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Show till I KILL Head of Good Templars Is Made Mayor of Seattle Seattle, March 6 Complete returns from yesterday's municipal election give for mayo'r. George F. Cotterlil, 31,655; Hiram C. Gill, 31,010, a majority ma-jority of 645 The other officers elected aro: Corporation counsel, James E. Bradford; Brad-ford; comptroller, Harry Carroll; treasurer, E. L, Torry; councllmon, A. J. Goddard, A. F. Haas, John F. Pierce, Charles Marble. All Socialist candidates for office wero defeated. George F. Cotterill, the mayor-elect, Is widely known becauso he is the national na-tional head of tho Independent Order of Good Templars and was formorly chief officer of the international body of the same order. He also has national na-tional prominence as a prohibition speaker. When the campaign, following tho primaries of February 20, was begun no practical politician "would admit that Cotterill had a chance to win, owing to his views In favor of single tax, municipal ownership and prohibition In tho last week, however, the fight became a repetition of that of last year when Gill was recalled from the office of mayor by the votes of the newly enfranchised women. The women wom-en and the churches took an active part in yesterday's election, asserting that Gill's election would mean tho restoration of gambling and a vlco district. dis-trict. The visit of William J. Bryan to Se-attlo Se-attlo was used to advantage by the Cotterill. forces. Cotterill sat at Bryan's Bry-an's right at last Saturday s luncheon, and the great religiouB meetings nd-dressed nd-dressed by Bryan wero turned to account ac-count to the aid of Cottorlll. Tho raayor-olect Is a zealous advocate advo-cate of municipal ownership and is pledged to press tho construction of the municipal street railroad. He is also in favor of public ownership of wharves nnd harbor facilities. Cotterill is a civil engineer, a native na-tive of Oregon. nn |