, 1886-09-23

We are billed TO speak here tonight |
An immense audience is expected, |
many having arrived from the eoun |
try already. That the democratic |
cause is hopeless and desperate is
evident from the fact that they have
already begun campaign Of dirty
personal slander. What they will
wind up with can only be measured
by their malicious ingenuity and IN
scrupulous hatred The Oregon
style" bids fair to be laid in the
shade-and if persisted III it will
elect our candidate by phenomenal
majority.
NOTES.
We met Capt. ". A. Inman here,
formerly AIr. Bradshaw's law partner
in Port Townsend. He looks natural
enough, and was rejoiced to meet old
friends.
Golfax is thriving, solid town.
1t has about 1000 inhabitants and a
decidedly lively appearance. The
burnt district" which covers most of
the business portion of town, has
been almost entirely rebuilt with
brick buildings. 1t supports two
large weekly newspapers--the Gazette
and Commoner. Berry" Brown of
the latter was formerly of the Seattle
newspaper fraternity. Charley Hop
kins of the Gazette is lively
thorough-going business man. His
newspaper business, started here
nine years ago, is prosperous, and he
has large job printing establish
ment connected with it. besides hav.
ing a network of telephone lines all
over the outlying country.
Mr.. Livingstone, formerly of J. F.
Sheehan's tinnery business in Port
Townsend, is doing large stove and
hardware business with Mr.. Louis
Kuhn. They are in brick building
and are evidently among the solid
men of the town. Charley Hopkins
has built fine residence, and will
erect two-story brick business block
next year.
Eastern Washington is yielding
her thousands of tons of golden
grain at this season of the year.
Long trains Of fiat cars may be seen
on every track, laden with the pro-
ducts of these broad acres that
stretch away as far as the eye can
see over rolling hills and plains.
| Our party was entertained here for
dinner at @. B. Hopkins, and
THE MEETING
In the. evening was the largest ever
held here-much larger than Voor-
| hees' was. The band was in atten-
dance and discoursed excellent music.
The hall-the largest one in town
was packed full and fully one-third
of the audience was turned away for
want of room. Hon. W. II. Pritchard
presided with grace and dignity
. Mr.. Bradshaw, who spoke first, oc-
cupied about so minutes in an able
presentation of the issues of the day.
He was frequently and loudly aps
plaudsd. Hon. G. H. Hanford fol
lowed in carefully digested and
forcible argument an hour long.
, Your humble servant brought up the
rear in half-hcur speech, and the
meeting wound up with a grand
hurrah for the republican party and
its standard bearer. A prominent
democrat, and leader in the Farmers
. Protective Association" says Brad
shaw will carry Whitman county by
300 majority.
GARFIELD, w. T., Sept. Is.
From Colfax our party went to
Pullman, spoke there at 2 p. m., to
an appreciative, eager audience
leaving there we went to Uniontown,
holding an evening meeting with a
house full, breaking up at late hour
and retiring near midnight after d
forty mile journey in stage coach
and two. public meetings. Union
town gave US a grand anvil salute.
At 5 next morning We were out, and
at $50 on the road again. Passing
over the Idaho line and through
Moscow we reached Palouse city at
noon, distance of thirty-two miles.
After dinner and general cleanup
in the barber shop removing the dust
of travel and expectorating alkali,
We repaired to the town hall where
large audience greeted us. The
ladies were out everywhere, and at
Palouse especially, where they had
decorated the speakers stand with
beautiful boquets of flowers in testI-
mony OF their appreciation of the
republican platform endorsement of
"Oihoh SuAldSc. 1uc ulcctiuS was
an enthusiastic and highly appre
ciative one, and broke up after two
hours of eloquence with three rous-
ing cheers for Mr. Bradshaw. Once
more on the road, we had an easy
journey of nine miles to Garfield,
where after two hours rest and a
hearty supper We repaired to the
school house and found it packed full
with eager ladies and gentlemen.
The speaking lasted till 1890 and
still they wanted more From here
Mr.. Hanford leaves the party and
goes today back to Colfax from which
point he will go to Endicott and
Pampa, speaking at these points, and
then return to Puget Sound. The
candidate and mysalF bava on avtnn