The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-26
SARGEANT AND KELLY ISDOESED.
The Tacoma Ring DO Not Own All OF
Pierce County.

OETIS5, gan II, 1853
To TIE EDITOR: The Tacoma L@3ger OF so1sy
contains the following. referring u Inc two SEN
a.ors, Sergeant snd E6e1s, and ths two repre-
sentatives. Kelly AMI Shade: "sith the ex-
ception of Edens. who 8 from Skssit countF.we
have been disgrsesi by eiectlng 81 OF the &C.
se-te-s." L says further; "'Iaere Is story OF
perddy attached 70 each cssa. Nearly every
nan IN she state VITO read tie ;apers during the
las; campaign, knows OF the battle made By The
Republicans OF Pierce county to pTevent tur-
iher disiategraticn .. the Republican party OF
the state by voting down the 4 rxlsnd canal
gang OF Sssst.s for again folsting t=!r tool, John
B. Allen, upon the peops OF the stste.'
The last politics! can qaign Of tie E=pc oiicaa
party II and io- the county OF P.srce was at
tempted 10 De colduc,ea by Ne soz Bennett. snd
his cohorts, TIE so-calle6 Republican executive
county committee, wao, 81 one OF their meet
irg., SO lar disregardet ,he action 81 the Rep1o-
iesD state convention OF the state OF Washing
ton and the viii OF Iae Republicans o. .ce
county OF Pierce By passing resolution pro-
testing against and fo-o.ddinz any OF their
speakers on the stump speaking N favor OF Iae
candidacy OF election OF Hon. Joaa q AcGrav,
who was tnes candidate for ant was elected
governor OF the s.ste of " sshinstcs.
Tne city OF O.tlng during the LES. campaign
had one OF the most efficient Republican eluns
n The state created and ergs1iZet for the sole
purpose OF advancing 'ae Repa bd2aa cause n
the state OF Washington, aud for tie further
purpose OF sitting down on and opposing any
thing that was II opposition 20 the Republican
party or TIE expressed viii OF its Convention.
That club e. one OF its called meetings, called
for the sole purpose and lis Only purpose. passed
resolutions re5uking the Republican executive
county committee Tor their uuauth0-ltai!ve and
insolent acton n adopting and passing reso-
luton ignoring, disrsgs=ding sut opposing the
SETON OF TIE Republican party 0. the s,a,e OF
Washington in the choice OF cags4idates 10 De
supported b. the Republican party.
The Octiug Repu lean Cup az that same
meeting made arrangements 10! mass T1eeti &
CT the Republican electors OF tas Nineteenth
senatorial district and TIE Ihirtg-ta.rj repre-
sentative district OF the state 0; "ashiGg :ol-
Pursuant 20 that esu came together she Repub-
Iicaus OF those two districts, which was by .ar
the largest and most enthusiastic OF The cam
paigp. There was 10 other po-it.eal gathering
that IN any way compared With IL II was q
Republican meeting, free from dicts,ioa or
control By the county committee.
That large mass meeting Endorsed the action
o. the Orting Republican club II sitting down
on tie Republican county ceat.as COMMITTEES.
The meeting unanimously and heartily IN
doEsed the national. state aad county ticket,
an pledged their whole support 10 the same,
which was gwen with a viii, SIS was July de-
monstrsted on the day OF election.
Tie meeting was particularly enthusiastic
over the Candidacy Of Me>srs Sergeant and
Kelly. and they were parIicu. a-ly enthusiastic
because OF the interest they took IN eeeting
men 70 the legislature who would Use all hon.
orsb.e means 10 secure the election of q Rspuo-
ican United states senator
II vas not 50 much OF a choice between Sem
asor Allen ana Hon. George Turner; il was
the election OF Republican
would say here in conclusions: could that
same meeting be called together again they
would cordially indorse the course pursued by
both Senator Sergeant ana Representative
Kelly in what they did n Changing their votes
from Turner 10 Allen. We believe the majority
should rule. Submission 70 the will OF the
majority, and ac9uiesence throughout I: is
tha. that gives strength and power 90 the Re-
publican party L D. &