The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-19
Republican Buttons and Pictures
in the Majority.
SOY ORATOR THE EXCEPTION.
Even Mckinley ChewinE Gum Has
the Call and Sells fn Preference
to the Bryan ArtseIe--Preponder-
ance 81 Evidence In Favor Of
the Republican Party Seen
in Every section OF the City.

Package OF Mckinley chewing gum.
pleaser' said young lady yesterday to
young man on Second avenue, selling
gum, campaign buttons and badges.
What's Mckinley chewing Eumy IN
CURED rubber"
''oh. OATS de new campaign brand of
gum. one with Mckinley and Teddy's
picter on II, and t'other wild Bryan and
Adlat IT'S all right. too, and goes hre.
IL combines patriotism and business, ana
de- men and women chewing away on
Mac or Bill can keep der fsvorites In
mind until der jaws ache. Big ting"
How are they seliingg"
Great, but It's kinder one-sldsd, fur
Mckinley IL runniu' four to one on Bry-
an. De gums de same In each package,
and II don't make no difference which yer
buys. hut suppose n a Mckinley man
wus ter chew on Bryan gum he'd ter
once imagine a had taste In his mouth.
whilst Bryan man chewing on Mckinley
gum would have nj Of de heart burn.
seei''
This little incident raised the question
OF campaign buttons and portraits Of the
principal candidates In use their num-
Der and what proportion Of One to the
other Of each party. Campaign buttons
with McKiniev's picture alone, or Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt together. and the
Same with Bryan and Stevenson were
found on sale In many places. and the In
variable verdict Of all those not afraid
OF exposing themselves was that tho but
ton with Mckinley and Roosevelt sold
fully two to one Of the Bryan and Stew
enson badgea, and IN some localities fully
four to one. THESE statements are borne
out by tho number Of buttons seen on
the coats Of pasSers-by containing the pic
lures Of Mckinley, or Mckinley and
Roosevelt. while the exceptionally few
s.tA
only tended 10 emphasize the fact that
Mckinley was the rule and Bryan the
exception
Further convincing evidence Of this
prepondeFance Of sentiment in favor Of
prosperity and Mckinley Ii to be found
In the residence portion Of the city, and
series Of street car rides to North Seat
tie. out Broadway. Madison avenue ard
Ysslse way showed the well-kncwn life
sissd uthosraphcd portraits Of MCKINLEY
and Roosevelt smiling out Of windows In
every section of the town. and In proper
lions fully equal to those OF the but
tona--namely. for every one picture OF
Bryan at least four Of Mckinley can be
seen within . small radius These are
unmissakabIe strAws that clearly foretell
ths point from which the wind will blow
on November & II u prosperity and Nc
Ixinley. with firm intention on the part
OF all right-minded thinkers TO insure .
continuation OF this prosperity for an
other four yeare.
A good index TO this sentiment 10 also
10 be found IN the activity Of tho state
ana county Republican committees tho
members OF which are kept busy sup
plying buttons, badges and portraits OF
Mckinley and Roosevelt. The state COM
mfttee has already exhausted It's supply
of over 5000 buttons. while daily de-
mands continue 70 be made from every
section OF the state for portraits Of Me-
Kiniey and Roosevelt
A new button has Just been produced by
Chairman Schiveiy, OF tho state central
committees which contains Mckinley,
Roosevelt and rrink. and from the large
demand for thess from this. as well as
other counties there Is strong rising
tide In favor Of Frink- whose election a.