The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-12
JOURNALISTIC ENTERPRISE
Senator Brice Interviewed I'm Seattle
While He Is in Eurone.

senator Brice interviewed In seattle
While He Is in Europe.
Under the taking heading, senator Calvin
Brice, Caught on the Wing, He Predicts Camp
bells Election, the Press Times printed the fol-
lowing lively interview last evening:
United States Senator Calvin S. Brice's special
car Argonaut attached TO the Sumas train
which arrived in tails city today ten minutes
past the noon hour. 1t remained in the yards
but few minutes, and was then attached TO the
Tacoma train and went through to that city.
During the brief stay OF the Ohio states
man in Seattle representative of the Press
Times waited upon the distinguished represen-
tative of Democracy and was courteously re-
ceiyed by that gentleman.
81 have entirely escbewed politics on my pres
ent trip be said, answering an inquiry az to
what be thought regarding them, land have
taken il wholly that might be out of the polit-
icai turmoil in the East. Nevertheless" he
ating his mobile face, "you can say am still in
the ring and not in the slightest way dishg-
ured."
'who will the Democrats most likely NOM
mate for PRESIDENT" insinuatingly asked the
interviewer, unmindful OF what Senator Brice
had just said.
Senator Briee puckered up his lips in a man
ner reminiscent OF the times when ne, with his
friend General Thomas. had in mind big deal
connected with the manipulation of Ohio rail-
road stocks in Wall street. His eyes eyinced
Just the slightest show of anger. The forefnger
OF his left hand nervously grasped the thumb of
the opposite hand. Recovering himself rapidly,
he said, with distinctness: sin my position as
Chairman of the National Democratic commit
tee, II would be indicate in me to express my
self in favor of any one man"
"Will Ohio elect Campbeii|'
A rainbow peeping from behind a bank OF
clouds could not nave been more picturesque
than the Ohio senator's face. "Will Ohio elect
Campbell he echoed. "Young man." and the
statesman allowed his right hand to gently toy
the Prince OF Wales, ''you say that predict
Governor Campbell will have twenty Thousand
majority in November next"
At this moment Senator Brice was called
away and the interviewer withdrew.
Senator Brice is accompanied by George ].
Seney, the New York banker and railroad mag
nate and his family: his son-n-law, Mr. Plum
mer, and family; Mr. ?. stevens, president of
the Home bank OF New York city, wife and
daughter. The gentlemen stockholders in
various western roads, including the Seattle,
Lake shore & Eastern and Great Northern. The
party are combining business with pleasure.
They VIII return TO Seattle in u few days, when
they expect to spend several days in the city.
Last night the interview was shown to Mr..
James I. Lentzy, OF this city, who knew Senator
Brice back in Ohio. Mr.. Lentzy also "puckered
up mis- lips in manner reminiscent" and said !:
"Yes, read that interview and also the editorial
note with much interest. l have even gone SO
far as to cut them out and mail them to the SEN
tor who viii probably arrive in New York from
Europe about the middle OF the month. Senator
Brice knows good thing when he sees it, and 1
know that when he lands in America again he
viii enjoy this and regard it as great stroke OF
journalistic enterprise"