Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-23
KEPTeITCAN MEETINGS AT BENTON
aSp NEwCAsTLE
Notes Of The Political sttazften In
these Prestnefs-Brtef Abstracts ef
speeehes by eaBdieate>-lRefdent

and speakers have recently been hold
ing meetings at Renton and Newcastle
discussing with the intelligent citizens
OF those live towns the political issues
Of the day and making. personslly, the
/ acquaintance Of those whose support
they desire AZ the poll. in November.
On Friday evening very interesting
meeting vas held At Renton, which vas
addressed by several of the candidates.
a report Of which was published in our
Sunday morning issue. More for the
pqrpo-e of obtaining an accurate IN
derstandIng of the political situation in
those places than TO report the proceed
iHgs OF the meeting held, or the utter
anoes % the speakers, a special repre-
sentative OF the PosT-
visited Reuton on Saturday last, and
accompanied the party 10 Nevcasile
that evening.
On arriving At Renton it became at
once apparent that the Republicans
nominees of King county we're unjustly
Il staggering under ths weight of the
1 ompromlse forfeiture plank adopted
| by the Territorial Convention. TOey
we're constantly beset wlth queries As
! 20 It's inteut and scope, and the effort
| WAS plainly being made By the opposi-
/ ton to identify them With the Terrifor-
| Ial contest for Delegate 10 Congress. Ii
was also equally plain that the pc pie
of keT ton we're so pronounced IN favor
of unconditional forfeiture that DO nom
inee Vho has not been, and Is not in &C
| cord Nth the views expressed by the
| King Couaty Republican Convention
upon the forfeiture question could hrpe
I TO receive ten per cent. of the RApu BIZ
can vote Of ia 1t precinct. The gener Il
| and openly expressed opinion was 20
| this effect: state your own views and
record upon this vital issue, and let the
/ candidatss for ongress do likewise
when they come here"
Proceeding to Newcastle in the after
noon 81 same state Of feeling WAS even
more obtrusively apparent. There is
| intenss excitement over the action of
the Territorial Conventions OF beth
parties. The platforms are earnestly
| and intelligently scrutlniZed; their mer
its and dement's weighed; their utter
ances upon the land question analysed
with noteworthy perspleuity. Many men
| have evidently made up verdict that
will be plainly apparent at the polls.
Just prior TO the regular meeting which
was held at the school bouse-the largest
place of assembly in Newcastle-an IN
cident occurred which is worthy of men
ton as indicating the drift OF ssnti-
ment. A large crowd gathered in front
of the company's boarding house, from
the steps OF which a local speaker adj
| dressed them In earnest arraignment
of Northern Pacific policy and practice
| Ia regard to its railroad and land grant
He sharply and vigorously criticised
the platform of the Republican Terri
torial Convention, and called upon
voters to re pudiate both the platform
and its nominee for delegate by refusing
to vote for him. His remarks were re-
ceived with marked enthusiasm, and il
YVES apparent that the crowd were in full
sympathy with the sentiments express
d. That the audience were mainly Re
! publicans Was evidenced by the fact b II
although they cheered the speaker.
when some one called out Three cheers
for voorhees,, the Democratic nominee"
| bat few, con paratively, responded.
Jast at this time Judge Jacobs announc-
ed that IL was time to 90 TO the hall.
Some one in ths crowd called out, "All
| right, jude, but We want no cOmpro-
mise forfeiture talk give 10 to us straight.
give Us the King county doctrine" etc.
The meeting was largely attended.
The school house. which will seat COM
fortably l5O people, was crowded, while
IN the main aisle, the ante-room and At
the windows all available standing room
~as utillz d. The meeting Was called
To- order by w. j. Watkins, resident
superintendent of the Newcastle col
lIery, who nomin ate d rs chairman ]. u.
Rich, Esq, Principal of the Newcastle
schools. Mr. Rlc1. In brief and eer
nest speech, stated the purpose of the
meeting and introduced the several
speakers TO the audience.
Richard OSBORNE. Esq. candidate for
Prosecuting Attorney, Was the first
speaker. His remarks were fsrcible
and argumentative, being chiefly de-
voted to Nation u politics and TO dem
onstration of the differences betv cen
the two great political parties in REQ.
orss, principles, accomplishments and
purposes. His sp 'ech Was we'll received.
especially when he declared himself an
advocate of unconditional forfeiture as
enunciated in the King County Repub-
iican platform, which pronounced ex-
preston of opinion was the signal for
prolonged and hearty applause. Mr..
Osborne spoke for twenty minutes.
John X. kinnear. Esq candidate for
the Legislative Assembly, was next in
troduced. He spoke for about fsrty
minutes, discussing both National and
local questions in a very lucid and able
manner. MIR. kinnear has an arQu
mentative method, frank and concise.
and evidently gained the good will of
his audience. He paid considerable at
tentlon 10 one or two of the distinctive
issues In National politics, notably that
of protection rs opposed to free trade,
and in n way that carried conviction,
because unAnswerable, demonstrated
the correctness Of Republican doctrines
upon this issue. Referring to the for
TEXTURE question, Mr.. Kianear planted
himself squarely upon the doctrine of
prompt and unconditional forfeiture,
and IN proof of his sincerity called at
tention To the fact that he was one of
the Committee ON Resolutions, appoint
ed at the first mass meeting called In
| this city to consider the qaeslian
which submitted resolution ia favor of
urging upon Congress its duty TO declare
prompt forfeiture of Northern Pacific
unearned lands. and that he pablicly
declared his views at that time in favor
Of such action. Mr.. kinnear's remarks
were frequently interrupted With APP
plause. aud nc the conclusion of his
| speech he was enthusiastically cheered.
| He evidently made host of friends oy
his fair and logical treatment Of the
several subjects touched upon.
W. ID. Mood, Esq, Republican candi.
date for Probate Judge. was then intro
daccd and delivered speech If twenty
minutes. His remarks we're maialy
confined to local matters, the discu sion
Of which was isterspersed With several
| apt aud amusing anecdotes he also
| paid his respects 60 corpsrate monopoly
and the Nor bern Pacific Railroad Com
pany in vigerons aud well chosen Ian
euage. declaring u to be every mans
duty to resist to the utmost the en-
oroachmsnts of corporate greed upon
the rights Of the people. Mr.. Wood
| took s,enoersphic notes of the pro
ceedines Of the late Territorial Repuoli
can Convention for the Posr-lSIEIII-
oxSrxs and gave the audiences some m