The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-10
GREAT OVATION GIVEN
P0|NDEXTER IN SEATTLE
Time After Time Demonstration Breaks Out With
Vigor as Speaker Defines Insurgency Meeting Held
in Dreamland Rink and Was Riot of Enthusiasm
An Overflow Meeting Had to Be Held in the Streets
Seattle, Sept. 10.-Representative

Seattle, Sept. misrepresentation
Miles Poindexter closed his Seattle
campaign last night at. Dreamland
rink in almost riot of enthusiastic
pandemonium. From the time he en-
tered the hall until the meeting was
dismissed by it's chairman, the pro-
ceedings were one continuous ova-
ton. AS he entered, the vast con-
course of people, cheering, rose to
their feet, continuing the demonstra-
ton several minutes. When the APP
plause subsidized a voice cried out, Il
Love Seattle, but Oh You Poindex-
teri" whereat the cheering crowd
broke out afresh.
The Dreamland rink is the largest
assembly hall in Seattle, approx
mately as large as the Spokane ar
mory, and was crowded to the doors,
while an overflow meeting of some
700 people formed side attraction
Six Thousand in Hall.
Michael Fisher, manager of the
hall. estimates the crowd who heard
Poindexter at 5000 people There
were $500 chairs, all occupied, while
the broad lobby on three sides was
one black mark of people standing.
Herman w. Craven, who has cam
paigned it in Washington for repub-
iican state committees for Is years,
declares it was the largest and most
demonstrative meeting he ever wit
messed. J. P. Perkins of Spokane,
who was one of the speakers, declar-
ed that he had never seen so remark
able a spontaneous political demon
stration.
The attendance and enthusiasm of
the meeting were in great contrast
to meetings attempted by the Burke
forces. The last of these. Wednes-
day night at the Grand Opera house,
was attended by but 1900 people and
the speakers were constantly inter-
rupted by unfriendly auditors.
No Voice of Opposition.
There was not single voice rails
ed to mar the PoindeXter enthusi-
asm. One of the speakers referred
to Judge Burke as Seattle's leading
citizen and a lone voice from the au-
dience responded with Hear.
Heart"
The same speaker paid the Seattle
candidate another nigh compliment.
but it fell over a crowd which gave
back not so much as a single hand
clap.
Before the meeting a military
band formed at Pioneer place and
marched, playing, 10 the rink
When it arrived it was closely foE-
lowed by a procession of 1000 peo-
pie and the seating capacity of the
hall had already been pre-empted.
AS the procession approached red
fires were lighted, illuminating
whole section of the city, and scores
of rocket bombs were sent into the
air.
While the procession was en- route
it was joined by a Burke banner
wagon bearing the words, "A vote
for an eastern Washington candidate
for senator is a vote for taxation
without representation Its ap-
pearance was greeted with good-na-
tured jeers and cat-calls from one
end of the line to the other.
When Mr.. Poindexter rose TO
speak the audience cheered and ap-
plauded for fully a minute. the band
broke in to quiet it and the lights
were switched off, revealing an ami
mated electric flag on one of the
walls.
Mr.. Poindexter aroused what was
probably the browning demonstration
of the evening when, In referring to
John l.. Wilson's withdrawal, he
said:
Wilson's following was in
large measure a personal following.
Many of them are progressive repub-
licans and most of them are good
citizens. While some of them may
climb on the band wagon not very
many of them will ride on the deliv-
cry wagon"
Last, nights meeting closed the
Poindexter campaign here except for
street meetings, which are held at
the rate Of half dozen every even