The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-05
AN ABORTIVE COLONY.
Democratic Scheme to Carry
The Ninth Ward Fails.
sHoREY HAD THE BARRACKS.
But His Anxiety 60 secure Colonists
Gave the Snap Away and Made
Him Sad-Colony Mt Lstona.

and Kid Lane TO colonies Fremont. with
view to carrying the Ninth ward for
Alderman Stocks and the kid ticket has
fallen through, thanks TO the over-zeal of
". A. Shorey, one of the beneiiciaries,
and 10 the amusement of those who wit
messed the grief of Lane over his discom-
future.
Ii was au eleventh hour scheme, and its
failure was due chiefly to the coarse"
work OF the prentice hands who under
took il. The plan was to get a number of
men to move 10 Fremont and register
there yesterday. which was the last day
man could move TO different precinc.
ard save his vote, the inducements offered
being that they would be given work on
the sewers in North Seattle. and could get
credi; for their board as the Shorey house
atFremont. The tip was given to a few men
who were told that they could start work
on Monday morning and that arrange
ments had been made for them to board at
the Shorey house and have the cost de-
Quoted from their wages by the city
officials. They were advised to be sure
and register and TO take two or three
friends with them who would go to work
on the same terms.
Accordingly a number of men went out
yesterday morning and inquired the price
of board at Shorey's. Mine host, thinking
he had a good thing. asked s. each for two
men occupying one bed, more for the
luxury OF sleeping alone and a lower price
for men who took their own blankets.
These prices were more than laboring
men are accustomed to board for
in the city. and, adding car fare and
allowing for the chances of lost time
through bad weather, it was considered
'no snap" So several parties of two and
three returned. not only disliking the
tetms. but smelling a mouse in the shape
of colonization.
Shorey began to grow anxious as the day
wore on and boarders did not come in as
rapidly as he had expected. He had made
great preparations to accommodate them.
having laid in large stock of provisions
and rented two adjoining houses and
cleaned them ready for men who were con-
tent to carry their blankets with them, so
that he had room for at least
100 men, all of whom were ex-
pected to vote the Democratic ticket.
So he came down town to drum up re-
rruits for the sewer-digging army. He did
his work so well that he gave "the snap
away. and the southern part of the city
was soon full of talk about 1T, and all saw
through it. The working men fought shy
of it and the boa-dcrs did not materialize.
Lane grew respondent and sat mourning
over his stili-born child with his head
buried between his hands, while the un-
kind members of the opposition chuckled
as they saw the scheme had fallen through.
When Shorey returned to Fremont, he
~ DtafA nd toll he
who had engaged board on the strength
of the allurements of Lane and his heelers
that they would have to pay in advance
the same as any other men. This left the
few victims in sorry plight. They had
registered at Fremont and no place to lay
their heads there. nor money to get one.
lower part of the city and risk
had not only packed up their
belongings and moved bag aud baggage to
Fremont, but had made some small pur-
chases OF shoes. etc, on the strength of
having sure job and board for month
ahead. so that they returned to their old
quarters with little or no cash, no board
ing house and no job. Shorey has rooms
to rent cheap and large stock of pro-
visions on hand with few people to eat
them, and Wolfe and Lane are trying TO
figure out how they can manufacture q
Democratic majority in the Ninth ward.
Their only hope is little colony of thir-
teen families they have induced to move
10 Latona by the promise of work for the
men on the sewers. These men will have
long way TO go to their " ork on the near
est sewer, but they are in such position
that they must be thankful for small
mercies and be glad to vote for the men
who give them work. Efforts have also
been made TO get single men TO go to La
tona and register. but with questionable
success