The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-01
M'KINLEY FAVORITE
He Leads Bryan in q Vote on
the Steamer Queen.
SPOKANE WILL YET De IN LINE.
=. b. Cornwall Says California wants
Protection and Good Money -Repub-
Iican County Convention Aug. 10.

Ths. Mckinley ard Hobart are easily
Tasorffss on anspbozrs1 IN ssaown clearly
By q ba3sot taken on che Queen. which
arrived from Alaska yesterday afternoon
During the trip northward and return,
which was one % the most pleasant ard
s1ccfssful Of the year. polffics wss t4ae one
topic discussed. and Interest Ia national
affairs was shared alike b. high and low.
The record of tho ballot VAS kept by
Samuel r.. Stern. 4 Spokane Republican.
VINO has been called a survivor 81 the
Everett convention. Mr.. Stern also gives
short review % tho political situation
In his county, and SAYS be Is convinced
that Spokane viii &c in line in November.
Every voter or the Queen. including
sailors. waiferx stewards and cooks. was
allowed 20 express his preference. and
thus wac cut of any chance for saying that
OF course people who ooald afford 20 take
= trip 70 Alaska woEIsd ne goidbags and
Mckinley men. TIE Republicans also
gave 10 fhepopocrats che votes OF all those
on beard who declined 20 commit them
selves. The result was a surprise to
everybody. for out % the 100 votes on
board sevsnfy-one we're cast for McKfn-
ley and thiTiy-fhree for Bryan. A ballot
was then taken among Tho women on
board. and the result just as clearly
thswed a preference for the champion of
Sound money. The vote standing fifty-seyen
cast by the qualified voters. and found
that Hfy Of them were from men dis
tsDctivsly Western. that IL from Washing
ton. Oregon. California and British COT
umbia. which last was entitled 70 a single
vote and which WAS counted for Bryan
From Massachusetts. Connecticut. New
York, New Jersey and PENNSYLVANIA were
thirty-ihr~e votes, and from North Caro-
Ina. Kentucky. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa.
Mlssouri, Indian territory ard ARIZONA
were twenfy-one votes. The analysis
showed that there were twenty states and
territories represented on the ballot
We discussed the fpanciai question
pretty generally said Nr. Stern .sbu.
after the ballot was taken we found that
ore OF tae best Informed mon on finance
on board was one Of the cabin boys. who
by the way. is the owner of SIX silver
mines In this state. lie expressed his
preference a. for Mckinley. and when one
on the passengers appeared surprised at
tne vote, tho cabin boy said.
" i am for Mckinley and viii tell Won
why ] have friend who has ftisf re-
turned from Brazil. where he worked on
large coffee plantation employing 100
men. Those employees ire paid 81 day
IN silver, that IL 20 say 20 cents. ssfbstan-
TALLY. But the coffee planter sells sllis
coffee 20 our merchants IN New York. ard
he receives gold; g. for every 81 that the
are given a fair chance under such a sys-
tenn; and white I own silver mines. / 90
not believe in a silver policy that is dis
honest"
Spokane for McKinley.
Shifting the topic OF conversation from
the ballot on board ship to the prohahli-
ties OF Republican success In November,
Mr.. Stern said he was convinced tnat a
majority OF the votes OF Washington ana
al 3.a fer
icy. AS 20 the situation In Spokane coun-
ty, he said:
II believe that We will be able over there.
together with such speakers az you can
give as. TO convince the farmers that the
price Of wheat Is not going to Increase
win silver; and II II should. there IL going
10 be also such an Increase in the price
Of staple commodities as will make the
consumers losers in the end. Property is
heavily rnortgagcd IN the cities and towns,
CHIEFLY TO Eastern capitalists. and no
mortgage has ever been known 10 com
promise. He wants his pay IN gold / be-
1eve that we VIII be able in the time be-
tween now ard November TO impress our
voters with The fact that their own pros
psrlty. as well as the nations. depends
upcn a more stable currency and policy
than IN offered by the PopusIstlc- Demo-
erasc twin platform.
We md there that the people win listen
TO reason. and stilI have an abiding faith
IN the honesty OF our people in Eastern
washington. We had a far better ra;in-
cation meeting than We had any reason 20
anticipate. MIR. BurieiEh was very well
received. and made an excellent impress
sion.. The political organization II IN good
hands. AMI l believe that Eastern Wash
inEion Will glse 4 much batter account of
herself than our popuiiss friends seem 10
think s'se VIII.
Fusion and office-scckers.
''The fusion in Spokane county has been
aHtleipated Tor some time. We all realize
the fact that Spokane county has tts fun
quota of ambitious office-seekers. ana
among tho names Of those most prom
fnent in the fusion movement will be
found may nspirants for political pre-
fermenf. or those who have a political
grievance Go air. The merchants bank
srr. manufacturers sna many prominent
farmers have identified themselves with
the Republican party. and Rre support
ing It's platform, AZ least that was tho
situation when I left home. There arc
many so-caiicd sold Democrats even in
Spokane. and they viii not support a ia.
sion ticket. and there arr others wha he
iieye that the nations honor il more
sacred than any temporary exnealent
which viii ultimately give rise 10 the
bankruptcy Of the nation.
Il ought In say TO you. perhaps, that
there are q great many men In Eastern
Washington Who were az first strongly
influenced by feeling naturally local
20 Spokane and So surroundings because
% the silver mining interests. who thea
thought that IL WIS their duty 20 give
adherence 90 sny sentiment that might
even temporarily aid cur mining inter
estx. hat the men have seen. ss I cor
tainlv have. that this r. not 8 local issue.
hat a rational enc: that class legisis-
ttsE tn favor 81 ore interest. 10 in ntiu-
ing or manufacturing. cannot BE toler-
atea and many have returned 80 the Re-
publican fold because they are not en-
tlreiy devoid OF patriotism or fair~nind-
ssincSs and these are the rfen that the
repaitsts have set 60 meet on election
.ay. for they will Vete unsierstanssfngly
and with sae Republicans. I have talked
VITA a number 81 men, and cut
cf tho votes that were canvaSscs on
hoard the Queen. foHud several % the
sailors and ntow ards who said thev bad
changed their minds saa Instead 'of vat-
ieg aealnst Mckinley were giving 90 vote
foT hiyn"
Ar stern. who was a>ccn1raufea hv his
wife, attended Ire state bar q ss,rfa ion
~ Tacoma the middle Of Iniy. enA lranae-
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