, 1892-09-24
|. COUNTY POLITICS.
Republican Meeting at Gate City
Tonight.

When the Flambeau Club Will
march-DemOcratsO Change Head
quarters-PeOpIc's Party Plans.
miscellaneous Political Points.
A delegation of young republicans left
today for Gate City to conduct a campaign
meeting at that place. Among the num-
Der were John A. Rea, S. G. Woodruff, M.
A. Root and 7. F. Mentzer. J. A. Haight,
went to Rochester last night and joined
the party at Gate City today.
The Flambeau club will make its appear
ance next Thursday night for the first time.
1t will be upon the occasion of the opening
Of the campaign in Olympia, when the
leading speakers of the state will be pres
ent and discuss the issues of the day. The
members of the club will come out arrayed
in all the glory Of white uniforms and
gorgeous lambeaux. Drilling and counter
drilling will be made features Of the oc-
casion.
An interesting feature of the meeting
next Thursday night will be the singing of
double quartette glee club, con-
sisting of r. G. O'Brien, A. b. Cowles, S.
G. Woodruff, f. M. Convey, Il. L. Brown,
c. M. Moore, l., p. Ouellette and DR..
Gentle.
The program of meetings for the county
during the coming week shows that repub-
licanism will be presented to the people ev-
cry night in the week as follows: South
Bay, Monday Chambers Prairie, Tuesday;
Maxfeld Wednesday; Olympia, Thurs
day; Lincoln, Friday; Yelm, Saturday.
TOO MUCH PUBLICITY.
The democrats could not endure the
glaring publicity Of the headquarters on
Main street and have vacated the building.
Rooms have been secured in the IalcOtt
building on the same floor with Sheriff
Prince and the telephone exchange. The
correspondence and routine business of the
club will be transacted in these rooms but
for speaking purposes. Columbia hall has
been leased for Tuesday evening of each
week. The club will bring forward some
of the best talent in the party for their reg
ular weekly meetings. Committees have
been appointed to prepare lists of speakers
and arrange for meetings. throughout the
county, and will announce the name,
places and time, within a few days
PEOPLES PARTY MATTERS.
The various candidates of the peoples
party of Thurston county and the MEM
bers Of the county committee met at Ia
coma hall in joint convention yesterday at
| 1 pm, according to call. A vigorous cam
paign for all parts of the county was out
! lined and placed in the hands Of the exec
utive committee to carry out. The requis-
| ties of the nominees certificates were dis
cussed and all necessary information for
the certificates was furnished by the can
didates present.
Gaby, Forrest and Millette were selected
as a committee to prepare circular ad-
dress on the requirements of the election
law for the benefit of election officers and
absent candidates. The opera house was
! secured for the peoples party rally next
/ Wednesday evening, at which Governor
Young and e. M. Knox, candidate for
| congress on the peoples party ticket, will
address the people. Reports from various
members of the county central committee
throughout the county give hopeful view
of the strength of the peoples party in
those sections. The meeting adjourned to
meet on next Wednesday at the same
| place at 2 O'Clock p m.
II. L. Forrest left at 11:30 for Grand
Mound where he will speak tonight at the
school house.
Next Saturday evening Mr.. Forrest will
speak at MaK6eld.
CHAPLIN's RESIGNATION.
It seems that the resignation Of ]. r.
! Chaplin, as candidate for state senator on
the prohibition ticket has provoked some
criticism from the prohibition leaders.
The matter is discussed al some length in
the Prohbihonist. the ThurstOn county
organ of the party. The statement that
Mr.. Chaplin was led awav by the republi-
can party is stoutly denied. Touching
this point the article says: "Mr. Chaplin
has not dropped from the prohibition
ranks. Another subject 50 consumes his
time that he felt he could not do justice to
his party who placed him in nomination.
In this we feel like criticising Mr.. Chaplin
sorely for not allowing the balance of us to
use his name upon which to build our
cause. So far we have been unable to fill
the vacancy, but we hope to find the right
standard bearer around whom we can
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