The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-08
EVAN AND SQUIRE
they Meet Again, smoke, and
say Nothing About Silver.
REPUBLICAN, SPEAKERS 40 OUT.
nvury District IN the state win Hsv~
~ Financial Question Presented
In Its true Light.

yestsrcay Thomas BsvAn, the erssvh.ls
anxss Tax advocate, now q Republican
acs WATSON CaFocssa Squire, the Popu-
Es; met On First assnQs Ii front o. ne
Nevada saloon. IL was the nrst time
tasse tso statesmen nave net s.Ecs their
encounter Il tns rotunaA 9. the Tacoma
ho.e. during ne .Ast Republican ssat>
convention Il VII oe remembered that
s.AsssnAn Bssan ~ as getting The oes, O.
Senator squire II TIE Joint debate OF tie
silver question, when J. II. lie via. oossry-
.nx the dilemma OF the would-oe boss OF
he Gcaiz, adfoltly rescued him from ais
s1ni..At.lg position D. suggesting TIA,
20 and the senator indulge IN . soft drink
These tao noted statesmen did not re-
sanae the joint debate On the silver CUES
t,or YESTERDAY. The senator. who Ia BUSH
" Engaged N building up hIS senatorial
fsacey which are somewhat shattered.
sxtended the CAD hand u his late vie
;or.sus antagonist. and invited him 20 taxa
4 exar. Watson -. is not drinking any
;h.ng now. Wits the two statesmen
we're hsiping themselves 10 the HavAnas
they d.1 not SAY single word abogt poll
ties; on the contrary hey disc used the
shortage OF Havana tobacco occasioned by
the raids OF Gems. Gomez and Maceo ia
Cuca Then they shooh hands and parted
Bsvan. In speaking Of the matter after
wards said that he tod Senator Squire
some pain truths during the debate al
Tacoma. For instance, ne sal2 that dur
.ng sq1lres last campaign ne promised
10 build six story brick on hla lot IN
the southern part OF the city II he was
elected senator. He also promised 70 pay
good wages and furnish work TO those
who helped 20 elect him. Mr.. Besan vas
employed 70 circulate among me work
iagmsn at that time and 10 inform them
O. Saalre's phllanthroplc purposes He
says he reminded squire Of The fact that
the building Has only built to a height Of
$50 stories instead Of six stories, and that
low instead OF high wages were pad 10
the mechanics and laborsrs employed dur
inx IL construct ton.
s'Then | further told him that he In
formed US then that protection was wha;
Vas needed 10 keep up wages. and now
he was preaching that the free coinage OF
silver would bring better times ! also
tod him The reason thar he went over 10
the Po2alists. Democrats and so-caiied
free silver Republicans was because he
thought he stood o show OF being re-
elected senator. and for no other reason.
The Duke tCol Lewis saw that he was
getting the wors, OF the argument and
came along and got him out OF the way
BY asking him 10 take a soft drink. To-
Gsy war kap ISL LAk4H tUAb We mex GAI[0
then and be did not say a word 10 mo
about tbs silver question"
There r. one thing that I would Ike 20
have public attention brought to-" raii
veil-known Second avenue merchant yes
terday. ard Il Is this: The interest on
delinquent taxes has been lowered from
y 20 Il per cent. per annam. Now who
u going 70 purchase this property when
taxes7 You see. when you buy you have
70 pay the sheriff in goli coin. and II the
s.ivertes wla In tho coming campaign
you s1il sst your money back. ~ the prop
r,y Is redeemed. IN a3-cenJ dollars. In
NY opinion very few people will care 20
.aves, ia delinquent property and take
chances In getting their money back in
tsbased coin. This - only one Or the
many bad effects Or the silver agitation"
r. X. struvs the Republican candidate
Tor member Of the legislature from tha
FortyHrst district. is a native son OF
Washing on. as he was born In Nancou-
yer. Wash. September - 1864 He re-
eslFei the foundation OF his education In
ne Bishop Scott academy n Portland. Or.
This was finished by a course IN McClurs's
military academy IN Oakland. Cal In
iAsl-sa be stganf law la the office or strlivs
clerk FOR while Of the probate court
when Judge Wood. now mayor. was pro-
bate Judge ~ King county. In the latter
part OF issa he became enamourei win
the sen, and followed 1, up 20 two yssars
age. lie has commanded such vessels as
The Hayiian Republic. Bailey Gatzert.
Flyer sui other o. The fner passenger
boats on the Sound Two years ago he
vent into ihe office % sfruvs Alien.
Haghes & MeMlcken. where Re has al
ssaty made an enviahle record FOR himself
a. an adm. rally lawyer. Mr.. strive II =
nan of sJ-enda physique. and - most
genial and tovai IN his demeanor He -
generous and @hoie-soulet - = supcria-
i've tegree. IN addition % this be IS a
hard student. ard - endowed with = keen
Intelligence ana great energy lie has a
host o. warm friends. n elected ne will
ht the place OF legislator Nth distiaction
to himself and credit to his friends.
They hsd a road election az Houghton
on Saturday. which was marked nv such
peculiar popaistic features that the re-
gu, viii undoubtedly bc contested. ".
~ Crane. ERA postmaster. Who NJ 20 thls
spring has heen an ardent Republican.
bit very lately Joined the Poruissts. took
upon himself 70 run the election entirely
alone. There vas 10 vote FOR Judges OF
election. There wers four people pres
frt Crane took the chair ana announced
I appoint Mr. r = Fish "a the other
'ats- ana Mr. T. Jones clerk" Then the
tect'on went IN. the tiraa for closing tho
rels being set FOR . o'clock. Az hals past
there we're no voters IN sight. 50 the
seF-slec'rf chairman. Crane. announced
tae polls closed. srd ne ballots we're
counted by Crane and Jone. The result
vas IA between T. CuTt'ey ana J. Fos-
'aasA Nhse crane and jones were fg-
rr'hS an what tha average tax Nogid ~,
3ssA stood outside About o'clock Fish.
No II Cur'lees hrofhnr-'v-iaw. saw fcur
voters coming }Ic rushed back into see
sheol hoUss ant announced thts Ths
-eeArted ballots were tucked SWAY sn&
- toGr vo-ea ~ ire ~nrfv haHot hox.
The resais. ss NessrS rsSh ara Cr.ns un-
easNtediv feresaw VAS a majority AZ
~ 'e- Curf,ey The Qnes''an e. whether
"a last 'ogr votes cer - counted. thc
PES having bean officially rios.t TIA
ns''er VII ~ brought before tae com
nisslonsr- t,ssy
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