The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-27
HURRAH FOR TACOMA
Splendid Meeting Of the Loyal
Republican Hosts.
Kisses FOR wouLo-sE BOSSES.
Straight Talk by Doolittls and seas-
tor ClaypocI-Nelsen Bennett Doesn't
Own the iowa, After All.

tor Claypocl-Nelsen Bennett DOeSn't
Own the Tows, After All.
TACOMA, Aug. 26.-TSpscial. An Of the
speakers who spoke at the Republican
mass-meeting tonight and touched upon
the Lake Washington: canal were encour-
aged and appiauded. However, when tho
canal proposition was first preached, the
subject was received by some sullenly,
and by one or two in the crowded galleries
with misses. One of the most noticeable
features of the meeting was the fact that
In every instance when the matter was ex-
planned and eiucidatec, the canal PROPOSE
tion was cheered to tho echo.
Germania hall was crowded in every
part, although the few anti-canal enthusi-
asts tried today. and especially this alter
noon, to draw from the attendance by
counter meetings and receptions. This
proved to no avail, as the crowded condi-
ton Of the hall attested. Several accom-
panied Mr.. McGraw and Mr.. Burleigh
from Seattle, and smong them were:
Sheriff Woolery. f. C. Kriete, secretary
Of the Young Mems Republican Club;
Herbert Taylor, v. Hugo Smith, Deputy
Inspector Mckenzie. County Commits
sioner Fred Cash, C. n. Brown, Thomas
Gordon, Captain John f. Ryan, who says
at meeting at his hosIse last night, 40
Democrats Joined Republican club, and
Others. Besides Mr. McGraw, on the plat
form were: w. II. Doolittle, Patrick
Henry Winston. James H. Price, A. +.
Burleigh, Peter Stanap, p. G. Sullivan.
Postmaster Hogue. Senator Ciaypool, ex-
Chief of Police Chesney, A. F. Vandeyan-
ter, Theodore A. Hawley and s. w. Samp-
ling, of Kent; G. A. Murray and c. r.
Heilig.
II propose, in inaugurating the cam
paign, that we give three cheers for the
ticket from the president down." Chair
man Albert +. Joab said this in calling
the meeting to order. lie tipped forward
on his toes, and led with the 'hip-hips,"
and in ringing chorus, as if coming
from one great giant throat, the audience
responded:
Hurrah, Hurrah, Hurrak!
Those three cheers were so rousing and
so full of vim that Chairman Joab did not
know what to make of It. II also assured
hundreds in the packed hall that Pierce
county had not been tealpted into any by
ways in its loyalty to the Republican
state ticket. While Chairman JoaD looked
about with surprise the audience began
patting itself on the back and turned
about and .cheered aud appIauded its
vociferous three cheers which it had just
given the Republican ticket.
II do not think we are going t. strike
at the party that gave Us our statehoodr'
continued Chairman Joab, after outlining
the political phases in this state, and be-
fore he could continue the cheering was
renewed. He explained the absence of
Secretary Noble, saying he had intended
to come, and had sent his valise to the
tram this evening even. Then he read
the following telegram. which had Just
been received:
Hon Neis0s Fennett, Tdeoaa Too late for boat
and find it impossible to attend meeting this
Washington Republicans In inaugutating q
campaign that arm sure Will be victorious
JOHN w. NOBLE.
A. F. Burleigh was presented as the
Demosthenes of Seattle. He ripped up the
Democratic national and state platforms,
showing that while one was against the
free and unlimited coinage of silver, the
other was in favor of it. When he had
the audience deeply interested in the In
consistencies of the Democratic platform,
he said in pleasant. insinuating manner:
There is something else in these state
platforms, Republican and Democratic,
that you would like 10 hear me speak
about"
"You bet," shouted one, and then
everybody cheered. 1t was needless for
Mr.. Burleigh to state that he referred to
the Lake Washington canal However.
he waded into the argument to his arm
pits. He said he would never advocate
any proposition that he would not stand
up before the public and defend. He
was for the Lake Washington canal be
cause he believed it righ6. He would con-
tinue for 1t until he was convinced to the
contrary, and for saying as much he was
applauded.
Calling attention to the hundreds of in
telligent faces before him, he asked:
"Whence come these people? Why
came they here to build chem such beau
tiful city as Tacoma? Do these magnifi-
cent structures look as If they were to be
blown away, to be torn us, in the morning
and to be moved somewhere else? The
absurdity of it appear, upon its face. But
you have been told thas because Seattle
desires water connection between Puget
sound and Lake Washington. your town is
to be deserted and ruinedl That the hate
ful sign of ''for rent would appear on
half of the buildings Of your city, and
your people would move away, and that
before a normal state of affairs resulted
you would be gray headed and your es-
tates and property would have passed to
your heirs and assigns.
The speaker did not propose to fiaunt
into the faces OF those present, in the spirit
OF exultance, any lefereace to what had
been done in the matter IF the Lake Wash
ington canal. He did not think they
would be misled by lying misrepresenta-
tions, such as he had referred
to. Pierce county had in values $50
100000, and it was proposed to expend
not more than So, 500, go in building less
than two miles of a canal connecting
Puget sound with Lake Washington. He
asked If his audience believed lying mis-
representations about tzle effect of the
building of the canal.
Yes, came from the far corner of the
hall.
mo. no. no, no, no." was the response
from all parts of the hall. The one soii-
| tary YES" skunk away, showed under,
while the rain Of noes tentin ued. 1t was
noticeable that when the hesitating,
doubtful Yes" was heard in the distant
corner, instantly the noes bounced out
upon il and slenced it in a jiffy.
III you do believe H." Mr.. Burleigh
continued. referring to the misrepresenta-
tons alluded 10, ''if you do believe it," he
rppaatet ''N nv ia IT tna4 while the (,roaf