The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-26
THE UNROPED ARENA.

| orally, irrespective of party, Is commenting
| upon the continued presence Of John L. Wilson
| In Spokane, when his duty lies many thousand
| miles away. Mr.. Wilson evidently thinks he
| can serve his constituents best by securing his
own denomination.
| IA Kuhn the veteran Democratic politician
| OF Port Townsend, is at the Occidental hotel.
~ am out OF politics" said he yesterday, land l
| stayed away from the Chicago convention be-
cause wanted to keep out" In answer to the
| question whether his retirement was perma-
nent, he answered. laconically: "You bet!'
! The Republicans of Kirkland have organized
| for the campaign. On Tuesday night they met
| and formed the Kirkland Republican Club
under the auspices of the state league of Repub-
lican clubs with about thirty charter members
and the following officers: President. Dram
Kirtey; vice president. J. s. sallee; secretary,
j. w. De Mott; advisory committee, J. s. sallee,
| DR.. Buchanan and r. II. Collins.
In all its career the Democratic party has
| nominated but one Union soldier for the vice
presidency, aud that was twenty -four years ago
Frank T. Blair, who was on the ticket with
Seymour in 1s6s, was able aud patriotic off,
Ger, but all the other Democratic candidates for
the vice presidency-Pendleton, Hendricks,
Thurman and Stevenson-were copperheads
aud sym pathizers with secession.
The Waila Walia Union Journal says: The
question is asked often If Walla Walla will have
any Democratic candidates for state offices.
Hon. b. l.. sharpsten, the war horse of Eastern
Wash ngton Democracy, will be a candidate for
supreme Judge; Henry KEELING Is mentioned
for state auditor; D. E. Hedger may be a candi-
date for commissioner of public lands, and F. J.
Parker for brigadier general. What more can
weexpect?
Nobody denies thht Mr.. J. II. Lewis lisa fluent
talker, but no well-inf ormed person will con.
tend that he is at all accurate in his statements
On the contrary, h is a persistent dissemination
OF glaring misinformation. His glowing eulogy
OF Adla E. Stevenson, the brave Union general,
In his speech of last evening is an illustration
of his habit of perverting facts. OF course.
every well-informed man knows that Stevenson
was not in the Union army. Throughout the
war he remained at his home in Illinois and
voted with the Democratic party. the ally of
treason and slavery. general" Stevenson, like
"Colonei" Lewis, earned his title with his jaw.
That dreamer of iridescent dreams, II. W.
| Fairweather. Of Spokane, is making his biennial
tour of the state few weeks before each Re-
| publican state convention Fairweather puts in
an appearance at the various centers of political
| activity in the state. He always has glit.ering
schemes to work out and elaborate combina-
| tons to make. His schemes always have the
| same general structure. and his combinations
alravs formed ba mon flor
scheming and combining to his hearts content
and getting all the fun possible out of the stua-
| ton. Fairweather retres to his home and with
| unconcealed glee awaits the convention. His
schemes are always overlooked and his combi-
nations disregarded, but this does not discour-
age Fairweather, and he calmly awaits the ap-
proach Of another state convention in order that
| he may go through the web-weaving process
| once more.
| Notwithstanding the Democratic torchlights
and brass bands the Peoples party managed to
| gather in so or Coo people at the Armory hall
| last evening to listen to Mrs. Sarah E. v.
| Emery, OF Lansing, Mich, deliver lecture on
| the principles of the third party. Ii the intel
| lectual worth OF what Mrs. Emery said is to be
taken s measure of her compensation for her
| trip to the Coast, she certainly Will be greatly
| out OF pocket, for not an idea did
she express that had not been expressed
ten Thousand times before in better
| form and been read by every person
who takes any interest in public questions.
Certainly the platitudes and fallacies which, by
the way, constituted the bulk of her speech,
seemed 10 tickle the ears of those incapable of
analy wing for themselves, aud won for the speak
| er liberal applause Mrs. Emery is the author of
book entitled "The Seven Financial Conspir-
acies," good supply OF which she carries with
her to sell to those who not satisfied how
| little she knows about the financial
question on hearing her talk. E. Clay
son, one of the leading lights in
the party here, left the hail in disgust He said:
81 tell you this womsns rights business will
| have to DO stopped or l get out. Away in the
rear were seated gray-haIred men, while the
! front rows OF seats were occupied by girls in
their teens. 1t is TOO efeminate for me-" Mrs.
| Emery Will say farewell TO the Coast from
stand on the University grounds this afternoon
at O'Clock
George Kinnear. OF this city, used to be very
| well acquainted with Adlai Z. Stevenson the
| Democratic candidate for vice president He
was born in Kentucky" said Mr.. Kinuear YES.
terdsy. land we used to regard him as
| good example o. Southern aristo-
Graf. He was gentleman, and
! was always extremely polite to everybody but
! re had the tastes OF sn aristocrat l recall that
| he used TO like - tell how Henry Clay visited
! az his fathers house. He had been living at
| BlOomington, H., but lie came in the ffties 10
Matsmora, my home, 20 study law. We hal
| little Fourth OF July celebration down in the
| county there. and he was invited to deliver thu
| Grafton. He gave Us nice little address as s
| young fellow would. but it wss nothing
| remarkable. The people regarded him
as iHir lawyer. but not thu equal
| Of number Of Others OF hl. own age
At the breaking out OF the war. most Of thu
young mea. Republican. and Democrats. vo.un-
teeEed for the army. but Stevenson did not, and
lie WAS ranked as strong copperhead-and with
| Us that was worse than being rebe!.
A.,cr the war he went back tn
bloomington, and by and by he went 20 Con
gress. We used 10 say that had the Blooming
ton people known lis coppsrhead record as wei
IS We dii lie would never hsve been elected,
Bat Re was a natural politician, and his Inc
manner made him friends OF every side.
never heard the arst question raised against
his PERSONAL integrity, snd know he is re-
Sa-det a. IL every way good citizea." John
= kiEpeaE added: "Nr. Stevensons family
We're strong coppeEheais. sud his brother-in-
law supposed 20 be a Knight OF the Golden
Circle As 70 Stevenson himself have no,
such definite Information IN Matamors he
dli iai-ly well as a lawyer, though his success