The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-02
There Were a Few in the Audien-'
Until "Ananias Dick Spoke.
THEN THEY SUNG Az REvOIR.
Fusion Rally Mt the Armory DOes
tic-Justice Austin Attacked by
One Speaker for Assessing tE-s
Audience That Migrated En- Nassc.

TIE fusio-ists had rally at the Armory
last night Enthusiasm was no, the fea-
tnre Of the affair. When Chairman Winsor
made the Introductory speech. there was a
good-sized assemblage OF men and a gen
erous sprinkling OF women IN the han. Sub
sequen,ly. however. the audience began 10
dwlndle until when. as a final afliction.
silver Dick Warner mounted the plat
form. the benches contained not more than
one-fourth OF the number present al the be-
ginning.
Between the speeches, LANCER & Lue-
ben's band rendered short selections OF pa
triotic airs. These served 10 conveniently
cover the retreat Of the disappointed spec
tators.
Some OF the speakers manifested tend
ency 20 arraign some OF the fusion county
officials. one speaker said that criticism OF
derelict officials should be given Impair
daily. Another. Mr. Shipley. declared
with great force that Municipal Justice
Austin in fining the gamblers as high as
800 each exceeded his authority and prov
ince as a justice OF the peace This kind
OF talk was evidently not relished by the
fusion politicians who were present, en-
gagged in directing matters from behind the
scenes. Finally. these began to quit the
hall one al a time. leaving the meeting 10
Its fate. until barely corporals guard re-
manned.
u. r. Anderson was the first speaker
He endeavored 20 drag the mayoralty con-
test out OF the political field. saying that
the question was independent Of political
alignments and parties. He urged all
factions Of the fusion party 10 vote for
Calderhead. although a Populist be-
cause with the ticket was guarantee
that law and order would be maintained"
Mr.. Anderson evidently Favored this idea.
and while he would frequently branch off
into a discussion of other phases OF the
controversy. he would inevitably. as a
star 70 its orbit. return To this thought.
5. NJ. Shipley came next. 1T is with
pleasure" he began. that we arise TO
address our friends and neighbors on top
les that are calculated 10 appeal TO the
nohlest sentiments of the heart" With
that he produced a batch Of papers con-
tanning an itemzed account OF moneys
that he alleged had been diverted from
the public easury. After he had led
his audience 10 the fond hope that he
would spring something new Mr.. Shipley
/ merely gave the conclusions reached by
Douglas Young in his examination OF the
county books. Hardly hand was
cIa pped.
Mr.. Shipley then INDUCED in a review
OF the circumstances leading up to the
election OF 1885 ever reminding his hear
ers. as II 10 encourage them 10 entertain
Ing the idea. that il was under a Popullst
banner that the state election was won.
and therefore they should reconcile them
selves 10 seeing a Populist at the head Of
the ticke.. He said that when Divine Prov
idence breathcd into human clay an i'm
mortal soul. He put no limitations even on
the Populists." The speaker wandered on.
quoting more figures In an attempt to show
that the fusonis,s had administered the
predecessors. After touching up the SUI
preme court ana the Post-Intelligencer. he
entered on a discussion of the money ques-
ton
By this time half Of the audience had
LEFT the hall. While the weather was warm
and spring-like outside. II was certainly
frappe in the hall, and there was abso-
lu,ely no enthusiasm After Mr.. Shipley
finished there was a wholesale emigration
on the part OF the audience. again covered
by a short selection by the band. Battle
McArdie Gate Of louisiana gave the audi
ence a spicy talk and then. as Chairman
Nlusor was about 20 dismiss the gather
ing, Dick Warner appeared lie mounted
the platform 10 give them something hot"
as he expressed It. Finally. shortly after
~ o'clock. Warner finished. and the last
of the listeners had left the hall and the
lights were put out
a few more Ike this VIII XII us" whls-
pered one fusionist to another as they
silently slipped ont az the darkened hail
and disappeared into a neiehborlng saloon
70 discuss the morality plank of the fusion
lists.