, 1892-10-27
M,GRAW is BOSS.
That's What Franklin K. Lane
Says About Him.
Olympia Democrats Think Too
Much Power Was Ascribed TO
the Man from SeattIe--The Ring

much ROVER was AScr1bed To |
the Man from SeattIe--The Ring
Dictator.
Franklin K. Lane, editor of the Tacoma
News, drew respectable crowd to the
theater last evening at the democratic
rally. Lane confined his remarks to state
issues, and principally to McGraw as the |
leader of the republican ring. He de-
nounced the machineidea of politics, with
McGraw as the republican dictator. He
said the canal plank in the democratic
platform was simply notice to McGraw
and his henchmen that they might dictate
to the republicans, but not to the demo-
Gratis.
Although the attendance was not quite
as large as many expected it would be, Mr..
Lane came to the front and spoke his piece
with the same ferYOr that he displayed in
the memorable debate in the democratic
state convention. From literary and or
atorical point of view his address was ell
egant. The speaker, however, eYaded
the promised vindication of Mr.. Snively's
record by discussing other matters. He
politely waived the consideration of nat
iOnal, state and county issues and pro-
ceeded to tell all about the Seattle candi-
date for governor. The gist of his argu-
ment was that McGraw was the literal boss
of the republican party of Washington,
that nothing was done by the party eitherin
county or state matters without his saction
that he controlled federal appointments,
that he was "boss" in every detail He
went on to show that McGraW was theman
who manipulated the adoption of the canal
plank in the state platform with which the
republican state ticket is burdened,
nnn hot N
under the control of the townsite combina-
tion in Seattle, put up and backed for the
sole purpose Of securing the canal at the
expense of the government. Incidents in
detail were given to prove the truth of the
statements made. His discussion of Nc
Graw did not meet with hearty response.
He magnihed the Importance of his man
too much.
"Do you think his speech carried con
viction2" was asked of democratic
listener.
II do not. It's all nonsense to say that
McGraw is a bigger man than the repub-
liean party"
DEMOCRATIC APPOINTMENTS.
Democratic county appointments from
the 31st of October up to the night before
the election were arranged at a meeting of
the democratic county candidates yester-
day evening as follows:
Monday, October 81, Collins school
house.
Tuesday, November 1, Tumwater.
Wednesday, November 2, Bucoda, Tick
nOr's prairie.
Independence school house.
Friday, November 4, Grand Mound and
MeLane's school house.
Monday, November Z, Olympia, Bucoda
and Tenino.
REPUBLICAN APPOINTMENTS.
The republican county committee has
made up the following list of appointments
and speakers for the remainder of the cam
paign:
Thursday, October 27-Rainier. Messrs.
Gordon and Ballard.
Friday, october 2s-Mud Bay, Messrs.
Royal and Gordon.
Saturday, October 9-Tumwater, Messrs.
CosgrOve and Gordon.
Monday, October 31-Tenino, Messrs.
Gordon and Royal
Tuesday, November 1-McLane, Messrs.
Gordon and Royal.
Wednesday, November D Yelm, NJ. ].
Gordon; also, November 2, Chambers prai-
rie told church) M. Royal.
Thursday, November 3-South Union
Messrs. Gordon and Royal.
Friday, November 4-Smith's prairie,
Messrs Root and Royal also, Bucoda,
Messrs. Gordon and Haight.
Saturday, November 5-Little Rock,
Messrs. Gordon and Royal.
PEOPLES PARTY CLUB.
A meeting of the peoples part club was
held at Tacoma hall last night. Notwith-
standing the democratic rally at the Olym-
Pia theater, the attendance was unusually
large.
a very entertaining feature of the pro-
program was the singing by the children's
glee club, composed OF Ina, Blanche and
Willie Forrest and Maudie Schoield, who
rem dered several lively campaign songs,
sung to popular airs. The singing pro-
voked earty applause,
The special feature of the evening was
the singing Of a solo by Willie Forrest,
which was composed by Samuel Dobrin,
and which was happy take-off on national
and local politics.
J. M. Swan was chairman of the meeting.
The speaker of the evening was Oscar
Swanson, peoples party candidate for rep
resentative. He explained at length his
views of the referendum system, which
means, that any important measure of leg
islation should be referred TO the people for
their opinion pro or con, and that the leg
islator should be governed by that opin-
ion in giving his vote upon the measure,
no mater what his private convictions
might be. Mr.. Swanson took the position
that legislator is a serveant of the people
in the strictest sense of that word, and
should ride no hobby and cast no vote
against their wishes.
At the conclusion of the remarks others
were heard on kindred topics. H. l.. For
rest made a brief argument against the
theory that only wealthy men should be
elected to office. He thought the people
had tried the bankers long enough. The
Industrial classes, he said wanted a chance
to participate in making the laws of the
nation. In closing he said the most inn
portant thing to find out about a candidate
ra, D I, 1. II 1 4
for honesty and not how much money he
had managed to accumulate by slippery
methods.
Chairman Swan, in a brief speech, re-
ferred with pride to his early record as a
voter in the abolition party. He said the
republican party left him; that he didn't
leave it. Mr.. Swans remarks closed the
meeting.
PEOPLES PARTY COUNTY APPOINTMENTS.
The peoples party county committee
met at the Office of Lacey & Forrest and ar
ranged the following schedule of county
meetings:
Thursday, October 27 (tonight)-Little
Rock; speakers, T. J. Miller, Oscar Swan
son, Judge Millett.
Friday, October 2s-North Star school
house; Oscar Swanson, r. RaWson.
Saturday, October 29-Schneider school
house, Mud Bay precinct, Oscar Swanson. |
Also Harlow school house, r. RawsOn.
Monday, October 31-McLane; Oscar
Swanson and r. RawsOn.
Tuesday, November 1-South Union, Os- |
car Swanson and R. RaWson.
Wednesday, November 2-TumWater; |
r. Rawson and Oscar Swanson. Same /
date at Olympia, Columbia hall; J G.. Van |
Patten, candidate for congress.
Thursday, November 3-Bucoda; J @ /
Van Patten, Oscar Swanson and Judge
Millett.
Friday, November 4-Yelm; Oscar
Swanson, J. M. Swan, Judge Millet and r.
RaWson
Saturday, November 5-Olympia, Colum- /
bia hall, all county candidates will speak. |
On the the same date at Chambers Prai- /
rie, old church.
Monday, NoYember 7-Tenino; H. /. |