The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-14
Chehalis County Enthusiastic
Over Republican Leader.
HE DEFENDS STATE OFFICIALS
Economy Of Administration Shown
by a Report Of the Auditor.
Dick Blaauw Replies to the Falsehoods
of the Ledger-Republican Rallies
at Fort Townsend, Everett, Dayton,
Friday Harbor and Other Points.


Republicans of Chehalis county do not
roll up big majority on November s the
enthusiastic reception they gave the Hon.
John II. McGraw tonight was meaning
less. The excursion steamers from Ho-
| quiam and Cosmopolis brought about 400
visitors to the city, with brass band and
jubilee club. Two hundred torches were
In the parade, and at least leo Republicans
unable to procure any Joined in the march.
The opera house, auditorium, galleries
and lobby were crowded. Seated on the
stage when the meeting was opened with
music were James Kari, James Gillies, n.
W. Bush, J. u. Lewis, George Emerson,
}. NJ. Weatherwax, George d. Allen, Mr..
Gilkey, A. X. Bush, DR.. Stapp. George ID.
ochoteld, DR.. South, John Hutchison and
Joe Graham. Wien Mr.. McGraw and J.
". Corson appeared the audience broke
into cheers. Chairman Clyde b. Weather
wax. in introducing Mr.. McGraw, said it
had been his pleasure to sit in the RepUb-
llcan convention which had nominated
Mr.. McGraw with so much unanimity as
the candidate for governor, and con-
cluded: II introduce to you the next gov
| ernor-the Hon. John III. McGraw"
The meeting applauded Justify as Mr..
McGraw bowed his acknowledgements.
When he declared that. as the candidate of
the Republican party, he stood on every
plank of the platform, including the
ditch plank" the audience yelled its ap-
provai. Mr.. McGraw was listened to with
deep attention and applauded frequently
as he proceeded with a painstaking defense
OF the state administration and of the pro-
gressive yet economical policy of the Re-
publican party. He resorted to no figures
OF speech, but presented in a business-liks
manner calm, statistical review of public
affairs. His statement of expenditures
and assets, as contrasted with the false
charges OF extravaganza made by the
press and orators of the Democratic party,
were manifestly effective. Respecting the
appropriations made by this legislature
and denounced as extravagant, he said the
present s.andard-bearer, Mr.. Snvely. of
the Democracy, was member of the ap-
preparation committee. If he raised his
voice against these appropriations in that
committee no one heard him; if he OBJ
jected to them in the house no one has
any recollection of it; if he voted against
any one or all of them no record of the fact
exists. Mr.. McGraw proved that the actual
expenditures of the state officials m ade
under this appropriation would be less
than two-thirds the sums appropriated.
Mr.. McGraw was about to terminate his
remarks. when he exclaimed: .But hold;
some of my Tacoma friends may be dis
tressed if neglect to speak to you about
the Lake Washington canal" He did not
mince the subject. "If any Republican in
this state deems 1t his duty to vote against
the state ticket because of the canal plank
in our platform" he said, II want him to
know that / am as responsible for the
adoption of that plank as is any Repub-
llcan in the state. l would have
refused nomination on any plat
form that did not contain it, [Cheersl.
Mr.. McGraw then entered upon
sketch of the history of this proposed pub
lie Improvement and of the various recon-
mendations of the legislatures and of
government engineers. At the conclusion
z of his speech, when Mr.. McGraw said that
although he has neither anticipated nor
sought the nomination, he expected with
the aid of the Republicans, to lead his
party to victory, the applause was pro-
longed till he again expressed his gratitude
for the warmth of the reception accorded
him.
Mr.. Corson devoted most of his speech
to the Peoples party. enlightening the au-
dience on the subject of fiat money. The
proposed remedy of the Peoples party for
the awful wickedness and corruption
which is dragging down the government
Of the United States to everlasting desolu-
ton and ruin is an increase of the per
capita" Corson detailed the disastrous
efforts of nations and of states in the
Union to cure the supposed politi-
cal evils and to promote the pub
lie welfare with an increase of
the per capita" lie showad conclusively
that no scheme of fat money ever
had succeeded. and that none such could
succeed. Mr.. Corson closed with a defina-
ton of the two doctrines of protection and
free trade, and the demonstration that
victory of the Democratic party meant
paralysis to industry and pauperism.
When Mr.. McGraw arrived at Westport
today he was met by delegation repre-
senting the Aberdeen and Hoquiam Re-
publican clubs, many of them Old friends.
Among them were Capt. J. ". Weather
wax, Senator C. T. Wooding, Representa-
tive George ". Wyrnan, Frank Drake, J.
A. Graham, William Mckinley. w. ".
Bush, Charles Green, Seth Warren, James
Gillies and P. \. Warren. The steamer
Clan Mcdonald had been chartered Tor the
occasion. When Hoqliam Was reached the
party went ashore and were entertained
an hour by the Republicans of the city.
DR.. Smith tried 10 persuade Mr.. McG.aw
TO remain or TO return. as the citizens gem
orally were anxious to meet him. Mr.
McGraw assured Dr.. Smith and the dele
cations seconding his hosIitsbie request
that If the cancellation of some other APP
pointment would enable him to do SO he
would address meeting at Hoquiam be-
fore the close of the campaign.