The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-07

esiers HAL was provided with sew
eral hundred chairs, . cord of drv
wood. we'll taFred. Was pat in each Of
Eve piles. stretched along from Occi.
dental Square 10 Madison street. This
preparation VS. barely conplstsd By
nightfall, when the inprsssion was
general that seattle vss sbou, to enioy
ths ssost rousisg political rally ever
witnessed in Wsshingtoo Territory.
At o'clock the people vo-
men, boys. girls and babies. strangers
ssd tovnspsople-hegan 10 assemble.
and for % hour Kept cooing untal fos
blocks north and south a the IsrKL
LIaEscxR sfIiee ths idsvalksasd street
we're thro0ged BY . crowd not to be
estimsted shegt Of thousanda In puu
bsr. The hres were lit, and illamin
ated the street - never before. The
iron gun began 10 psal forth its loudese
The bras band marched out, followed
by long proosssion Of mea bsaring
torcbIights. tssnspsssncies sudirs works.
Cheers ioF Breasts vent up on every
hand. the vast crowd seeoingiy being
moved By . single impulss-that Of
enthusiastic sympathy for the cause
Represented By the grand display be-
fore then. At the conclusion Of this
pared, . many Of the vast thronS-
probably ens-third the whole number
- couA get into the hall did 90 for the
psrpose Of hearing the speakers IN
bounced 10 sddssss them.
B Baxter. chairman Of the Rspublicsn
Territorial Csstrsl CoGmittss, called
the vest cOncourss 70 order and an
DouDosd Professor A. J. Andersen -
President ssd ssvsrsl other prominent
gsntl9mss - Vics Prssidsnts d
Mr.. Bseets VS. the Arst speaker in
treduosd. He pictured ths Two great
political parties out In thsir true light.
They have both put forth candidates
for the Presidency. Which one In de.
serving of the peoples eoafdsncss "a
voice. James A. Garfield. Of Ohio, zap.
plsuse). Great and important issues
are involved. Twenty years ago. when
the Republicau party took charge OF
tbs Nation from the Dsmocrats. they
found it in . horrid state of affairs,
threatened with civil war and almost
bsnkrupt in pocket. Under the guid>
sRce Of the grand Republican party
the great Nation has Eesn brought
through oil those hsrsssing difficulties
In safety. till peace and plenty reign
supreme. To ssy that the people Of
Territory hsve no particular interest in
national Affairs 10 great mistake. We
have more interest," than the people Of
States, bscaass our governors, judges.
aud all other federal officials are ap-
pointed BY the President. We have no
voice 10 the nstter. 'tis true. but We
have our influence and our sympathy.
| believe the people will stand by the
old flag In November a. they did during
the dark days OF the Rebellion, for then
We were fighting for freedom aud
liberty, and now we are fighting for
free political convictions and . free
ballot. II l judge the sentiment of
the American people right, from the
tone Of the press and what l see before
me. the grand old Republican party
will again DO successful in November.
We will here pass briefly over the
substance OF Mr. Brents's speech. which
Was On able effort. - space ct this
time precludes anything like . synop
els.
The Republicans are strongly in fa>
vor OF our sdmissioo - . State and
have declared their terms Ia conven.
ton. The 6rst bill l introduced in
Congrsss was for the said admission.
II failed 70 pass by Democratic votes.
He ridiculed the idea Of the people be.
ing able to fool the House OF Repre-
ssn,stives and Senate By elscting Q
Demooratio delegate when % 10 notosi.
ous that The Territory 10 Republican BY
from 1900 10 2O00 majority. In this
campaign you Republicans are asked 10
get down on your marroWbooss 70 the
Golden Calf OF the Democracy. Will
you do il? He took the Republican
platform mp and discussed Il ss length,
showing its consistency and 6rmness.
Here 10 . very touching incident:
Jessie Hill. eyed eight. and Carrie
Besrs, aged six, were fatally burned ct
Bradford. Pa. Carrie wss taken TO her
home. two blocks away. Al az o'clock
Jessie died. calling for Carrie TO come;
half On hour later Carrie died, and the
lest words she uttered we're: Wait
foe ne. Jssaiss I IN conipg.' This
singular soissidsses h sve dying chill.
drsn soue diseaacs s~ay fboa each
other = vsRiAed By The nod indisputa.
BILE svidsaes.
WHAT N saxx1s HAS DoHE.
Whllo tn Domocrnfa vere in the
majority d besh hsaacAes of Coagress,
NJ Brsats Gseessdsd d gettiug more
appropsiaaions Tor istsraa, improve
msats than aay otAer Delegsts hss
done In The Aos lsagth Of tine.
Aooag these. ~ viii msntiea a ap-
propsiatiea a tsa thousand dollars for
: ttUhtswsss ssa isx savsA - o>Aay
Point. 10 King Couaty, Which money
will b expended within he ns1t few
mooths. e b thought: 5000 Tor the
HkAgit river. and 1900 foe the Snoqual.
nile rivsr. Ar Bssnts also'got the APP
preparations through vhica erected the
light houses and signal slatious en-
Point Wilsoa and Point no Poins, nov
OF % much service 10 our narinerA
He also Obtained appropriation for
surveys of the Noolssck. SnoAomish
aud Dawsmish rivers. and tried TO get
more money for surveys On pablo
lsuds. but failsd. - the Democestia
party wanted TO ~aks political capital
out of Il
In all. Mr. Btsats intreduesd IS bills,
all Tor the interest q toe Territory.
and portion Of then are in . fais way
10 paa d the next sossion. IL i e.