The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-01
IN THE THIRD.
A Big Crowd out and an Interesting
Nee ing Held.

The same spirit of earnestness and enthu-
sasm which marked the reorganization OF
the Third Ward Republican Club presided
over its deliberations again last night at
Brewers hall From the prompt call 10
order by Chairman Homer +. Norton down
to adjournment till next Friday night there
was a snap and vim about everybody
which prevented what the theatrical men
call "tiresome waits between the acts
John Wiley hardly waited until Secrc-
tary o. C. Pratt had read the minutes OF he
preceding session before he moved That
the roll of such members of the club as had
not registered up TO the last meeting be
called, and the derelicts requirec TO state
whether or not they had yet registered.
AS the carrying out of the motion disclosed
the fact that Mr.. Wiley was one of three
who had attended to the matter. Il was
laughingly suggested that his motion was
only a strategerl for announcing 10 the
club that ne had registered.
w H. Ball was called on for a speech,
and on expressing his pleasure at meeting
with the club. said: Il have been used TO
meeting with such organizations for many
years, but never, save once, have i looked
out upon a crowd Of Republicans whose
faces were so fun of the buoyaney and
hopefulness that all faces now should
wear
Then. after giving some good reasons
why Republican faces should be bright
lust now. Mr.. Bah closed list OF the prac-
teal duties now devolving upon Seattle
Republicans by saying that Republicans
should see 10 II that good candidates are
nominated for the various city offices.
For mayor" said he. I'VE want man
who will be mayor OF the city. We want
a man with a large spinal column. We
don't want a man who can he swayed or
dictated to by Tom, Dick and Harry. We
want a man who is able to take hold Of
any impertinent intruder with his strong
left hand. and laying his right hand,
strong as Hons paw, upon the seat of
his pantaloons. hoist him through the
window"
Mr. Shaw suggested that John Wiley
was The only man who could measure up
70 s0ch n high standard. and he was forth
with greeted with an impromptu nomina-
ton for mayor and a call for speech. TO
both OF which he responded in his usual
entertaining style. In response TO the
first he related little anecdote which
evoked roars Of laughter.
In the DAYS when dueling was Just be-
ginning 10 decline" said he. "a fiery gen.
tlenan down South became offended at a
supposed afront and sent the Offender
challenge. politely asking him TO order
coffee and pistols for two Tho repIv
which came hack 70 him was"-turning
toward Mr. shaw have a wife 20 love,
a God 20 serve ard reputation TO lose:
YOU have neither. CO and shoot yourself"
The audience saved the speaker the trou-
bic OF making any further application OF
his story. and u was some moments be-
fore ne could proceed with his speech. in
the course OF which he severely arraig~ad
the Democratic party. and as a fitting IL
lustratton OF the Democratic tendency 10
run ~ ola ruts he read a humorous poem
which told how q strayinE calf wandering
through she woods had first marked OUT
path. the path grew into q lane. a road
a village street. "a city thorouEhfare. 4
million men followed the peculiar wind
Sings which had really been started by the
wobtliag calf re closed his speech with
m earnest plea that a warm welcome no
extended an Republicans. even those v-ho
had strayel OF after the spotted egg.
ticket
Mr. NaeF's poem. or. rather as he stin-
ulRfed. Mr.. Foss' poem. read bv Ny WE.
suggested 20 Joseph shipper a neat littIa
hit u verse he had lately had me rleas-