The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-27
RETURN OF THE sEArTLE-HATERs.
Tacoma Canal Fanatics Welcome Vic.
forious Del exates From Olympia.

Tacoma Canal Fanatics Welcome Vic
torious Delegates From Olympia.
TACOMA, Aug. 26-[Special. THE
Pierce county delegates to the Democratic
state convention returned this afternoon,
and while studied effort with brass band
effects had beea made by the friends
of Democracy in general. and
the anti-Seattle canal enthusi-
asts-some good Democrats and many
conservative Republicans call themselves
anti-ditch fanatics"-in particular, to draw
crowd to the depot for the purpose Of
rendering the Pierce comfy Demo-
cratic delegation and its friends
"rip-roaring" reception, less than one
tenth the number OF people turned out or
joined in the "triumphal march" up Pa
citic avenue as joined in the spontaneous
reception given John Fl. McGraw and the
Pierce county delegation upon the occa-
sion of its return from the Republican
convention at olympia.
The 'triumphal march" did not seem to
triumph, except in the conveyed idea that
somehow or somewhere King county was
chained to the cart. Even this idea Of
conquest seemed to vanish before the lit
tie procession reached the head of Pacific
avenue, because unbiased spectators began
to ask what would be the outcome of the
indignity showa King county. Even
while the "trinmphal march" act was
going on, Judge Sharpstein, of Walla
Walla, and other Democrats were de-
nouncing the conventions action and de.
claring openly their intention not 10 vote
the Democratic ticket.
Still, this was not the only cause for
Democratic dismay. The carefully planned
"triumphal" procession was not two
blocks in length, while the spontaneous
reception rendered John II. McGraw and
the returning Pierce county delegation
reached from the Pacific avenue depot at
Seventeenth street to Ninth street, q dis
lance of eight blocks. Three banners were
carried by the ''triumphal" procession.
telling of Thomas Carroll's greatness, and
the others bearing the following inscrip-
tons:
McGraw feels rawi
and:
Snively feels lively!
And the second cause for dismay re-
ferred to was kept alive while the process
sion passed. by this reference to Snively.
Quieting down, after the onslaught on
King county. the Democrats who are
looking for victory began to figure, and
the more they figured the more they were
convinced that little figuring before
making their nominations would have
been to some purpose. This is what some
of Pierce county's shrewdest Democrats
said in substance:
Who is the strongest man In the Democratic
party In the statef Henry Drum, OF Tacoma, of
course Therefore he should have been nomi-
mated for governor. There are two reasons,
both Of vital importance, why this should have
been done. First, Drum is the only Democrat
In the state who could have Offset McGraw, both
in King county and throughout the state.
Second. Drum could confessedly have carried
Thurston, Lewis, sksgit and Whatcom coun-
ties, and some others quito likely. But surely
he could have carried the counties named
This much many Republicans admit. When it
is remembered that nearly half of Ferry's ma
joriy for governor OF over 5000 votes came
mostly from King, Pierce and the counties
named IL is easily understood why We say Drum
should have been nominated.
1t was further held that Snively cannot
In any way swing the counties which
Drum could have carried, while with
Drum candidate in Pierce, ne could
have strung up votes enough to neutralize
McGraw's big majority in King, and could
have gone into the counties referred to for
a safe majority.
While Sniveiy may "feei lively" the
Pierce county Democrats who discuss his
possibility of election do not share the
sensation.
Sandwiched in with the "triumphal
force were several nominal Republicans
who gave unmistakabie evidence of hys-
terics, while under the influence of the
idea that the Lake Washington canal
nigh not be built. The canal idea is GER
tainly glaring red flag IN the eyes of the
anti-canal enthusiasts
At the Tacoma hotel the parade ended
and the speech-making began. Snively,
Carroll and Franklin X. Lane were among
the speakers. When the speakers pre-
dicted good things for the Democrats the
crowd assembled cheered Justify.