The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-18

Holmes. r. II scoss Pant Lard. 7, n
Alien and Or. Ho<ixagn took The psatfoFHa
ard made speeches fun Of strong srfn-
nsents. The noruEraf topic uHceTcousidts@-
ton was tte best WAY 20 defeat Icf8aAs
bFss diversion ~as caHs@s ~ the pres
snce ~ the chairman Of the Second WaFa
Republican cluhs Cs@cr<e W S0uersH3y Ae'
wi1o made a speech n defense % Rspuniits-
an priarivIez that sTouxht forth an an
swer from every popslltsf SPEAKER. ire
Republican made the statement that the
Republican rBie rad he@n one o. nenefic-
enes. end ne pointed proudly 20 the corsii-
ffor ~ tsss country. To this remark none
missed an opportunity u replying, ana
the visitor might have been perhaps con-
vinesd that ne IS shAckie1 slave. scourg-
81 - TIRE dread lash ~ the uonopolists.
though he did not appear like a man on
whom such conviction had ever aa~fed.
NJ n. Holmes made strong speech on
the local Popgisst situation he said one
reason why Jordan found the party an
easy prey was because 81 its honesty
On. Of the PopHliist principles t. that no
man shall seek an ofsice. and work for
nomination
Jordan re said. had almost finished his
plans before the people walked up 20 the
fact thar ne wss tricking them Holmes
did not indulge In ang vitgperati0n, or
make plays on TIRE name 81 the doctor, buE
upon hss issufenaBts and supporters his
wrath Was poured SIC had 10 respect Tor
Judge W5nsnr who. he said. supports Jor-
dan openly and talks about him behind his
back
Referring 20 the onslaagfts in the hire
ling aaBerN" the Cali West Coast PerEa-
ilat ard Telegraph. on himself and ". r.
Andrews. he asked II any one could say
anything against the latter ard said that
Aalfens had seriously thought 81 licking
ffzsz f1e ~ ssssf flf fs#s 4sz5l mt
worth while. The gentleman who calls
himeeif Farmer Todd came IN for
share Of Holmes attention. as Did Eugene
Way ard Robert Bridges
Dr. Hodg9on explained the manner OF
Jordsns nomination By supposing that
TO- men form ward club and ten OF those
men are ward heelers white the rest have
not agured on the situation and want 70
think. Ward heeler A jumps up and nom
mates Il. who IN turn uaminaies a. and
before the respectable element understand
what has taken place the chairman sec
refary and treasurer have been appointed,
who, from that time on. control the meet
iHgs.
Geo. W sumerindyke. IN an able speech
IA defense Of Rspablleanism, said in regard
TO Jordan's nomination:
.You PopuIists said you couldn't live
under Republican administration, because
the party leaders we're scounarsls. and set
HoAt % you 10 II the very oatSSt "a etst
political career IN this city bat nominate
the blgRest m0unteoank that ever walked
The streets OF Seattle qHaes doctor Is
that the Way yen are going 20 reaayate
pelstlcsg
c. II. Scott replying 10 Somerindyke's
euloey on the Republican party. delVed IN
history for about half an hour. reeling on
quotations. dates and figures, without ap-
parent effort. showing the foundation Of
the Republican party, what It's most emf
nent supporters had said against the prih-
cipieS. The mistakes IL had made. the en-
shaved condition og the American people
and various other thiags. Ills mind was
a verltabIs storehouse Of historical facts
Paul Land from the Ninth ward, gave
a ~ nops4s Of the events that occurred the
night Of the Jordan convention, and ). u.
Alien made short address on the old Pop
ulist lines. capital aud labor.