The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-12
THE JOURNEY HOME.
Untiring Enthusiasm Till the Very Last
Minute.


Untiring Enthusiasm TIL the Very Last
Minute.
A special train was chartered to carry dele
gates and visitors for the lower Sound. Six
coaches barely sufficed to afford sccommoda-
ton, but nobody complained. The jour-
ney was an antiring jubilee, speeches
and patriotic songs keeping the people in con-
stans excitement. Among other diversions i'm
promptu parodies were devised, among them
ono on the famous "Ta-ra-ra Boom-deay,"
which ran as follows:
We are for the man from King;
His nominations Just the thing.
He is bound to win the race;
. Come and help us set the pace.
John McGraw is just the man,
Try and match HIM If you can.
Won't they make dandy run
john McGraw and Harrison?
Ta-ra-ra boom-de-ah!
we will vote for John McGraW.
Ta-ra-ra boom-de-ah!
We will vote for John McGraw, etc, etc.
Another great favorite with the lively boys Of
the "thrd house. was the following, set to the
air Of Goodbye My Lover, Goodbye"
John n. McGraw is Washington 8 son.
Goodbye, Dude Lewis, goodbye.
We vote for him, yei, one by one,
Goodbye, Dude Lewis, goodbye
Bye. Lewis. bye. Oh,
What makes you sigh 20?
Bye, Lewis, bye, Oh.
Goodbye, Dude Lewis, goodbye.
Our chosen man is John McGraw,
Goodbye, Dude Lewis, goodbye,
And to the polls the voters he'll draw,
Goodbye, Dude Lewis, goodbye
CHORUS
The ship canal will surely 20,
Goodbye. Dude Lewis, goodbye,
The state convention did say 80,
Goodbye, Dude Lewis, goodbye
And now we'll go back to our homes.
Goodbye, Dude Lewis. goodbye,
And go to work like sons Of guns.
Goodbye, Dude Lewis. goodbye.
CHORUS.
The only interruption to the jolli6cation was
the halt and parade at Tacoms. whore, in COM
upon "Rah, rah, John Fl. Nc
Graw," was interspcrsed with cheers for
Doolittle and Price. The delegates from What
com, Skagit. Jefferson, Island, Clallam and
Snohomish entered heartily into the fun and
swore eternal friendship and alliance with
King.
News reached the city early in the evening
that John H. McGraw and the whole King
county delegation would reach the city at 10
o'clock, and a great crowd gathered at the
depot to give them a welcome home.
Delay after delay occurred in the
arrival of the train, but the crowd continued to
grow until midnight, when it was announced
thatthe delegation would not arrive till nearly
O'Clock. A large part of the crowd then went
home, but great number of people still waited
patiently.
1t was about 30 this morning when the train
pulled into the depot with the returning dele
gates, all wearing ribbons around their hats
and flowers In their buttonholes. The waiting
crowd gave them q rousing cheer. and all with
one consent sought out Mr.. McGraw and over.
whelmed him with congratulations.
The delegates aud others who had been at
tending the convention then formed in line
with the flags at their head and escorted Mr..
McGraw to his house on Fifth street, eniivening
the march with occasional bursts of singing
and cheering On reaching the house, they
closed up On the. sidewalk and A. +. Burteigh,
with Mr.. McGraw, called for three cheers for
"John H. McGraw, the next governor OF WASH
ington." They were given with great vim,
hoarse as the delegates were with cheering dur
leigh called for three cheers for the Re-
publican ticket, which were given with
equal energy. Mr. McGraw simply
thanked them and was about to retire into his
house, when F. J. Grant mounted the porch and
in a brief speech called upon his hearers to
work from that time until election day for Re-
publican success and they would gain. This
evoked more cheers and the delegates went
home satisfied that they had done good days
work.