Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-14

A large audience assembled at the
Court House last night. Among those
present we're seen Q number of our best
ladies' ]. c. Haines presided over the
meeting.
Joseph Mcknight was called for and
responded in q forcible and logical ex-
hortation TO the young men. He thoaeht
the nominations announced vesterd y
outside of the club were. a number of
them, very good. He advocated the Sc
lection of good men for office prospect
i've of party or element. and that the
club shoald indorse good men from the
nominees of other organizations If sat
isfaotory, If not BY independent nomi-
nation of the club and that the club
should act solid y as body in support
ing the candidates or measures of the
club.
James b. Metcalfe was called and
took the floor amid applause. His re-
marks, as usual. were pleasing and TO
the point. His arguments added en-
thusiasm to the already spirited meeting.
o.
cheered TO the front. As a gentleman
of humor of the right sort, he was last
night equal to his usual self. This
bachelor speaker, In his reference TO
''our views" and the domestic estab-
lishment," created much merriment.
There were. however. graver passages In
his speech, and he concluded by urging
upon the club the policy of consolids-
ton, and the submitting of the minor
Ity TO the Judgment of the majority and
that on election day solid vote be east
for the candidates nominated or en-
dorsed by the club.
This last proposition brought to bis
feet Mr.. w. ID. Wood, who asked to be
heard on question of privilege. The
interruption of the regular line of
speakers seemed to meet with disfavor,
and there was some noise.
The chairman secured order and ask
ed Mr.. Wood to state his question, which
was in substance that he had signed the
roll of membership in the club, bus was
opposed 70 pledge requiring him TO
support the nominee of q majority
against his own judgment, and there
fore desired the sense of the meeting as
To whether a continuance of his name
on the roll would imply such pledge.
One of the members of the club vol
unteered the polite information that
any member of the club was at liberty
to take his name from the roll at any
time he saw lit 10 do so.
Mr.. McNaught moved that the re-
quest of MIR. Wood be granted and the
sense of the meeting be taken.
Upon point of order, the Chairman
that the motion was out of
order and should DO raised at some sub
sequent time.
j. C. b. Hebbard was then called for,
and made a stirring address, urging
upon the young men full performance
of their duty.
X. b. Aibertson was called for and
took the floor. He spoke at some length,
and well. MIR. Albertson is
a young man of much promise, and the
ability he displayed last night was a
surprise even TO his friends. He elo-
quently stated his determination not to
fetter his Independence with any pledge
to support men against his own indivii
ual judgment. In this and other por-
tions of his remarks he was warmly ap-
plauded, and when about to conclude
% Go ON go on - came from all over
the room.
Enthusiasm characterized the entire
meeting. The club determined to meet
in the court room again on next Friday
evening, and adjourned.