The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-05
Seattle Campaign Scenes Re-
produced in Miniature.
REPUBLICANS LIKELY TO WIN.
4 Great Deal OF Money waxered ON
tho Resuit-Thc City Profoundly
Stirred by tho Struggle.

\ preparing for gore. Hats were waved on
i high at arms length. and laboring men,
sttired in their best clothes, filled their
] lungs and filled the air with cries of "Hu-
son" and of Parker" At that particular
point, where the betting ran highest, the
Parker men outnumbered the Huson
crowd. Every time Parker man took up
Huson bet the Parker crowd yelled, and
vice versa. At 4 p. m. the throng swelled
until the outer rim touched the opposite
side of the avenue. But before it reached
the curb the street on that side was
jammed. Ladies, though courteously
treated, had to squeeze and elbow through
the excited mass.
Finally $500 went up on an improvised
board for Huson, and the Husonites let
E loose screacher, and another, and an
other. The public looked on and smiled.
1 Everybody thought it great fun. Pres
Zently bets of $500, $500 and 500 went up
& for Parker, and then the throats of the
Parkerites grew husky from cheering.
Still there was plenty of Huson money on
Z the board. The crowd spread out on all
4 rides. Street cars slipped through it like
trim launch through a mass of water
bugs, and, like the water bugs, the enthu.
4 siasts closed the gap in an instant, and
then the betting and yelling went on.
Who happened along but Candidate
Parker himself His son-in-law, DR.. Palmer,
accompanied him. The Huson money
was on the board. Mr. Parker glared at it
and his eyes seemed to swell like rubber
balloon under the operation of being
"blown up" by boy. Then he smiled a
wicked smile and turned to the doctor
and was met with an encouraging nod.
More gold went up for Huson.
4 take it up" shouted the Parkerites,
hopefully. They had turned to Mr.. Par
ker himself. DIR. Palmer encouraged Mr..
Parker to bet He said the crowd would
i~>shout if he did. And he did.
Did Candidate Parker put up $3.50 on
himself? He wrote the checks for $500
md $1,000 each in the Tacoma National
bank on the opposite corner. Son-in-law
Palmer carried the checks over into the
crowd. and the crowd credited father-in-
law Parker with betting his money on
himself!
Pandemonium reigned. Hats were
flung up. and the bear-dance was executed
then and there by the Parkerites. They
pulled and hauled each other, shook hands
oil around, and hurrahed some more for
1.-THE next mayor" for Alexander Parker
X has said from the outset: "Behold in me
your next mayor!'
1t being taken for granted that Parker
bet $500 on himself, many sticklers on bet
ting have declared against him. In the
bank where he wrote the checks four
Parker men voluntarily announced their
Intention not to vote for him. Betting
continued tonight, and there is plenty of
Huson money to cover all Parker bets. 1t
| . estimated that SIS, 600 was put up.
But there seemed TO be no end to the
money showed in the faces of the Parker
ties. Everybody seemed loaded with go Id
and greenbacks Parker's men-and they
| claimed not to have been hired, either
/ did not seem to have any money-that is,
| those who shouted, but they did their
| part, and encouraged those who had the
/ coin.
In all about $4,000 was bet at the cor
/ ner OF Pacific avenue and Tenth street, and
/ throughout the city every betting man
and many who were not betting men had
placed money on one of the candidates.
Tacoma never before witnessed such ex-
element Of the political order. Politics,
like measels, seems to have broken out all
Hi over town at once.
And the most amusing feature of the
situation is that both sides, by enthus-
iasm, in conversation. by money wagered,
sincerely believe their candidate will posi-
lively be elected
Verify. it is tooth and nail fight, So
intense is the feeling on both sides that
the chief of the fire department and the
chief of police deemed it wise to prepare
Tor an emergency at the political demon
STATIONS tonight.
The demonstration tonight began with
Republican parade five-eighths of mile
long. 1t was a column of fire four tiers
deep. broken with four brass bands, and
spectacular with batteries of Roman can
dies, showers of sparks, Greek fire and
Clouds of smoke Nearly all of the
ward mass meetings were abandoned by
>poth parties, and Pacific avenue served as
strough to catch the streams OF people
pouring down from the hills. The Repub-
means conferred at the old Alpha opera
house, on Pacific avenue, where there were
mort speeches. Democrats gathered at the
loot of Tenth street. but the people
we're too excited 10 listen to argument.
from Ninth to Twelfth streets Pacific
avenue was iammed with cheering, yell
ing Republicans and Democrats. 1t was
.ne most enthusiastic political demonstra-
aon ever seen in Tacoma. There was no
li-ieeilng or tendency TO quarrel.
Each side tried to outscreech the other
ine saloons did big business. and nearly
Everybody, especially the young men, cell
eerated and shouted "Huson" and Par
Nr. Dozens of men could be seen
spen-mouthed attempting TO utter
] ne cries of their party, but unable to ar
| Scuiate above whisper, having halloed
'aemseives speeches.. Until nearly mid
= night bands Of young men and some old
ohes went about with negro choristers.
'erenading and yelling for their fayorites.
mere are several hundred strangers in
.ue city tonight many claiming 10 hail
nom Seattle. Each party expects the
esher will attempt 10 vote some
the visitors on election certificates
@saeged to be held by saloon-keepers.
lne latest canvass of the city shows
aominslly 1,4o0 Republican majority,
az OF whom are Independents, however,
md conceding the Democrats all the In
dependents, there is still Republican
majority. Parker will get more straight
Aepaoiiean votes than HusoD will Demo-
Cratic votes.
pu't sum the whole canvass up in few
.ofas; Ii II. $. Huson is defeated tomor-
low the Republican managers are to be
saned Tor two things, viz: For not con-
.'ichg the people at the outset that HUI
NJ mn was not the tool of the Light and
eA'er Company, nor of any other corpora
son; and. second, that the Republican
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