The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-23
TACOMA ALL ONE WAY
Leading Democrats to Vote the
Republican Ticket.
FOR THE INDOOR MEETING.
Many Of Tacoma's Leading Athletes
Entering In the Events to Be
Decided Here.

Tacoma March Especial The mr.
Hicipal campaign will be formally inau-
gursted by the Republicans tomorrow
night by rousing ratification meeting az
the Ninth Street theSter. Chairman Baik-
vii and Secretary Hacker. of the Repuh-
hean city committee, have been engaged
for several days past in making the neces-
sary preparations for the meeting L. is
the intention of the committee TO make
ahe raufication q marker in all respects
win thts end in view. the brightest speah-
ers in the city have been asked TO address
the audience, and the orators OF the even
ing are expected to set the pace for the
campaign in this respect. In the issues
involved in the present campaign ara
found the best incentives to good speech
making, and as there are as able political
speakers in the Republican ranks i'm this
city as are TO be found anywhere in the
state. the voters of Tacoma viii doubtless
md much to instruct and edify them IN
the public meetings that will be held be-
tween nov and election day
Forty of the best known Republicans in
the city have been asked to act as yice
presidents at the meeting on Tuesday
night. Chairman Balkwili will preside.
Among the speakers who will be heard
supporting the cause of honest govern
ment. as opposed TO the Fawcett fusion
for spoiis. are: Col B. W. Conner, Charles
O. Bates, Frank Cushman. johnson Nick
Gus. Senator E. W. Taylor, W H Harris,
II. h. Moore. Charles Murray, Charles e
Claypool and others.
The indications that the whole Repub-
lican ticket will be elected by heavy ma
1orities, grow stronger day by day. The
Republican candidates will poll q very
large Democratic vote. Besides the prom
inent and influential Democrats who have
been mentioned in these columns as In "a
vor OF Orr and against Fawcett, Judge
Charles Richardson. A. E. Buel and John
G. Lee have expressed themselves as op-
posed 10 the fusion deal, and earnestly in
favor of the Republican ticket
Said Judge Richardson yesterday: Il
am Democrat, but am no believer in
fusion. l consider il my duty as a citizen
IN this election to cast my vote for the
best men named. II l had a chance TO
vote for a good straight Democratic ticket
l would certainly do so. But as between
Mayor Orr and Mr.. Fawcett l do not see
any way to do but vote the Republican
ticket. The city needs honest and cana
bic men in charge of her affairs anG the
Republican ticket is the only one In the
field that meets the necessities of the
hour"
The fusion committee surprised every
body by not filing the nominating petition
with the city clerk Saturday. The reason
given is that all of the petitions circulated
in the various precincts have not been re-
turned TO the committee headquarters yet
The Fawcett managers found il necessary
to send out no less than eighty petitions
for signers- They will not give an estl-
mate of the signers secured up to date
but claim that 1000 could have been Sc
cured. There is good reason for beiiev-
ing that there will not be to exceed Loco
or LOO names on the petition when it is
fled