The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-22

for p ~~x@~A h,,f ~ sir~rsv declared RS
EepabIAcaa prss1cGyEee ard ntE belief inst
the Ticket would ws1, ard rsodsAt8F Ees&fF-l-
Corporation Counsel Scott male a a able
and earnest speech r. was really Jsf1a-
cfai ntferznre. wSth Jordan a. the prison.
er al the bar He first desired 30 testify
in favor OF tn@ ticket which had beer
roEnlFsa ted. ard declared that The cenxsn-
ton Rad made no mistakes. II Mas
source Of qualification that TIRE RepuDlscan
party seldom made any mistakes IN its
nominations. Il was a farther SQUIRE u
qualification that Il was party q prin-
cipIe ft never sert out committees 10
dicker with party tbat hse already nom
mated ticket party that bad sxfAiEs-
tied the imh@cility Of the Democratic iaar-
- ~ this city certainly deserved no Fecog-
nftfon al the hands Or the citizens. Zap
plauseJ This man Jordan was elected 70
the position he row occupies b. the DEM
ocratic party. As to his record. Mr. Scott
said his official position defsrr@g him from
speaking upon that But from hts ofrser-
walton the man who had made the record
IN the city council. tire grandesf man IN
that council. was she delegate from the
Fourth ward. Mr.. James. fchesrs-f An
other gentleman wfao had assisted in that
record was Afr. Hurd, Of the Fifth ward.
fcheers.} These two men had stood shout
Ger 20 shoulder TO benefit not only the Re-
publican party IS their example. but the
city OF Seattle by their careful laoors.
fCheers3 lie almost shuddered a. the idea
OF placing the city government in the
hands Of the Populists. What would be-
come Of the public credit Of the Queen City
Of the Northwest WITH a popuiisf as an
executive with PopulisS who was the
worst demagogme In the city, The people
were rot going 10 elect that sort Of man
az their executive. That man would not
regard his oath Of Office. Mr. Black. whom
he had known for years would regard IL
conseientiousiy. and there vas no fear. as
bis enemies predicted. that he would close
the saloons at S o clock in the evening until
6 o'clock the next morning. sAppiause.f
r. II. Hurd modestiy replied that he had
been but small factor Ia the satisfac-
tory conduct Of the citys affairs by the
council stu. he felt compllmented by
the words Of a man familiar with the
records Of that body as was Mr. Scott.
Then Mr. Hurd told a couple Of illustra~
tive stories In a quaint way and heartily
supported the ticket, expressing his opin-
ion that II would be a calamity TO the city
should IL be defeated
wiimon Tucker did not believe that the
present question was one OF party poll
tee bat whether We should have an up
right, straightforward. busineSz-lske gov
eminent for this city or should submit TO
the ticket nominated som. time ago and
Taouuce the Democratic proceedings in toto.
and no man present could say that the pin
man would make a good mayor or one that
would In any way add 10 the credit Of
Seattle.
George H. Ktttinger said that this was
the only city In the Northwest that has
any credit in the East. II was the only
city In Washington or Oregon that has
been able 10 place It's securities In ! East.
No city governed by Populssfs has any
credit In the East Now, IL the people OF
this city took any interest In the coming
election, they would not place is govern
ment i'm the hands Of man who was not
only a Populist. but a demagogue whose
record was foul. that could he traced as
one OF absolute rottenneSs from the time
he struck the United States until he came
70 Seattle Every orc knew how
he got his nomination IL was
common talk that with Or. Jor-
dan all the evIi places would be run
wide open Mr. Black had been here eight
years. was president Of one Of the success
fld business houses Of the town. That man
would run the business of the city as his
own and wherever a saving could be made
or economy. without psrsimony. be used.
Mr. BLACK was the man to DO II. tApplause)
Judge Cam. formerly an old-lne Demo
Graf. who said that he could not find any
Democratic meeting to go TO II he desired
10 attend one. and that he knew Of no
Democratic party in the city, spoke highly
of young" Meacham, whom he had known
since he was years Of age also OF the
bravery OF his father. 4. b. Meacham.
among the Indians. and ne also referred in
a pleasing manner To young Bob Stew-
art" as one Of the most capable and hon.
est Young men TO be found anywhere.
William f. Humphrey made a ringing
speech ia which ne said the charge had
been made that the Republicans had placed
upon their ticket man who was too good.
d.aaRhter} He thought the Democratic
convention did one honest thing something
remarkable considering the men Of which
II wac largely composed. The committee
brought IN A resolution that they believed
I'm turning the rascals out and aid not he
neve In putting other rasoals in. But the
convention cur that clause ont Of the reso-
buttons and Immediately Endorsed DR. Jor-
dan daughter That was the one hon
est thing they did. CRenewed laughterl
r Moses sad he had heretofore voted
the Democratic ticket. but he had sworn
on a.auxhterA In speaking Of the candl-
dates he said he ala not know Or. Jor-
dan hut he had seen that gentlemans
alrrature 10 a contract in which the doctor
had practically stolen another mans ideas
ard robbed fnst man OF the product of hts
brains He thought that man who would
rob an individual would rob the city twice
as quick
r. f. stewart the nominee 10 succeed
himself as city clerk, was called upon. but
said he could not blow his own horn so
wei "a his friends seem 70 be doing IL for
him. and after declaring his thorough sup
mort Of his ticket, said he would like any
ag,a curious as 10 his record 70 examine that
af the city clerks office during the past
two yeas. II was a brief and modest
sueecn. but fltil Of confidence.
T. Rurwen Of the Seattle Hardware
company. spoke 81 Mr.. Black from a per-
senal standpoint ard there were other
brief speeches supporting tho tNket in en-
thuStasttc terms