The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-30
SETTLE PosTINrEILIGENcER. MONDAY. sEprEMBER ~ sa
LAUGHTON's FIDDLE.
1t Carried Nevada for the Re
publican Ticket.
Boursenisn In fss ssrcnghslas Went
Down Before Wnsic-He Made
Coed oneer, Too.


In fs2 Charley Langhson va. non,-
na'ed Tor lieutenant governor BY the Reno
state convention Langhton vas a Young
man without any special experience in the
affairs OF state and the point vas made that
ne lacked the age and gravity. II was pre-
cicsed that he would be beaten He i'm
nses.latsiy weai 10 work on his own hook
ana maze his campaign after the most
original methods.
marley Uas phenomenal violinist, and
could do more tricks on the fiddle than
anybody else in the diggins. and putting
his nddle under his srm started OF one
morning telling bis wife he wouldn't be
back until he was certain that he had
cleared ur his fight
Sot much more was heard Of Lauhgton
Tor some time. He did not haunt the
heaten paths frequented by the campaign
ers, but took 10 the little logging and min
Ing camps. He wonlt scatter few hand
tdiis announcing that he would speak at
The red school house from TO Q and play
The fiddle for the girls TO dance from 10 to
l.. admission free.
This sort Of announcement always
drew crowd and Charlie would
open his speech something like this
Laaaes rad GeEiie.eH: About q week ago
escsrtasnec that the regular cam paign speakers
oi both parties rs vel as the candidates had de-
ciaed 20 give this place the go BY because IL was
small place aEf q lew miles of the regular
highway of campaign.
MI Chairman, no place is small in my eyes
where the hearts OF is people beat in sympathy
lot Inc prosperity and advancement OF Nevada,
where woman reaches her ,oyeliezt perfection.
aprisaseI where men are natural born thorough
bEsds tehsersl, and where every intelligent voter
deposits his ballot on election Gay for the safety
OF the battle born state eheersl and the regular
Republican ticket iTumuituous applause
Charlie was graceful talker. and he soon
had his audience. He knew when to talk
and when 10 quit. and never bored his
crowd, so that when O'Clock came and he
laid aside campaign talk and began to tune
his violin no one wanted 10 leave.
he would tell the boys TO clear away the
benches, and while they were doing so he
was giving his audience the melting strains
OF ''Travatore'' in style that they had SCI
dom heard before, and every sweep of his
bow. as the boys used 10 say, "hit them
where they lived"
BY the time the floor was cleared the
audience knew that the man at the bow
was no 'slouch, !" and when the strains of
the miserese died away and the applause
that followed it, be would call out:
Partners for the basket quadrille," and
In few moments more he would be fid-
ding a merry tune, while the floor below
him was all action and gaiety. Above the
shuttle of the feet and the lively Jump of
the music, his voice would sound clear and
loud: side couples forward" Gents cir
Gle to the left" etc. etc. until midnight
Then the boys and girls would beg him to
run the dance lone hour more"
DO you guarantee me Republican ma
jority in this town" he would ask. as he
tuned the string
We'll carry 'er for you two to one"
would be the response. and the dance
would go on until about daylight.
He went into every Democratic camp in
the state with his fiddle and conquered
Bourbonsm with music.
The Democratic party has more CUTS
than brains, he said one day to the writer.
and then tapping the cat-gut, significantly
added I'm fight fire with FIRE"
He wound up in the big towns on the eve
of election, laid aside his fiddle. made a
few good speeches shd was elected by a
handsome majority.
As president of the Senate he made re-
markahly quick and fair presiding officer,
and proved a master of parliamentary rule
His experience here ought to prove very
valuable 20 him for the Office he now as
pires to, and which he will capture to q GER
tainty.