The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-17

yomiaated on the First Ballet-Other
Nominees.

Nominees.
A. 1e.is o'ciock Chairman Powell called
Tor ncrninatkons sor coroner Judge No
Cgvrz vas on his .ses instantly. aud point
ing his finger az the roof nominated Dr..
F. ". Sps-!lng. the whise-aaired veteran
cs the war The Judge characterized hin, as
q man whom all knew. one who rad re-
sided IN the city for ysarx: q grand man
ard Republican always.
The Eighth ward seconded ire nom!na-
tier Many other seconds were heard.
Judge John La1i was recognized He
made an eloquent speech ana said: II have
the honor 10 nominate Or. Il. E. A. Nc
kechnie, assistant city physician
l. r. Dodge spoke OF tfe excellent work
DR. Frank NJ Carroll i1z as deputy cor
oner. ard nominated him amidst cheers
Dr. Samuel Bardetse nominated ore who
wen: through the valley OF distinction an
old solder. Jus, before he named Sparkling
/ some ore called time. The ballot resulted
as follows:
Total vote cast. sss: necessary for choice.
70 Sparkling ZIG. Mckechn.e. lis: Carroll.
g.
SparIing was declared the nominee.
The usual fiu.,ar Of excitement attended
the nomination % wreckmaster L p.
Ssedman ,slought Bert Taylor was the
proper person and Mr.. Taylor re;aliatei
by nominating Mr. Sfeduan. AS a ccmpro-
mise the convention una nir,ously nonlin
ated A. T. AEnbross. who finally succeeded
in securing recount. which resulted n a
triumph for II. F. Griffith. commonly called
''Schwabaehsr Jack.
The fight for the nomination OF county
commissioner from the First or city district
was the hotties; Of the session. ard George
II ellison. An ex-memher OF the city ccun-
Gil, won out on the fifth ballot.
Melvin c. W.nstock nominated Ezra Herr
man. who. he said. had served in the coun-
Third ward. If you put hin, on the ticket,
he Will add strength. 1 name Ezra Herr
man." tCheers.)
Lee Wheeler nominated S. G. Meek. ex-
FIRE commissioner.
Ellis DeBruier OF the Sixth ward offered
"a man who has been tried and found true
He named George NJ ellison. The Sixth
ward seconded the nomination. ". J. VIII
ns vas then nominated. Judge John Lada
nominated George RaymondA
On the first vote for county commission
er the result was as follows: Total vote
cast. oss necessary 10 a choice. l32 Herr
man. CITY: Raymond, Is; ellison, SaL;
Meek IS: Willis. 3d.
Chairman Powell said there had been no
choice and called for a second ballot The
result was as fellows: Total vote cast, os0:
necessary for choice, Isl. Herman. &is:
Raymond. s.: ellison, io2ls: Meek. p:
Wills 2.
II was then decided 10 drop the candidate
receiving the smallest number o. votes on
the next ballot Meeks name was with
drawn. The result OF the third ballot was
as follows: Votes cast. ga: necessary for
a choice. lss. Herman. 81; Raymond A.:
ellison, los: Meek. s: Willis. 0; ]. a. James.
a.
The intersection Of Councilman James
name was a surprise and caused the GIL
UelItenantS n hYcttA ellison cnniS 10
seen standing in crowd closely watching
the proceedings.
The fourth ballot resulted as follows:
Total vote cast e66: necessary for a
choice. lS4; Herman. 81: Raymond. g; Gil
son. liz: James. -.
The convention resounded with mingled
cries OF Gi!son-James. ana was brough, 10
order only BY sharp use Of the gavel. Herr
mans name was then withdrawn by Win
stock, who asked that Herrman's friends
vote for Gibson. (Cheers.l James asked
his friends 10 vote for Gibson.
The result Of the fifth and decisive bal
lot was as follows: Total vote cast "a;
necessary 10 a choice. 133; Raymond 81:
ellison. I70; James. So. ellison was sieclar-
ed the nominee.
The Second county commissioner district
handed in the name of l. Smith. OF Osce-
ola as It's candidate.
AZ the call for nominations for Justice Of
the peace. c. 3. Bsgley arose and named
Judge c. G. Austin. Other nominations
were as follows; /. L. Moses T. IL. Cam,
John b. Wright and F. ". Lovejoy.
The result of the frs. halo; was
as follows: Total vote cast. IS. nee
essary for choice, 40: Austin. 81: Moses, 81;
Cam. ll3: Wright. %. There being no
choice. a second ballot was called.
The result Of the second ballot was as
follows: Total vote cast. ~: necessary
for q choice, 1873: Austin, IS; Moses, 81;
Cam. JAS. Cam was declared the nominee.
L. Matthews. an old soldier. A S Step
Ter. a Policeman for years; Charles A.
Clark and A. r. Nalan were nominated for
constable. The result OF the first ballot
was as follows: Total vote cast, 2,l;
necessary for a choice 1876; Matthews Is6.
Clark. 81; Stepler. Sc. Maan. 50. Matthews
was declared the nominee.
Chairman Powell said that the work Of
the convention was at an end and that
a motion to adjourn was in order With
three Wild. enthusiastic cheers the meeting
broke UP.