The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-21
AFTER THE BATTLE
Burying the Dead and Healing
the Wounded.
GREAT STIFFNESS IN OLYMPIA.
The NeAay~ ~Kleeted senatars May Hold
ohaee fer Two and Fssr on -Four
snd SIX Years

oLYNFrA. Nov. sn-Au the senatorial As-
plrants but Allea and Brents have struck
camp and alsntiy slipped away. Gen.
Spragae left fer Tacona YESTERDAY inn
nlediately after he received his o1ninous
thirteen votes. Thompson. Turner aud
Squire started to-day for their respective
homes, and Allen leaves tosnorrow for
Walla Wslla His tine b too short TO
allow him 70 visit Seattle. much as be de-
sires TO do 50. Brents retires 30 private life
temorrow, when BE leaves for Walla Walla.
Ar- Alien wili hare but short time to
spend 81 his home. Congress convenes On
the first Monday in December. the End. and
be will leave with his family for the East
Sunday night, Mrs Allen and children viii
stop in Michigan 70 be present at tae cele-
brasioa Of the goioen wedding anniversary
Of Der parents. who I've there She viii
then ioin Seaator Allen in Washington.
Senator Squire, who went with Mrs.
Squire 20 Seattle today, expects to leave
about Saturday for the national capilai.
Mrs. Squire will probably accompany him.
The political atmosphere presents =
most decided contrast to its disorder OF the
first days OF the week. The headquarters
are all closed or abandoned. and there Is
no sort OF senatorial talk except BY friends
OF the defeated candidates.
The friends OF Turner claim they would
have had the election in their own hands If
they could only have gotten their cwn deli
egaticn into Inca fatal mishap that the
Pierce county delegation likewise had 70
contend with, and that they also say re-
suited in their defeat. No one now cares
particularly what the friends OF Turner or
Sprague or any other defeated candidate
might have done, bat claims seem to give
them good deal of consolation and il does
not require much maguaninlitv on the part
of the victors 10 allow them 70 be made
without question. Nevertheless such talk
Is presumptuous and ridiculous, for the
fact is that neither Turner, Thompson,
Bfents or Sprague were ever In the tight
There was no time, from first TO last. that
the candidates. Of both Squire and Allen
We're not entirely safe, and If the election
had been held on the FIRST day of the ses-
sion their majoriiies would have been fully
IS large As they finally proved 70 be.
kilograms OF congratulation continue to
ponr over the wires 10 Squire and Allen.
The former took his to Seattle with him to-
day. Among those received by Senator
Allen today were the following from Ore
CONS two senator's:
wAsHINGraS crrr. Dec e0-plcass accept ny
sincere congratulations On your promotion
J. II. MrTcnkEEs
wAsmxeTos CsTv. Nov. an.--I heartily con-
gratulste you on your election and return your
compliment Of seven years $50
Other dispatches were resolved BIZ Allen
f,.s.. &1r.o F4sf~azssN
Al. Al. Newbury and w. III. Taylor; Van
d. r. Schnelle, Il. r. Snhns. r.. CamIey
and A. p. Pincus; SpFag se, w. B. Lott
man, w. II. 0lds and :. g. Mendletoa;
Spokane Falls, The Rerins, w. w. Wiles.
l.. Frank Boyd; Orting, William S. Taylor.
William III. Cole: Seattle. George G.. Mills;
Pomeroy, I. II. Whitman; Port Town.
send, + rank II. Winslow; Tenino, U. L.
Collins; Portland, B. b. Tuttie; Oregon
City, John P. shaw; llwaco. King
Dallam. He also received cordial mes
sage from sister at Pasadena, Cal The
mayor OF Montesano sent the following:
The people Of this city extend hearty con-
gTatulations on your election as United States
senator. H. e. GooDELf.. Msyos.
Tacoma sends the following invitation:
Ts semoioss John H. AlIsn aad Hasson G Sqmire:
The people Of Tscnma desire to extend yoH m
informal reception. Please wire Us the most
convenient dsy for yourselves
NKLsoN BExEETT,
s A wHKELwnIsHT, Mayor.
Tacoma viii probably be disappointed, as
the senator's viii not have time 10 stop
thsre 10 receive their congratulations.
There il much uncertainty as 10 the
duration Of the terms OF cf1ice OF the new
senator's, aud they viii probably not be
aseertained until congress meets. Sir
years, as every one knows, Is the time for
which senators are regularly elected, bat
the constitution Of the United States pro-
OF the senators shall expire every
two years. and therefore when the eight
senators from the four new states apply
for admission at one time. allotment to the
different classes II eeaAt0re will be neees-
sAsy to maintain the baiance Of senators.
This mar be done by chance or il may he
determined upon the basis Of time 81 elec-
ton of senator's. The terms Of Senators
sanire and Allen may be SIX years for ore
and four years for the othsrg bur there Is
an even chance that they WI not he for
more than than Ewo and fonr wears. begin.
ming with TIE 9Th Of March, Iss0 II 80. an
election 10 iii tbe vacancy Of the senator,
whose ssrm expires Ia 1891, vii be held igy
the legislature Of that ar.
The frsf ofaiciAl act OF Governor Ferry
vas 10 sign his own name 70 the oath u
ofiice which he had taken. The next waa
% sign the credentials Of Hon. John l..
Wilson a. q TneuiheT Of the house Of repre-.
seniatives. This document was signed 70.
dav and forwarded 10 Mr.. wilson. The
credentials Of the two senators will be for.
waraed tomorrow.
uurp CHEERS THAT WE'RE LOST.