Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-04
THE CONVENTION.
r,ats Account Of the
Preparations for To-
days Carnival.
-. bradshaw Boomers swoep-
~ AVN upos this Devoted CITY.
ss .,s bow They were met by
,be steady Determine
uoa Of the Friends
Of Forfeiture.

"A
a -. steady Determine.
4 uea Of the Friends
/ or Forfeiture.
q, several days past, delegates to the
s.gubliosn Territorial Convention have
D irving in the city. Those who
"a before yesterday, however, were
the advance guards, the Skin
- Of the army which was to fol-
:. tbs men who we're to open head
.,srs and hire the brass bands. Yes
a., the great influx of delegates,
",,astss and strikers was expected,
I'D Il came.
r.. srst heavy delegation arrived by
. Emma Hayward at l:3o. 1t con-
- ~ the Pierce county and most of
!. an Sound and Eastern Washington
,I...sions. Many Of these sported
!. "A badge which had been decided
-, AZ the emblem of the fiery Brad
e. A brass band. the members of
-.;eh also sported the ensanguined rib
vas in waiting at the dock, and the
w. syyivals formed in line behind il
"a vers escorted to the Arlington
s ~ his time matters began to sim-
IN 4 more and more lively manner,
ii half past four. when the
ELIZA ANDERSON
i s,.smsd into the bay with half dozen
- dyine. This steamer had been
.s.,tsrsd 20 bring an excursion of Brad
/ %sv boomers from Port Townsend.
I Tssy we're accompanied by Mr.. Brad
a.y himself, and eact and every man
= sbem sported Bradshaw badge.
M hand had been brought down to
-, this incursinn. and most of the
p,sdsbav men alread in the city went
Sogn inst for the fun OF marching up
ss.ip' A procession was formed and
+, N hands marched to the Arlington,
/ vhsre the
BRADSHAW HEADQUARTERS
sad been established. The Brunswick
IA entertained many of the Bradshaw
nan. notably the Pierce County dele
mijop, and around these two hotels
Drsdshaw feeling ran high. An i'm.
psuse crowd of Bradshaw's friends,
niresd men and Government en-
uIoyees, had come in to help boom
through their favorite and they talked
until The air of Commercial street WAS
tsriy loaded with Bradshaw rumors.
Mr. Bradshaw mingled with the crowd,
and made himself as pleasant AZ posi-
BE. He was aided in his work by Gen.
Smseue, Henry Laudes, Captain Del,
usdno, q. d. Attridge, John Calhoun.
b Harlow. Elwood Evans. and that
asrling patriot and ripe scholar, ex-
Iudee Cam.
THE KING COUNTY HEADQUARTERS
Had teen established in rooms | and 2
% the seoond floor of the Occidental.
Hsrs Judge Jacobs presided, and con.
SAINT stream of visitors passed through
Ae rooms. Here and in the corridors
II tbe Occidental tbs chief interest cen
kred. Here the forfeiture men were ia
hroe, aud. though the talk was not
searly 20 lou as that INDUCED in by
!he railroad men, there was strong
lndercurrent. and 10 WAS evident that
he forfeiture feeling was growing rap
ay. Many counties that had been put
down 40 divided or doubtful reported
plld forfeiture delegations. and .he
pirits OF the anti-monopolists rose 40
.ordingly. Among the men who did Of.
isctive work among the delegates at the
Qceidentsl were George Kinnear, Jedge
Jacobs. Judge Lewis, l.. Il. Andrews
sad j. III. Colman, of King, and Il. D.
Dunbar, of Yakima. Charles Is. Hop
inns, II whitman, was also busy keep
ias his blue badRed Armstrong boom in
notion.
CANDIDATES,
With the exception of Mr.. Bradshaw,
I'D not minRle with the crowd to any
irsss exteat. Edward Whitson, OF Yak.
ina, was seen for while at the Occi
dental, be being delegate. as we'll as a
wfy promising dark horse. Judge ia
nss, as was stated, presided at the King
eunfy headquarters, but his efforts
Wfs devoted entirely TO the forfeiture
question, aud, with characteristic mod
aiy, be refrained from any reference to
lhs many rumors of his own candidacy.
Major Armstrong was 10 be seen in his
hadquarteis, which were at the Occi-
dental. His adherents displayed con
sdsfable enthusiasm, but those on the
lodnd we're not nearly 80 numerous rs
As Bradshaw boomers, Armstrong;
strength lying mainly east of the noun
sins. Judge Greene, the latest dark
l0tse, was noticed on the outskirts of
ne crowd, bat he seemed to be entirely
uelivioas Of the fact that such a thing
aa Convention was contemplated. de
witainly did not wear the look Of eager
md anxious expectancy which charao-
srzed many of the gentlemen who are
poslnR as political lightning rods. DIR.
MINOR, whose name has been frequently
aeasioned, was around the hotels dur
nR the evening, but his sole object
seemed 10 be to meet old friends among
Nc delegates and renew old acquaint-
tnces.
AMONG THE WORKERS
ha previously mentioned was James
heNaneht, who, as usual, was putting
u good work for the Northern Pacific.
ne was interchangeable In his labors with
10 delegates. John IL. Mitchell also
sfcoiated extensively, and made love to
We delegates in way that was perfectly
sppsiling. A few King county politi-
clans
FILL PREY
10 Tie Bradshaw cohorts early in the
seeseement, and donned the red ribbon.
~ hese OBJECTIONS we're not unexpect-
se' tney were discounted long before
,aey occurred. Among these Seattle
nsadahavites were II. q. Strive. 3 Bax-
q, Major A. L. Alden and ex Judge
thomas h. Cam.
NEWSPAPER MKS
ssue numerous. Among them were
.iafk OF the olympia Courier, Weir OF
ae Port fosnsend Arg.s, Bowen of
s ne raesne yoarnai, Adams of the VA
m S'gaal, Wilson OF the Dayton
.sroa.eis. Hopkins OF the Palsuse Ga
pp'1s, Senk Ms Of the whatcom Rspeiils,
nosen OF the Yakima Record, Daniels
we Clark county Register, and
''lisn Of the klickitst Ssstiaei.
THE ARRANGEMENTS
- me standard Theater, where the
soasentiou Is 90 assemble. are most
snpiete. The decorations, which have
= - = made under the superiniendence
= sfank Seidel. are extremely tasteful.
80 galleries are festooaed with flags,
49,. ~ y regular intervals are placed the
sSs.os OF the various STATES. The
kations have ali been assigned 10
- seats. For this purpose the
49, on the main door Of the hall are
49, susu Into four blocks. each running
~ ~ iull length of the foor and being
49, coairs IN width. Beginning alpha