The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-14
ALL ARE In LINE.
Sixth Ward Republicans Com
plete the Solid Front.
CALLS FOR FIRST AND FOURTH.
they VIII Organize This week-sesndf-
nsvfan observation-disclosures Men
Taking Interest In Politics.

During the past week the skirmish lines
of the Republican forces have been thrown
out, and the willingness with which every
one has fallen into line indicates the gen.
eral desire for q change IN city govern
menI IL IS particularly noticed that at
the ward meetings business men who have
heretofore held aloof from ward meetings
and primaries are turning out and taking
an active interest IN the inception OF what
is evidently to be campaign in behalf OF
the taxpayers.
The sixth Ward Republican Club
opened its campaign last evening with
roGsing meeting at the Bellevue hotel.
fully 80 residents of the ward and many
of them business men being present. all
of whom heartily voiced the sentiments OF
the several speakers during the evening
and manifest:ng their interest IN the pro-
ceedings by adding their names TO the
roll Of membership.
The meeting was called to order By l..
r. Compton, and Gardner kellogg was
elected temporary chairman, with l.. G..
Allis IS temporary secretary. On motion
the chairman appointed the following
gentlemen a committee to recommend
officers for permanent organization: NJ. j..
Magic. Douglas Phillips, Z. p. Dole. y.
Voight, George Gibson.
After recess Of few minutes the COM
mittee made the following recommends
tions:
FOR permanent OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
man, Alexander Allen; secretary, l.. g..
Allis; first vice president. Gardner kel-
logg; second vice president. G. NJ. Stew
art; third vice president. William Voight;
treasurer. George w. Hall.
Executive committee-First precinct.
NJ. ]. Mooney: Second precinct. Capt.
NJ. C. Jensen: Third precinct. William
O'Rourke. Fourth precinct. Douglas Phil
lips; Fifth precinct, Capt. Carton.
The foregoing executive committee was
ratified by the members from the various
precincts.
After the permanent organization Mr..
William Weight introduced the following
resolution, which was adopted as read:
I'VE. the undersigned citizens of the
Sixth ward. hereby organize ourselves as a
Republican ward club for the purpose OF
giving a hearty support of all measures
that have in view such changes of our city
charter as will make il possible to govern
our city In an economical, vet efficient
manner, 10 select delegates that will sup
port such measures in our city convention
nations for the respective offices that Will
recommend themselves to all good and
loyal citizens of Seattle"
The foregoing resolutions were then
signed by every membsr of the club
present.
At the close of the routine business
speeches were declared in order, the FRS,
speaker being Fremont Cole, who made q
stirring appeal. not only to the Repub
licans of the ward, but to every voter in it,
for each and all TO cast their votes for bet
ter government Mr.. r. p. Dole, the mex,
speaker. is a cousin of Mr.. Dole, the presi
dent of the young Hawaiian republic and
after contrasting the full and plenty under
the Harrison administration with the stag
nation and poverty under the Cleveland
dynasty, arraigned that gentleman fol
his eufocratic Hawaiian policy anC
the ridicule TO which the United
States was today subjected among
foreign nations. Hearty applause greeted
| Mr.. Does many points made. Othel
| speakers followed in order. as follows
| l.. II. Wheeler. w. Voight, r. b. Albert
| son and G.. Z. de Steiguer. All wer,
| listened to with close attention, each max
| ing some special point that brought dowI
| the house. The meeting ended AT abou
| 10 o'clock, and all expressed themseive
| well satisfied with the results produced
/ and as Mr.. Ailis remarked: This 10 tn
! best at ended and most enthusiastic meet
| ing in this ward in four years"