The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-10

tie oensr. within the ranks Of the Popa-
Hst party. was the prime cause % the
disaster which befwIi the fusion ticket At
the polls. One who has stood very high
In the councils OK the Peoples party sad
yesterday.
The plain truth about the matter n
very Simple story after all. John n. Hart
sspsrea 20 be corporation counsel. lie
and his friends were willing 20 form
combination ticket with fhe Democrats
and Silver Republicans on almost any
basis that so.ld give him the coveted
Office. To bring this about they found II
necessary TO eoucess the head OF the
ticket 10 Democrat or Silver Republican.
IL was for this reason that they slaugh-
tered Jordan. the very thing which finally
brought about their own defeat They
promised the Democrats ths head OF the
ticket; but when the crucial mornen,
came they we're unable TO deliver the
goods Il was this promise with the
contradictory outcome, that so stirred Up
the Democrats. Then. 10 stand Of Jor-
dan. they put up caiderhsad. and defeat
was a foregone conclusion
Whatever may have been his sources
OF information or control. DIR. Jordan
very early IL the campaign forstold pretty
0efinissly The result, predicting the cleo
ton OF dgmes BY a majority OF 600 votes
Harping on the same law and order
string Of which he has often played. be
sasd yesterday AS soon the Issues
OF tbs campaign were SCI forth the out
com. was settled beyond all doubt The
decen; members Of the Peoples party
those who had fought its battles IN the
past, were totally unwilling 10 subscribe
20 the policy anaug7Irated by the Way
Hart combine or 10 allow TO raw recruits
and noyitiates the suhversion OF the pr.n-
ctpies for which they had couteuaea Con-
inn ~ al
hundred votes changed the result OF this
election. have nothing further 70 say
Among the precincts which showed a
remarkable rsvulsion ~ political feeling
was the Second or the First. "AIl things
considered" said John Rocker. OF that
precinct. yesterday. II think that our pre-
cinct shows the largest percentage OF
gain for tns Union nag. the city and the
Republican party. Ia Iss IL gave a fusion
majority of 20. Yesterday 4 gave Mayor
Humes a majority OF To- Mr.. Rockers
claim. however. may be fairly disputed
by several other precincts In the city,
among them the Third OF the Fifth, which
two years ago gave fusisn plurality OF
Is. and on last Tuesday a majority for
Humes OF % votes.
OnieinI Returns.
The returns filed IN the city cornptroli-
er's Office differ in hut few figures from
those complied by the Pose-Intenigencer
or the night OF the election. They show
totals az follows:
For Mayor
Humes .....-.. ......... ............ ....3ss4
Corporation Counsel
Humphrey -....--. .......- ..............295 3
iSo"eh -. .--' .---'..-. .......-........Z.s9-
Comptroller
Parry $500. .-.-..-....- .-.......-......3.222
Nakace 1900. ...-.... ...................2.6o i
Treasurer
foote ..---+.*.--. .r-..*---.- .-...........s.fo3
Lyon ........ -. .....................27is
Cognciimen-at-I.arge-
Rude .....-.- ..-.s..... ..-................ee a4
Muidoon 5000. $500. ..........-........2.su
Chapman .......... .................2I5 ~
huAss ........-....e+.-+-... .............-2.690
Muidoon thus wins by "a votes, instead
III IL. as previously reported. The re-
turns for ward counelmen are Identical
with those published I'm the Post-Intelii-
gsncer. except that Crichton gets five
less votes and Crawford five less
The total vote on the amendments Is as
follows.
No. l.
Against ..-....... ....... ............l. 253
No. -
Fer ..4-....- ....-.'...- ......... ........l,75s
Against -. .......... ...-..... ..........i.s1a
No. g.
For .....-... ......... .........,..... eo2
No. a.
Against ......... .......... ................ III
No. -
FOR .-..-.*.... ......'.-... .......r. 996
Against .......- .....-..... .,............l1f Oh
No. O.
For ..........-.. ............... .......... a2f
AEeihst 800. ...-...-...- ........ ........ SO
No L
Against ........ ........ ............... 7eo
Nc S.
f"r ..t. .'...-.... -.......,... ............ So
AGAINST '--*.-' 49,. -.'-....-.. ........... sd
No .
Fer .-.-.-.... -.....-. ........,. .......... M
AGAINST ''+--+<'.- '.....-,.......-......., SO
As he charter requires only majority
70 adopt an a ~ II win 10 nn.lcal
that hut one ~ the proposed amendments
failed 80 cATry--viz Ne 5 relating n
salaries Of fhs hoard or public worka
which WIS defeated by NO votes Thas
voters were puzzled by the amendments
AZ the las: moment Is shown hv the vote
On Nos and :, which. though sor,ewha.
contf aoieto'F. each received a majority
81 the qualified electors voting thereon.r
Election oncers
AT Judges. inspectors ana clerks 81 the
election held on Tuesday viii De paid ~
ln The cify conl9troileTs Office this after
noon after O'clock
II wculd surprise yolr friends q, tAa,.
Knew the great number 81 IA zsasis-4~s
leaving Seattle for the gold fields The
Weekly fost-tnteili geucer tsSued fofs,,
would give them a. idea % The importance,
% Seattle as the starting point All pas
s.aNFT hsss are published in the weekly
edition. Prsce cents per COPY W. v,tfl
attend 20 he mailing