The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-01
KING COUNTY RALLY.
Preparations for TOnight's
Great Demonstration.
TO DISCUSS LOCAL ISSUES.
Presidents Of Republican Clubs Com
plete PlAns-The Speech Of the
Evening-The Parade.

At the meeting OF the presidents OF the yari-
Gus Republican clubs to arrange for the grand
King county demonstration at the Aruory
tonight. the following gentlemen were present:
L. b. Andrews, of the Harrison Legion; s I.
Crawford. OF the King County Republican Club;
r. W. Browne, OF the McGraw Flambeau Club;
William Collins, Of the Young Mems Colored
Republican Club; James II. Wilson, of the Re-.
publican Veteran League. and +. B. Wrestling
OF the Young Mems Republican Club Commit
Ices were appointed on the various features of
the programme, and the result of their work
promises the grantest demonstration ever wit
messed In Washington.
george n. Alexander was chosen as grand
marshal and has appointed as his aids the fol-
lowing msrshals OF the various clubs: King
county Republican Club. Col. E. NJ. Carr: Re.
publican Veteran League, W. G. Hubbard:
roung Mems Republican League, H. H. Smith;
McGraw Flambeau Club, 7. w. Gordon: Harri-
son Legion, Capt Charles H. Brown; Young
Mems Colored Republican Club, marshal not
selected yet
The procession will be headed by the First
Regiment band and drum corps will accom-
pany the Veteran club. The column will form
on Third street, the right resting on Colum bia
Inc line OF March will be down Columbia to
second, to Yesler avenue, to Front, to Union, to
the Armory. Many of the merchants and bust.
ness men along the route of the procession have
1nade preparations 10 show their loyalty to the
interests OF King county by private demonstra-
lions, in the way of fireworks, Examinations
anu the burning of colored fires In fact many
c!tzens who hitherto have always voted the
Democratic ticket will make manifest that IN a
campaign in which the question OF LOYALTY to
their homes is the issue, they have not hesitated
as TO the position they Will assume. The re-
ports OF the committees indicate that there will
be such an outpouring of citizens al will make
no IGN ala
of Washington.
All the necessary arrangements have been
made to accommodate a vast concourse ut the
Armory. Hon. Ii. l. Yesler, one of the fathers of
Seattle, will be the Presiding officer, and among
the vice presidents will be the following we'll
known citizens:
CO A. A. Denny, Dexter Horton, Hon. II. G.
ford, Amos Brown. Angus Macintosh, C. NJ.
Sheafe, Hon. J. w. Langley. +. J. Burns, Otto
Ranks. L: s. Ingraham. C. p. Stone, Henry Van
ASSET ASSET :, Hon. Orange Jacobs Hon. John
Jacob Fnrth. W. R. Forrest, NJ. 5. Drew. Villa
Maydenbeaur, Fred Gasch, William Gross,
James M Weir, Thomas Mercer, Rev. Daniel Bag
smith. DR.; II. A. smith, Charles Prosch, John
sullivan. Dr. +. w. Sparkling, George Kinnear,
Nv n: W; Willis, Hon. George W. Hall, William
j. J. McGiivra, William G. Latimer, Rev. W. T.
George, ID. d., J. B. MacDougail, Rev. George J.
Burchett; Olof Haugan. Rev: R: E. Dunlap,
Thomas II. Campbell, Rev. Wallace Nutting,
august Melhorn, Rev; D. c. Garrett, Mortimer
OConnor, Rev. q. II. Watson, D. D., Hon. J. NJ.
Frink, R. C. Crawford, DIR. Rufus willard, Hon.
u. g. Bond, Emil Anderson, +. J. DePuy. +.
Ioklas. F. J. Ware, W. A. Mcclure, i. q. saun-
ders
The address of the evening will be delivered
by ex-Chief Justice j. r. Lewis, who has fought
King county's battles SO valiantly in the past
and who will speak on the local issues OF this
campaign. He will deliver q speech that will
quicken the patriotism and stir the hearts of
every loyal citizen of King county, irrespective
OF party. The state of Washington has no moro
able, loyal and patriotic citizen than Judge
Lewis, and ii the citizens of King county are
true to themselves, true TO their homes and true
to their best interests, they will pack Armory
hall tonight as it has never been packed before.
Nothing but subjects that are vital and that ap-
peal personally to every citizen of King county
will be discussed. Patriotism. like charity be-
gins at home, and those who are true to the first
duty of every citizen and of every self-respect-
ing man, will tonight show the stuff of which
they are made.