The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-08

There have been Rig meetings al the
Arn1ory hef0re-ther were a good many
reopls within IT. walls last Thursday
night when tho advocates Of the wafer
ordinance gathered t0gether-but seldom
IN the history u the building has IL held
within II so large an assemhlsge as was
gathered there last night. 20 listen % good
speeches. good arguments from we'll
known men. able 20 speak on the subject
with knowledge and intelligence. 10 show
WHY the voters Of Seattle should vote
''So" next Tuesday on the ordinance. the
success or defeat OF which means 40 much
T. the credit. the good name. the future
of this city.
The hall was literally damned with pep
pie. down stairs and In the gallery above,
and though they may have expected much.
they were not disappointed. for there was
an array or eloquent and able speakers
on the PLATFORM who. for nearly three
hours. poured out such food Of srEu-
rnent. convincing and irTsfutabie. that
those vino came with minds fully made 40
II support the measure must have gone
AVA doubling. and those who doubted
must have been convinced that there wss
only one thing 20 do next Tuesday. and
that % defeat tho proposition 70 spend
s. 29en az the peoples money for some
thinE that IN not needed. and a. time
bending thu bow Of the city's life 80 FAR
that Il would take but little 20 break II.
WIZ II Thompson was chairman Of the
meeting, and with him on the platform
were John RI. AcGraw. Judge Richard
Osborn. s. II. Piles. Rev. .. g. Garrett.
T. .. Graves. II. &. Henry. W +. Boone
G. =. Gund. Joseph Shipper, Daniel Kell.-
her G. 2. Fishhack. +. =. Blaine. VI. F.
Knox. John Wiley, Il. T. Cross and nr.
W A. shannon.
The meeting was one 20 he remembered
FOR the speeches. the crowd Of people pres
ent and the interest taken In the sub
.Jeet discussed. ana Il was notable for an
other thing. and that was tho w.ping ont on
party lines. On the platform were Repub-
Hcans. Democrats and Populisis united.
perhaps for the first time IN THIS city in
opposing with all their force a PROPOSE
ton which they believed would do much
Tor the Injury OF the city. T. was not a
question OF party politics. and It certainly
must take matter OF Importance 10 bring
together such a gathering OF opposing
forces But they we're all represented. and
they all talked on the same line.
An Unexecuted Threat
IL had been told on the streets during
the day that some OF the Popullsts were
going 10 attend tho meeting for the pur-
pose Of preventing NJ. F. Knox, one OF their
number. from speaking. II Was "A vain
threat. however. Mr. Knox was there and
he spoke. and although he was met with
Kisses from a few of the audience. he
seemed 10 speak with all the more ire
and enthusasm-and the Kissing soon
ceased. With this exception the meeting
was an exceptionally orderly one and
one could see from the upturned, expect
ant faces of those who listened TO tho
speakers, that nearly everybody there was
there but for one purpose. and that was
for knowledge. Some OF the speakers were
occasionally Interrupted by questions most
OF them plainly put for the purpose of he
Ing smart" but the questions We're taken
up and answered so quickly. and SO much
10 the point. that the qucstioners were
laughed at
Gov. McGraw came upon the platform n
little late. and as soon as the crowd caugh.
glimpse Of him "A great roar Of applause
broke out from all parts of the hal There
were several speeches 20 come after ne ar
rived. bat before each one was introduced
there were cries FOR "MeC;raw. the gov
ernor' and Chairman Thompson had 20
secure quiet hy promising the expoctan.
people that their governor would surely adj
dress them.
II was just o'clock when Chairman
Thompson called the meeting 20 order. and
hs opening address was gem Of quiet
oratory. He was followed ln quick sac-
cesslon by the other speakers Of the even
ing, and Il Was nearly II o'clock when GOV
Metiraw sad m last earnest words. after
which the meeting adjourned
Good Time to Take I'm san.
Mr.. Thompson said g was very inter
esting thing To see the Intelligent citizens
Of city gathered together for tho mr.
pose OF discussing their public affairs
Within the last few years the city had
passed through an uneNamplei period Of
prosperity. and many thought We had
gone further than we should Al ANY
frf.rr tod f..