The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-16

Cordial Relations Of Mr. Allen
and Governor Squire.
BOTH ARE SURELY WINNERS.
Methods n ths Opposition Bxsag Not
Votes. But consemps for the Partf-
sans ef the Manor candiaates-

OLYMPIA, Eov. I5.-The quietness Of yes
terday continued thrcngh today, and une
EAs eompelied 70 visit the headquarters OF
the senatorial aspirants IN order 20 hear
lnach talk OF the great contest which Is ses
for next TuesdAy. Governor Squire i stil
tsoahEez1 70 his rom. bat his eonditian i
constantly improving. He had hoped %
lse out today, buf decided thar il would be
sAfsr 20 remain indoors zEs0shef day john
y. Allen rssuxned - the city this morning.
bat Mr. Thompson and General sprkgus
lire stiIl II Tacoma, where il Is 70 Re rTe-
aHmed theF are presenting their elslsss 70
such OF the senator's and representatives IS
happen 70 DRIFT thei- way
A few Of the legislators have returned 70
Olympia. tne first Of the King county dsae-
cation 10 appear being Representative
blackburn. who came up from his Fashon
island home to-day. II is expected that
Hn0st OF the members will return tomorrow,
and the senatorial Eight viii doubtless re-
open with increased gigor.
IL Is evident that determined effort IS
ta5ng maSze 20 SOW dissensi1ns between the
friends of Allen and the friends OF Squire.
Reports hare been systematically circn-
lated TO The effect that the Allen men are
knifing squire. and 10 The elect thas squire
Is hostile 20 Alien. Though these reports
have invariably come from interested
friends OF the weaker candidates. they
have been telegraphed "a various news
paper and published IS coming directly
f.wm friends of Allen and Squire, and Is ts
possible that they may have created
tasse impression regarding the relations os
the two leading candidates.
The truth is that Governor Squire
and Mr.. Allen are perfectly friendly to-
sFard each other. There is no alliance be-
tween them. nor has there been at any
time any thought ol such AZ alliance. for
& wonld be in the nature 81 things an iui-
possibility. Zach candidate Is pushing
his own canvass. and each 81 resoiuteiy re-
fused 70 entertain propositions to an alli-
snoe from any quarter. Squire has no
partner from east Of the mountains. aud
Allen has 10 partner from the west.
There are Allen men who vii not vote for
Squire, and there are Squire men who viii
ret vote fer Allen. At the same time
there are necessarily . large number Of
legislators who viii suppoFt both OF the
leading candidates, and il is desired TO
ALLEVIATE such men froa one
or the ether OF the men
Of their choice. which gives rise to rlsicu-
Isfts rurnors Of dissensions, which wouid
not ne worthy Of netice ii they had not
been given prominence BY repeated pShli-
cation in newspapers hostile 10 either
Squire or Allen.
II an alliance between the leading candi-
dates Is impossible. = rupture be- seen them
Il equally impossible. Many OF the Eost
devoted friends of squire are also support
eirs OF Allen. and the contrary is true % an
equal degree. Repeated efforts have been
male TO induce one or the other OF these
candidates 10 swerve from the path of
strict neutrality in regard TO the other
candidate bat they have absolutely failed. IL
is the boast Of friends of the lesser
elIndsiates, however, that they wili be able
"a SOW dissensions which will prevent an
election on the early hsIlots. and viii
finally cause = break 70 Turner or Brents
on The one side. or TO Sprsgue or Thomp-
son on the other. The very fact that the
hopes os these candidates hang by 50 slen-
der thread indicates how great Is the
probability Of the election Of both Squire
asd Allen on the first ballot The only
hope Of opposition lies In the creation Of
dHsseDsion where dissension IS impossible