The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-02
THELATEST PERyERT
FARMER MAPLE ouTooEs HIM.
v,..eAsy pees yfslenee 60 kspfaehr
r.s,.,a,. and sA. Gallery shskes
-why Maple 10 fsp.


rensons for changing front, drew an ''n-
mems. susilenc- 10 CordrsY's ineasss 'aSs
svraing--so many people stteocea ina' :"
overflow meeting sas held IN tne a'aa
.orinm Of the tglsater. and Sss saorssses
by .'Jscx' tH. HI Thompson. the gam
bier. Popnliss candidate Tor state senator
John d. Hart. candsdats for prosecuting
attorney, and others. The messing
xa. fh~ occasion IT nuch eh
cit~nesaf. ard the weight OF tue eroNhs
In the gallery was so greai tna'
one Of the ciFeuisr IRON sfsnchiohs sao-
denly sprung and THE gallery on the rignt
wing dropped three inches. almost pFsesps-
t.f,ng usnlc- The crowd vas guieiea,
however. and no one vas hurt. ana part o.
those in the gallery we're cent into she
auditorium. where all were seated 1o''
yisseher's speech. from an argnfnentause
roint OF view, Was dismal failure. bui ne
told several good stories IN his xeii known
style. and the crowd WAS highly enter
tanned. He had no especial reason Ior
turning Popuiist. bat said some one VINO
heard him speak said he Vas Popallss
and. taking il for granted that ms
informant Was correct. he announces
himself IS such. nnd-ihnt was
all there vas shout il. Among the
speakers were William II. White. we'll
known as "Bill'' White. the Democratic
var horse. who said thsI while he WAS
still q Jsffersonssn Democrat. he would
vote for more popuiists than Democrats
nj the coming election. the inference being
that he wonld vote for the regular party
nominees, but would not vote for the IN
dependsnt Republican end OF the spotted
egg ticket. Other speakers were; j. W.
Maple. the .honest farmer. candidates or
treasurer ~ udge' 'Winsor.and W. +. Hayes.
The meeting was plainly Ftsscber
gathering, and he Was the only one the
majority Of the audience wanted TO hear
On the speaker's stand WAS an American
flag. aud across It's face, in glaring red. vas
the word Kentucky" some schefnins
Populist having secured hanger from the
'Old Kentucky" company, which played
NJ the Seattle fheater last evening. and.
cutting out the word Kentucky" hungit
across thu flag. The colonel" opened his
speech by saying:
'.Iadies and Gentlemen: lam from
Kentucky
Tho colonel" paused . long time and
the audience waited In almost breafhless
silence for him TO proceed. but he did not.
He deliberately reached for the water
pitcher, and. not dsigning to use the glass
provided for the purpose. he put the
pitcher to his lips and drank long and
deep. The prsposserous idea of q self-con-
fs.sed Kentuckian drin king water had the
desired effect, and for q period Of i've
minutes pandemonium reigned supreme.
Having gained the good will OF the au-
ffsff lie
.coIonsl" proceeded to tell several Ken
tncky stories in which he admitted
having at one time drunk "ciar"
whisky. but never referred to any OF
the dissgreeahle effects- He said he was
past SO years old aud that he wore The
bronze button; that At the last state cleo
ton he had canvassed the ststs for the
Republican ticket and had spoken In
thirty-uins different towns in this state.
But IL is different now. They didn't get
the gold ilm over my eyes 30 thick that
couidn's see." said the colonel. 'and so
I'm popuIist nov. and m going to work
for the ticket and I'm going To vote IL,
tool His speech was long drawn out.
but he did not say much. having III ade
little or no preparation. but his stories
made up tor hts other shortcomings and
all were amused, though none took his
conversion seriously
IL was during hi..speech that the stanch-
ion in the gallery sprung and for few
seconds great excitement reigued. Mana
ger Russell. of the theatrr, mounted a
bench and explained that the gallery vas
hang.roof affair and that IL Was held In
place by eight iron bars from the top of
the theaser, consequently there was no
danger Of any one being crushed even we're
there s,eoo people in the gallery. This
reassaring information quieted the crowd
and ell remained In the theater. but most
II those in the gallery being nervous. room
Was made for them in the auditorium.
When the colonel had finished W. r.
HAYS. the chairman. introduced William
III. White, who started in by declaring
that he VAS not a ropaiist. but an old
time Jeffsrsonian Democrat. and was still
q Democrat and was billed To deliver sew.
erai Democratic speeches before the cam,
paisn closed. lie was ia favor Of 8
fusion and said some of the meu
on the populist ticket were good
men, and that he would vote fol
them. His speech Was of short duration
and was not exactly what the Populist,
wanted. HAYS followed White and ground
out Popuiist theories by the yard for an
hour and . great many OF those present
got tired and went away. One man said
tha, HAYS stole most OF his political thun
der from Jumbo" Cantseli. the leader o.
the Tacoma Commonwealers, who Is said
10 have fed 90 Africa with about s. co
which Vas raised for the dslnded tramp,
who marched on Washington City and
which was entrusted TO him for SAT,
keeping.
John II. Hart followed Hays and tried
60 .pesk, but the eeilowing Of Robert
bridges. the labor agitstor and Populis-
candidate for representative. who vas ad,
dressing the oxeriiow meeting in the an
ditoFian, wss SO deafeninx that nothins
else could be heard and Hart gave up In
disgust, shouting above the roar that hs
would speak at ssms other time. Ia q fsw
seconds the roSr ia the auditorium ceased
ard soms enc said sast RSidgss had rua
down.
cries for Maple we're nos deafsaing, bat
the psysy leaders. chaFFinsd al me dis.
riay Of ignorance thsls osndldass 70.
treasurer had made ca hls former appear.
nncs before the pubic, ignored tbs call,
and Have announced that the meesins
had eaaae tn a elose. hst the erosa would
not have IL that way. an nnally Maple
came IL the front He 10 lean. long man
With hlgh-water psaisseons and suKars
ant growth of brick red whlsSeFs sbiea
cover hss face in tangled mass Hi,
hair is iron gray and Is apparently tosA
stranger "a hrasA and comb. he wers
faded black macintosh. several sssss i0N
small tor hiEa. and sss plainly III 81 ease
bat he made brave attempt ct salsins
and started ia about as follows: