The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-06
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The Official vote OF the different parties
Al the last city election for mayor xas as
follows:
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The Peoples party had . drawing card
last evening in the shape of Gov. Sylvester
Psnnoyer. of Oregon. and its rally At the
Armory vas largely attended. the hall
being packed and standing room at a
premium. Among the audience were
many Republicans a. well ss Democrats.
who were curious to see what man-
ner Of man the erratic governor is.
His geek-in-advance Thanksgiving
proclamation and his Christmas let
ter TO Cleveland. which his constituents
FASTENED To repudiafe. are still fresh IN the
minds Of the public, and consequently ne
attracted much the same attention as any
other animated curiosity. Women by the
score were present, in fact the gallery was
crowded with them, but as soon as the
distinguished visitor had spoken for q
short time the people. their curiosity hav-
ing been sat saed, began dropping out
until only those who had secured seats
remained. and before the meeting was over
half the seats were empty.
The speakers stand was gaily oecked
with dollhouse plants, and above. on the
panels OF the gallery guard. were crayon
pictures OF Abraham Lincoln. Gov. PEN
meyer aud George Washington, in the
order named. while below, ia front Of the
stand, was large picture Of James b.
Weaver. the Popuiists' idol. Signs of
THE People Shall Rule" and another
transparency advising the people TO sub
scribe for certain Popuiist paper were
hung from the galleries in full view of the
audience
NJ. ". Holmes acted as chairman. and
beside him on the speakers stand were
the various candidates for Office on the
Populist ticket. together with score or
more OF third party big guns. The speak
ers of the evening were john Il. Hart,
candidate for corporation counsel; c. X.
Jenner. Gov. Pennoyer. ]. c.. Mitchell, OF
Everett. ex-chief OF police Of Seattle: NJ
+. Knox, Richard Win~or and Andrew w.
Piper. candidate for mayor. John
b. Hart spoke for forty min
utes, abusing both Mr.. Durie
and Mr.. Phelps. and picturing
a Republican or a Democratic victory to-
day as meaning that the wives and daugh-
tiers OF the honest iaboring men would be
outcasts on the streets. bepgars without
honor. sneered at and insulted by every
one. including the silk stocking aristocracy
represented by the Citizens league He
pictured the two old parties ~ dogs quar-
reling over bone, Seattle being the bone
He did not state in what part of the simile
the Peoples party came in. Mr.. Hart
ranted until the perspiration rolled from
his forehead. and when he was about to sit
down messenger boy gave him a bouquet
evidently prepared in advance. The flow
ers served TO freshen the young man. for
he raved for ten minutes longer and sat
down completely exhausted.
There were loud calls Tor Pennoyer. but
Chairman Holmes called on c. X. Jenner.
who proceeded to tell why he bolted the
Republican ticket a month or six weeks
ago. He blamed IL all on John Sherman
and said he would have gone to the Demo-
Gratis. bat he had no use for Cleveland.
Then Governor Pennoyer was intro
duced amid vociferous cheering. He is
really a fine looking man. of generous
proportions. benevolent mien, white hair
a
pleasant voice and, though he ad-
mitted that he was no speaker.
everyone seemed to be pleased with
him. He started by telling how
much. coaxing it took To get him here
and compared himself to Jonah ordered to
preach repentance at Nineveh, who at
tended a college for three days in the belly
OF whale before he would go. The
audience appreciated the simile i'm Intensely.
He also created much amusement by GO
ing out OF his way 10 attack certain
Seattle minister who had criticised his
week-in- advance Thanksgiving proclama-
ton. The governor said tina, the m mister
was very conceited, and had he been in
Jonah's place instead of the whale swai-
lowing him, he would have attempted TO
swallow the whale.
The governor seemed TO forget that
many wothen were present, for he told
such a decidedly risque story that even
the men failed TO appreciate it, He ex-
planned that the principle reason why he
came to Seattle was because a certain edi.
tor had said that he would not dare al
dress Seattle audience and give vent to
his crank opinions, and. never taking
dare" he had come. He then launched
out into a discussion Of the tarlf, and said
that the only redeeming feature of the
Wilson bill is the income tax clause. This
caused much cheering. lie only spoke a
little over half an hour.
Doc" Mitchell vas introduced as the
"man who had been defeated for rnavor
Of Everett by three votes" and he nro-
ceeded to fay the Democrats, and esne-
eis!ly Mr.. Durie
NJ +. Knox and Judge Winsor rolled
up their sleeves and gave the two old
parties vicious drubbing. accusing the
present candidates OF all The crimes in
the calendar, except suicide. lie said
that both Mr.. naFic and Mr. Phelps were
guilty Of ic!ony and should be in a cen.
vici's sell
During the meeting Chairman Holmes
read dispatch purporting TO be from
Jerry simpson. saying that the "eYes Of
the people were apon Seattle" and that =
ropa,ist victory today would he looked
Tor. During the progress of the rally sew
erat disputes arose among those i'm The
audience. and several men who were srru.
ing became SO noisy tha, the sneaker.
could not be heard. Several ho,-headra
ropuiisis rushed upon then-aaa ! ,rsA
hight easaed. ha; the noisy members were
socn elessed aud no ene was seriously
hurt
\ large assernh,sge Of very resp~et,h,s
citizens end thesF wives gathered ~ .he
Seattle thsa,er last night % listen "a a
sentimental discussion oil peiistcs. Sneh
a correct body Of men s. those who com