The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-05
War-Horse White, Dick Warner,
Gene Way-All Were There.
4 BAND TO CHEER THEM ON.
ssWar-Horse" white Rsars, Dick
Warner Explains, John Hart
Roasts, l.. e. Gilman Promises
aud Dan keIieher Preaicts-
bryan Referred To as the second
sarfor-Even the stove Was Hot.

TIE announcement. os the fsssiorist love
feast and rally az the Aruory drew ogt a
very large crowd last night that naH'Sefea
In It's membership q considerable element
OF Republicans. who we're GA hand pre-
pared TO listen to ar attack upon Mayor
Hunes By "sYar4Horss" White. who was
billed as the principal attraction Ia the
three-ring circus. Instead Of yiruient
dGasribe directed az the Republican candi-
date By the war horse tbs large croGd
wee treated 70 a moderately tuned add
dreas bus what TIE principal speaker lack
ed ~ violence ard geaemenCe was more
than made up BY the outburatg that were
wrought b. Rev. Clark Davis, Dick War
ner aud Lee Hart. with moderate ieayen
OF lossened enthusiasm by other spec kers.
The crowd gathered early and the ceEe-
m9u.af commenced shortly after o'clock.
Over the speakers stand there was draped
flag ard IN one side 81 II was q portrait
printed by 81 iuprsassonlst artist os
man with far-aHag look Ia his eyes, I'M
der which WAS printed '.0ur Next Mayor"
A brass band. stationed al A place near the
platform, played a couple of tunes while
the hail was illlIaE up. Near the red-hct
stove was W IL White holding n small
leyee. lie was Joined later By Judge Aus
tin. J. r. AcsToy and other well-kuown
popuIists, while the tall. gaunt figure OF
Col. Lyon doomed above the heads Of the
people who were pressing for places.
Two Old men ard some little boys occu-
pied colgn o. vantage in the gallery. dI-
rectly above tAe speakers head
Hall Ia the war-iiar.e
a burst OF Georgia" by the band her
aided tile approach Of the principal par
Elephants In the evenings meeting. The
crowd cheered as War-Horse White. Al
fred Battle. James +. McElroy, Dan Kel-
iehe-. Dick Warner. K. u. Mclaughlin,
Judge Austin. a. ]. Bleihen. eA Mayor
Ronald. l.. G. Gilman and others ptoml-
nent Ia the councils OF the tusioaists
climbed upon the platform. Mr. McLaugh-
In introduced Mr. l.. &. Gilman as chair
mar or the meeting. Mr. Gilman expressed
the joy he felt al the honor. and stated
that II had been said that the Democracy
would rot support the ticket or the fusion
lists In tlle city campaign. He denied
this. and sald that as a Democrat he IN
tended 10 vote the ticket straight. lie
referred doubling ones to the affairs of
the state. which. he &aia were better than
ever before. and be called attention TO the
county. experimenting this by saying that
the city Is now about 10 be turned over
:. ths opuass'@- itS NA3ikta Atat Ma3or
Humas confessed his inability 20 cope
with crime. and he admitted that tho
confession caused him surprise. amaze
ment and pain. lie had heard the sol
snn declaration that gambling and other
Vice could not be suppressed. and was
surprised that 80 good man as Judge
Humes could 30 50 very wrong.
Inc mayor. be said, had thrown him
Sell into the arms ef the iawless ele-
al "a >
"efNsa from hit4hs gamblers ana fallen
women should have gone 20 buy bread
and meat lie Touched ilghty upon the
Cedar river water question. reviewing
what. he said, had hecn the stand az
the organ" and or Homes on the ques-
ten when It was itrSt an Issue In local
politics.
Rev. asaru~ Ice
NJ f.ff,,,a a.. So, =, $500. ,,,.,.
warner. or Everett. when M. MeIauga-
lin Informed the chairman thar the Rev,
,..e,.a y, -, - $500. 49,, 49,,
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slncs ,e sor,sr,,.1, ~ ,,,.'r,, T., bi ,' '..,,
. member. ara that ne vas oppaseA - ..
work and 20 the nomination oc Mayer
Iloi''Fs VIZ E. sa,3' s'eoa ss = eshaHtste
.nstina or any a,hsr nv Ms,.ar Tte,,,~s
he said, was "a champion 81 vice. calder
heads nomination helned the Republican
party euj If a hole lie also said thar he
vas present "a Republican. but tina, ha
did not approve az the clfy's support rs
prostitutes Mr. Lee retired amidst Gin
of applause
Hon Richard Warner Vas then intro~
cueed. and came with hls hands fuil of
nreerac kers and ria pockets heavy ~lth