Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-23

my II'N!ucnt, ana candidate who
only sits in his chair ut home will
barely sit in the Presidential chair
when elected
Little "Oly" does not take kindly to
our invitation to come on with it,
"dye-atutl," and declines to throw
dirt" Who said anything about dirt?
" Everybody to his TASTE" however, as
the rooster remarked as he resumed
his r"paSt of guano.
1t seems that the Use of the name
OF one of the two ladies who were
advertised to speak at Tumwater
Tuesday, on behalf of the Republi-
can ticket, waS entirely without her
consent and she knew nothing of it
until the posters were out.
Those who would finish their col
lections of autumn leaves should
gather them Immediately; they are
beautifully tinted now, but the next
frost will make a clean sweep of them.
1t Is also high time to look after the
safety OF delicate house plants.
Hon. NJ. NJ. Goldman, of Columbia
county, was in the city Sunday and
Monday. Mr.. Goldman will be rcmem-
, bered as Il member of the Constitu-
tional Convention, and he is now Il
candidate for the Superior .Judgeship
on the fusion ticket for Columbia,
Garfield and Asotin counties.
Frank r. Baker, Chairman of the
Peoples Party State Campaign Com
mittee, was in the city Tuesday for Il
short time, going to Seattle on the
afternoon boat. Mr.. Baker called at
the county committee headquarters
and reported the situation in the
State as "only question of majority"
for the silver forces.
| A beautiful pen sketch of Mt. Rain
Ter may be seen in the show-window
of Halls hardware store. 1t was made
by DIR. II. G. Whiting of Chicago, who
has been occupying a cottage at But
ler's Cove for the past three months
The picture is greatly appreciated by
Mrs. Hall to whom it was presented by
Mr.. and Mrs. Whiting.
DR.. Mitchell, George Marvin Savage
and John X. Mitchell addressed the
people of Little Rock Tuesday night.
| The meeting was an excellent one A
number of Republicans were in the
audience and took considerable inter
est in the proceedings. Little Rock
precinct will give the Peoples party
ticket over fifty majority.
Hon. Joseph T. Allen and Hon. w.
II. White will speak to the people of
Thurston county county in this city
on Wednesday evening, Oct. 2Sth.
Both these gentleman are SO well
known throughout the county and
State that the bare announcement of
their appearance is sufficient to crowd
our hall to its fullest extent.
On Saturday evening the silver
forces of Thurston county will be en-
tertained at the Rogers club
rooms by I. J. Lichtenberg and Judge
Richard Winsor, of Seattle. Judge
Lichtenberg is a veteran of the civil
war and an agreeable speaker, and
Judge Winsor's reputation as an orator
is too we'll known to need extended
mention.
An enterprising wight of small
stature has started the business of
peddling salmon, trout and smelt,
fresh from their native element,
through the streets of Olympia in a
hand-cart. This is great conven-
fence to families besides carrying with
it the assurance that they are being
supplied with prime article of pisca-
tOrial food.
The joint debate at Yelm Tuesday
night resulted in grand victory for
the Peoples Party. The programme
arranged by the chairman of each COM
mittee was carried out to the letter,
and H. L. Forrest proved himself to
be altogether to we'll posted on the
financial question for the Republican
representative, Mr.. 4. P. Fisk, to
combat in battle of words.
Crowds from the country will I'M
doubtedly take advantage of Prof. o.
L. Miller's speech Saturday afternoon,
in the Olympia Theater. The hour
for the meeting, l 80 o'clock p. NJ, has
been fixed so that our country friends
may hear the speaking and reach
their homes before dark. Prof. Mil
ler's speech will be treat to those who
have heard him, as we'll as to those
who have not.
Since the ladies have added their
| nd aH 70 tn
ers Club, good taste is shown in the
decorations of the headquarters.
Most men are but bunglers in such
work, but when the def hands of wo-
men engage in weaving objects of
beauty a magic seems to flow from
their fingers ends. The decorations
consist mainly of Natures handiwork,
"winter berries" amid the delicate
tracery of vines.
Prof. Gaunce, one of the State gold
bug speakers, was recently induced to
60 to Bucoda to help out the individ-
ual candidacy of DR.. Mead, whose case
was realized to be almost desperate
The effect of the Professors" speech
was rather of the negative order, as
the Republican friends of DR.. Mead
are not slow in declaring that should
the Professor" make another "stab"
at that vicinity, the Doctor wouldn't
know he was running at all.
A meeting of the silver forces was
held at South Bay Wednesday night.
Addresses were made by B. w. Brintnall
and John R. Mitchell. The opposition
also had meeting in the vicinity,
but as usual the crowd was with the
peoples cause. The school house was
comfortably filled, mostly by voters
who came to listen to the strong,
forcible chat and vigorous presenta-
tan of the issues usual to these pop
ular campaigners.
The campaign committee has def
nitely arranged the details of the
meeting in this city at which Prof. o,
L. Miller will address the citizens. 1t
was at first thought best to have an