The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-10
LAURELS OF VICTORY.
Triumphant and Jubilant De-
mocracy Has Its Day.
THE NIGHTS BIG JUBILEE.
Everybody in Seattle. Regardless Of
Politics, Comes Out to the Cele-
bration in Pioneer Place.


had been buried under, "a regular landslide"
there was the widest sort OF rejoicing. The
democratic headquarters in the Smith block
were overrun with ecstatic partisans, each OF
whom displayed remarkable hindgight and
stoutly insisted he had known for months that
the majorities would not be less than
1000. The successful candidates, the members
OF the campaign committee, the members OF the
city committee and the other workers modestiy
received the congratulations OF their aduliring
friends, and each OF the glo-ifed company of
Vletors reluctantly acknowledged when urged
tor an expression of opinion that the triumph
ives mainly due to his own individual efforts.
In short, no Democrat in Seattle would confess
that his confidence had ever for moment
wavered or that his endeayor had not been the
main factor in the happy result.
BY singular coincidence every Republican
declared he had been certain from the beginning
that defeat was staring his ticket in the face,
and he explained how the party might have won
If il had followed his advice at this or that
crisis in the campaign.
But the result was gracefully accepted by all,
and bets were paid with good will. The few
Democrats who had dared to back their early
convictions with money or other substantial
evidence OF faith appeared in shiny silk hats
Percy W. Rochester, L. D. Ross and Romayue Z.
Fitzgerald were among this fortunate band
Victor Hugo Smith also came out with hat,
token of regard from his victorious opponent,
Adolph Krug
When the PosT-1NTELLIGENCER went to press
yesterday morning the count was only about
half finished During all the day the returns
from the various precincts kept coming into the
city clerks office, and the count was not COM
pleted in the big First precinct of the Seventh
ward until nearly o'clock last night. The re-
turns, however, merely added to the enthusi-
asm Of the Democrats and early in the after
doa fInI 4t,Asr
Accordingly, handbills were distributed
throughout the city bearing announcement
that procession would start at O'Clock in the
evening.
The sun really led the procession, for it went
down in a blaze OF red and before the glow
had died from the western sky the torches took
it up again. As an exhibition of military tao
tics the parade was not success, bu. as a dis
play of enthusiasm it was picturesque and
effective. The corner of James and Second
streets, in front of the Democratic headquarters,
was the place of formation. From there the
line swept down through the First ward, past
the club headquarters there, then back and up
second street to Pike, down to Front and
through to Pioneer place, where the rally was
held.
There were no uniforms. Charles Esplin, jr.,
John Y. Terry, James F. McElroy, James 7.
Blackstone and other worthless in strictly civil
ian attire led the way, and behind them came
the First Regimen. band. The hundreds of the
rank and file followed in ragged, struggling
lines that knew neither order nor discipline.
Each man carried some token of victory.
About half of them bore torches dripping with
oil and redolent with kerosene Another con-
tiDgent carried brooms, some OF which
were dipped in oil and lighted toward the end
of the march. There were a dozen
transparencies containing such beautiful
legends as: "Public Office is Public Trust;'
a,Nt l0sf
Rghtt' "Oh! Leary." "The Ring Is Busted"
Not Democratic Victory. but Victory of the
| People" A hundred men and boys with more
zeal for noise than car for music, blew discord-
antly on tin horns of varying lengths and
| pitches. Near the middle came T. S. Browns
| Union band, which, like the First regiment
band, deserves the highest praise for making
| itself heard clearly and well above the fearful
| diu raised by the amateur musicians on every
| side. "
Thus the army went-a thousand men
shouting, torches swaying and smok-
| ing, brooms waving, horns tearing jagged
| holes in the night air and two
| hands playing for dear life. At frequent inter
walls bonfres were kindled, red fire burned and
| Roman candles and rockets Sc. off. These
| demonstrations served merely to add 10 the
| volumns of shouts and other noises. At every
| step the number of followers on the sidewalks
| and in the road increased, and when the column
| reached Madison street, on their way to Pioneer
! place. Front street for nearly two blocks was
| ianmed full of men, boys and even women.
| AS this torrent of human beings poured into
| the big triangle huge bonfire was started and
| whole batteries of rockets threw their lurid
| light against the sky, sharp contrast to the
serene effulgeucc of the waxing moon.
Such q crowd has seldom been seen in the CITY
| of Seattle. On the broad platform in the center
of the place were the officerselect and other
| Democratic dignitaries, while the streets were
| packed solid, SO that the cars had slow work
| forcing way through. Every able bodied man
| in the city, all of the children and many
| OF the women had turned out to see
| how the new mayor looked and hear what he
| would have to say for himself From the win
| dows of the Pioneer block, the Occidental, the
| Olympic and the Starr-Boyd blocks, hundreds
| more looked down upon the striking scene
For time the band played, and the Standard
| quartette sang to amuse the crowd, which also
amused itself by yelling Justify when James
Hamilton Lewis bowed and smiled his wsv I'D
| the stairway to the platform. By and by, Charles
! q. Heifner chairman of the city central COM
| mittee, introduced L. D. Ross. as "the smallest
man on the campaign committee. aud the
| Hve!lest-the man who had raised all the
money Mr.. Ross stepped forward, removed
his elegant new hat, ana smiled condesceud.
! ingly, while the audience cheered Fellow
| citizens, he began. 81 aIn-."
Just then the sea OF heads was cOnyulsed hy
! mighty storm; men thrust up their arms hats
were raised high on torch-sticks aud brooms.
the shouts were louder, and the din OF the horns
grew yet more terrific. Mr. Ross thought ior a
moment that his own popularity had received
fresh and striking tripute. but turning he
saw that J. 4. Ronald had climbed the Plat
| form.
Mr.. Ross then seized the situation, rointed 20
| Mr.. Ronald and made his lips go Apparently
| he was speaking, but the noise was SO great the
man next to him could not hear word
In minute or two the crowd stopped cheering
Mr.. Ronald stepped forward, and Mr.. Ross lost
| the opportunity TO tell how lie raised all that
campaign fund.
Mr.. Ronald's speech was brief He declared
that the victory was IN no sense a Democratic
victory, but 1t was the triumph OF the peopIa
over the "ring-' Republicans, Peoples partv
men. and even the Pfohibitionists had helped
| the Democrats along. Accordingly, the election
was not an exhibition OF Democratic strength,
but OF the strength OF the people when they rise
| IN their might. NJ. Ronald further said his
| support having come from members of all
! parties, he was in duty bound 10 administer the
city's affairs in the interest of no party nor
iaoaon. but for the welfare OF Seattle as a
/ whole The next mayor expressed fear that
! he would not b able 10 do rs much Tor the CITY
| IS the people evidently expected of him. but
! II he failed, he would fail only after he had
| done his best 10 give an honest and pure govern
ment
| livery point in the address received tumultu-
/ Gus applause from ali, and men OF all political
parties were apparently ready to give the new
! administration cordial support in every act
( tending toward good government