The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-03
A VERY COLD RALLY.
Democrats Gather to Enthuse,
but 60 Away Shivering.
WAREHOUSE oRAToRy ON TAP.
Tariff and National Issues Discussed
An Cnrucky Allusion 20 krug-
The Audience Deserts.

The Audience Deserts.
The Democrats held big rally at the
Armory last night to ratify their city
ticket. All of the warhorses were present
and several of them spoke. d. o. Finch
presiding. About .. 500 persons were pres
emit, probably, bur the hall was cold and
enthusiasm lacking, and when the meet
ing adjourned no. more than so we're In
the haiL In fact. after Col. James Hamii-
ton Lewis had delivered one of his glitter
ing speeches, over half of the crowd went
out without waiting to hear the
candidate for mayor. 1t is probable that
500 Republicans were in the building
and one time when the name OF Mckinley
was spoken they almost broke Up the
meeting by their enthusiastic cheers. The
speaker had little to say on local issues.
but talked Of the tariff and other things
irrelevant at the present time. Cieveiand's
name was greeted with louder aud more
prolonged applause than that of Durie,
and. though the individual vice presidents
as they stepped on the rostrum were
cheered, the one single mention OF the
name of the mayor. who was not present.
was received with silence. Several OF the
speakers went out of their way to throw
cold water on the Citizens League.
The first speaker introduced by Mr..
Finch was the latest addition to local
Democracy, "Col." Riley Boyd. of Ken
lucky. Mr.. Finch spoke of him as the
heir of his fathers Democracy. Mr.. Boyd
spoke for nearly an hour, making regu-
lar Democratic national campaign speech.
touching but lightly upon local issues. In
the biblical style OF oratory he affects Mr..
Boyd roasted the Mckinley bill until the
sweat ran down his face and took the
beautiful curl out of his mustache. But
he kept on. closing by saying that the
nominees of the Democratic party were
men who could not be cajoled into bend
ing the pregnant hinges Of the knee that
thrift might follow fawning."
VIII II. Thompson was the next speaker.
He said that when he came to the meeting
he did not intend to speak, and would not
speak long now. for there were those pres
ent whose speech was always silver, and
who could make it golden when they
wished-t.is with a motion to Col. Lewis.
who sat behind him. He said that the re-
port that he was disgruntled with the
nominations was false. He was ex-
allied almost to exhilaration when
he saw how well the work had
been done. The records of the candidates
spoke louder than words; he could not
use words strong enough to commend
them. The people of Seattle now had the
opportunity. by electing the nominees. to
make Seattle 1.-THE fairest city on the round
earth as il swings in the smile of God"
The Republican party. Mr.. Thompson
said, was constant menace TO the fair
name of the city. its defeat Seattle's safety.
The worst thing about the Republican
party was that it was always springing
some new lie just on the eve Of election.
He remembered just before the election of
Cleveland for the first time--but here Mr..
Thompson was interrupted by applause
much louder than had greeted the few
previous mentions of Mr.. purie's name.
Then Mr.. Thompson went on and spoke
of the faisehoods sprung upon the presi-
dent. Mr.. Thompson then began to speak
of the Mckinney bill, but AZ the mention
of McKinley's name o tremendous cheer
ing from 40 or 500 Republicans in the rear
of the hall drowned the speakers voice.
and the chairman could not restore order.
LET them go on, Mr.. Chairman" said
Mr.. Thompson.
The cheering finally subsidized in Kisses
from the Democrats. and Mr.. Thompson
went on to speak Of the Wilson bill. at the
mention Of which there we're q few scatter
ing cheers.
Then Mr.. Thompson drifted to his
favorile subjects, the canal and the Nc
Graw Democrats, speaking In a sarcastic
strain that made the crowd howl with de-
light. The only ditches dug in Seattle
since Governor MeGraw's election. Mr..
Thompson said, had been dug hy ''us. by
rhe Democratic party, and Mr.. Thompson
warmly defended the sewer work which
had been done.
When Mr.. Thompson sat down the band
played Hail Columbia" and the crowd
was reminded OF something IT bad for
gotten. Cries of Lewis. Lewis" came
from all over the room. The band had 10
stop. and the handsome colonel rose TO
bow his acknow ledgement The colonePs
well creased striped trousers were not
hanging very we'll aud small boy near
the platform cried:
"rall down your pants. misterf'
IN Do il, nay boy" said the colonel
with graceful bow, and he did Wien
the colonel stepped 10 the edge OF the
platform he was greeted with cheers
which nearly raised the roof OF the hall.
He said tina. he vas pleased to be received
with some slight show OF welcome, but
he Was in deadly tear lest there would be
q fight before the meeting was over. there
we're 50 many colonels on the platform.
4; this there VAS = roar OF laughter. and
oy his other stories the colonel kept IL
SONG all snrough his speech. Bat beyond
creating great deal of amusement the
colonel did tit;le else bat defend ex-City
Treasurer hrug. The de.aalter. He spoke
O! other Gea IN high Office who had be-
,rayed IAesr trust and hesped tlery wrath
upon the heads of the men who, by pre-
tending 70 lie krag's friends, had led him
sssrsv. and this nes depariare in oratory