The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-25
LEE FAIgCHIrD IN cALIFoKSIA.
Estes's travelling Parsner Looked on As
Great n m srtsf.

California papers are full Of dispatches
about Col. Lee Fairchild. The great hun0r-
ist. who is stamping the state Tor the ke-
publican ticket. Ii IS believed that TIE
colonel Is none other than Rev. Lee FAIR
child. OF Seattle, atterward PROF. Lee FAIR
child. OF Pullman. Following Is an extract
from recsn. article IN the san Francisco
CArcssicie:
lee Fairchisd Is character. He goes
along with Mr.. Esiee as an assistant spet.-
binder. The way he 20. the JOB enters
into the humorous annals OF the campaign
Ii seems that the standard bearer vas
billed TO speak alone 80 santa Barbara,
and the day before he went 10 take the
cars for that place Fairchild. who was an
utter stranger 70 him, psnmply asked tnat
be might 90 along and speak Also M.
Estee gaEed On his visitor with an ar OF
bleak surprise. He had never seen FAR
child before and. far from having the as
pect OF an orator. the young man looked
Ike soda fountain CLERK wno had re1lFeo
from business on account OF weak lungs
The candidate wasted Little time IN saying
thar he needed no help st Santa Barbara,
and that az subsequent meetings ne wouia
have the assistance of 3 speaker sent out
by the state central committee. Falrchid
took his rebuff good-nasuredly and bssee
thought the inei3ent had closed.
The next day who should walk into
the Santa Barbara train but Fsirchild-
VIVA. should he do hut go and sit down
beside the Republican nominee.
"Ah, how are you 20 said Mr.. Estee. and
after s moment added: Nv here are you
going?''
.,Oh, to Santa Barbara" said the young
spell-binder, modesEly; Il speak there TINS
evening.
Speak there ?" was the sharp response.
''Who fort The Popuiists2 ?"
Fairchild looked az Mr.. Estee with the
melancholy interest of an injured man.
by no means" was the reply. Il am
gong to speak with you."
This was too much for even so expert
enced traveller as the next governor OF
California. He stared hard at the mild
and bilious youth az his side, and then
roared out in his leonine bass:
81 told you didn't want youi Couldn't
you understand that?"
Mr.. Esiee's tone was so peremptory that
Fairchid turned a soft glance of reproach
upon him. and then in his gentiest treble
remarked:
II know you did, but the trouble was
that you didn't know your own mind.
When you hear me tonight you'll think
you've struck snap"
Great Godli' gasped the standard
bearer, 'I'm q years old, and this is my
first experience with gall like that. Come
along to Santa Barbara, certainly; come
right along. trust you have no objection
TO my occupying some of the time"
Fairchild said he hadn't-at least so far
as he knew az that moment
In the evening Fairchild had his chance.
As soon as he appeared at the footlights
several people, among them ladies, started
for the door. Don't 90. ladies'" he said
in plaintive voice. Don't go just vet.
As soon as get through I'll be going that
way myself" Ii did not take long for
Fairchild 10 tie his audience up into u con-
vulsive knot of nilarity. and then his en-
gagement was secure. Tho next morning
Mr.. Es,es telegraphed the state central
committee as follows:
You need not send q speaker. l have
found one who has nothing 10 say, and
can say it In fifteen minutes. He'll do to
keep"
Every night Fairchild tops off the can
didates' feast of solids with a spicy dessert
of wit. He and one or two others make
up what Mr.. Estee calls his troupe"
"Be sure and hear the troupe tonight"
he remarked jocosely. at won't be OF
much account to you, but it will be of
great comfort to them"