Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-12

The Law and order People and tie
Hsusx Mems Political Ciub held an
Enshasiassie Meeting I'm the STANG


ard Theater.
As many people as could crowd into
tie Standard Theater we're present last
evening at the joint mass meeting OF
the Law and order people and the Young
Mems Political Club. At $50 Mr.. w.
II. Reeves arose and nominated Mr.. y.
K. Jenner for chairman. He was elect
ed. and on taking the stand,
NIB. yESyER
said. All over these United States at the
present time politics is the all absorbing
topic. The Republicans and the Demo
Gratis have each, in National Conven-
ton assembled, made their nominations
for President and Vice President of the 4
United States, and the great city of Sc /
attic has made its nominations, and the |
great question now under consideration
il, who shall be our next MAYOR, our
next City Attorney, cur next CHIEF OF
Police, and our next COHncllmen!
La this contest the Law and order peo-
ple have made no issue of temperance
or of prohibition during the campaign.
I have tended ey-rv business meeting
of the organization since its foundation,
| and the making of those questions the
| issue in the present contest has never
/ been adopted. We, as an organization,
speak only through our platform. which
| proclaims that We are In favor OF far
/ and reason able enforcement of the laws
of the Territory, and the ordinances OF
tie city. | am glai to see 30 many
/ ladies' ont this evening, and so many OF
the great unvashed." as one OF the
opposition papers chooses to call the
teaInsters of our city. Mr.. Jennsr then
introduced as the frst speaker,
r. B. ALBERTsoN,
OF the Political Club, who said: There
IL an old adage that politics makes
strange bedfellows. and il certainly does
bring about strange circumstances.
When joined the Young Mems Politi
Gel Club 1 little dreamed that | would
ever address such vast meeting as this.
Mr.. Albertson then related the history
of the Young Mems Political Club,
which IL familiar to our readers, and
declared il was a spirit of independ-
ence and fair dealing that prompted
the organization of the club. On last
; Saturday night the club held meeting
and nominated ticket for municipal
I officers. Some Of the candidates select
ed at that time we're net my personal
choice; but they received the indorse
ment of my club, and | now take
pleasure in stating that the ticket then
and there selected shall have my hearty
support. | read in the Posi- INTELLI-
oENCER a letter from Mr.. kinnear, IN
which that gentleman expresses his
, views on public matters of interest, IN
a manner that meets my appreciation.
favor the enforcement of the laws. Ii
: has been truthfully said that the best
, way to repeal bad law ia to enforce il.
In regard to our ticket, will state that
' the candidates thereon are all we'll
, known citizens, who have been before
I the people for some time, and against
whom have yet to hear the first charge
of dishonesty or incompeteDcy. Such
, ticket is good enough for me. APP
plause.
@. II. HANFoRD
Was introduced. In referring to the
J charge that he had leen guilty of max
, ing a mistake some years ago while
; CITY Attorney, he said 81 do not pro-
3 fess to have made but one mistake in
my life, and this audience would put
!, down as fraud any man who stood NJ
, and made such pretences. In this can
vass had hoped to allow the people to
chose their officers without having tC
make personal fight, and without re-
sorting to personalities but when
! charges are publicly made against me,
, feel called upon to make public ex
PLANTATION. l saw the paper containing
the charge against me for the first time
half an hour ago, and l promise y0r
Shat ha al
Monday | will make a full and com.
plete explanation of the trumped or
a charges. would do so now, bat pre-
fer speaking from the record rather
, than from my memory.
Mr.. Hanford then went on to explain
] that while City Attorney he was in
st ucted by the Council to draw up an
q ordinance providing for the condemna
; ton of street from the bay to Lake
. Washington, to be known as jackson
, street. After the ordinance was drawn
, and passed, it was found desirable &c
make some changes regarding the course
the street should run. The changes
were made by changing the language oil
the original ordinance. The ordinance
! WAS then taken from his office, copied
and submitted to the Council, and
, passed without reference to either the
Judiciary Committee or the City At
. torney. IL afterwards transpired that
in making copy of the ordinance Q
I section, or portion of section had beer
accidentally left out by the person copy
ing it. In order to cure any defect, Mr.
, Collins introduced bill To that effeo,
in the Legislature, and it was passed
The grading was done with o full
knowledge of these facts, and there car
be no question but what the property
holders along the street, and not the
general public will have the work to
: pay for.
This present election is a very i'm.
portant one to all of rs. We have a
growing city, and great amount oi
] work TO do TO keep pace with its growth
Large sums of money must be expended
in engineering, in perfeetine thorough
system of sewerage, and in improving
our streets. We have made beginning
but when we see our city spreading from
! the head of tue bay to Smiths Cove
almost encircliug Lake Union, we real
: lie how much there ia yet to co. We
, have started, and let us keep going. ano
, we will surely win the race, With al
r these matters to look after there will be-
; much work for the officers to do. and u
il important that the best men be
, chosen to fill the various offices.
Some weeks ago number of citizens
, called a mass meeting, inviting all g.
come, whether they be mechanics, bust
ness men, teamsters, laborsrs, iawyers
or women. All ware invited. la re-
Spouse to this call the people Came
! There were representatives OF all classes
in large numbers, and IL has been sheer.
i ineiy said by our opponents that even
ministers of the gospel and college pro-
fessors were there, mingiiug with the
people. However, this Was the largest
convention that ever assembled in
Washington Territory, and, as regards
ability, / think that convention will
compare fevorasly with any select few
!, who have since met and placed tickets
In the field.
I. The Law and order people adopted a
platform and dominated a ticket. Have
our opponents pointed eut any unsouud
plank IN that PLATFORM No. they have
adopted almost a verbatim copy OF Il
themselyesy Is there no issue, then
We know there il. Dec russ this pl stform