The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-11
King County Republicans Have
Great Rally at the Armory.
FINE. MUSIC AND SPEECHES.
Several Thousand Enthusiastic
Members of the Grand Old Party
In AftendRuce-Cong
Get Cusbman and Hon. r. n
sehoonmaker Among the speak
ers The P.-I. Com pltmented.

Il was a fs-otbeome and substantial In
tellectual banquet thai WAS served last
night az the Republican jubilee meeting
in Aru1ory nal. There The appetizing pre-
lnasrlary rrrnsT ks the entrees Of anec6ote-
the solid roasts II argument, the sparkling
wine Of wit and the DESSERT Of eloauence
were served And the vast crowd that mad
gathered In honor of Republican success
IT, the state OF Washington enjoyed each
Of the fourteen courzes with the keenest
possible relish.
The meeting was nt!y heraideG by
street parade b. Wagner's band ~nic1
formed on Pioneer place and marched
thence up Cherry street, stopping al the
corner Of Second avenue for "a eeFeEade 20
1he PoSt-fnj eills eccer. large crown
quickly gathered n tina intersection Of the
two streets. and walie TIE band played
number af patriotic airs t1e management
OF the Post-Inttlligencer showed It's appre-
citation by burning coior.d lights from tnr
too Of the hui,8.ne The upturned faces
OF the crowd. seen thus with calcium et-
fects made a striking picture.
Arrived at the Annoy. the band marcA-
ed TO It's position near the ros;rum and
q 3
tire progranme Sever did the big hall
appear to better advantage II Was liter
ally crowded with d vast mass OF people
The committee OF arrangements had fnaae
every provision necessary, ineiualng APP
propr4ate decorations. ON the rostrum the
following took seats: j. II. Sc1lseiy. cnfllr-
man for the evening: Mrs. a Il. VIENNA
zen, S. IL Piles. Melvin o. Winstock. W.
II. Cay. jain II. Allen. George L. Piper.
Hermon W. Craven w. j.. Perr.go. john
J. McCivra VIII f. Humphrey, j. y.
Kerr. Rev. g. r. Bailey. g. ;. Bailey.
prof Nicholas Schmitt. Dr.. r VI. Young,
J.. Il. Copeland H. r. Cayton, +. \.
echoonmaker. Maurice McM.cken, l. -.
acCu.cheou. W J. Parkinson. +. I. Ed
esn, A.. II. Graham, /. i. FISK. Later I'D
the evening Congressma n-eiect Cushman
arrived and took a seat on the Fostrum
The Opening scene.
As the speakers and vice presidents
mounted the steps leading 10 the rosirum.
the entire audience. catching the spirit OF
the occasion. burst into n mighty cheer
OF that cheer nothing short Of gigantic
phonograph could give an adequate con
ception Even that would fall short be-
cause the audience Itself would have 10 be
re~p:ciured along With the reproduction OF
the sound Thousands OF faces each light
ed with the Joy OF victory. all turned to-
ward II common focus. 4 thousand tiny
flags that had been distributed by the COM
mittee were waved high In air by Il thous-
and hands. The snare drum OF Seatiles
favorite band ratified jubilantiy. The small
hoy was on hand 10 force, and q hundred
TIN horns added To the strange medley OF
sound Women cheerei AMI men shouted
The university students Joined In the gen
eral cheering. and then. when II had SUBJ
sided broke into the lusty ringing chorus
Of the college yell. following il quickly
with cheers for Schiveiy and for the Post
Intelllgencer.
In fact, the henors paid the Post-Intelli-
gencer formed one OF the features ~ the
evening Speaker after speaker referred 20
II as one Of the most potent agencies that
had brought victory 70 the Republican ban
ner Mr. Sch0unmakcr paying II tribute
that was like praise from S.r Hubert"
Another feature 81 the evening was the
speech OF Hon. +. Y. Sch0onmaker. The
committee has Instructed the chairman 10
enforce rigidy uron all SPEAKERS the limit
of ten minutes hat when Mr. Schoonmsker
started TO take his sea. al TIE end az thar
time the crowd commanded him to 40 on.
and again and again prevented him from
stopping.
The speeches were marked BY uniform tx
celience the order of the speakers be.ug as
follows: : II Piles. iohn J McC;nVra w
r. Gay. WIN f.. Humphrey. r l. Fisk
A. Kerr. u " craven. George T. Piper.
John II. Aiken. !. u. McCutcheon Melvin
C. Winstock i. \. shoemaker and
Francs W trsGmsn.
Outside the ordinary topics Of the eveu-
Ing. one suggestion fell with startling f.
feet from the lips - Melvin e. Winstock
and was aftvV"ard repeated by :. II.
Piles. II was the suggestion II j. II
SchivelH as the next governor ~ The
etate. The suggestion set the crowd wild
with enthusiasm and whether MIR
Schively - ever nominated ard elected to
that office ar not h. At least has tha
consciousness of - most enf hU>iastts 4p-
prevail from on at the largest ana most
representative audiences ever assembled
IN Seattle. In ftrt. he va singled aut
for special distinction iH more ways than
one on account % tile gallant lo}igt.a
rEht he has iu<t led. The committee 80
iected him GOV chairman. fhe nufyer~tt,,