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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-05

criticism during the primary cam.
paign.
Several of tho mayoralty candi-
dates declared themselves during
the primary campaign as opposed
TO this plan % delivering the party
organization into the hands Of sell
fish privileged interests. John r.
Miller. the successful candidate,
however. was not one Of them.
The machine adherents we're par
ucularly active during the primary
election Monday In efforts In the
several precincts 10 elect them.
selves or their Bympathizcra to
places on the committee. In a large
number of the precincts this was
accomplished. 10 may not. there.
fore. be necessary for the club TO
take charge Of the campaign bodily
for the reason that is adherenta
may be found In full control Of the
central committee.
One OF the first things which The
new committee will be called upon
to do Will be TO elect a chairman
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candidate would win with 5000
votes. He received 5.074, and yet
was third man in the race. II was
the overwhelmingly large vote
which upset their calculations.
Surprises City Party.
The Seattle City party vote was
purely formal matter. there be.
ing no contest on except that in the
Tenth ward. The party managers
anticipated a vote of 750 to Loco.
Despite the inclement weather they
pollod l.04s.
The Democratic vote was most
disappointingly low. When Gen,
eral Metcalfe consented to enter the
race for mayor he was presented
petition signed by some 900 vot-
ers He made an active campaign
for the office and succeeded in tho
four weeks in alternating 1871 of the
signers TO his petition. his vote at
the primaries being but 76e, and
that. too. in the face of a contest
for the office OF mayor. This is
almost the exact number of votes
cast for II. H. Kuhlies, Mr.. Kuhlies
receiving 1873.
Total Republican Vote.
The total vote returned for each
Republican candidate at large is as
follows:
For mayor-Levy Sii. Humph-
ries 2.O26, oliver SO, Burnett 200,
Trmble 6.225. Carroll ii9, Miller
S.145. Russell 5.07i.
For corporation counsel - Cal
houn 1896, Williams zoos, Cute
5.f3S.
For comptroller-Carroll. 1870.
For city treasurer-Reber, S.T7S,
Prosser. 9.135; Woodin. 2.lba.
For councilman.atlarge-Murphy,
a.129: Murray, S.4SS: Gilbert 2,62S;
Hallook, t.721; Haley. 2.27S; Kist.
Ter. 3,7ei; Voight LII. Hamm.
1910; Walgren, ASST. Goddard.
5.444.
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COURTS PUBLICITY
Efy CAMPAIGN
Seattle City Party Provides for Popular Management
and Open Book Of Expenses Incurred in Striving
to Elect Candidates.

Popular campaign management
and publicity in regard To all cam.
paign contributions and expendi.
lures are the features Of the Seattle
city party campaign plans as adopt.
ed last night at a meeting Of the
newly elected city central commit
tee.
The campaign win be managed
under the immediate direction Of
the elected central committee.
which derives It's authority from
the voters of the party.
Ali campaign contributions and
expenditures will be entered upon
u cash book. which viii be kept
open at headquarters AZ all times
for the inspection OF any and all
persons interested therein.
George i. Cotterlll. chairman Of
the outgoing party committee Of
Is. was elected chairman Of the IN.
coming elected committee; Joe
Smith was chosen vice chairman;
H. + Huntiey, secretary. and r.
dNHt1fttHANWa NaFHHAtFta
The meeting Of the committee
was held at the Labor Temple. l..
+ kirkpatrick presided as tempo.
rafy chairman. while the organiza.
ton Was being perfected and until
permanent officers had been
elected.
George = Cotierill made a report
Of the status In which the cam
paign work is left by the outgoing
committee. and suggested an out
line plan of organization for the
neW committee proposed By the old
one. Following this suggestion. a
formal plan Of organization for the
new committee Was proposed by
Joe Smith and adopted.
Plan Of Organization.
This plan provides for an ex-
ecutlve committee Of Il members.
one frum each ward. four al large
20 he elected by the central com
mittee. and three to be chosen by
the officers Of the committee after
consulting with the candidates.
This plan having been adopted.
committee officers were elected
aud ward caueuses held for the ~.
lection Of ward members OF the
executive committee. The general
committee then elected w. ID
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REPUBLICAN MACHINE
MAYCONTROL COMMITTEE

who shall BE- manager Of the cam.
paien. IL may be found necessary.
however. unless the machine In In
fun control of the committee. for
this function TO be delegated to a
smaller executive committee. or
even to the candidates themselves.
This course would prevent any pos.
ability Of division in the general
committee over the question Of ma
chine control for the campaign or
ganlxati0n.
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CORPORATIONS RUSH
TO GET FRANCHISES

