The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-26
WHY DID THEY MEET2
The Armory Pretty Well Filled
With Populists,
euT 1T WAS FROSTY. VERY.
Jordan Disclaimed Being speech
Maker, Even Though lie BE
Councilman.

The meeting at the arulory last night
was a peculiar one IN several respects. IL
was supposed TO be a ratification meeting,
or meeting 10 ratfy BY popular acclaim the
acton OF the Popui.st convention in noIn.-
mating Dr. Jordan as the head of the ticket,
and the other gentlemen selected by the
Populists for puolic Office. But 10 reSolu-
tons OK any kind whatever were suggested
or voted upon, and Il was noticeable also,
that although the large hall was vel filed,
even 10 the galleries. the name OF DR.. JOr-
dan. when mentioned by the speakers called
upon 10 address the meeting, ID not awak-
cu any degree Of enthusiasm There was
some clapp.ng Of hands when the little
doctor assembled 10 the platform, but that
was all There were also calls Tor 'Jor-
dan" whenever one of the speakers took
breath for a new thought In this regard,
the candidate for the mayoralty proved 10
be a great disappointment. for when the
chairman announced him as d speaker the
doctor simply came forward and thanked
the audience for the warm reception which
they had given 10 his name.
The applause was Of SO feeble kind that
il became a question whether il was
Jordan or an anti-Jordan meeting, and the
fact that no motion was put before the
meeting. and that the speakers avoided all
mention or reference to spit in the party,
grew in significance as the meeting pro-
gressed.
There were on the platform Frank E.
Wright, Richard Winsor, ID. ". Pnipps,
a Smith. u. McDanels, W. ". Norris,
DR. Terry. J. II. Todd, Col Wilkeson.
John Martin DR.. Mallory. s u. Bird, Swan
Lewis, Capt. Atwell, +. j. Cowley, Fred
Benkins, John Hart, Richard Winsor, jr.
Robert Bridges was the chairman. HIS
Introduction was brief, but could not be said
to he 10 the point. as he neither referred
TO the object of the gathering or the
speeches that might be expected. lie first
called upon J. II. Todd, secretary Of the
state lecture bureau of the party VINO did
not seem to have single thought or suS-
gest.on 10 give TO his audience.
DR.. ". W. Mallory, commonly called
'the Nebraska cyclone" followed in SIM
lar strain until he got 10 his preroration
and that took the form OF this remarkable
statement: II understand that 1t is said
III tie streets that the Rev. Mallory is a
paid tool in the hands of Jordan. i want
to say that if you have a dollar / want It.
l want 10 say that none ever limited such
a thing 10 me personally, that / was TO be
paid for advocating AIR. Jordan. i want
some money bad. ] owe the 'P.-I.' a dol
lar. and I wish l could pay It SO as to take
the paper for another month. l wish 10
say that l am in the field for all 1t is
worth. l am working for reform.
(Cheers.)
John +. Hart also disclaimed being
c,assed as a worker for Jordan. He had
not spoken TO DR.. Jordan for over two
months, he said, but that made no differ
ence. 1t made no difference. either, what
DR. Jordans life might be. he might like
10 walk the streets late at night, or 10
drive behind a fast team, but what was
that? mans private record was thing
apart from his official one, and Mr.. Hart
went on TO speak Of the four years ser
vice of DR.. Jordan in the manner Of man
who says, Il am going 10 support the nom
inee of my party but at the same time l
want YOU 10 understand that l know his
defects"
After Mr.. Hart came Col. Wilkeson. who
expressed himself as entirely unfamiliar
with the local affairs OF the city. He IS a
big Populist from Skagit county, but is 10
be taken seriously as the candidate % the
Popu,ist party for the office of governor.
Judge Winsor sad as much when intro
duciug the gentleman. The colonel is a
ready speaker and there is a CLEAN of hui
NOR In his blue eyes. He was well received,
but he talked only of general.ties. And
Judge W!nsor, who preceded him, was also
careful 10 speak more on the broad lines Of
the Populist party than upon the present
campaign.