The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-02
ENTHUSIASM WITHOUT SOUNDS.
Tonight the Republican Standard
Bearer Will Speak at Tacoma,
The Seattle Haters Neglectine Their
Business to Fight the state Ticket
Loyal Republicans Few But Deter
minsd-Attempt to Disturb tho Meet
ing May BE Made.

night, all friends of Hon. John ii. Nc
Graw. Orting was like large city in ap-
pearance. Hundreds of men from the
camps and mines of Buckley, Burnett,
Carbonado, South Prairie and Wilkeson,
and the residents Of the outlying country
turned out en- masse. A special train from
the upper country was crowded
and could not bring nearly all
those wishing to come along. There
were many who came on the trains from
Puyallup and the lower part of the valley.
There we're others who came from the
upper part of the county, and everybody
in South Orting and in this city turned
out. Many of those here had walked
many miles into town from their farms
and claims. Burnett had sent up
contingent and with Z it their
brass band. which. with the Car
bonado band, furnished the music
for the great torchlight procession in
which uniformed clubs participated, and
in which miners lamps varied with the
torches. Enthusiasm was rampant. Cheers
for Harrison and McGraw rent the air,
and the patriotic and martial strains
of the bands enlivened tho occa-
sion. 1t was grand rally. 1t
was a demonstration by staunch
Republicans for Republicanism, and for
the standard bearer Benjamin Harrison.
1t was an ovation to Hon. John H. Nc.
Graw. The large vacant factory room in
which the meeting was held was crowded
to the doors. 1t was jammed and the
crowd overf1owed into the street. The
rally was enthusiastic and successful be-
yond the widest expectations and Orting
had never before witnessed anything like it.
The big factory room was handsomely
decorated with flags and pictures and ev-
ergreens. At one end OF the hall a stage
had been erected, on which were: Chair
man E. w. Taylor, of the Pierce county
Republican central committee; Hon. John
II. McGraw; Superintendent d. T.
Davis, of the Carbonate mines;
w. p. Sargent, candidate for state
senator; w. w. Gaskell and Milo
Kelley. candidates for state representa-
tives; Alexander G. Matthews, of Puyal-
lup, candidate for sheriff: Henry Beckett,
c. J. Taylor, Hugh White, Peter Stanup,
leader of the PuyaIlups, and many other
Republicans. There was sea of faces up
lifted to the platform, and extending thence
to the doors. There were by actual count
l. 400 people present. The exercises were
opened with music, furnished by the Bur-
nett band, and this was followed by sew
eral songs by the Carbonate Glee Club.
Then Chairman Taylor, with appropriate
Introductory remarks, introduced Hon.
John II. McGraw.
That the Republican standard-bearer
for Washington was in the house Of his
friends was now manifest. As he stepped
forward the storm of applause that greeted
him shook the rafters and ratified the
windows. Republicans were greeting Re-
publican. The tumult of cheers and stamp
ing of feet and canes, and clapping Of
in this warm-hearted applause lay the
evidences of loyalty to the cause and
feaity to its state leader. When quiet had
ensued, Mr.. McGraw began a speech
which was attentivelv listened to and
which occupied an hour in delivery. It
was devoted manly to the discussion
of state finances and their management
during the present regime, and as usual
Mr.. McGraw handled the subject
in q comprehensive and effective man
ner. He made decidedly favorable
impression on the people. He referred to
the fact that Messrs. Doolittle and Price
would have the united support of all his
friends throughout the state.
J. w. Corson. of Seattle, the next
speaker, was also warmly greeted. HIS
remarks were partially devoted to Snively,
the unworthy candidate of Democracy He
showed that Snively lies when he alleges
that he is the Guardian of the Fallon chill
dren after having been removed from that
position of trust by the court seven
years ago. He said that Artful Dodger
Snively had lodged the revenue. coal mine,
harbor and appropriation bills and me-
MORALS in the legislature. Mr.. Corson in
concluding said that the Tacoma
Ledger would say in the morning
of this rousing rally that
there had been no enthusiasm, but few
people present. and in general lie about
the affair, in line with its previous devious
and untruthful course.
The meeting closed with ronsing cheers
for Hon. John H. McGraw and the Repub-
lcan ticket, and amid the inspiring
strains of music by the band.