Of more streets in the tidcland dis
tfict.
The Seattle Electric company ID
already heforo the council with pc.
tltlons for extensions OF time on
certain Of It's outstanding fran.
ehisea and applications az well for
the granting OF certain other fran.
ehises II also appears unwilling
20 permit these matters to go "a
vote OF the people for final deci.
sIdn
Call Special Meeting.
IN order to afford an opportunity
fetf the hAsty consideration OF all
of these matters that they may be
disposed of before the people as.
anfnn the power Of deciding such
Questions by direct vote. a special
nleetlng OF the council has been
called for Thursday night TO jam
them through
Owing 20 the lack OF time II IL
now impossible to introduce and
naka new franchise ordinances be.
fore election day. but pending fran
chise ordinances may be given
hasts consideration while the cor.
nofatian members of the council
stiii have franchise matters ox.
eiusively In their own hands.
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Must Hurry Pending Franchises Through the City COun-
ell or Take Chances Of Submitting Them to Vote
Of the People.

The success OF the Direct Legis-
latiou league IN securing the sub
mission TO vote Of its proposed
charter amendments on direct lex
lgiaflnn has created a coneierna-
ton among corporation franchise
grabberp which Is already apparent
In 4 mad scramble e. rush through
a lot OF additional franchises before
the amendments become effective.
TO this end several Of the grab
hing companies are pressing their
claims upon the council with n per.
sisteuee which vividly demonstrates
their fear to submit their proposals
10 the people.
The Hartman interests are the
most persistent and determined APP
psieants. For several months the
Hartman applications have been
before the council and rather than
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Predictions Of All Campaign Managers We're Upset by
Size of Total Vote---Final Figures on Republican
Contest.

The tremendous popular interest
aroused by Mondays primary cleo.
ton Is proven by the fact that more
than 80 per cent OF the registered
voters of the city took part In II.
Nearly Is per cent had their votes
counted and returned In the vote
for mayor. and nearly 30 per cent
participated In the Republican con.
test
The total registration was 33.Si3
Seyenty-five per cent OF this mum.
her Is 25.S59. After eliminating
defective ballots. ballots which were
marked In one way or another In
violation of the primary law. and
ballots on which no choice FOR may.
or was expressed. the number OF
votes actually returned ON mayoral-
Is contests was 24,760. or this
number the Republicans candidates
polled 22.S09.
Expected Estimates.
This exceeded by approximately
1000 the advance estimates made
by the various campaign managers
The Miller managers estimated the
total Republican vote in the primar
les at 1859. Il was $50 greater
than that number. The Tnmble
managers expected a vote OF $4,000
and predicted that 5000 votes
would nominate any man receiving
that number. Their candidate re
eeiyed eos. yet was defeated by
John T. Miller with S,i45.
The frimhle managers. predicting
vote Of 1850. predicted that
their candidate would receive bC
per cent of that number tie fell
short of that prediction about SOC
votes. a deficiency which Is easily
accounted for by the Indictment
weather.
The Russell managers felt and OK
pressed confidence that the vote
would not exceed $4,000 In the Re
publican primaries. and that theil
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contest Likely Tonight to Determine Whether Repub-
bean Campaign Will Be Conducted by King County
Club, Which Is Controlled by Machine.

