The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-27
WOULD MAZE RIPilReEa MAYOR
In SPITE or VOTE Of the PEOPLE

1 that Il came very nta'Fly b.ins sue
epssfui A few concrete instances
win testify a. 70 It's general char.
acter
One Sos Ssufesd.
in the Fourth precinct 81 the
First ward the election beard Gas
presided ever by Frauk Clancy. .
resident Of the Third ward and a
member q the campaign commit.
tee when this ballot box wAs
opened afterwards 10 ghe recount
contest on councilman. at.lArge. IL
was found that it bad been stuff
esd 60 the extent of about 20 votes.
IL was done thus When v04eF
NOT friendly TO the machine offered
The election officers ais ballet \
.onlederate. acting as challenger.
stepped forward 90 challenge it
Daring the controversy which Gu
sued the election officer having
the ballot ID his hand. sarreptitioua
IL exchanged lt for another one
which had been prepared Ia adj
vance. after which the voter vas
admitted 10 vote and the substitute
ca ballot placed tea the box When
the count had been concluded The
genuine bat rejected ballots were
tound ia the pelliag place and
placed ln the boz with the others,
many Of them with the numhera
stu on them. iudlcatlng. upon ref
erencc 10 the poll books which
voters bad been cheated u their
franchise and voted. against their
viii. Tor ether candidates. Nearly
year age the facts IN this IN.
stance we're reported 10 Prosec ntinE
Attorney Kenneth Macintosh pY
the writer. bat 90 steps have ever
been taken by that official 20 pun.
lah the guilty parties
In the sixth precinct u me Ftral
ward $50 votes weFe east foF @eHh
Rinlinner but the precinct can
vHesinF beard returned BIN tea.
Mayor Moore received ieo votes
che beard returned him bat l4&
rhsa false and fraudulent retdfn
made an aggregate change IN The
result OF 50 Votes In favor o. ~
Ripllnxer The fact that votes we're
being frau5niently misepuutea was
nHstfyea IS eye-witneaHsa and re-
r8rted 20 Mayor Moore who sent q
personal friend there TO put a stop
70 Il. The election board II shla
precinct consisted % Louis Hunsy
a political hsrallng and general CON
xenisnfe. Ihmes II Muilen and VII
liam Nisemau The crooked work
appears 90 have been done BY
Hnusy. The writer also reported
these facts 70 Prosecuting Attorney
Mackiufosh nearly year $50 and
that official cacHed the arrest ~
Mr. Haney but has never taken
any steps towards prosecuting him
Last winter Joe Griffin. a member
d the legislature from that dts
srlct. took Huney 10 Olympia where
he tried 70 get him a clerkship in
the lower house 81 the legislature
until the writer made a "hoiler'
after which the name was with
drawn.
Some Strange Counting.
10 the Fifth precinct % the Sew
enlh ward i67 votes were cast ftr
Mr. RlpiinRer The board returned
him 200 Mayor Moore received
i0e The board returned him bat
a. making a false and fraudulent
discrepancy in favor Of Mr. Rip
IInFer 81 ss votes The offlrerg Ia
this precinct eere +. j. Parkinson.
" y. Phelan and J ~. Lyon. The
facts here we're also reported to the
prosecuting attorney By the writer
together with The name Of one eye
witness. Mr.. Mackiutoah caused
she arreu. 81 Mr. Parkinson Iuat
nrior fo the last county election as
4 nolltleai grand stand play but
made no effort 10 prosecute him.
apd The case. has since been dis
missed
me 81. witness in this case was
police officer al r.. lille who
made a statement Of the occur
renee III writing afterwards 10 chief
Wanuenstein which statement r. 10
the poaseaslog Of the writer. After