The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-05

card has been very well known ever since his
coming to the state, and his friends now say
that his present activity in opposing Cleveland,
whom he calls a mugwump, will be the means
OF making him so popular with his party that
he may be sent to congress next fall His pres
ent intention is not to accept the nomination"
H. J. Bebeau, chairman of the Peoples Party
Central Club, has called a mass-meeting to be
held at Pike street hail next Tuesday a. o'clock
In the afternoon. The call says: "Every per-
son, regardless of past or present party afiiia-
ton. who Is in sympathy with and feels inter-
ested in the St Louis platform of the Peoples
party is cordially invited to attend.
The action Of the board OF public works In
kicking out Dubois FIFTEEN. the boards recently
appointed superintendent of the water de-
partment. was q surprise to all except
the few Democrats who were on the in
side OF the ring. The fight for the posi-.
ton had narrowed down between FIFTEEN
ana W. E. Wilson, when the board appointed
FIFTEEN week or two ago. The change by which
FIFTEEN goes out and Wilson goes in, is really the
work OF the labor element They have been
fighting FIFTEEN all along, partly because he ran
the engines OF the Seattle Coal and Iron Com
pany at Gilman during the strike last year. The
laborins men forced Fitten's bondsmen to back
down, and the board OF public works, rather
than prolong . fight, put Wilson in Fitten's
place. For the present FIFTEEN Is retained as
foreman. The laboring men are also said to be
working against Alexander Wall, the chief engi-
neer at the pumping station. Take 1t all in all,
the board OF public works finds the city's water
hot water.
II met a man named Maloney on the train the
other day who was one of the most enthusiastic
Blaine men ever saw" said General Manager
Smith, of the Oregon improvement Company,
yesterday. "He was on his way from San Fran
cisco to Minneapolis. and said he was a dele
gate-at-large, all for himself, to the Republican
convention. He kept the car amused all
through the trip by his humorous outbursts.
He said Blaine was sure to be nominated, and
when somebody doubted this, he went on: The
first state on the roll call is Alabama, and she
has got man with great big stentorian voice
at the head of her delegation. He has not got
much brains, but he does not need any; that
stentorian voice of his is what will do the work.
He will get up and say with his big steutorian
voice that Alabama casts so many votes for
James 6. Blaine, and the whole convention will
give great cheer at the name. California will
come next and give her solid vote to
Blaine, and the cheering will break out
again ten times as long and loud, and all the
opposition will be swept away and Blaine will
carry the convention with a unanimous shout
Then somebody said that the Republicans could
not carry Alabama, 50 its vote would not carry
the convention with it, but Mr.. Maloney was
equal TO the occasion, for he replied: Sid you
ever see a runaway tear down the street, clear
ing 1t from end to end of wagons and every
thing, and smashing In the store frouts all
alongf Now what started that horse to run
away? Why, it was frightened at a dog with q
tin can tied to its tail. And who tied that can
to its tail but miserable small boy. That's
how it will be in the convention. Alabama will
be the dog with can tied to its TAIL and it will
start runaway that will clear the road OF all
opposition to Blaine Then Mr.. Maloney told
how he bet Democrat In San Francisco a bot.
tie Of wine that he could not tell why he was q
Democrat First his friend said, Il am q Demo-
craft; but Maloney said that was no reason;
then the reason was, MY father and all my
family were Democrats,' but that was declared
no reason. Then Mr.. Maloney said to him:
Tn tell you why you're Democrat It's be-
cause you wear your hair long and come from
Missouri, and you spell bird with and God
with little 81! That silenced the Democrat"