The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-07
soxE POLITICAL TALK.

srn mem Der. and l believe. soocrcs-
bate Officer, in the Harrison Legion inas
club or political organisation As c4uo
has no candidate fer mayor or any DINER
city Office / wTsh TO state this distinctly
and suthoritativssy. TIE memoe-s OF the
club are staunch Republicans, and II party
nominations are TO be made and party
politics are TO enter into the next manisi-
pal election, will ioyaiIy support fae
nominees Of the Republican party. othet
things being equal. Bat the idea that the
club has any grievances TO be -edressed,
or any candidate OF candidates TO De
forced upon or recommended 10 the he
publican convention with the organ
ICED force and influence OF that
club il altogether iliusory. In fact. no
such proposition could receive the sane
ton o; majority Of the members OF the
club. As q club there viii be no attempted
dictation-no. not even . recommend OF
Endorsement Of the club to be presented to
the Republican convention In other
words, We. as club, intend to have moth
ing TO do with the next Republican mn
nicipal convention. We have had no
meetings, either public or private. formal
or informal, and do not contemplate any
Mr.. L. b. Andrews, . prominent candi-
date for mayor, happens to be the presi-
dent of the Harrison Legion. Mr.. An
drews, as an honorable man. has neither
demanded, ask ed or sought the action OF
the club in promotion OF his candi-
dscy. nor will ne do il. He asks
nothing by virtue of such men,
bership or presidency. He stands on
the broader basis of Republicanism.
honesty, fitness and capacity. 1t is true
that many members Of the Harrison
Legion are active promoters OF his candi-
dacy, but many OF his influential and
zeaious supporters are not members Of the
legion, while other members of the legion
are active in the support of other good
men and Republicans. The only object of
this communication IL to disabuse the
minds of the voters of this city of the idea
that the Harrison Legion is attempting to
dictate or control the nomination to De
made by the next municipal Republican
convention. o. JACOBS.
SEATTLE, SIS Third street.
To THE EpIToR: l would thank you to
give the public the name of the party who
signs himself "A Member" in the com
munication published in your today's
issue concerning the secretaryship which
I should have usurped at the meet
ing of the German-American Club
held at Turner hall on the 4th inst. I
brand this as a mean attempt to SOW
dissention at the start in club whose own
platform advises ana prescribes abso-
lutte unity and harmony of those who sub
scribe themselves as members as the only
manner in which success of the purposes
of the club can be achieved.
The writer could easily have obtained
the information that / acted as secretary
only by request Of the committe and Mr..
Marquart himself, for reasons which need
no public explanation. My functions as
secretary at the meeting ceased only with
the adoption of the platform, after the ac-
complishment of which tho meeting
adjourned.
The insinuation that "the party CON-
hitting the irregularities" designediy let
them 90 as facts before the public, which
means, of course. that the information to
the reporter of the PosI-IsTErIIsEScER
who was present had been given by
me, Is q willfui, deliberate falsehood. A
translation of the proceedings, as adopted
By the meeting, was given the reporter by
Mr.. o. f. Wegener, and other information
regarding officers and committees was
given BY the president, Mr.. y. ]. Steig-
leder. Twas not aware until reading il
in your paper the following morning
that l had been elected temporary
secretary, and / gave no information to
that effect, or any other, to your reporter.
For men that act in such an uncalled-for
manner as "a Member" we have in the
German language the very appropriate
name of "krakehler," aud men of this
class are certainly not desirable members
for such an important union as the Ger
man-Amer!can Club. Respectfully yours.
JEFF ]. KuEHs.
The Democrats are giving more and
more attention every day to discussion of
the probable candidate for mayor on their
ticket in March, and q daily Frightening
political star is dazzling their eyes-or
thinks he is. This is no other that ]. p.
Gleason, the right hand man and confiden-
tial adviser Of John Collins, and man
aging director of his various newspaper
properties. One of the leading Democrats,
who is not often seen at party conventions,
but keeps well posted on what is going
on. said of Mr.. Gleason's ambition:
Gleason thinks he has sure thing
on the nomination. and the size of
his head is increasing accordingly.
He has marshaled the forces for
Collins 20 often and has led them 80 often
TO defeat that he has become convinced
that he is great leader and that he is the
only Moses who can save them from the
overthrow that kruggery and Reform
hiss prepared for them. He not only has
the handling Of Collins sack, but has the
management of the party organ, the Isie-
graph, and Of his employers other paper.
the Press Times, which is 20 be made Repub-
liean, Democratic or PopuiIst. as the occa-
sion requires. With all these sources OF
strength Gleason thinks no man can
stand against him, and he has gone into
training for the nomination for the mayor
atty contest. To say the least he viii
make the campaign interesting for Mr..
Collins, if for no one else"
The Central Democratic Club will cele-
braie Jackson's day on Monday evening at
the club rooms in the Occidental block.
Several speeches will be made, among
them three set addresses, as follows:
jackson as Soldier and President by
W. II. Thompson: "Jsckson's Democracy
TO the victors Belong the Spells" by
John Fairfield: THE Saiion-Her De-
moeraey Of the Hour" by Col. James Ham,
ilton Lewis
The Republicans OF the Third Ward will
hold . meeting 81 Brewers hail, on Nc
Claire street. southeast corner OF Jessie
street. tomorrow evening At O'Clock. A
ward rim viii "a arganiye9 for ths -.