The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-07

the last ballot. Bliss -. PIzgress aom-
i2aston ~2s made unanimous. The cor
yenston then TOOK = recess an,il O'Clock
TIE remzga6sr Of lie ticks. Was MAZE
u2 as follows: I2entenazt governor.
Thomas r. Dzastzn. CT Ho1xhton. Uppsr
pen1asalz: secretary Of state. WashlExton
Gardner. the present tnclnbsuts state
treasurer, George A Steel OF St Johns.
auditor Gen Roscoe .. Dire. OF Benton
HAroor: attorney General, Fred A May
nz-c % Grand Rzpt6s: com missioner %
state land one, william A. French. OF
Aipsrx. the present incumbent; sapsxln-
tenSens Of public instruction, Jason e
Hammond. Of HiIls6zie. member Of the
state beard Of edueztioa. John w. Sym
mons. Of Owosso. During the closing hour
Of The convention the Knox battery marx
ed the minutes BY firing a cannon sta
toned On ar island IN the river.
Hax1n s. Plagree was born q. Denmark
Ee.. Aag1sE D.. Is4.. and was q farmers
son. ~ the age cf "a he went TO Hop
kinsy1lZe. Mass. ard entered shoe fac
tory, learning the trade u cutter and b.
coming unusually ski.ifaI- When the var
broke OFT young Pi1gree was earning sI-1e
day - the factory. lie enlisted II the
EtrE. Azssacx1 glseLtz heavy artillery as
a private He was IN the second battle os
Bull Run. ard saw h.ood dow freely dur
ssg the rest Of the war. taking part IN
Ire battles Of Frederieksburg Road. Har-
rs Farm. SpotEsylvaniz Courthouse. Cod
Har0or, North Anna and South Anna At
f7s battle Of Spotfsysyzriz the First Mas
sachasstts vas conspicuous. opening tho
engagement and losing 90 Ia killed and
wounded On May g 1854 be was taken
prisoner BY Mostly ard sent 20 the Azder-
son prison pen. where he spent FIVE
month"; Afterwar6 he was confined q.
Gordoasyilie. Va: Salisbury, y. c., and
Allen. Ga In Novembe-, 1854. he was
exchanged and allowed 10 return North.
He re3oined his regiment In front OF Pc
terSbsrg. IN time TO assist IN the battle OF
Fort Fisher. Roy8ton Road, Petersburg
Sailors Creek. Farrnsvs-ls and Appomattox
Courthouse. He vas mustered out OF
service Angus. Is. isss. and went 10 De-
trolt. There be found employment II a
shoe factory. and the next year BE and
another shoemaker founded the firm Of
P!nzree & Smith, buying a small boo. and
shoe factory. The Pingres factory row
employs more than 100 persons and is enc
OF the largest Il the United States. De-
troit. which is a Democratic stronghold,
had been misgoverusd for a dozen years
prior 70 1883. In the faf os that year a
citizens organization nominated Pingree
for mayor. He was elected by a biz ma
tortty. and. in spite Of the opposition OF
the council, the courts and the CORPORA
tons, which also controlled the legis.a-
LAF~t he reformed me city government.
Fe compelled the street railroads 70 re-
duce street railroad fares 70 ) cents. COM
PEELED the gas companies 20 reduce their
charge from . TO s. per 100 feet. esfab-
llshed a municipal electric lighting plant
and led the poor Of the city By enabling
them 10 cultivate unoccupied lands in and
near the city.
Mayor Pinvree SAYS: Tn az OF the
fights conducted sn Detroit the disclosed
enemies Of the people were the corpora
tionists. All OF the future serious troubles
for Detroit ard FOR RE state OF Mch{-
gan ard nearly al % the states OF the
union. are sscrefe9 IN the breasts Of con-
spring corporators Much has been said
under the breath by men: much has BEEN
written by the essayists: editorials have
the pulpit has even mentioned a protest
Much has be@n SAID. and little hss bean
6oyas. Civic feserarions ara vel meaning.
and have done good work; but they do not
strike, or have not the power 70 strike
effectively, at tha head and front OF the
offending II Is 100 big a Job for one man.
II Is too big lob FOR any special conlbl-
natiua 90 men. X Is the peoples work
under God. and Il Is che work of years
The enemy is vel enirenchea and IS wei
provided with the sinews OF war The
future SCENES Of the struggle are the PR
rnarf@s and the courts. The greater part
% The bate Is plainly IN the party pri-
rnartes without the primaries the battle
IS lost Without the primaries the courts
are bat crutch. Nothing short Of the
socslnx OF the primaries BY the whole
PEOPLE can wash away ths foul accumula-
tfars OF The filth Of the primaries. az tire
sewers ara swept clean and pure By The
wholesome rain from heaven"