me newly elected Republican
o'y Central committee has been
salled to meet tonight at the head.
saziieps d the King County Re.
, S-slieaa club for the purpose OF
laIgn.
faeFe Is more than a reasonable
sloyabhfy that when IL meets
'sfe vii be test Of strength 10
sItifie whether the committee
: completely controlled by the old
49, machine. OF whether there IA
majority Of its members who de.
e. a. : campaign free from machine
ne original machine program
$50, - % have the conduct N Tho
T1s.apalga turned over bodily to the
s a.as County Republican club an
~ sahixation which Is financed by
az sss corporation and brewery inter.
/. This program was announce
!, ne s,s constitution Of the club but
ss msse the subject Of much
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~ cilsos GARDNER.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5-ls'a a
sexle kaife battle hencesorth be
s..ea he president Of the country
And he sysiem' When BE- sent his
ssauaerh.slt uessake 10 congress, be
ssoussa shaklng bis tist al freda'
tuFy Wealth. lie closed uith t.
ne nsskake-eaIled the employ
,rs LIABILITY message. b isdYliko
sosxrVssmen-sas bis frat heavy
lung. and stab IN battle with TIE
ssxsem which Roosevelt means e.
make decisive.
The message Was really 20 the
eonnfrx. Roosevelt does bot have
tn tel congress whAt Be wants lie
covered the ground very falls IN his
December message seat 70 ennEfs.aa
When Il first convened. Hut eon-
frsxs has sat sallea for tSo sali
rnanlhs Not q note has been
made. net a voice raised 10 give
consideration 10 am Of the policies
" argeatly Recommended b. the
White heuza.
There waa bat enc answer 10
thls Tbs rrsrtioaaFy interests vere
ID full spntfol q capitol hili
Through mr. slariEks and Cannons
Of she nsssen's legislature the men
Of great wealth gao fear Rousn,
weir and lAe EaM save hssa abb 60
raralgxe she legislative branch 81
fufsrzmEnf
Meanslns Standard C4l and Wall
a. have attacked the aiminlatra
ton u a. The WAYS known b un-
limited wealth. through a cor
raptsd Vrrss magazines Nhieh have
kssn hoakAs. advertisements in the
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Wood. n. =. Huntley and Joe Smith
members az large Of the commit
tee The three members 70 be re.
iscted by the officers Of the COM
mittee will be announced later.
After the central committee adj
iOurned. a meeting Of the executive
committee was held and the Off
GERS Of the general committee
made officers OF the executive com
mitiee Arrangements were made
10 open the campaign at general
ratification meeting to be held at
some down town hall on the night
of Tuesday. February IL
A committee was appointed 70 ar
range for campaign headquarters,
and Chairman Cotterill was author
lied 20 appoint a finance commit
tee. with full discretion as TO num-
bers. and report the same at the
next meeting Another meeting OF
the central committee will be held
Saturday night at the Labor Tenn
pie.
Committee Authority.
The formal plan Of organization
for the committee contains these
provisions regarding the authority
Of tho executive committee. and
publicity with relation TO campaign
contributions:
THAT this central committee del
egate 90 the executive committee
herein provided for the detailed
executive work Of managing the en-
suing campaign for the election OF
the candidates OF the Seattle city
party. provided. that the executive
committee shall make such reports
OF It's proceedings TO this central
committee. and at such times as
this central committee may re-
qulre. and at all times and in all
things hold itself subject to the In
structions OF this central commit
tee
That the executive committee be
and hereby is instructed to provide
and maintain a cash book. showing
accurately from day 10 day all con-
tributions TO and all expenditures
by said committee In the conduct
Of It's campaign work. which book
shall be. at all times. open to the
I inspection OF member Of this CEN
trail committee and all others de-
string 10 inspect the same"
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daily papers. books printed and dts
irihuted FRYE. aud pamphlets senl
out BY the ton. the interests have
sought to make the people think
that Roosevelt IL responsible for
the business trouble ana hard
times
And What has a Republican COZ.
srcss done "a defend a Republican
PRESIDENT Nothing. Not a voice
raised Not bin passed. Not a
policy emanating from the white
house taken up Tor discussion.
The president appealed 10 hIa
friends. lie called attention IL.
pcatcdly 10 the danger which mea-
aced the country In the power Of
certain men Who hide behind the
breastworka Of corporate oFEanixa
ton.
lie asked that congress lcKfaiAie
30 protect the law.abidlnE corpora
ton. and BRING the iawieAa euFpor.
atoms into bounds In vain.
Now Roosevelt has appealed from
congress 20 the country. IL Is Ia
the people Who send members "a
congress that this message vas
really seat
Nor In thia tho end. On fun au.
thonty let IL here be said that this
ID but a start.
Tho policy az silence AZ the whIte
hons. - az an eud From ihsA time
forth the issue viii be kept full be.
fore thu people.
That the policies ~ the Aleriehn
and Caunona " the capitol btu are
not the policies % the whlto house
will b. made 80 clear that be who
runs may read.
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President Roosevelt Takes Action Today Charges Of
Favoritism and Graft Are Already Rife---Sens.iiOn-
al Developments Expected

sands Of dollars IN the book mill
AZ the bureAu was called. Il has
been charged that the system Of
checking up 81 supplies Is exceed.
iuEly Ian and that the contracts
have been awarded to favpriten
Three years ago II Was rumored
that an Investigation would lie or.
dered bat nothing came Of II. sen.
patlonal developments are expected
and u n believed that II actual
graft 10 not shown ap. loose man.
agoment and careless handling Of
government property will be found
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cay United pr,..1


