The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-26
If YOU WANT A JOB
Put a Dime i'm the Slot and Be
a Freebooter.
TIE LATEST POLITICAL DODGE.
A Brilliant Jordsnife scheme Liquor
Dealers Refuse TO Indor~e the Doc
tor-RepubiIcans Rstify Tonight.

fraftor and always one Of the prominent
lights OF the city Democracy. and william
II Moore, also o lawyer ard prominent IN
Democratic circles. last night authorized
an announcement made a. the Eizhth
ward Republican meeting that they would
not only vote but would work hard for the
election of Black. Two other Democrats
or prominence. who feel that the party
was insulfsd by having it's convention IN
oorse Populist prefender. made careful
canvass yesterday Of the better element OF
this Democratic party az 30 no" they
would vote at the forthcoming election.
Some few Of those whose views were
sought said they were disgsstsd with the
whole business and would not vote at ali.
the large majority said that as the only
choice offered them was TO vote Tor either
q Popuiist ticket or Republican. they
most certainly would choose the latter.
others believed in voting for black be-
cause they believed in business man 10
run the affairs Of the city OF Seattle In It's
present condition. These names were
handed In, classified az above. and II would
create a mild sensation Ia Jordantfs ranks
to have them set forth. Their names are
not given for the reason that IL If now suR-
gezted that they meet as Democrats and
express their views publicly in a resoIu-
ton denouncing the manner In which the
Democratic convention was fraitorously
capituIated 20 horde OF Jordan heeiers
who did not even pretend TO be Democrats
The Jordanites themselves seem to be
hard pushed for the munitions of war. for
In such FaIstaffian army the expense IL
not that OF soldiers, but OF camp follow
ers These must be fed. or at least have
their thirst alIayed. from time TO time
How 10 do this was practically determined
upon after a secret meeting held In the
First ward on Monday night. II was a re-
To- frft al
was talked about In the First ward yester-
day.
-Four OF DR. Jordan's friends were a com
nnttee OF ways and means i'm n certain
back parlor. and were moistening their
cigars frequently with pervading air OF
eomDer gravity. How about that si2s'
one OF them asked in an aggressive tone.
''what s1sg'' growied the man with his
leg on the table.
why. that the Democratic central COM
mittee collected before the convention.
Surely Lane never coughed IT up"
mot IL he got II. he didn't"
Say. boys: I'll tell you what we can DO"
said the boyish-raced. curly haired chap
who seemed to be chairman. You know
there was a big talk about the word free
holder In the new charter. Why not work
THAR Nobody can have an office unless
hes a freebooter Seer"
How're you going 10 work itg''
well. there's fellow what wants an
Office and says he has no money 10 put up
for his assessment. but will donate three
lots. lie was laughed at but we might get
those lots and make them useful. eee7'
"of course" said thu lawyer: great
schsme- Sell equities I'm those lots for 10
cents apiece. Every man who buys one IL
q freebooter. and can therefore hold office
] see II: 20 on-''
The Idea caught on. The committee ad-
- 4.xA - "a
tors and obtain for II official sanction. IL
was to he a secret until the literature an
nouncing the scheme was printed and dis
tributcd. Brilliant ideas fairly scintillated
when the committee met yesterday morn
Ing in another back parlor.
THE friend OF the iaboring man.
EVERY worker freeholder"
Bring dime and be freeholder."
"oniy freehoider can get joo und n
the new charter"
Ten cents for a small lot: six small lots
for hair a dollar"
why buy burial piots?''
These were suggested as subjects for the
literary sharps 70 make dodgers about
And IL was felt that even n the candidate
for an appalntive~ofiice failed 80 cough
up those lots. one could he bought for
a fve-dollar bill that would answer the
purpose. a lot out at Green Lake. 2Sxi00
feet. Il was suggested could be cut up into
s.#h lots Al INC apiece. IRIS woutd give
$50 and thu mythical sIs the Democratic
party collected. which the Jordan party
now claims as is property. would make
s26S. This, as allotted by the plotters was
e2e for the frat ward and $50 for the other
wards or course the secret leaked out.
II was talked about all over town last
night and looked upon as a master stroke
or diplomacy.
The diplomats Of the Jordan party. who
have been working up the members of the
Retail fAqmor Dealers Association with
promises Of everything being run wide
open" should Jordan Re elected. met with
q disappointment last night They had
hoped that AZ the meeting - the liquor
dealers and saioonkeepers held at Red
Mans hall. a resolution would first be
passed that the body must ~ united In It's
own interest and that the candidate 81
iected by the majority all must be pledged
~ support. May went prepared 70 IN
dlgnantiv vote against being mauacied ia
this way. hut they had no opportunity.
n VAS very quiet meeting. the candl-
dates FOR mayor were not really discussed.
and there were no speeches. A committee
was appointed 70 report on the situation.
and n reported that q was deemed mad
visahle 90 name any particular candidate.
The report was adopted
The Republicans were busy yesterday I'm
their committee rooms In the Seattle Ma
tiona Rank building completing the de-
tails Tor n big ratification meeting - BE
held this evening In the Armorv. In a3al-
ttan 20 those announced as speakers. and
all the candidates. Hon. John n Allen
f& announced. and there have been some
sltght changes I'm the list - vice presidents
az the great gathering They are as fol
lows J N. Frink. Atonxo HUI Hon Rich
ard Osborn. T.. g Hughes. II r. Compton
+. = TrcmpeT. DF. T ~. Young John
Wiley, Byron Phelps, MAJ. Harlan. John
Fushen 3 H. Piles. pr. 4. NJ Burns
Frank F. lewis, J. +. Riseaorph. John "
Mcdonnell. Hon. J. ", Langley. a
Amunds. ". II White. Il. y Aihertson
Frank elesor. Hon. r. J. Hunes. = A
Wing. !. 4. James. Amasa Miller. L. NJ
rresuali. John Taylor. I. r Stedman. W.
~ Calhoun. Hon 4 a. Van Houten. II
=. Norton. + \ Buck. pr Il NJ Eames.
John g. Hsrnes. s I. Crawford. a &
lincoln. W. T. Scctt. A. r TunAherx. -
q. cay. \. J Goddard j. VI Reua4Ss W
v. Rtnehart y n fatlyuer. John II kin
near. f Berry. Jacob Fuson. C. X Cor
yell. " \ Ean@y. Rev John n Eck
strand W. q. Potts. Rev. John F. Damon
and others.
Tire following speakers are expected ~
address the gathering: Herman Craven.
Hon orange jacobs John J NctsWvra
Solea 7. Williams. John X growa. Angus
NcanE. H r. stewart
There vii be another grand rally -.
FORE the dav of els~-tior. bat tns COMMITTEE
could noV seciae last nleht oa rhfr1a exon
tnE e. woulA - held cha affncu}tv 4,a4us