The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-05
Politicians Winding Up the
Campaign at Tacoma.
THINGS LOOK WELL FOR ORR.
Republican Orators Holding Turkey
Faweett's Record Up to View.
Not Attacking His Private Life, bue
Ills spotted Carver as County Conn
missioncr-Fine Republican Rallies
Last Night, and More Tomorrow
Night.

Tacoma. April special f,ghtlny
hosts in the municipal campaign are rest
ing IN their tents. preparatory 10 the last
grand struggle. which viii come Monday.
The election Is Tuesday, and IL is conceded
on both sides that all that remains to he
done Is TO pull the lines taut on Monday
and corral every vote In sight
The bulk OF the campaigning was finished
when the last speech was made at The
public meetings tonight These were very
largely attended. The interest In the meet
ings has kept up remarkably for a city
campaign. In the Third ward a splendid
gathering in Rhodes hali listened to good
Republican speeches by Aaj. c o. Bates.
W. II. Smell. E. w. Taylor, A. w. Ballard
and W. Ii. Grattan,
Another successful meeting In the Fifth
ward was hsld tonight ON Center street
The Fifth Is the stronghold Of the Popu-
lists. and they have attended the Republi-
can meetings In large numbers. II Is In
the Fifth that most OF the disa6ectton
among the Populis,s regarding the fusion
deal exists. There the average Peoples
party man tells how the Democratic Hon
and the Peoples party lamb laid down to-
gether. the lamb inside the lion. At the
Center street meeting tonight these able
speakers explained the character OF Faw-
cetts acts as county commissioner and
described the kind of administration he
\
elected: Johnson Niekeus, W. II. Harris.
n. II. Peer. +. w. Cushman and A. Il.
Joab.
The Republicans have arranged for q
final rally on Monday night at the Ninth
street theater. Before the meeting con-
venes there VIII be a monster street pa
radc with the Doolittle Clubs torchiight
brigade at the front. The parade win he
in charge u S. A. Crandall as srand mar
shall OF the evening The procession win
move down G. street TO Jefferson avenue.
and thence back on Pacific avenue TO
Ninth street Beside the torchiight pro-
cassion the committee is to hsve gener-
ous display of fireworks and red lights
These well-known Republicans VIII DO
present at the meeting and address tho
audience: p. w. Coiner. C. NJ. Easterday,
+. W. Cushman, c. Il. Claypool. Thad Illus
ton. c. o. Bates II. X Moore. F.. f. Ros-
ling. johnson Nickeus. l.. d. Campbell. N.
II. Peer, w. II. Smell. W. J. Fife. q. IA
Holmes, A. w. Ballard, @. II. Stone. a.
r. Titiow. W. II. Harris. J. A. Shacsieford.
A e. Joah. James Wickershar. h. w. Tay-
lor and others.
Today the committeeman on both sides
have spert considerable time figuring on
how the different wards Will go, Orr VIII
have n lead OF at least 6l0 votes In tho
wards north Of Ninth street. and Fawcett
canno. possibly onset this In the Fourth
ward. and there is good reason for believ-
ing that Il will go Republican
The Democratic lawyers. who have done
most OF the speaking at the rneetinxr OF the
fusionssts. have resorted 10 tho most Ia
grant lying In the fag end OF the cam
paign. To illustrate. At meeting In the
Fifth ward last night Hugh Farley said
that when the Rank OF Tacoma was placed
IN the hands OF a receiver. II was done so
that A. r. Tftlow. a friend of Mayor Orr.
should have a soft job. Farley fumhet
alleged that II was agreed at the city hall
that the receiver should bs speedily put
in possession OF the securities. amounting
TO slsf, 900 deposited with Treasurer Nc
CauIey as security fer the citys deposit
bv President Allen. Among these was
note of Mayor Orr for 500. and Farley said
that the mayor was more than willing that
the note should fall into the hands OF He
ceiver Titlow. and that ne should have pos
session OF the rest OF the assets OF the
bank This is wholly false. Mayor orr.
believing that the city could realize on
the assets to better advantage and al .
less expense than the receiver. opposed tho
delivery OF the notes and other securities.
and surrendered them only when ordereo
TO do so by the court.