The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-02
ON PIONEER PLACE.
A Big Bonfire and a Lively Dem
ocratic Meeting.
CONTEST At THROWING MUD.
Campaign Orators Rehearse Old Insinu-
ations-Meetings in Various Wards
Several Republican Rallies.

The Democrats usurpei the meeting place OF
the Peoples party last night and held rally in
Pioneer place. At the southern end of the tri-
angle was a huge bonfire, while the northern
end was warmed by the even more feryid elo-
Quenee of the speakers. They sat on high
platform, and with them shivered C. G. Heifner,
the presiding officer, and several other party
dignitaries.
While the flow OF oratory went on unchecked
there some street Arabs, with that initiative
genius for which they are noted, held little
political meeting of their own around the bon
fire. II began in quarrel over the possession
OF stick, which the larger boy, of course, Sc
cured. The smaller one, boiling with rage,
looked around in despair for weapon until one
OF his friends offered the happy suggestion
"Trow mud at i'm, Jimmyl" Jimmy scooped
up double handful Of the wettest and blacklist
mud he could find, and with remarkable pre-
cision of aim deposited it upon the back of his
rivals neck.
The boy with the stick made a savage rally,
and was met with another volley that stuck in
his face. Within a space of five seconds a
dozen urchins were absorbed in the fascinating
pastime of mudslinging, and for several min
utes were very lively around the bonfire.
At the big meeting J. I. Ronald, the Demo-
cratic candidate for mayor, was the first
speaker. lie made his usual Addressing rule
water works-John Leary-bonds- city's credit
our fair ngme-"ring' White-think
of it, gentlemen,-what did they do with all that
money?-the "ring"-regular Indebtedness
contingent -plundered by
''ring"-not question of polities-"ringi"
The course of Mr.. Ronald's talk was inter-
rupted by the appearance OF James Hamilton
Lewis, whose friends started the customary
cheer for their idol.
George Donworth, the candidate for corpora
ton counsel, came next. Like Mr.. Ronald he
was quite certain that there was no politics in
the election-it was merely business matter.
Before closing Mr.. Donworth declared that he
was not the attorney OF any railway owning or
aspiring to a foot of right-ofway in King
county; and, furthermore, were he elected he
would devote his personal attention to the
duties OF the Offices
b. +. De Bow was then introduced as "the
Demosthenes OF the campaign" After blinking
solcmnly for a few seconds at the expectant
audience, Mr.. De Bow threw hemself, heart and
soul, into his unique and amusing speciality as
Demosthenes. Certainly Mr.. De Bow resembles
Demosthenes in that no printed words can do
justice to his oratorical performances Some of
his speeches have been called fiery, fluent and
forid. That OF last night was fiery, fluent,
horid, frantic, frenZied and even feroeious. In
fifteen minutes he had walked up and
down the little platform and swung his arms,
shook his fists, glared at the audience, stamped,
pounded and yelled enough for Demosthenes,
tongue that the world has ever seen
The Quartette Gained down the audience with
the soothing strains OF "Hand Me Down Your
Robe, Mr.. Hall"
Then W H. White devoted considerable time
aud energy 10 discussion OF what he called the
political methods OF Thomas Clancy, Frank
Clancy, Peter Burns and William o Donnell.
The Inst speaker was the idol, James Hamil-
ton Lewis. He began with touching humility
By saying that he supposed he was saved till the
last, in order that the crowd might disperss
peaceably while he was talking. "Ain't o
smooth" remarked puzzled admirer. "Jes'
ear i'm put it on, for o knows we all bin
waitin' for i'm"
Whether the crowd had been waiting for Mr..
Lewis Or not, all stayed until he was through.
He ended with an impassioned defense OF Mr..
Ronald's character.
The crowd applauded, and then, forgetting
MI Ronald, they gave "three cheers for Gov
ernor Lewis"