Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-15
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! lie present session Of the Limos
State Legislature has mz6s tSe nsr7e 0.
Elijah n H&ines one Of the noss fs1usg
lar &c the country. he vss elected a
an IndspeodsnL whsa il eseaus
known that tbs too parties in the Leg
i4iAizFe were evenly balanced. Mr.
dsines became the member Of chief IN
tsrest and Importance. By voting with
TIE Republicans the Legislature voaId
favor that party BY Ons majority BY
voting with the Demucfafs would be
tied IL seems that little the most was
% be gained by standing in With the
hep1oticA1ss and Il was understood
that Hatnes would favor that party, ex-
cePt IN the event Of their pottinQ up
Logan, 70 whom be declared himself
uaAltersoly opposed The present Leg
isiature OF Illinois u most interesting
body, and 10 having q most interesting
time. As the New York San says:
The intrigues Of the several factions,
the attempted combinations With shaky
partisans of tbs other side, the bitter
personal hatreds influencing the coures
OF several Of the members, the occa-
sional sickness Of q legislator, and.
above al, the dazzling political and
financial possibility OF situation
vhsre. IN effect, every individual holds
the casting vote and the balance of
power. are some Of the elements of one
of the most complicated political games
ever played at any State capital"
The same paper, the Ssss, editorially
speaks OF Ar. z. NJ. Haines and his
dsuahter-vho, by the way, are father
and sister OF j. Q. Haines Of Seattle
IS follows:
Mr.. Hsines has proved himself an
sdr0it politician When the session
began he Was q candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for Speaker. The
caucus nominated Mr.. Cfonkrite for the
permanent Office. but put Haines in the
chair temporarily. He held is for two
weeks. and prevented the House from
organizing. Then he resigned, deelar-
ing be did not want the Speakership
and would not have il upon any con-
siderations. Cronkrite succeeded him
a. temporary Speaker. Haines man
aged 20 have It generally understood on
the Republican side that he was friend
" to Fargell and unalterably
opposed to Logan. Haines has
a daughter, described as "a
young woman OF strong rather than
handsome features, but with a maanifi-
cant figure and graceful presence." This
young lady has been her fathers lieu-
tenant in the fight. Cronkrite did not
make g satisfactory presiding officer.
When Haines and Miss Haines finally
allowed the House to proceed TO an cleo
ton, Mr.. Choisser, Democrat, whose
absence on account Of reported sickness
had crippled the majority, reappesred
In the nick of time, :" his round face
and heavy red moustachs receiving a
tremendous ovation, while Hundreds
in the galleries as well ~ in the Hobbies
strained their necks 10 catch q glimpse
Of the man.
The oonvslescence Of Choisser did
not exhaust Haines's resourees- He
had also managed 10 win the support of
an anti-Logan Republican named Sit
tig, the editor of the Brelners' aad Matt
ers' Journal. This gave haines a clear
majority of two for Speaker. Once Sit
tig allowed the roll call to pass his name
without responding. Hiss Haines sat in
the gallery, her face deadly pale and
her hands working nervovsly." When
Sittig failed her, "she sank back ex-
hansted." When be voted on the next
ballot, 'hsr face became radiant
and her whole deneanor changed.
''Oh, Mr.. Sittie." said Miss Haines. af-
tefward, when you failed to vote for
father. my heart was 10 my hands. I
looked at him and saw him grow white
about the mouth as be always does when
be is angry, and then when you arose |
was ready to cry for JOY" After this dra-
matte event Mr.. Aaines was escorted to
the chair by q mob Of Democrats, no VI
ing victory TO the tune of Marching
through Georgia." and in expressing
his thanks the triumphant Machiavelli
of Illinois pot on. record the opinioa
that never before In the history of the
State was q person 50 highly honored"
Having been elected by Republican
help. Speaker Haines now affects TO con-
slider himself an Independent. He pro-
claims that his first purpose Is to beat
Logan, and Sittig expresses similar SEN
timents. Whether Mr.. Haines will 20
into the Democratic caucus at ali,
whether he will feel himself bound to
support Colonel Morrison IL Morrison is
the caucus nominee, and whether he
has been acting aud Is stilAactiae in the
interest Of Carter Harrison, who 10 car
rying on an energetic canvass with a
grocery at one end of the House," az
his enemies say. and "a bank at the
other" are questions upon which the
astute Speaker refuses TO throw any
light. He keeps his own counsel and
Miss Haines keeps hers. With his
power as speaker and his supposed in
fiuenoe over two or three anti-Logan
Republicans like Sittig, MIR. Elijah NJ.
Haines Of Waukeaan is as fully and
couspieuously the master Of the situa-
ton in the Illinois Legislature az 1t 10
possible for any one man TO be.
In the present aspect Of affairs the
nomination Of Logan by the Republi-
can caucus seems probable, while his
election seems impossible. The friends
of the swarthy warrior are already talk.
ing about using their majority In the
Senate 10 prevent any joint ballot at this
session, thus giving Governor Oglesby
an opportunity 20 continue Logan as
senator by appointment. In order TO
carry out this scheme, however, IL would
first be necessary 20 compel the Legisla-
ture 20 adjourn. The constitution en-
powers the Governor Of q state 20 Ill .
vacancy In she United States Senate
only during recess OF the Legislature,
and such an disappointment holds good
only until the nexs meeting Of the Leg
islAture. Farwell 10 watching his chances
and Hainss. among bis ether aysterioas
predlieuti ens. 10 said 10 b very friendly
20 Charley Farvell."
AL things considered. the probsbili-
ties are that Logan's seat In the Senate
viii be occ1pisd for the next sir years
By Democrat acceptable 20 the able
and mysterious politician Who always
grows white about the mouth when be
Ia angry