The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-22
Eastern Capitalists Fixing Their
Eyes On the Northwest.
scHlvely RETURNS FROM EAST
saw the President mt Washington,
Who Expressed FIattering Optn-
Ion of This State and of the Eiec-
tion-senafor Hanna Outlines Pol
ley of the Republican Party
Much Interest Taken In Seattle.

Washington 10 b the top notch IN TIE
opinion Of the people 81 the biz Eastern
cities" SAID J. Fl. schiVeIy YESTERDAY
This state has the biggest share of the
attention q the Eastern capt. saI.tE and
Eastern men o.. brains and Industry. From
the president acwn. the influential men
Of Washing IN and %ew Yosh view this
state 9lIE the greatest favor. AMI predict
fer Il failure ~ glorious promise and OF
grand achievement.
Mr.. Scaigeiy. who Il chairman OF the Re-
publican stale central committee returu-
g. yesterday from a months trip to the
East, lie VAS u Washington for sone-
thing over tWo weeks. aud visited New
York, where lac conyersesl with some %
the most prominent moueyed men Of the
metropolis. a Washington ~ saw Pres
fdent Mckinley. United States Senators
Hanna, knaie Nelson. Cuiiofa ard Mason.
OF Illinois. Congressnaap Grosy.nor. ar
well az many other distinguished public
men.
Yesterday at his h5mc or THY avenue
h told what tAe great men u the East
had sad u Washington and the victory
y on by TIE Republicans ~ III" last eiec-
tton. The recital 1ss interesting. for from
every authority. Dir. Scnlvtiy heard only
tae most complimentary reuaarhs concern
ing thls state and its future In New
York ne was told that EASTERN capital Vas
gnore than anxious To secure Investments
In Washington. and tPat meritorions and
feasible enterprises would be taken hold OF
readily. The interest "a this state felt by
people Of every class IL remarkable Mr.
SchlYely says be encountered II at June
ton stations going East, in tae hotel lob
b!eS Of the bg Eastern cities, az the na-
tional capital and ou the train coming
West. Wherever ne vas recognized "a a
Seattle man people we're eager 10 qu.-s-
ton him about tais state. Is resources and
climate, its opportunities for capital and
for .ailnr and it's at grF
president Mckinley told me that he wac
greatly gr4i!iied with the election III Wash
ington Mr.. Schiseiy said. Indeed. tht
executive displayed more than common in
fefest !n this Stale and his comment WAS
very fiatteriug indeed. II some way. / do
not now remember the words. AZ said that
change from an adverse ma }ority % H. 49,
votes 10 a Nepubiican ma toriiy such az
We had Received In Washington would I'm a
state Ike ONO mean a charge OF INa $50
votes. which hc said would ht a remark
able feat. The president seemed 10 ha
thoroughly Informed ~ 10 the cause OF
The victory, and he c0mpiimented The Re-
pfiilc&as ~ Washington In tie mos; cor
gun ihAtfl'r Ter lA+iy success. ~ 1ch he
said Vas on" % the most remarkable vic
tories OF iaa election
senator Hanna WAS 30 less kind 81 his
references 20 the election which 40 said
was ote Of the cie8nest and most sizniG-
cam m, victories ever Won by the party.
y his VAS the tcue # comment IF al the
distinguished Republicans / encountered
al the national capital Among thcgc were
senator Aasfn ami Senator Cuil0m OF IL
nnoiS. b9th % whom predicted bright
future for the state. Senator knute Mel
son. Congressman t;rusytnor ana rnauy
other prominent men. Ia congress and ans
expired The prevalent feeling thar while
tlfy hAd not been - saHguIne % 4..in4.
Washington won Tor the X publican Ticket
- - ihey had 81 other states In the Union
the victory here was for that reason an
the more significant and gratifying to them
as Republicans.
In New York / saw SCHUYLER purvsa
IL hgr III.