The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-10
Mr.. BARKER
IS ELECTED
Received Substantial Majority
Over 6. o. Moen for Police
Commissioner.
RESULT OF OTHER CONTESTS
Messrs. Tee, Anderson and Dea-
ley Successful, as Well as
Messrs. Hansen and
Lebeck.
RESULT OF OTHER CONTESTS

4 The city election held yesterday re-s
Barker, the republican candidate for
police commissioner, and A. s. Tee,
republican candidate for city surveyor;
in the election. of Olof Anderson as
auditor and police Judge over Charles
Abercrombie, republican, and Of
Thomas Dealey as treasurer over John
Hahn republican. In the First ward
the two citizen nominees for council-
men, j. H. Hansen and L. Lebeck,
were elected over John Neimi and i.
j. Panttaja.
Mayor Suprenant and Street Super
intendent Kearney were reelected with
out opposition, and similar good for
tune befell l.. o. Belland, the nominee
of both parties in the Third ward.
There were no councilmen to be elect
ed in the Second ward.
Majorities were heavy all around, ex-
cept for city surveyor. Mr.. Tee was
reelected by 127 votes over G.. F. Par
ker. Almost full vote was cast, and
the count proceeded rapidly, except in
precincts and A. which are always
slower than the others. At $3.50 the
result was definitely known.
From to yesterday afternoon the
candidates put in their hardest ticks.
Friends of the various aspirants
hustled about and every stray voter
was hurried to the polls. AS rule,
there was little challenging, and but
few votes were sworn in. N
The contest for police commissioner
between w. H. Barker and G.. o. Moen
attracted most attention. Mr.. Moen
has been quite i'll Of late and has not
left his apartments. However, his
friends worked diligently, but could not
overcome the sentiment in favor of the
election of Mr.. Barker. When the
polls closed last night the citizen lead
ers acknowledged the defeat of their
candidate, and the count showed that
Mr.. Barker had received majority
- 80 q tAt Atn1 af1
Moen carried but two of the six pre-
cincts-No. / and No. 2. Even in those
precincts he fell far below the other
citizen candidates.
g. F. Parker ran A. s. Tee closer
race than was expected, and the con-
test between those gentlemen was the
closest of the election. Mr.. Parker
carried only two precincts, but he poll
ed a fairly good vote in all. The differ
ence was 127, out of total of 1879
Thomas Dealey, citizen candidate for
treasurer, received the biggest majority
of the day-522-out Of total of 1928
votes cast. Mr.. Dealey carried every
precinct in the city. He has the repu-
tation of being the closest campaigner
in Astoria--by which is menat that he
talks with more people when running
for office than any other local politician
land the result was certainly tribute
to his plan. Mr.. Dealey's opponent
was Hon. John Hahn.
Olof Anderson received majority of
AS for auditor and police Judge over
Charles Abercrombie. He. too, carried
every precinct in the city, running al
most even with Mr.. Dealey. Mr.. An
aerson made his political debut yester-
day, never before having run for once.
He said he believed he was elected be-
cause he was better known than Mr..
Abercrombie, his opponent, who Is a
most worthy and deserving young man.
The citizen candidates for council in
the First ward received large majori-
ties, both Mr. Hansen and Mr.. Lebeck
receiving more votes than Messrs.
Neiml and Panttaja in the three pre-
clncts.
The following statement shows the