The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-27
CAMPAIGN STORIES.
Adventures Of Political Hustiers Ina
the Rural Districts.

TACOMA, Oct. 26.-Returns are be-
ginning 10 come in from the expert
ences of the several candidates who
have been out through the country
skirmishing for votes. Some of them
are worth repeating. This one is told
on John A. Parker, Democratic candi-
date for probate judge: He went over
10 Wallachet bay 10 make speech 10
the populace over there. as per an ad-
vertised Democratic mass meeting.
When he was put ashore at the landing
he found a grizzly old woodman there.
whom he asked to direct him to the
place whore the speaking was to be
held, and the woodman told him where
such proceedings were generally con-
Quoted Mr.. Parker then asked the
woodsman TO come over TO the meet
ing, but the latter said he did not have
time
"Is there anybody else about here
who could got" inquired Mr.. Parker,
who Is tail man of good presence,
and who wears long Prince Albert,
with the rest OF his clothes to match.
The woodsman thought moment,
and said that all OF his family were
very busiiy employed down in the
woods except his wife. He thought
she might SO.
They went up 10 the house and con
suited her. and she expressed perfect
Willingness to 60 10 the meeting and
would take her little girl. They walked
down toward where the sound OF the
AK indicated that work was going on.
and there they found boy who, being
lame. was not actively engaged, and
the woodsman said he might 20 TO the
meeting, bat he could spare no one
else. Mr.. Parker asked the boy if he
was voter. and the latter confessed
that he was not OF age. With this
audience Mr. Parker. not to be dis
mayed. went down and held his meet
ing.
Than they tell one on James II.
Price, the candidate for sheriff on the
Republican ticket Nearly everybody
knows Jim" He is a man who is
built from his shoes 10 the top Of his
hat especially TO he sheriff OF Pierce
county. Ii II was not born with him,
then his long and successful pursui.
of the crafty smagglers has caused
him to acquire the air of the sheriff.
for he looks him all over.
Jim has been skirmishing through
the outlying districts also. and in the
course OF one OF these jaunts the ether
day he met an old-tiner--a dyed-in-
the-wool hardshell bourbon, and was
introduced TO him as the Republican
candidate for sheriff
The old man stepped back and took
slow and careful ssryey up and
down.
We'll. you look rather likely sort
OF man, he said meditatively, "hut
ana not your man. | have done n
good many things in my time that
ara sorry for Hut there Is one thing
that when I come 10 die ] will not
have % ask forgiveness for That
thing is voting the Republican ticket
! never did il and | never will
Jim took this as a pretty good joke,
shook the Old sinners hand and as he
left went dosn into his vest pocket
AMI pulled out one OF those cheap,
rocsy hooking cigars which one buys
for ; cents At the average bsck-wooas
tavern and which becomes a necessary
part Of hot campaign in these
parts,
The old man looked az ii enldiy and
eyaicaiiy for a moment without
touching 10, aud then, shaking his
head. he said No, I DO smoke cigars
sometimes. but only good ones. and
know that Republican never gave A
ruSsi thing away