The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-17
FIVE HUNDRED EETHUSI-
ASTS CARRY THE KING
COUNTY YELL TO
STATE CAPITAL.
Continued From Pas. Ore.

Confin1ss From Page Ore.
d. man. she had not yet bought bin tick
~ and was ia consequent furry; groups
OF ladies. their bright dresses showing ia
gay relief against the eoioriess back
ground: the small boy. hanging aeoand
tire musicians In ceasessss admiration.
the newEsoys. alert to take advantage o.
the unusual crowes ard quick "a f1a a
purchaser, dragmen. porters ans train
men handling freight. Transfers EfnFE-
bling ut the barrfsr presented by fFatns
ard people: men % tire wor5s grouped ga
the coach platforms taxing last whsR
at a cigar; ths lr.ces@ars bum asd chatter
Of thousand voices. the puff, puff Of ssse
painting engine. sesisess 20 start on It's
Journey, beyond. the CLINT os tas ray WIN
It's arxoxy OF oomDsrcs! and All round
about. the roar ard bazx ef tie city wax
ing into the life OF nss day.
The cessrsI Figaro.
The central figure Of al th!s scene.
though himself not present. Tss
The man whose arra.ess sleeve
and erect. aoldlerly bearing have
long been a familiar sight IN Seattle.
who In chief executive Of me city. and sho.
II she voice Of the peogse Of Seattle can
avail anything. vi. be rewarded Tor ms
rass faishfuiness ard efaeseney with higher
donors.
II Il true. o. course. tia. here Ard there
IN the multitude OF yesterdays excursion
lists n man WAS TO be found who was Song
20 Olympia rather Tor the SAX. OF the ex-
curstoa than 70 take part IN Tie Hames
demonstration. but the great bulk OF the
crowd all the prominent figures, as Eel
Is the rank and file. were men who. 10 use
q political phrase, are solid for Hnmes.
The force and enthusiasm Of the dsmon-
stfasisn made upon the arrival of the train
~ Olympia. az reported elsewhere in this
mornings paper. Is good proof Of what
the sentiment OF the crowd was.
Asswersas = Challenge.
In fact. Il was seattle answering a chs.-
Ienge The one point that has been most
persixteYEtiy urged by the Wilson men at
Olympia il that Seattle and King county
were not unanimous or earnest tn their
support OF Mayor Humsa for the senate
ard that even the support given Slm Was
no, in good faith.
II they had bat known II. these people
could net have thrown down gauge bet
ter calculated 80 arouse King county ard
crystalline its support 81 Humes more sol
Idly TRAN ever. The Republicans u the
county have already expressed their choice
through the normal channel OF coDysfl~
ton. but an they heard day by day Of the
false statement. and misleading gIbes
OF the Federal brigade" they felt that IL
was time for them 20 speak again: and
they spoke yesterday In no uncertain vosce.
Even after the excursion had been pro-
posed By the Pest -fntstlSg.ncer men we're
- b. "a
enssration was feasible. or possible. and
sha, the paper had made POLITICAL blum
der IN suggesting IL. They predicted that
IL would prove n fizxie and Gasco. and
that By sx very ymatlness and weakness
IL would 10 Judge Hunes more harm than
good They circulated ali kinds OF reports
abou. IL: that people were laughing III
Their sleeves at the mistake Of such an un-
derfsking which Wis sure 10 be failure:
Shss no tickets were beassg sold that ths
excursion was about 10 b. abandoned. that
an opposition movement was forming 10 40
10 Olympia from KRIS county and protest
against Hnmas' nomination.
Seattle answered this challenge yester-
day. and answered 10 ereciuaily. The num-
ber Of tickets sold was unexpectedly large:
% large indeed, that early yesterday
morning the supply that had been placed
In the Fost-fnteiiigsncer business office ha-
came exhausted and The sign had 10 ~
huns out. Get your tickets al the depot"
City Passenger Agent J. I. Mexican. Of
the Northern Pacific. who made careful
snspertioH OF the train rs II Was leaving
the station. estimated the number Of rsas-
xensers al more than 900 A. the long line
OF ecaches swept gracefully around the
curve al Main street II seemed 70 wave
hack triumphant contradiction TO every
false statement and rumar that had been
circulated
Wrli-known Wen There,
Col r. Il. AItsftsnn voiced tho sent
mens of many when he said speaking of
the excursion tsfhs very statements
made by the Wilson men will fseip Z, make
tire excursion and demonstration. a sue
cess. As frfcssds Of Judge Husnes We have
feH thar we could net AFFORD to iri the
moveTnent fail 81 ths face Of snsh a caaI-
lenge"