The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-16
NEW ENGLAND'S DAY.
Her Sons and Daughters As
semble i'm Town Meeting.
STATE ASSOCIATION FORMED.
Moderator Knapp Plays the Gar
Bachelor Tax and Bloomers Are
the Burning Issues.

Moderator Knapp Plays the sar
Bachelor Tax and Boomers Are
the Burning Issues.
New Engganders. young and Old. httle
sr,<f f,ga All net al cbaaiias1qua YESTERDAY
ana tad q deltesrff-a outing. People wno
f.a<f nor me- in a decade OF years shook
harris and with mutual establishment re-
marked that they had no idea the other
was in this country. PenobScotters shook
harxfs with Kennsbeckers and "swaTT-.d
"Reminiscences. "NarTnounterS' were glad
to see Ns1tgneg-graters, and the people
from the state OF the noble CotTish touch
ed elbows enftss Little Rhossies New Hsmp-
SHIRE agreed WIKI her nesgiBboTr and A. Was
finally decsdef that the only way 10 finish
out a day vsk1ere the fun Was a mock town
messing followed by an olf-faShlonen
Can, bake, was 10 organize state or
Washington association Of New ErSyiand-
ers This organization was perTecfed ~H1
the exceptsun Of naming a vice preside nj
from New Hampshire and the adopt on Of .
constitution azsd bylaws Rev. l.. II. Hal
lock Of Tacoma. was unanimously elessT 81
president, an ex-oiov. Lyman T.. KNAPP
withdrew his name IN favor OF Mr.. Hal
lock.
The most exciting features Of the town
@ bin taxing bachelors TO support mar
rsageabae young iaEs.eS and the tabling Of
fhe bifurca1ed skirt measure. Lyman r.
Knapp, who was elected moderator OF the
town messing ran things with such a high
hand that he was termed the Gear" and
ruusors were current that an attempt
would be made 10 ieflsrone him.
: As near as could be learned. Maine had
she Aargest representation present. The fol
4. tab At All hal
the people had left the haI. 50 II cannot
he taken as absolutely indicative OF the
r~'aftve representation: Maine. y, New
Hampshire. 1: Vermont. If. Massachusetts,
II. Rhode Island, 4; Connecticut, Ii.
The Town Bell Calls the Meeting.
AZ exactly 1854 o'csock the steamer
George r. Starr reached the dock at
sshssutaaslxS4a and the crowd from Maine
Sew Hampshire. Vermont. Massachusetts
Connecufetss ard Rhode Island made haste
20 elgn5 he steep walk that leads up to
the beautsfa park. Upon the brow OF the
nhsr stood the town haE.'' with sts bell
but minus the whste paint and green
ssiFs1s Town Clerk VI. NJ Holmes pulled
9as strings and the ding dong. ding
dong announced 10 the New Eng.anfeTs
that one 81 those famous town meetin ;"
was about TO be he'd for fhe purpose OF
stransact8ng BUSINESS Of great importance
noticeable THAT the women were largely
in the majority and from this fact there
were grave fears the part OF the VII
cage prophets THAT obnoxious measures
would be forced through the meeting. This
was specially true Of the proposition TO
vote TO tax bachelors for the support OF
manageable young ladies.
Fred Rice Roweii. from deown Maine. :"
dressed up in his best Sunday go to-
snceting" CLOTHES. called the meeting TO or
der and then placed Town Clerk Holmes in
charge pending the election OF a modeTa-
tor.
The fears entertaanei by the anii-woman
sufTragists were given fresh impetus by
the first words of the town clerk. who de-
olarei in a bold. defiant manner that there
was m such thing as suffrage qtsalifica-
tsons in the meeting. After this he even
had The aIdacfty TO say that while woman
had voice equal 10 man in the present
case. she seemed TO be vastly in the major
fly.
Fred Rice Roweli. who seemed 90 be
afraid that some combination he had rnade
on the elections of wrec lsnaster would mis-
carry. jumpef up. and with the very evil
deru purpose uf diverting attention from
womans rights. began "A speech as fol-
lows:
1--WE are here 10 EJECT moderator to
preside over a thme-honored town meet
ing" Then Mr.. Roweli forgot about The
moderator ard deciare~i that town meet
ing was the most perfect representation
of Democracy IN government controlled
by dsanccratac principles.
II would nominate" ne contelued. "a
man who Is known from New England
10 the Pacific AMI even Alaska: a man
who stands before the pubic as an expo
nent Of all that Is good in man I mean
ex-e;ov. Lyman Z. Knapp. formerly of
Msfdishury. VI"
The crowd BECAME wildly enthusiastic
ana the building reSoumied WITH cheers
amt calls for Knapp. Knapp"
The nominations Were declared closed
and Mr. KEapp was DECLARED elected by n
vots OF eaS 10 ,. An effort was made TO
ehtatn the names OF tho two men who were
bold enough 10 oppose s,Ich an over
whesmng majority. but the town clerk
was not fast enough. II was afterwarNi
learned thar f. l.. Hopkins OF Old Town.
Me-. lci the opposition out OF sheer jeal-
cusy.
The Modcrator's Address.
Moderator Knapp. on being introduced
by Town Clerk Holmes made a speech
ahont the needs OF the "feestrfct' and
called attention TO the 5ngsev~ant quee-
sons - be considered by the meeting. IN
csfaltaliv. he mentioned that th. town
mest.n c0isd be traced back 10 the time
-
Mr, Knapp felt highly houored At being
selected 10 IN So important "a position and
threw n bouquet At the crowd by saving
that he vas very glad 10 see so many good
booking people present
After the applause which greeted the
rnolera tors speech had suhSiGei Town
Clerk Holmes read tht can for the y1e.at-
ing. which WAS published in fuu In the
Pcst.InteNigepccr July 3 Every time he
read an as~icie abosu business 90 - trans
aNtet Re woUh stop AMI Deliberately make
remarks which We're supposed 10 have
been prompted hy desire 10 safluenye the
vote ~ the wcsgnen, No one made any
serious ohieStlons unit, be said that II tho
meeting adopted - measure taxing a,sss,h
ehors FOR The supper, ~ the rrarrfesea Ne
yctlng Adies, tho rcwn would be bank
rnpt
Ira Bronson objected 20 such a continual
expression Of opinion ~ inornortnna
times. but the moderator said the town
clerk had authority 20 iu,eriard as much
as Re saw NJ. Some one spoke ~ taking
an appeal. hat the chair. crqr-tke sat8
10 never allowed an appeal o. course
sgch decided stand gave the IMPRESSION
that tho moderator Was bound 20 rule or
ruth.
{. I. W. osgooi had an eve 70 faclIltat-
ing business by adopting an the r,r,vgs,ons
Of the caH al once. bat Moderator Knanr,
rehukcd him ny declaring thSt this New
England town mee'in' " was A regularly.
organiasd boay. and would no, do things
hy wholesale.
Well I ob3c,S 20 the return " ~ell,s
Rowen
Choosing a W rssck master.
sit down " veila3 The moderator ~,
are too soon, the return will com. ,st,-
N the evening The next thing IN order
Is the election 0f a u rec krl,asfer -, ~,+A