Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-10-27
M GRAW AND SNIVELY
Large Audiences Greet the Two Can
didateS for Governor
MEETINGS IN BOTH CITIES
Mr.. McGraw Makes a Fine Impress
sion-Great Speech by ].
w. Corson

Notwithstanding the fact that last
evening was dark and dreary on ac-
count of the dense fog prevailing, and
the further fact that considerable
number of people went to Whatcom to
hear Mr.. Snively, the big X. p. Pavil-
ion was well filled with ladies and gen.
tlemen assembled to hear Hon. John
H. McGraw, Republican candidate for
governor, and John w. Corson, Esq,
the brilliant lawyero of Seattle, speak on
the questions upon which the voters of
Washington are asked to pass judg-
ment at the election now so near at
hand. The big hall was decidedly
chilly and if the meeting had not been
one of exceptional interest the audi
ence would have speedily dispersed.
That the great crowd endured the dis
comforts to the end of the meeting,
and apparently forgot them in their in
terest in it, was well deserved COM
pliment to the distinguished speakers.
Major Wilkin presided in his usual
easy and happy way, and after lively
song by the Glee Club, which at once
put the audience in good humor, he
spoke about ten minutes, eliciting pro-
longe1 rounds of applause as he referred
to the outcome of certain historic at
tempts Of disgruntled Republicans to
beat some of the party's greatest leaders,
among them Lincoln and Grant. At
the conclusion of his brief address he
introduced the gentleman who will un-
doubtedly be the next governor of
Washington, Hon. John II. McGraw,
who was greeted by spontaneous out
burst hearty applause as he advanced
to the front of the platform. His fine
appearance, frank, open and manly
manner gained for him the good will
of the big audience at the very outset
Of his speech, and what he said and the
clear, direct and dignified way in
which he said it served only to inten-
sify the good impression which his
appearance had created. He spoke
briefly and forcibly of the fundamental
principles of the party and of the great
national questions involved in the
campaign, but devoted the greater part
of his address to the consideration OF
state issues and especially the Demo
cratic charges of eXtravagant and vena
administration of state affairs. In
stead of endeavoring to evade any o.
the responsibility which is attached to
him by reason of what is known as the
"canal plank" in the state platform ht
referred to the matter fearlessly anC
frankly, declaring that he stood as .
Republican upon each and every plank
in the platform adopted by the party
in convention assembled, and that he
was ready and willing to stand or fal
with whatever issue the voters of the
state might deem TO be involved. 81
presume / am as much responsible fol
that plank as any man in the state,
said he, "and If there are any Repub-
licans within the hearing of my voice
or in the state who intend to vote
against the Republican ticket because
of that plank, i beg them to charge
it up to me and not to any other candi-
date on the ticket, for 50 far as know
not one of them had anything to do
with it.n The speakers temperate and
yet scathing reference to " an alleged
newspaper down i'm the city of Tacoma
which flies the Republican flag at hall
mast" was greeted with hearty APP
plause as were also his remarks about
Congressman Wilson and Hon. w. H.
Doolittle. He paid a noble tribute to
President Harrison and well voiced the
sentiments of the audience and the peo-
pie of the nation generally without re-
gard to politics in his expressions OF
deepest sympathy with the president in
the great sorrow which the death of his
loved and loving wife has brought upon
him.
At the conclusion of his address
the Glee club sang two rous-
ing songs, following which
the chairman introduced Mr.
Corson, the well known lawyer and
brilliant platform orator. who de
livered incomparably the most elo-
quent and powerful address on the
tariff question which has been heard
here during the campaign. 1t was a
mastery effort, clear, logical, argu-
mentative and convincing-a speech
that ought to be printed in full and to
which it is impossible to do justice in a
mere review. A few of the chief points
so ably presented by the speaker will
receive attention in the HERALD in
another issue.
When Mr.. Corson concluded the
Glee Club favored the audience with
another admirable selection and the
meeting, which will certainly result in
much good to the Republican cause,
was at an end.