, 1889-11-14
A HOT CONTEST.
Both the Leaders Are Claim
ing the Victory.
BRENTS is PRACTICALLY OUT.
The Turner Men Are Charging
Allen With the Support of
the Railroads.

OLYMPIA, WASH, Nov. IL. - Many
members of the legislature left the city
aftor adjournment this morning, and
the different senatorial headquarters are
again comparatively deserted, only the
trusted lieutenants Of the aspirants re-
manning.
Governor Squire has been down with
the asthma all day, and has been missed
from his headquarters. He had quite n
severe attack during the night.
Walter j. Thompson will go to Ta.
coma tomorrow to visit his father, who
has been quito i'll.
The senatorial fight is now in its final
stage. The adherents of Thompson,
Sprague, Brents and Turner are improv.
ing tfe recess by eSerting overy effort to
defeat Allen and squire, whose election
up to this time has seemed certain,
Thompson claims the viofory in West.
arm Washington and Turner In Eastern
Washington. 1t Is practically Turner
against Allen on the east side Brents,
though he has not Withdrawn, is virtual
ly out Of the fight. He has been
encouraging his men, at least those Of
them whom he can deliver to support
Turner and work for him. Turner's
friends charge that Allen is backed and
supported by the Northern Pacific Rail
road Company, and claim he has lost
considerably by the knowledge of this
fact. Mr.. Allen denied tonight that
the Northern Pacific had hand in his
candidacy, and said there was absolute
ly no truth in the assertion
that breach had been made in
his ranks. He heard this afternoon
that representative from one of the
Columbia river counties had bolted him
because he was the railroad candidate,
but on investigation he found the legis-
lator was still among his friends.
The lien men get back at the opposi-
tion BY asserting that Turner is losing
ground, as IL evidenced by the unsettled
condition Of affairs Of the Spokane dele
cation, and the fact that several nom.
bers from that county will not vote for
him.
Now that the time of electing senator's
has been settled more or less to the sat
isfaction Of all concerned, the opponents
of Allen and Sqire have raised another
point. 1t is quite likely that two sena-
tors will be voted for the same time, and
that is what they don't want. Some of
them say If 1t is not illegal 1t is unfair,
and II they are strong enough 10 have
things their own way next Tuesday, on
ly one win be elected at time.
Walter ]. Thompson has ingeniously
figured out that If double election oc-
ours, 1t is possible to give three
men majority of the votes
cast. He does IL in this
way: There are 105 members in the leg
islature, and each will vote for two sena-
tors, making 2l0 votes in all. Supposing
the hrst 35 votes are for Allen and
Thompson, and the second 30 for Squire
and Thompson, and the third ~ for
Allen and Squire, that would give each
TO votes. OF course such thing is pos
sible, but not probable. II is only a
ruso of the opposition to hamper the
election of the leaders.
Mr.. Allen was asked Tonight whether
he preferred single or double ballot.
81 am perfectly indifferent" he
said: "My friends are so sure of my
election that they do not care how the
balloting is DONE"