The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-22
WHAT TO VOTE FOR.
Delegate Shipley Explains the
Charter Amendments.
FINE MEETING IN THE FIRST.
Republicans Discuss the Issues OF the
Campaign-Democratic Gossip
Other Meetings-Notes.

The First ward Republicans had lively meet.
ing last night, in which little of the rivalry
manifested In the organization broke out. There
were over 30 people present J. NJ. Frink pre-
siaed, and the club started in by selecting
coinmittee consisting of C. F. Reitze, w. B.
spencer and Will White to draw up a set OF
Rules. committee was also decided upon to
confer with the Republican Central Club as to
uniform action and W. L Meredith, Mr. siekels
ana A. l. Nelson named for the purpose. The
committee asked for by the Republican city GEN.
tral committee for conference as to the appor-
tionment OF delegates was agreed upon, with
FRANK Morley, Herbert Taylor and B. F. Gold
water as members.
George White proposed the appointment OF a
committee Of three to act in concert with the
other ward clubs in the formation of a Repub-
mean League Herbert Taylor opposed it and
rather animated debate took place. Mr.. White
al last good-naturedly offered to withdraw the
resolution If the club had any doubt as to the
good faith of his intentions but after some
attempts to amend it the motion was voted
down.
Deiegate Shipley addressed the club by in
Vltation on the character of the proposed
amendments to the charter. He explained the
difhculties under which the first council had
laoored In applying an entirely new system of
government. and defended the administration
from the charges of extravaganza.
he renined them that the charter had been
drafted by body composed almost equally of
Democrats and Republicans and voted for by
both parties in the belief that it was a good
system. IL had worked well in the main, but
some amendments had been found necessary
He also reminded them that the Democrats who
were now complaining of too many boards had
Insisted upon having them, tending to pre-
vent too close a Capitalization of government,
and that IL the government was too cumbrous
the fault lay not with Republicans but
with Democrats He maintained that
although the revenue OF the police
department had fallen off, it was
because the chief of police had abandoned the
old system of blackmail by which gambling
rooms and houses OF ill-fame had been COM
PEELED TO pay the city SO much a month to be
permitted to run. The falling off in revenue in
this way had been offset by the reduction in the
cost of the department.
III, he said, the council had insisted upon pub
lie Improvements, the money drawn from the.
taxpayers had gone back into the pockets of the
workingmen by afording employment. Sew
enty-five per cent. of all the money spent in
wages had gono to the fire. police, street, sewer
and water department, and the city has been
the gamer. He declared that no more men had
been employed than were needed and no man
had been paid more than he deserved. He was
heartily aDPlauded at the close OF his address.
FL. Z. Corson made short but earnest address
to Republicans TO stand together in the preimi-
nary skIrmish, which was to precede the great
battle in which the leader was to be the man
whom for twenty years they had desired to elect
to the presideney-James G. Blaine. lGreat
cheering.l
Ralph Simon also addressed the club urging
harmony. He told the members that the ma
tional Democratic convention was to be held
two weeks after that of the Republicans, which
meant, usual, that the party OF progress
meant to take time by the forelock, while their
opponents would come in clinging to the tail.
lCheers and laughterl
The usual meeting of the club is Thursday.
Next week it will meet at the call of the chair
on Wednesday in order that the committee on
delegations may report before the meeting of
the central committee on Thursday night.