LISBON. Fob. a.-Portueal'a new
ministry announces that hereafter
a policy af liherallty will be taken
BY the ministry. The cabinet 10.
aitfes that the hlRhhanded course
taken BY ex Premier Franco had
dashed the people into a state OF
frenzy, and that IL 10 necessary
10 calm them In order To assure
the permaneney Of the HraKAnsa
dynasty.
The attitude OF the government
Was officially announced this morn.
ing In the Gazette. For the frat
time a list Of all Frances polltl.
cal prisoners Was printed IN the
liahon papers with the name OF
the prison Ia which they were
confined. Visits TO the prisons b.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-05
REYNOLDS IS
COMING BACK

Of tho defunet bank which closed
It's doors In the northern town sew.
erai months ago. leaves today for
SEATTLE
Mr. Reynolds goes west 10 head
a nee company, and also 20 carry
ont designs which resulted In fail
ure II is stated that he has placed
SEA. 900 worth of bonds. and with
tsia money and the aid Of creditors
will construct the Alaska Home
railway NJ planned and go on with
his mining Mr. Reynolds also ex-
poets 20 pay all claims against HIS
companies. Money has been raised
from other sources than from the
sele of the bonds. and with this act
i've work towards carrying out the
original plans In Alaska will be ac-
oompilahed
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WASHINGTON. Feb IA sen.
satlon uaa created In Washington
to-day when President Roosevelt
suspended Public Printer Charles
A. stllliuKn. pendinK an investlEa
ton On charges Of exsFafaaance.
Nm. RoeAltef. chief clerk In the
census bureau. vas temporarily np
paiuted ta stiilinK'a place
For years u ham been common
report Ia Washington that the gov
eminent Was annually losing thou.
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arouse political an,aFonIsm among
It's friends. the company was pre-
pairing to let them be further post.
pon.d until after the election.
but the impending charter
amendments readers II necessary
for them 10 procure tho franchise
al once or submit Il to a vote Of
the people. Hence the develop
mont OF a sudden determination TO
jam Il through the council. regard.
less of the effect upon the political
fate OF It's councilmanic advocates
The Great Northern. also. has
suddenly awakened "a the fact that
II desires franchise concessions
from the city that II Ia unwilling
~ permit the people to pass upon
directly. and has come forward
with applications for the vacation
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PORTUGAL Is
FOR PEACE

friends and relatives we're also per.
mitted for the first time.
An arrangement II being made
TO release the prisoners. a few at
time. In order to prevent a dem
onssraiion. and this will be done
AZ once.
The police are haffled IN their
efforts 10 fasten the crime of the
assassination upon any recognized
member or clique Of the repuhli
can party. and now believe that
!, vas done b. group Of anar
chiatn, A branch OF anarchists
with headquarters AZ Geneva. Zur.
ich and Munich II known 90 have
existed here. aud I, IL thought that
the assanklnH we're associated with
these men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-05
MOORE AND THOMSON
TO TAKE LONG WALK

Mayor Moore and City Engi.
neer Thomson are planning for a
trip through the Cedar river basin
the last OF the present week for
The purpose Of inspecting the work
now in progress on the extension
Of the city lighting plant. They
will leave the city on Friday or
Saturday and be gone for two or
three days.
They plan TO include in their
trip a tramp from the power plant
at Cedar Falls down the river along
the route OF the pole line as far
as the head works Of the city water
system, a walk OF about Is miles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-05
HOTEL GUEST
is ROBBED

II. o. Zblnder. a guest Of the
Sound View hotel 1906 First av..
was stripped Of practically all his
earthly possessions by thief who
forced an entrance 10 his room last
night
In reporting his loss 20 the 20
lice. Zbinder says he was robbed Of
a dark suit Of clothes. "A mandolin.
brown Imitation leather suit case.
ruby stick pin. and a silver
watch with Swiss movement and
two deer engraved on the reverse
side
The thief got into tho room with
pass key.
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esAsce rmsezzlEmgnr.

J. l. Reed. formerly a driver em
pinsst b the Cascade Laundry
eoaananY. was charged IN an In.
Formation flied with the prosscut.
inE attoruey today with having cm.
Asssxlxsi ass from his employers
II Il alleged that Reed collected the
above amount and failed Ia turn u
ln 10 the office,
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PORTER KILLED
BY A FALL

William Curtis. n porter so years
old. died IN tho Pacific hospital
early this morning Of conclusion Of
the brain sustained IN a fall
While leaving his room In n
cheap lodging house 81 Washing.
ton and Railroad SITS. early yeatef-
day morning. Curtis aliuped at the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-05
WANTS RING BACK.

