The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-07
JOHN DAVIS & CO.,
100 Second Ave.

Assis 100 Second Ave.
lake avenue. shaubut had to take the
Madison street car to Third avenue and
which took him out to his polling place.
Altogether he Travelled six miles. but he
voted before 10 o'clock just the same.
and r. G. MccormacE. proprietors OF the
Montana stables. Monday the firm let
out az their hacks to the. Republican
and It was Impossible to secure them.
''Ill drive a hack II you WILL" said
McCormack In bantering tone.
! The result was that McCormack drove
behind team of spanking bays bearing
the banner Republican ticket" during
the forenoon and Coleman repeated the
performance In the afternoon. They both
carried large number of voters to the
| polls.
O'clock yesterday from his brother in
| New York. Instantly the word was passed
| around that Cohen had an inside tip on
finger rushed breatRlessiy to cohen's
place to get the news.
Cohen handed him the message It was
IT don't know your cipher" said Kittin-
ger hotly. What does II say?"
The laugh was on Kittinger. The mes
New York is going for the old one"
| 1t did.
The. Fifth ward polled an almost full
There appeared to be considerable
scratching. judging from the time many
of the voters took in preparing their bal
lots.
BY o'clock every precinct had polled
| little over half its registration, There
was some fear that the remainder in
some Of the precincts would not have
time enough vote III thew late
Especially was this In the Fifth precinct.
where, at o'clock they still had some
go voters on the books not poled; and as
the number that could be poled averaged
only fifty an hour the chances then were
| that the Second. Third and Fifth pre-
| cinctJ would fall short of their regis
There were many challenges in this
| ward. principally due to changes OF resi-
The Firth being the home precinct Of
| c. A. Koepfi. candidate for county clerk.
| that gentleman remembered the election
| officers by sending them a basket filled
the side.
| Peace reigned in the Ave precincts Of
the Sixth ward. and several had not even
challenge to vary the monotony OF the
slow polling. The heaviest precinct, the
Ta Y not y to by be Ss sn
still had $50 on the books not polled,
and even had they all come together and
l VOteQ StTdlRnt tickets the time lcft be-
fore closing the poll would not have per-
| mitted of 1t.
| The Seventh ward polled an unusually
| with the exception of the First and
/ Third precincts majority of the voters
did not appear at the polling place I'M
harmony and good feeling about all the
voting places in this ward, not the slight
est trouble arising.
Il crfh 10 ~ t,trI -.
city In point of size. and the workers
| of both parties were about the FIVE pre-
cincts early and late.
| In none OF the i've precincts was there
challenge. In fact, everything was so
/ quiet and the few who loitered about
| the polling places were so good natured.
wards OF 1890 voters OK all parties
turned out to cast their ballots
In the four precincts OF the Eighth
| ward the voting yesterday was much
| slower than was expected. During the
| morning and afternoon there was "A steady
but slow stream OF voters at the polls.
ly residence districts. which may in some
| measure account for the lightness OF the
early vote. Toward evening the number
| about the booths began to Increase, and
from O'Clock on to the hour OF closing
| the election officers had more work than
they could well handle.
| The work progressed very quietly In the
entire ward few heated arguments
| we're INDUCED In. but there was no
| trouble at any OF the voting places
Some difficulty was experienced In get
ting the voters TO the polls and a large
number Of carriages were employed. IL
was noticeable. however, that many more
OF these bore Democratic banners than
Republican, indicating that the Repub-
icans were having less difficulty In poll
ing their vote. number OF prominent
Democrats devoted much time to their
interests IN this ward. James Hamilton
Lewis. j. T. Ronald and others were AT
H.. rA..NHa efasae
ernoon and endeavored 10 get voters into
line
In tho Ninth ward more enthusiasm
was manifest than In the Eighth. AZ
Fremont many congregated about the
voting place early in the forenoon. and
8 crowd was tn attendance all day. The
| representatives 81 Cudlhee and Fulton
were active In their endeaVors 10 per-
suadc Republicans to cut the ticket. but
seemed TO meet no success.
At Edgewater the vote was late or a
registration " rs but 100 had voted at Z
o'clock. Workers were also In evidence
lthere. a candidate OF each pRrtv being
on .sand most Of tho day. II MAS espc,
| eiaiiy noticed In this precinct that little
scratching was done A voter woald
| receive the ballot retire 10 a booth and
in very short iime emerge 70 PASS IN
This led the workers 10 believe ,ha,
promises 10 discriminate in favor Of IN.
| alviduai county candidates had been FOR
l gotten when the voter saw the size ~
| tte baslot ana rFallea mat an errcr In
| marking would result IN the loss % hts
/ votA
| AZ Latona the voting was trire more
| brisk OF 80 votes ie6 had been cast al
| O'Clock
| In other precincts % the Ninth ward
| which IA a residence district the vote
| was heavy In the morning. lighter during
| the middle 81 the dBy and very heavy
| during the last hours
| Taken throughout, the vote IN the Ninth
| ward Was a surprise 70 the local polI-
| tsclars They had confidently expected
| n rush through the entire day and aiso
| that there would he much scratc hing on
I the state and county tickets. The manner
in which tho vote was poiled and he
brought SORROW 10 the hearts az M
! heelers
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