Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-09
WINS
OVER BEAM
City Election Tuesday Bring
Out Largest Vote in Hist
ory Of City
PARKS LEADS EASILY
Contests For Nominations For
Councilmen Are Warm in
Some Wards
The Nominees
Mayor=James w. Parks.
City Clerk-P. F.. Clark.

City Clerk-P f. Clark.
City Treasurer-Roy c. Sargent.
C0unGilmen-First ward, d. c. Criv-
yea; Second ward, Stanley S. Smith;
Third ward, Ckas. r. Sauers; Fourth
ward, A. H. Newell; Fifth ward, War
rem J. Egerer; Sixth ward, w. o. Nc
Cav.
The municipal campaign that began
so quietly and proceeded for weeks
with unwonted apathy closed with a
whirlwind finish Tuesday, with the
largest vote ever polled in Aberdeen.
To be sure, the size of the vote was
caused by the ladies voting for the
first time in this state, but more than
80 per cent of the registration having
voted, showed that interest was quite
well stirred up. Parks, as was expect
ed. carried off the nomination for
mayor easily with a majority of 231,
out of a total of 2.676 votes cast
The strength developed by Beam
was a surprise to many of his admir-
ers and was complimentary to HIM
and his campaign managers, especially
when it is considered that a large
percentage of the electors had never
heard his name before his candidacy
was announced. The receipt of tax
statements within the past few weeks
was no small factor in swelling the
Beam vote. Right or wrong. the pres
ent administration is blamed for the
deem, that are falling due on top of
expensive street assessments, and
the fact that Parks Is a member of
the council would have worked his
defeat had a better known candidate
of equal quality been pitted against
him. A 80 per cent increase in valua-
tax levy is pretty hard to overcome
by one in any way connected with it,
and nothing but the confidence of the
business element in the capacity and
integrity of James w. Parks could
have done it. The nomination prac-
tically assures Mr. Parks of election
in April and he will assume the du-
ties of the Office absolutely unpledged
further than to use his best efforts
for an economical administration, and
economy will be demanded.
The total registration was 3,240, be-
tween 300 and 400 registering Monday
afternoon. The ladies exercised their
right Of suffrage in about the same
ratio as the men. and, the results
show. with a similar degree of inde-
pendence. The claims of certain can
didates that they had the woman vote
solid proved to be the usual campaign
myth. The adherents of Beam claim
ed to have the women Of South Alb.
erdeen solidly with them. owing to
the fact that Parks was a member of
the council that granted a saloon H.
cense in that suburb despite their pro.
test. yet Parks received handsome
vote in that precinct. it being
known that the license had been grant
ed over his protest and vote. Fol-
lowing is the mayoralty vote by
wards:
First ward-Parks, 200; Beam, 219.
Second ward-Parks, 1893, Beam,
315.
Third ward-Parks, 1876; Beam, 115.
Fourth ward-Parks 242; Beam
Ill.
Fifth ward-Parks 800; Beam, 26O
Sixth ward-Parks. 234; Beam, 213.
CounciImanic Contests
In the first ward. d. C. Crivyea,
present incumbent, was rewarded for
the fight he put up against the South
Aberdeen saloon, and came out
ahead of John Damitio, his nearest
competitor. 81 votes, Moller not hav-
ing been seriously taken in the race.
Stanley S. Smith surprised his COM
pettors in the Second ward, where !
the North Aberdeen bridge dissension !
cut a wide swath, defeating BeCken-
fNout1uunN - po~o QN