The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-10

people thanks were due to the magnificent ma
jority of 1,795 for Ronald. Mr.. Rochester
waved his hat, and declared upon his honor
that not cent of the money spent by his COM
mit.ee had been paid for iliegitimhte WORK
More cheers
james f. McEiroy, who organized the cam
psign in the First ward, asserted that not ten IL
legal votes were cast there. closely were the
polls watched. Lee B. Hart. another OF the
campaign committee-intioiuced by Mr.. He'll
ner as the keystone of the srch"-pledgad MS
word that if the Democrats should mismanage
the city he would work as hard as he could Tor
their defeat next time.
George Donworth, the new corporation coun-
sci, warned the Democrats that they must all
work for good government If they did not want
weli-deserved defeat in two years. Adoiph
krug, the new city treasurer, bowed ana e3-
pressed an intention Of being the best treasurer
that ever was. George J. Stoneman made neat
speech thanking everybod for electing him city
clerk. He promised his best endeavor to have
the office accurate and satisfactory.
VIII II. Thompson wanted the Democrats 10
keep together and carry the state and nation IN
the fall Junius Rochester warned them that
they would not have walkover nor anything
like it in the fall, because hundreds OF Repub-
hcans had voted the Democratic city ticket. L.
c. Gilman dwelt upon the lessons OF the cam
paign, and said that were the Democrats to wa
yer from their fine promises the Republicans
would pile Gp as big majority next time
J. 5. Crockett, W. H. Moore and W. +. White
spoke, and Hilory Butler, introduced as the
first Democrat in Seattle, received tremendous
cheer.
Last came the idol of the party, the "only
James Hamilton Lewis" as Mr.. Heifner said.
The human sea was tossed into waves again, as
when J. T. Ronald had appeared. Alter a
minute or two of unbroken cheers, during
sah NJ I. and hot
and ran his long beautiful fingers through his
long beautiful hair, Mr.. Heifner added that
Mr.. Lewis would be the next governor. Pande-
monium broke loose again. Rockets went up.
Red fire cast its glare over the swaying mass OF
men. Shouts Of Governor Lewis
filled the air. Mr.. Lewis smiled and
bowed. When everybody but himself
had become hoarse he spoke of rings, and cleo
tons, and ballots, aud victory. He told his
hearers that the Democrats, Republicans, Prohi-
bitionists and Peoples party men had "joined
i'll shattering terrible ring, brazen, triple
plated, three times welded and gilded with in
fanny" Mr.. Lewis further urged his hearers to
work as hard for good government all the time as
they had during the last MONTH and he assured
them that Seattle would ever be the Queen City
OF the Northwest-with the best people, best
schools, best streets, best government
and best everything else. "Ihis morn
ing, he said, ''news was flashed
across the continent from Portland
Maine that there the Democrats, with Repub-
hcan help, had won their first victory in years.
And now from the Pacific comes the answer.
Seattle lifts her torch like blazing gem in the
gorgeous setting OF the western sky. The light
flashes across the Cascades, across the arid
plains, over the moods OF the Rockies,
across the broad praries, through the populous
cities of the middle West, over the blue
Alleghanies, and shines full upon
that shore where men hear the surge and thun-
der of the Atlantic and wherever the rays of
that light strike, from the Occident to the red
dening horizon OF the Orient there it is known
tina. the people and only the people can rule
Another burst of cheers-more music by the
band-more singing-and the meeting was over.