The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-25
THE FIRST ~POP' GUN.
Candidate Adams Expounds
American History.
KANSAS CYCLONE LET LOOSE
Cordrayss Theassr Resounds With Ora
tory-MspIe Declines 20 Mako
Way for Jordan.

The Popullsts opened the campaign last
evening by holding a meeting in Cordray's
thester and on handbiIls il was announced
that W. F. Hays. ". P. c. Adams. candi-
date for congress; Richard Winsor and
John B. Hart, candidate for prosecuting
attorney, would make addresses. Winsor
and Hart found IL convenient TO be absent
and so J. W. Ready, lawyer
from EiIensburg, candidate for the SUI
preme bench, and Rev. - Mallory, 1.-THE
Kansas cyclone" filed in the gap and
made roaring speeches.
The Populists certainly acted wisely in
selecting the theater as a meeting place.
for many attended who would not have
done so ad not good seats been assured
them. The parquet and gallery were well
filed, but altogether it was cold, dismal
affair. Hays made few remarks. told
funny story which fell upon unapprecia-
tive ears. and then introduced Mr.. Adams,
the candidate for congress.
Mr.. Adams is q well-built. ruddy-faced
man OF pleasing countenance, who
modestly introduced himself as plain.
blunt man, and nothing but an honest
piiedriver. He commenced At the begin
ming and went down the line, giving the
.
several political parties from the time of
Thomas Jefferson down to the present
time. He said the first principles of
Democracy and Republicanism were
wholesome and good, and that be stood
upon those first principles. but from nsces-
sity the party espousing the principles was
now called the Peoples party. He
eulogized Abraham Lincoln, abused
and took up tho monetary policy of the
United States and spoke for an hour on
that subject. OF course he disagreed with
the policy of both the Democratic and
Republican parties, but did not sug-
upon the policies to be pursued
by the Peoples party. He said be
had been all over the state, and that
the Populists were growing in strength
each day. lie expressed no donbt what
ever but that he wonld be elected to con-
gress. and said that when he reached
Washington City he would fight for the
perpetuation of the imperative mandate.
At this point Chairman Hays an
nounced that there would be some
Emusic" and an old man with a squeaky
fiddle and another who pounded the
piano feDueIcu luLuoAeu IHSt warn Sc
lection, which captured the audience. 1t
was SO outrageous that it was good.
Judge" Ready was then introduced,
and ne announced that he was in favor of
woman suffrage; that If the women had a
vote they would eject him to most any
Office he wanted. This placed him on a
friendly footing with the women in the
audience. with whom he playfully flrted
for about ten minutes.
Mr. Mallory. the Nebraska Cyclone" is
another Rev" John 7. Ennis. the
preacher who swears." The cyclone
proceeded to get funny Immediately, and,
after saying that he was good Methodist
preacher. waded into the money question
and declared that the Bible says:
Damn the man who is a usurer."
This he chose as his text, neglecting,
however, TO give the book. chapter and
verse. He probably got the title OF "cy-
clone" from his gestures. for he continu-
ally waved hi, arms like q windmill, and
would occasionally jump up in the air and
crack his heels together four times befor
coming down again. His speech was the
hit of the evening. and sent the audience
away pleased with the show.