Hazel Magqulst. a stenographer.
was arrested last night ON com.
plant of Herbert Mcclellan. a car
pentor. % years old. who accuses
her Of stealing a ring worth SIS
from him. Mcclellan gave bail of
$50 for his appearance "a a wit.
ness. The girl says Mcclellan gave
her the ring.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-05
FIERCE PRAIRIE BLAZE IS
SWEEPING TEXAS
Flames Have Already Done Half Million Dollars
Worth Of Damage, and Are Still Rushing on.

and there with piles of blistered
timbers and debris, which was for
mcrly the site of prosperous
ranch home Practically all the
counties OF Cara. Crosby and Lab-
book are within the fire area.
Many OF the farmers saved their
homes by back firing but many
were oyertaken by the flames be-
fore they were able to do this.
The fire started several days ago
and. famed by the strong winds.
soon developed into a wall Of flame
In places a hundred feet high.
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tsy United press.)

FORT WORTH, Tex. Feb. g.
Vest Texas Is In the grasp OF the
most destructive prairie fire Of
years. Three counties have been
swept by the flames and property
to the extent OF half a million
dollars has been consumed. Ranch
buildings. crops and hundreds OF
head Of live stock have fallen be
meath the rush of the fire.
Over a million acres Is now ~
ing a blaekened waste, dotted here
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-05

sssToa NAMED BY 7. r. IN MESSAGE.
WAS INJURED ON PANAMA CANAL
tssar Special serviss.l


WASHINGTON. Feb 5.-psmbroke eanten. the ~ho
specially mentioned President Roosevelt IN his thunder
bet should relief under employ
srs liability b. special Of congress ysrdmss,sr In
Pznars tsnzl
One day nearly tso ne trying 10 make some
temporary and had cra~ied under.
assh the engine careless sploye bumped another engine
int shs opposite end Of 10 which Bsncns engine
wa attached ard Bsnon eaNaht and serious injured
Acna osher things mis- broken Engineer Stevens
reported that according bes; medical authority Ban
sn Was injured ha the would be practically helpless for
N me last estimates the commission asked eonQre. for
n appropriation canal employees who In
fsa ~ no fault Of their 70 do something for the fam
Mss " these killed The Of Bantou cited an es
ample Congress refused grant ths request and there .
70 appropriation which be used for this purpose w
sans employees working the they cannot
we 70 trey without remedy
Dill introduced IN give nanton $4,000,
ne ss VAS later reduced $1,000 but the bill has slept IN
she committee claims. The canal commission said In ts
ss appeal eon0ress: Common would suggest that
soe permanent made for Of this eharae
YER Moreover, the knowledge compensation would
oe made TO the families o. oken in Of death would
vac 70 better spirit among employees and make easier to
larry on the
a a = e. a 4 a
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ouakARo LEADER DEAD.

wENATCHEE. Wash. Feb 81
Daniel CenainFer. real estate man
OF this city. died Of dropsy. Mr.
Gcnsinger came 10 Wenatchee from
South Dakota on account OF hts
health. lie was instrumental In -.
curing a colony Of Dunkardh to
come 20 wcnatchse.
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WANT rHAw's RELEASE.
10y United press.)

NEW YORK. Feb. 5.-Desplte
the fact that Attorney Littletou
has left New York. Thaw's other
attorneys are taking steps To Sc
cure his early release from Mat
teawRn Peabody and O'Hellly will
take steps 10 have ThaW transfer
red from Matteawan 10 a private
asylum.
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head Of the stairs and plunged head.
long.
lie was picked mp In an uncon.
aeious condition and bleeding from
ugly scalp wounds. Il was at first
thought his injuries were only
slight hu. later In the day he re-
lapsed into Inconsistencies and
died. Little is known OF the man
here
The body IL at Buttorworth's
morEue
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LARGE VOTE PROVES THE
INTEREST IN ELECTION
LOS ANGELES MEN
CAUGHT IN NET
NV United press.l

los ANGELES. Cal. Feb. e.
SIX Los Angeles men. Warren Gil
lelen. president OF the Broadway
Bank and Trust company. X. W.
Kenny. cashier OF the same insti.
tuition: Attorney W. u. Gould. DR.
David NJ. Goodwin. L. r. Myers
and George T.. Storns we're arrest
ed today by the deputy United
States marshal to answer to com
plant filed against them ON June
2. 1906. charging them with com.
plicity with the Oregon land fraud
cases.