The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-30
REPrsLIcAN PARTY PoLIrTcs.
What Cal. Parkinson Heard aud
Saw In the East.

Gel. ~. J. Parkinson whe has 5sst r.
srsr~e9s gr0n1 trip - New York aud WASH
.ax-oa. gtves some interesting pc.lsfesi
fscss - ghe result os hi~ interviews with
prominent nsA5erx u the party ard
csners- Rhsaeeisff. osa the HUDSON. the
sEnarn@v Eou-s IL VICE President Nursczt.
he sAw that gentleman SID coEye-ses1 with
hfg1 reEsrstspg Ire prn~pseEs es the PARTY,
ar. ssst~ss.lls IL essnfse sfloa with the ser
rlsosSsss ss-pn &c Dc sdfastssd- Mr.. Morton
wss dsepiy ieserex.ef and ssked EaSny
gaessiosss affecting the Interests Of tue
settlers Tor whose BssfsrH he expressed
deep interest He also asked particularly
IN fexaT9 20 the resaErces. prospects ef
statehood, ard general growfn OF WASH
iaxtoE upon al Of weiea points Colonel
P.rstns5a fully informed him. Ia Sex
YORK Nj. PAxiusssn met ex-senator N srnssr
Miller Hon- john z. P.zmmer, president
of the famous CRY f0ss3s club. &. G..
shame than y hon no ssEie did more effes-
tive service for the siersisn of the Repub-
issn eaadiasfes. and with whom the
cu.ensl sFHfnred New York safe: senator
J slost FasSets, secretary % the national
committee, and others. aii Of wnoEa acre
Interested in tie territories saon 70 be all
mitse1 into fhe Enicn. spoke very hofSs-
, fully OF the general political oufloek for
the party. ard warmly commended the
general courss of the new administration.
In Washington. Mr. Parkinson called
upsn abe president. who ne found deeply
sa8ieatous FOR the highest welfare OF the
SETTLERS ia the newer parts of tue country.
aud who expressed himself a. asxiogiS 20
do ell be could TO further the interes's Of
the territories and their people. Mr. Park
/ inson gsexDed fraTn his conversation With
/ the president that IL viii be the purpose OF
/ the pFeeeDf administration 20 look closely
I after terminal matters, aid see that 81 set
I tiers. 50 far as tois j. possible. be Justly
.4sfat sxrfs Ian ts4te
Washington aud It's branches elsewhere.
I secretary Noble. whom the colonel also
| Nav. expressed himself as in estire eccoffi
with tlIs paTposc OF the administration ia
regsFsl - territorial matters. sad MAS snx
ioas Ia obtain eli the facts possible in re.
gard 10 the situation of the settlers and
4 their general treatment 81 the different ter.
I ritos.ai land Offices. desiring 10 do all ia
/. bis power for their protection Governor
Stone. commissioner Of the land office
entered even mere fallv into an inquiry
/ oi the affairs in the territory In the diYer-
ttnn of land matters. especially touching
1 tHe rights OF prescriptions aud homeste ads,
/ Nj. Parkinson referred 10 the good effect
I the orders he had already Issued had had
I upon the people, inspiring them. As they
/ have much hope that their matters will be
closely looked alter bv the department
/ The commissioner gave the Colonel mach
valusbie information, ali OF deep luteresi
/ o. the settlers of this country, saying
among other things that be found as
| relic OF the Democratic sslu,snis ration and
! The noted infamous Sparks order, about
| forty thousand agricultural cases of set.
/ tiers applications for patents to theil
lsnds, hung mp In his Office, which
eases be was now examining and WORKING
Oh o. fast as possible, though some of the
eases extended "a lar back a. 1883 and lssi
| Hon. J. :. Carlson, for whom the eolnnel
has evidently very high regard, as he
said Of him, IL the Republican party and
/ the country set their tiist deserts. Colonel
/ slsrkson would get BE- president, sna Gen
/ eral Dudley treasurer OF the national com
/ ratttee, also spoke n,est hopefully o! the
political outlook, but hoped the party LEAD
.fs and members in Washington and
other territories would he alive To the stu
alton and see that through complete or
| gsnization and effective work all around
the territories might be kept fully In the
I Republican tue Many more facts thar
are here recorded. tsonei Parkinson will
probably have an opportunity 10 give ths
people OF Washington in person in tbs
coming canvass, as IL is probable he vii
| DC on the stump here ard slsa ia Mountains
! having already been solicited To appesF II
the latter territory when the fan campaign