, 1886-10-14
Editorial Wanderings
WALLA WALL. Oct. 4, 1SS

WALLA WALLA, Oct 4, 1856.
From Sprague we went to Ritzville,
where large and attentive audience
awaited us. Proceeding onward after
the meeting, we arrived at Ellens-
burg the next evening. There band
met us at the depot, and in the even
ing the largest hall in town was
packed full. The next day we re
traced our course, and "held forth"
at the old town of Yakima in the af-
ternoon, where the house was filled,
principally with farmers, some of
whom had come dozen miles to hear.
After the meeting the writer had the
pleasure of taking a drive through
the fertile Yakima valley in company
with Hon. +. Whitson. The valley
is certainly one of the most beautiful
and fertile we have ever seen. 1t is
over thirty miles long, including the
portion north and east of the Yakima
river, and is in its widest place about
eight miles across; besides, there are
several smaller valleys contiguous.
The r. R. Co. did an outrageous
thing in compelling the removal of
the town of Yakima by establishing q
station four miles away. It seems a
just retribution that the scheme
proved a financial loss to it's origina-
tors. In the evening our meeting at
North Yakima was q crowed one, and
was heralded by the booming of an
wills. Col. Prosser presided, and al
though the meeting adjourned as late
as IL p. M, there were many who
had come as far as fifteen miles to
attend, and who remained attentive
listeners till its close. Next day we
returned to Pasco. held a good meet
ing there in the evening, and put in
the night mainly in waiting around
Wallula. Arriving
| AT wALLA wALLA
At a. M, Saturday, we were met at
the depot by friends, among whom
were Prof Kerr and Paul D'Hierry
of the Union. Going to the Stine
House we snatched a couple of hours
of sleep, after which began the enter
tainment of stream of callers, among
whom were Hon. T. II. Brents, Hon
Geo. Thompson, Mayor Boyd and
many others. In the afternoon the
meeting which took place at Stahls
opera house was a memorable one
There was large attendance-partly
of people from the country. Judge
j. K Kennedy, an old-timer, and
personal friend of Mr.. Bradshaw,
presided at the meeting. 1t was
most enthusiastic. The band did
excellent service, both before and
after the speaking.
PoMERoY, Oct 5.
We proceeded to Waitsburg where
the largest hall and the street in front
of it were packed fulled-seatihg
room inside having been occupied for
a full hour before the time appointed
The band diseoursed fine music, and
the audience broke into vo;iferous
cheering when the speakers mounted
the stand; it was IL p. M, when they
were dismissed, and yet they were
10th to go. Returned to Walla Walla
Sunday, and yesterday we held rous-
ing meetings at Prescott and Dayton.
At the latter place last evening the
hall was packed to suffocation, al
though it was very large one. Fully
a thousand attended. Hon. John
Brining presided, and Judge Ken
nedy again introduced the candidate
for delegate. Several hundred ladies
We're present. and showed by their
animated interest that politics for
them Is no mere empty bauble. The
band discoursed inspiring music, and
nothing was left incomplete in the
way of big demonstration. Today
we have come in hack twenty five
miles to Pomeroy. When we ar
rived here we found flags flying and
cannons booming 10 announce our
coming. District court is in session
here. under Judge Langford, and con-
sequently many strangers are in town
SO We are assured another big
audience tonight. Everywhere there
/ Is The greatest enthusiasm and conf
| dence among republicans, while dis
affected democrats are numerous.
We are now in sight of the Blue
mountains, and the scenery is most
grand. Notwithstanding the long
! dry season. crops are abundant.
Nights are already frosty, and the
prospect is that Nov. % will be an
exceeding y cold das-for voorhees,.
jefferson county must be con2rat
uiated upon the excellent republican
ticket it has put forth. Every man
on tdat telle Is worthy of success.
and victory viii surely perch upon
the banner. WEIR.