The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-02
~ reason Of n. splendid ou.pourins Of


ty at Armory hall last night,
and the sustained interest in the
speeches OF the evening. the Repub-
iican state and county campaign mana
gers have cause for congratulation for
the auapicious opening OF the campaign
Of 1900
There wers fully 1900 people present.
every sent in the vast hall being taken.
while the galleries contained a consid-
erable number of people. One Of tho
gratifying features OF the meeting was
the presence of large number of men
who have heretofore allied themselves
with the fusion forces. but who came
last night to hear what tho Republican
orators had 70 say. There was a notice.
able sprinkiing OF erstwhile fusionists
who, dissatisfied with the action of the
Turner Rogers ring in the late conven-
tion. have determined to seek a new po-
iiticai home.
The meeting was noteworthy. Also from
the fact that gathered on the stage were
almost all Of the candidates on the state
ticket. as well as good representation
of the county candidates and organiza-
. tion.
The greatest enthusiasm prevailed as
Congressmen Cushman and Jones ana
Senator Frink. the leading candidates on
the state ticket. addressed the meeting.
Both the congressman received natter-
ing weicomes. that accorded to Mr. Cush-
man being particularly remarkable from
the fact that his rival. J. It. Ronald. fu-
sion nominee for congress, sat in the
audience, and also because Of the un-
founded assertion that Mr. Cushman
might suffer because of the business RI
valry existing between Seattle and Ia
coma
when the speakers mentioned the
names OF the national leaders. Mckinley
and Roosevelt. the enthusiasm OF the
audience found expression In round after
round OF tumuituons applause. Frequent
ly the audience manifested gratifying in
dorsement Of the principles enuncIated
BY the Republican platform, the rcitera-
zion OF the cardinal doctrines OF Repub-
licanism eliciting the most demonstrative
applause
Opening Of the Meeting.
Chairman ]. IT. schively. Of the state
committee. called the meeting to order
and introduced Hermon w Craven as the
chairman of the evening. On the Mat
form were seated the following: Sena-
tor j. NJ Frink nominee for governor:
Cengressmen Jones and Cushran, both
candidates for reelection; Judge n O.
Mcbride. OF sksgit county, candidate for
lieutenant governor: s. ". Nichols. OF
snohomish. candidate for secretary os
state. C. w. Maynard, OF Lewis, candi-
date for state treasurer; J. n. Atkinson.
Of chelar. candidate for state auditor:
w n stratton, az Pacific. candidate FOR
attorney general: S. II. Calvert, Of What
corn, nominee for land commissioner:
Boyd J. Taliman. candidate for superior
tudgel }. W. McConnaughcv, candidate
for county treasurer; Or, c. r. Hove.
nominee for county coroner; w. @ Hart
rauft. candidate for superintendent q,
public schools. ard WIN n. Morris. vice
chairman and campaign manager of the
county committee.
Chairman Craven delivered n twenty
minute speech on being iutrssuced TO pre-
side over the meeting Aster a few pre-
iinsaarv reaarks Mr.. Craven proceeded
70 huFa one hroads.de q eloauencs after
another at the Democratic position on
the PhiippiHe question He said that
Bryan haa declared that there are "no
people IN the wogia 0ngt for ssif-xovern-
meet" He declared that this statement
came with peoe grace from the apostle %
Democracy. IN view az the open and no.
torious fact that the Democratic party
has disfranehlssd the negroes IN Ave
southern statesmen who are educated.
and who. ay contact with free institutlaas
are qsalise1 10 exercise the right * saf-
fraKe
Contrast the negroes Of the S0uth
with the sixty trilcs Of the Pafiippines w.
said NIr Craven. There are almost a.
many languages as ;hevn ARE separate
tribes. the latter ranging from the TagAls
who have scne Aegrce uf Intelligence. 20
the tribes which practice eAaRlnaIissu
Senator Tiilman, ot Sogfhs sCarollna. in
the senate declared that Tho people 81
the south were taluE an they could 20
dissranchlse the colorcd voters under the
fourteenth and hfteeBta amend asents 10
the constitution. And yet the other day
heard that negro had come fsora
Alaska 20 start a Rryan club here
The Democrats appeal To the dead Ist-
ferscu. We appeal "a tire living McKIn-
ley. Great sppingse9 I4se, liberty ard
the pursuit oc happiness ara fnalinnanis
righyS't What party made that sentence
e lie TO mtiiioas of cur cou0tYylnenR The
Democratic party. which is now talking
about the consent OF the governed Araanu