The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-03
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Calls Them Iscendfartss.
Amer the demonstration br the vorrs,o
peopie Of SPOKANE against the capitalists
sao nad obtained IN injunction delaying
construction OF water works there vas
mnen talk OF anarchists" and '.dynaris-
these terms being applied to the
sorkingmen. II. W. Fairweafher, George
turner aud three others got together and
oecsaed that Is would be proper TO come
Out Tor law and order. Consequently type
written csrcuiars we're issued to handful
OF men IN Spokane, asking them TO attend
meeting ~ the Auditorium on Friday
afternoon. The Chronicle thus describes
the meeting:
AZ O'Clock there we're forty people in
the Auditorium hall. including capitalis.s.
ee.D,uheiafnen and Popnlisfs- Judge Turner,
" ;. Norman. Frank Graves. Judge
houghtsn, s. q. Alien, William McKin-
stsy, w. II. cowles. A. n. Cannon, Fred
Leghorn, y. w. Durham and Robert Ess-
son were there. So were Aldermen Jones.
aurre and France. Barney Barinds. e.
.. Hyde. A A. Newbery and Fred Cham.
perrin came In little later. Then, too.
there we're II. G. Thompson, John Roche.
Eoer G. Smith. George Foster and other
fopulists. Most Of the audience said they
didn't know just what was to Be done. but
were there to see.
AT 2:i5 Judge Turner called the meet
Ing 70 order and read the circular letter.
Then he stated the object Of the meeting:
This meeting ID called for the purposes
OF Law and order. All those who are op-
posed to the iawless action Of Wednesday
night and yesterday are invited 70 unite
Tor this purpose. and al who are not OBJ
posed 10 such action are invited to with
draw from the room. When the meeting
Is fully organized the proper steps will be
taken to see thar such persons. IL any are
present. shall withdraw.
Wednesday evening public meeting
was held. at which threats OF violence
were made. The next day the court room
was filled with people for the purpose Of
overzwing justice. and later Q mob gath
cred on the street, went TO the Reriep
building and caused the employees to be-
lieye they were about TO be attacked; went
to Mr.. Cannon's bank and required him to
come before them in person. They caused
various persons to believe violence Was be-
ing threatened against them
Then Judge Turner nominated Robers
Easson for chairman. Mr.. Easson said he
was hardly in sympathy with the ex-
pressed object Of the meeting and did not
want to be chairman. but accepted under
protest. Then Moritx Thomson WAS nom-
mated Is secretary. He said he thought
Simon Oppenhcssner should be secretary.
but finally consented. Judge Turner
rose again.
...I see here some Of the incsndiaries Of
yesterday. We cannot work to advantage
II they are present move that all per-
sons not in sympathy with the meeting
be requested to retire from the hail.
Mr.. Chairman began H. G.
Thomson.
That's one Of thsm, said Judge Tur-
ner. That's one of the incendiaries.'
I'm Ia est NJ
Thompson.
Were you q member Of the mob of
yesterday or Wednesday night7' asked
Chairman Easson.
~ know Of no mob yesterday or last
night said Mr.. Thompson. and his state
ment was greeted with applause. He en-.
deavored TO continue, but was interrupted
ny a chorus Of Kisses and cries. Judge
Turner'S motion Was put and carried.
Then he made another motion.
81 move that a committee Of Ave be ap-
pointed To see that such persons do retire
from the room and want 10 be chairman
OF that committee
1.-THE committee was appointed: Frank
Graves. Il. Dempsis, Gard Ewing. James
Lynch. Fred Chamberiin. In the mean
time Mr.. Thompson had withdrawn from
the room. Joe Warren was asked to act
as doorkeeper.
Someone moved that Joe Warren be
no one who WAS not in sympathy with the
nesting. w. A. Helm, who stood within
the door, INTERRUPTED the procee iings to
inquire the object of the meeting. The
chair refused to recognize him, but he
persisted in his demands to know whether
II was a public or private meeting and for
what purpose IL had been called.
"'ro stop this incendiarism Of yours
said Judge Turner.
.rhen there were cries OF put him out
and Frank Graves invited him to leave the
hail. lie hesitated, hut Mr.. Graves In
sisted. Look here. Heinz said Graves,
you get out of here and avoid trouble.
You will get out and that right quick or
we will Just put you out. and taking him
bv the arm Mr.. Graves led him to the door,
We will swear out complaint against
him. said III. G. Thompson. who lett the
hall with Mr. Helm. Make il q Dozen
retorted Mr.. Graves. as he closed the
door.
Then the committee began looking
around. Fred Wagner and 4. ]. Tamblin
were asked If they were in sympathy or
bad received invitations. They had not.
and withdrew. Aldermen Jones and Cur
RE said they had no invitations, and went
out before anybody could stop them. A
lively debate followed DIR. Essig wanted
them to leave everybody there, but n. W.
Durham and Others protested.
Another report of the meeting stated
that when Harry Wilson. a brother of
John L., attempted to speak he was shut
up by Judge Turner. who referred to him
as id little demagogue.