The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-08
Ovation to Assistant Secretary
Webster Davis.
CLOSING SPEECH OF CAMPAIGN.
Iarx~st Audience Ever In the Huiid-
1ux-D~corations, Music, CHEERS
-speclmsen of Effective
by Turn. EIeasenf. C"iioqsaei,
Humorous-ffs keynote IL Loyal
sx-p,..~ut situation n Csists. In
which M True American Sao
Antagonfxe the Admintstrats0n.

Two hours Of the most effective type OF
caryi.ya.g. 0Tatory, noG rising 10 the to3t-
les, heiah;s OF patriotic eioquence, and al
Intervals descending by easy ard natural
erafati0ns to the lower plane OF eol'canisi
nornlIy aud even OF plsiis-syoken jest,
that was what the people wno heard "eo-
ster Davis last night enjoyed, Win
choice musical programme in addition
The audience was :ts4lf study and an
inspiration The speaking was IN Arfnofy
hall Never has the big building naFoored
q larger crowd II II not enough 10 cay
that 100 extra seats had been provided
and that every one of them was occupied
Early in the evening standing room began
TO be at A premium and by the time MT.
Davis had begun speaking. practically eV-
cry available foo; % space Was occupied,
including the vestios,Ie and the galleries.
the window sii.s and the edges OF the ros-
srnm.
The meeting was under the auspices Of
the Young MEMS Republican Club, and
that enerseti, organization saw 20 II that
every detail OF SIS programme was ialfh-
fully carried out. BESIDES the speaker the
following occupied seats on the ros!rum
J. IL Schively. John II. Powell, j. j. Do
heny P'iny +. Allen. Dr. f. Weldon
Young IT, L. C'ayton. g. W. Howard. Boyd
J. TalIman, Robert Wright. A. A. Rise
dorph Martin Drake, II. Engeibrecht, T.
w Petit. Prof. J. NJ Layhue and w w
Jamison.
All the preiiminaries consplred to give
the occasion q good setting and TO put the
speaker ~ the evening upon the hest post
bic vantage ground Wagner's First Regf-
ssment hand parsdea the streets and rem
dered patriotic airs while the audience was
being seated. The hall was suitably deco
rated rot the least effective feature being
the distribution OF IA vast number Of mint
ature flags among the audience. These,
IT, A. - 49, -
Ing ard singing. produced a picturesque
and impressive scene
Three OF the most popular Of seattie's vo-
caHsts Miss Marguerite Mckinney. Miss
Alice True and Miss Edna Whittier com
rrising the v!ttorio trio contributed their
full share 10 the evenings entertainment
Just before the address they sans: Julia
Ward Howr's battle Hymn OF the Re
public" and then In response 10 n great
htrsf Of applause, Columbia the Gem OF
the Ocean" Leaflets containing the words
OF the latter had been distributed through
out the hall. ard az the suggestion OF the
chairman. the audience arose and Joined IN
the words. After the address the trio sang
the ''Star-Spangied Banner" the audience
rising spontaneously While the words OF
the grand old song flied the house
John II. Powell as Chairman.
j H. Schively, as chairman OF the Re-
publican state central committee intro
d,sced as Inc chairman OF she evening John
~. Powell. president OF the club under
whose auspices the meeting was arranged
Mr. Powell makes ideal presiding Off
Ger, having al The requisite flrmnaas ana
assertion. without thrustine himself uaduly
into the foreground His Introductory
speech VAS very brief and in excellent
taste. He said. We have heard a great
deal about the national administration.
iron, sources both reliable and inreiia he
tf11EffHF Nav
Tonight gentleman Who from the posi-
tien which he occupies can tell tie some
funs about that administration. His posi-
tfoE renders any remarks from me super
nauus. and shall not DO you the Injustice
To de'an You further than 10 present 10
You ths Hon Webster Davis assistant see
Rotary Of the interior
Mr.. Davis niet .egsriau which r,us.
haye neryed hsm to ais best efforts az a
sneaker. and IN response he made, h.s way
quickly 10 The hearts of bis auditors and
bed them fer hearty two hours with that
invisible magnetic cord which the true ora
tor Knows how 20 set up between himself
and his a0diencp
MI. Chairman. ladies and gentlemen"
said Mr. Davis II there ARE any f,,slon
ssis In this state, ! don't know whar., they
can he such "a great authorizing AZ that
whtch We witness here Tonight means
great deal Looking oln over the canns,e,
ar the clese OF which wc are now standing
! sntxt take occssi.5n to congratulate Sfate
chairman Sehivcly and his tSamnllfes. ON
the maenificent work they have done
must also cong "a ui;sle the Young N.,,'s
Neyuhlfcar Club ~ seattle ssou't believe
the state has seen any such meeting a. th.,
whfyh We have here tonight I believe n,
young nsn. full Of enthusiasm and viz II.
with The whole future lying out before
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