, 1886-09-23
THE SEATTLE MEETING

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majority.
THE SEATTLE MEETING
To ratify Mr.. Bradshaw's nomination
was largely attended, and was con-
spicuous in the fact that all the local
leaders of the party who had hitherto
been fighting each other by leading
rival factions to fratricidal strife,
were striving to excel in their indorse
msnts Of the nominee. On the plat
form were Lewis, Jacobs, Minor,
Baxter, Andrews, Hanford, Haines
and several others indicating har-
mony between all factions. If the
King county boilers of 1854 do not
follow their leaders back into the
fold this year then all signs fail. The
published synopsis of the speeches
conveys but faint idea of what was
said. Mr.. Hanford scored the young
elocutionist from Indiana unmerci-
fully, as did several others. Judge
Jacobs speech was pleasant effort.
His showing of the facts in regard to
the case of Donald Mckay VS.. the
N P. r. r. Co., showed clearly that
Mr.. Voorhees, had been making a
false claim for himself in connection
with It. The Judge illustrated his
point by showing how prosperous
and pleasant his farm in White river
valley is; all, no doubt, on account of
the benefeent (?l influence of Chas.
S. Voorhees, in politics. He said
there was as much justice in one
claim as in the other. W.
END1coTr, W. T., Sept. 16, 1886.
The Bradshaw campaign is opening
with brightest promise, and will be
the most vigorous ever waged in the
TerritqW. Republicans are united as
never before-animated by deter
mination to redeem the Territory at
all hazards. They are specially hope
ful, because their standard bearer is
acceptable to all, and hence all can
work heartily for his election. They
feel that the republicans who were
led away two years ago by Voorhees,
on the forfeiture and statehood ques-
tions have been basely deceived by a
young professional politician who
cared nothing for their votes except
to Use them as a lever to ''boost"
himself into congress; that he could
have accomplished practical results
by assisting the Dolph bill through
the lower branch of congress, forfeit
ing two million acres of land to the
public domain in the Portland Wallu
la grant, and also the lands over the
uncompleted portions of the Cascade
branch road; that he could have done
something for statehood had he even
advocated the passage of the Delphi
admission bill after it passed the
senate; that by his advocacy of an
impractical, visionary, buncombe
railroad bill. and by refusing or fail
ing to get the statehood bill passed
through the branch of congress of
which he was member, he deliber-
ately forfeited every claim he ever
had to the confidence of those who
elected him. He is now travelling
over the country telling his audiences
that he will do wonders at the nect
session. In other words, he has
held these matters back purposely to
keep alive an issue by which he
hopes TO squeeze through a second
election. 1t is plain that he might
have accomplished practical results
on both the forfeiture and statehood
questions had he really worked for
results. His explanations and apol-
ogies to the people relative to his
action on the Dolph-Van Wyck for
fsiture bill and the Dolph statehood
bill are so transparent that with all
his brilliant pettifogging abilities he
diSgusts sensible thinking people. He
will not carry county in eastern
Washington unless it be possibly
Whitman and Yakima. But even in
his own county tWhitman) there is
united, earnest republican party fully
determined 10 carry the election for
Bradshaw the pioneer statesman. the
farmers' and laborers' champion.
CoLFAx, 10th.
Our party arrived here this p. N.
at 2, and were met at the depot by a
large and enthusiastic crowd, headed
by the band and a delegation 'lum
the county republican committee.
The party consisted of Mr.. Bradshaw,
Mr. &. II. Hanford of Seattle aud the
writer. We were taken 10 carriage
to the hotel whore the dust of travel
was washed and brushed off, and all
started out hand shaking and ex-!