The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-06
Torchlight Parade and Grand
Rally for Orr Tonight.
ENDORSED Bv THE VETERANS.
Van FosSen Resenfs the Interest Rms.
iness Men Are Showing.
Encouraging Reports From Every
Ward In the City-A business Man
States What Fawcctt's Election
Would Mean - Conservative Esti.
mates OF Republican Najorities,

iacema- April Especial Tomorrew
viii come the final struggle In the mun.e.
ipal campaign now nearly endeSi The
Republicans will center their energies
on the mass meeting at the Ninth street
theaier, and from the interest that has all
along been manifested in Tie campaign
by citizens Of ali parties. the rally should
De one OF the most successful during tho
campaign.
O. j. II. Srsift. president OF the DooIittls
Club. has been chosen as chairman of ths
meeting. Short. spicy addresses VIII 10
made by weli-known Republicans. and .
double colored qnarsetfe will furnish
music There viii he n good turn out OF
the rank and file OF the party workers.
Before the meeting opens there will ho
big torchiight parade by the fiamSeau
brigade Of the Dooiittle Club. The parade
viii be further reinforced by four brass
bands and general use OF fireworks and
colcred lights.
The Republican managers are confident
OF victory. They have received the most
encouraging reports from all over the citys
In the south end the ticket has been gain
ing steadily since Friday. due in a large
measure TO the splendid speeches made
by the Republican orators during tho
week. In the Seventh ward the RepDhii-
can majority will be IS on a consers alive
estimate. The First and Eighth wards
VIII give Orr nearly 80 majority and With
the chances favorable for even a larger
one than is estimated.
The Third ward win go Republican by q
small but safe majority. The Second. thu
banner Republican ward in the city. viii
give Orr a majority of ar least 5S votes.
making his election certain
The situation has changed but little to-
day. Candidate Fawcstt went 90 church
this morning and later in the day Was
seen on Pacific avenue talking politics
80 - n. no. .l.r.t1 1xfs
Orr was not seen down town TIL toward
evening. He chatted a moment with
friends In the rooms OF the central COM
mitfee and then went home. The mayor
expressed his confidence in his election.
c. w. Van Fossen amused eurisns
crowd at his regular sunday afternoon
lecture" this afternoon. About go men
of all shades of political opinion were pres
ent, and there was a sprinkiing OF ladies'
The state president of the A. II. A. landed
Fawcett and fyfsionism to the skies, and
said that tke Second ward had ruled the
city too long. Van Fossen seemed to fe-
sent the interest displayed by the business
men in the election. apparently regarding
IL as an intrusion The speaker said no
did not pretend TO control any mans vose.
but he made II plain that every member
of the order should follow Van Fosssn'3
lead and blinaly vote for the fusion can
dioate.
president of the A. T. A are those of Well
known Pacific avenue merchant. who, in
conversation with the Post-fntelligencer
correspondent this afternoon. said that In
his opinion nothing would be SO disastrous
as the election of Turkey Fawcett at
this stage of the city's history The gen
tlensan did not wish to have his name
used, but was willing to express his senti-
ments in plain words. II was his opinion
that II Fawcett were elected there would
be n wholesale distribution of Offices to
the heelcrs In the fusion camp. and ability
and efficiency in the city departments
would be thing Of the past The city's
credit and reputation would be ruined in
the East II IL was sent over the country
that Tacoma had gone fusion AMI that a
gang Of office-Seeking tax eaters was Ia
control Of the municipal government
The views OF the business man quoted
are shared by all OF the merchants and
professional men OF the city. without re-
gard to party afiliation. Since Col c.
W. Griggs, president of the Taxpayers
League. came out publicly for the Repub-
iican ticket there has been much interest
displayed in the election BY men who have
heretofore rarely attended n political
meeting OF any kind. and who seldom take
the time to vote at the primaries. With
these the sole issue raised by the fusion
lists. namely. the greed for spoil=, has had
the effect OF driving them into line for tho
Republican ticket. To the average mer-
chant the platform represented by tho
f,rs3onisf office-hunters is repuEnant 10 a
degree II Is for this reason that Fawcett
will no, get one out OF every five votes in
the Second ward.