The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-03
THE UNROPED ARENA.
Republican rally will be held at Renton to-
night and will be addressed BY J. E. HUMPHREYS,
Gilbert F. Little, J. II. Woolery and Others

A Republican rally will be held at Renton to-
night and will be addressed BY J. E. Humphries,
Gilbert F. Little, }. II. woolery and others.
The Republican rally that was to have been
held at Kent tonight has been postponed az
many of the leading party workers of that place
had promised to attend the big meeting to be
held at Slaughter.
A. L Hawley. who returned yesterday from
whatcom, says that everybody down Sound was
discussing the Lake Washington ship canal
issue in the campaign. and the people generally
approve the canal plank in the Republican
platform.
The Republican rally at Slaughter tonight
will be the opening gun OF the campaign at that
place and it Is expected that a. large number will
be present from Kent and other neighboring
towns. The meeting will be addressed BY James
Leddy, E. p Dole, F. A. Twichell and others.
The speakers who will address the Republican
rally at Renton will leave on the Columbia &
Puget Sound train, starting from the Ocean
dock at 40 o clock this afternoon. The speak
ers for the rally at Slaughter this evening will
leave hero on the Northern Pacific, starting at
6:10 o'clock this evening.
The room in the Temple Court building, on
Third street, near Cherry, used by the Fourth
Ward Republican Club last spring, has been Sc
cured by the Republican county central COM
mittee for the use and 40 general headquarters
for all the Republican clubs. Furniture was
placed in 1t yesterday, and the flag owned by
the Young Mems Republican Club will be
hoisted over it today. Meeting nights have
been appointed AZ follows: Monday, McGraw
Flambeau Club; Tuesday, Harrison Legion;
Wednesday, Young Mems Republican Club;
Thursday, King County Republican Club; Fri.
day, Third House Club; Saturday, Colored Re.
pub lean Club
The new patent canvas voting booths pro.
vided by the county commissioners for use at
the polling places in this city and the more
populous precincts throughout the county will
be a great convenience. They have skeleton
frame work of wood covered with canvas When
spread out for use one Of the booths forms an
apartment, closed on three sides, which is
about three feet square, the walls rising to
height of seven feet. A wooden shelf can DO
fixed at the rear of the apartment for the voter
to write on. Each booth is made of three pieces
or wings, which are fastened together BY
hinges. They can be folded up The booth is
thus very light and portable.
II. J. Snively, Democratic candidate for gov
ernor, was In town for a very short time last
evening. and few of the faithful called on him
at the Northern. He was accompanied by I. f.
Post, of Tacoma, who is taking great interest
in the anti-canal fight, aud Mr.. Snively there
fore, was very circumspect in his conversation.
Several anti-Iewis men shook him by
the hand. and assured him OF their
distinguished consideration. Mr.. sniyely
said to Observation-Disclosures reporter.
have been in Tacoms for the past two DAYS.
and'as am about to return home thought I
would come over here for a couple of hours.
Since the convention have been devoting nv
self TO putting my business affairs in such
shape that can enter upon the canvass and l
have devoted myself exclusively to that
work that have not given much attention to
politics. / propose 10 use every honorable
means to get elected" Mr.. Post devoted his
time TO declaring that the Lake Washington
canal had no place in politics.