The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-25
LEE FAIRCHILD IN UTAH.
The Great Humorist Now on the Stuml
for the Republicans.

Salt Lake Tribune, October 49,
An aggregation, consisting of Col. Trum-
DO, Charles Crane, William Glasmann and
Lee Fairchild. is TO start on a stumping
tour beginning at Logan tomorrow even
ing. The itinerary includes Brigham CITY
October 18th; Ogden, October 18th; Ameri-
can Fork and Leh, October 21st: Provo
and Payson. October 22d. Nephi. October
23d; Mount Pleasant, October 24th Manti,
October 25th: Eureka, October 26th: Park
City, October 2Sth; Bingham. October 18th;
Kaysville, October 30th; Salt Lake. Octo-
Der 31st.
John P. Meakin is to go with the party
10 entertain the audiences with recita-
tions. and the Solid Silver Quartette
Club. is 10 l." will also go along TO sing
between the speeches.
Mrs. Trumbo. IL is said. will accompany
her husband, and recite at the meetings
Lee Fairchild will be presented as the
star attraction OF the company. Lee is a
clever campaigner. He needs however
the contrast afforded by a serious and
rather uninteresting speaker to create his
best effects. His oratory is of the light
and airy order. and he has trick of lead
ing his audience up to jokes in ambush
His voice is most disappointing at first
and people on hearing Ii begin to shift
about in their seats with intent to depart
but before they have risen, he has a grip
on them.
Fairchild is primarily a newspaper man.
but he is always branching out into side
lines. and Justly or not. has esta hlished A
reputation on the Coast for eccentricity
few years ago he was running liter
airy paper at Seattle. and became involved
in Washington politics. his entry being
rather theatrical The State League OF
Republican clubs was in session at Olyrn-
pia. and was proceeding with the election
Of it's officers, when Falrchild rushed
breathless into the hall. and securing the
attention OF the presiding officer, an
nounced that he had hurried from a boat
which has just arrived from Seattle. and
that on the way down the delegates from
that city had decided 70 support him for
secretary Of the State League. They were
hungry on their arrival. however. and had
sought meal he said, while he had
fastened 20 the hall 20 ask the conven-
ton to refrain from choosing secretary
until ,hey should arrive and elect him
TIE old fight between Seattle and Tacoma
caused the delegates from the latter civ
70 oppose the auaac.ous proposal. but
FaircaId managed 20 bring or such
frht as DELAYED the election until the Sc
attic delegation arrived, and then he OBJ
tasued the coveted Office.
soon after FatrChlid was appointed 70
chair in the state agricultural college
and 4 was there he obtained the title o.
professor. He applied his literary theories
70 farm culture with more or less sue
cess. until an investigation or the faculty
was ordered by the legislature. Fatrch!la
rnirht have retained his place had he not
IN one q his gayest moments written
beautiful prose poem on the corr-coIored
vhfskers of the chairman Of the investiga-
ting committee. and after that. compro-
mise vas impossible
prof Fa'rchild soon after went 70 Los
Angeles. where, while he was evolving
A number OF literary enterprises, he at
M -
ing ths speeches. arose in the audience
and made one himself II happened 20 be
a Republican speech. as Lee was IN a Pc
publican mood that evening and SO pleased
a number OF Republicans who were pres
ent that they secured for him an engage
merit TO stump the state with NJ. ~
rst@a wno was tken making his cam
paIgn against Budd for governor Este4
Speaking was heavy enough 20 afford e
fol- for the professors pleasantTieS. and
thu combination got along very wen, ex-
cept on election day. Falrca1ld vas sad