The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-23
SEVENTH IN LINE
Enthusiastic Republicans Turn
Out in Large Numbers.
TO ORGANIZE A WARD CLUB.
This Il Republican Year and the
seventh warsIers Are Going TO
Ride In the Wagon.

I< any one doubts that this is 70 Be Re
fS,gglcsn year he should have been present
a. the meeting Of the Seventh MaFa re
publlcans at Plncknsy's nall last nieAt'
called 20 re0rganize the ward CLUB which ms
sjors. 50 much good work FOR the past Two
yesrs. Overf99Tepresentatlye citizefs6. inclua-
ing professional. business and laborIng men.
signed the club roll. punched the orSani-
cation. and made arrangements Tor ner
equipment that viii oarry her skimmlng
over the popular wave that VIII swesp the
city at the next election No time y as
spent IN speeches or hurrahing. lat pre-
cincf committeeman were appointed 10
ncHp JR the selection Of polling places for
the primary election 70 be heid next month
and permanent officers We're elected for
the club.
IS Capt John Tay4sr, who has been the
clubs presiassst for the past two years,
called the meeting 10 order and stated the
purpose OF the call %arace +. Compton
acted as temporary secretary. At the con-
clBslon Of tire chalrman's remarks John =.
lay asked the indulgence Of the MEETING IN
a prettlly worded speech. IN which ne Ell
Loaazed Capt. Taylor for his hard, cen
scIentlous work during his previous incum-
bency OF president, and placed him In nomi-
faiion for third teE.B. Four or five men
We're on their feet at GnGe 10 second the
nonlna ton and ". W WIIEAire asked shat
be elected by reclamation, which WAS done
with a VIII. The president thanked the
assembled voters for tho triple folor they
had conferred upon him. and stated trait
he would try to do lbs datv auF'ug the
coming campaign. as he had IN the past
he then called for nominations for ptfma-
nent secretary George r. Msacnam PRE-
scented the name Of y, II. Cute. who. he
4 said, VAS q yoans man Of honor, irteg-
rity and ability. There vas no opposition
10 Air. Cute. and he was elected by ac-
clamGtiQu- IL response 10 Csl.s for a
speech, Air. G1lies although quite = Young
man, showed that lie Was exceedingly well
posted On the otgpics % the day -. I.
Gross was unanimously elected treasurer.
\ recess Mas taken for zen minutes to
give those present an opportunity OF syn
ing their names 10 the Club fuste~ ever
100 signatures We're secured. cOa teaase M
bling, Pfessdent0TayiOr sag gestsi that the
members II the different precincts caucus
and present 10 the meeting names e Z vice
president and executive committeeman
from each precinct of the ward. to arrange
and assist Central Commit teomaa Cor
ham In selecting places for fys..uct eau
cusing, which are To DC published ~ a gen
grail call TO be made soon. and also ad-
vised them TO select place which could
be used as q voting place for the prlms ~
election. Another short recess was taken
19r TINS purpose, and the following names
submitted:
First precinct7-viee president, w. NJ
ealhouns committeeman, f. H. Reinck.
Second precinct-Nice president John
Bushell; committeeman Thomas ~. Ben
onett. Third prec.nct-Vice president. . r
case; committeeman. Charles Dean Fonrtn
preclnct-Nice president. George r Meach-
am committeeman, Harry BiEelow- Fifth
pfeclnct-Nlce president, Charles Baker.
Eockenfeld
q central Committeeman Gorham stared
that II was the request Of the central ont
mittse that places for holding the precinct
eaucuses should be selected and handed in
before January =. as a general cali was 10
pc pui&s9ed anu IT was necessary that the
Notng place OF every precinct should be
enumerated. At the request Of several
Af9GorhaIr explained the working of the
pew primary election law and stated that
IL would s3on be published IN fun SO thar
every voter IN the city would be given a
chance 70 familiar!ze himself with Ii before
TIE election, lie asked that tn. ure,irlct
committeeman selecte- ala him as much as
possible in the matter OF cauvaAstng the
ward. The club VIII meet again al me .,ue
place next "Wednesday night. az which time
some speeches viii probably II. made,
Following is a list ~ club members who
signed last night:
T. y. iVerson. T. Il. Upton J. T.orinr
Wilmington, II. \ HoneuAach. " ~.
Wiltshire. John = Morse. g. l. Fehren +
l.. Parkinson, r. c. Van Houghton II !
Keith. NJ. j Carter II Dean. n. r. Conn
ton. y. +. Phillips. A. g. Nelson r. ii
Reinsk II. y, Bgelow, George 4. Virtue.
Y. Hugo Smith. Charles \ Duke - u
Harget, III. ". Mills G. n. Iavant. II y
Mckinlay, G. ". Rockers, ~ e.. Gsr,i,,
w w French. JT.. NJ Muuson. Wa.han1 NJ
Calhoun, George r. Qumhy. James 4,
Whdiley. Daniel T. Cross. 4. X. Fiskep
". H. Gorham, y. b. Halt " Bruce =
Carrie. j. ID. Smith. : w Clark. A Ieff-,,,
r. III. Guile. J. 81. Han, J. Arthur Han
Joseph H. Gregory. T. " Burnett. 4 -
Butleigh. Walter A. HAN. IA. H. Honnao
&. "A. Sprsggs, George Hancock. q r
Bogue, \. Il Phelau. William Calvert \ a.
Edwards j. y Nelson, Charles Baker /
G. Blake. ". H. Seymour, George n
Me2cham, n ). Peterson. John Rust,u
William planu. y r. Bushel. Frank I.
Feurt. \. J, Nardale. -. \ Holman. PhtIl,r
Corcoran. \. Il. Gully IN. }. r. BOYER W. 4
INSECURE. I. NJ Craney Frank ] Curtis
Joseph II. Bone. James ktefer. George p
Mills. Samuel r. price. john = Fav. X N
longsian, r. Burrows John Kyh4rg. T.
4. Collins, q. t. Case " Parry %mith L
X ElCook, Louis W, Rose. john TAYLOR
Thomas J. McCaWlv5 Joha Decker. WIN.
lam COPELAND. h. Eaiersou j. t. EoyIeu
T. a. wing. W. IS fAreurh. John ?. Nav.
den. c. \. Dean NaH Howe. ". ". Per
rigo.
Mcclure.
Second Ward Republicans