ton along with Mr.. Patterson and Dr.
Calhoun: btu; beyond that | have not gone.
can assure you am nat anxious Tor the
position, and II the people wish 10 put
anybody else IN my place they are more
than welcome 10 Go SO.
Mir. Patterson. when seen by Post-In-
a.
ard positive IN his statement. II know
nothing whatever Of such an arrange
ment." said ne. Il am not party te L.
ard have not consented 10 the use of my
name IN any such connection
1t may be Interesting 81 compare tie
present registration with the vote cast n
THE school election year ago. For the
one school director 10 be elected at tina;
time the vote stood as follows:
John Lamb ........... ..................2.i 1875
II. Il. Sl1er .>-..--. .+.-.t.--+--....-.... /
Charles r., Crane Observation-Disclosures.
Df. Sarah Kendall ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. /
Wa CHUNG '........ ..--,..--..-.....-.-.- /
fetal vote cas- ..-..~- .-..-..,.-...,..t,3 sol
John Lamb ~as accordingly declared
duly elected for a term OF three years be-
ginning December l. 1897.
on the question of free text books and
supplies which was submitted at the same
election. the vote VAS l1l short. standing
a. follows:
In favor OF free text books and sup
plies -...-...,. -.-,...... ---............ : SSS
Against fire.. text books and supplies : 80
Total vote east ........................4 ass
The coming election will take place on
Saturday. November : The polling
places Will he kept open from noon If that
das untt o'cleek y. IN. Noters viii
De called upon 10 cast ballot toy iva
school directors Yer the full term 0f three
YEARS each. aua fer one school drec.ss
Ia Sd the uneNpirea term af J4an +
Erewer. resigned Mr. h~.Ner'x term
would have expired December fS94
When he resigned the vacancy Ma IN.
Fnrariy htlca ~ the election of charles
r. fatts rson. Mir Nan t,oufen's trFtn *
pres also I'se'e nlhcr /. i~9. Ana John
lambs term expires trcemArr f.=l
Propositions to He Voted ON.
Voters NJ also be called unon - .x-
press chctCe BY voting "Foy. ~