, 1889-12-19
Mr.. HYDE ISCONFIDENT
Judge calkinskspires to the
Senatorship.
HE MAY MOVE OYER TO TACOMA
In Case He Is Defe ated for the
Judgeship. and Run Against
Squire.

OLYMPIA, WASH, Dec. Ex-senator
Rinehart might as we'll have kept his
breath to cool his porridgc, as an old
saying goes. His bill to abolish the
office of Lieutenant governor, which is
nothing more or less than spite work
against Iaughton, will not pass the SEN
ate. While many, perhaps majority,
Of the senate consider the Office super
fuous ono, and while many more arc
not personal admirers of Laugh ton, they
are not In favor of the doing away OF
this office at the present timc. As pre-
siding officer they respect Laughton, be-
cause he fills the position competently.
AS man, he has both friends and enc
mics In the senate.
The committee on privileges and elec-
tions have already drawn up an adverse
report on tho bill. There will be worry
Little, If any, debate OH its presentation.
III anyone launches cut in any attack
upon Laughton, he will be shut off with
a demand for the previous question,
which will prevail. Laughton's friends
are strong enough to carry 1t.
Those who favor the bill, so far as 1t
abolisbes the Office of lieutenant COVER.
nor and docs not legislate Laughton
out of Office, think the subject should be
left TO the legislature of 1901. BY that
time the people would have given the
office trial, and would know whether
they wanted 1t or not.
The passage of the bill now would
amount to split in the republican
ranks and would be capital for the dem
ocrats.
An Eastern Washington senator said
to-day: II don't think we need the
office of lieutenant governor, but Laugh
ton should not be lcgislated out of office.
lie is just as good man now as when
he was nominated. The dem
ocranc press pitched into
him, but the republicans re-.
futed their stories. Laughton was
elected by 10000 majority, and within
thirty days after his Inauguration we
found the republicans quarrellng among
themselves and charging Laughton with
all sorts of schemes. am not per-
sonai admirer ofthe lieutenant governor,
but do not believe in burning barn
to kill rat"
Laughton has known for q long time
that the bill was coming and has been
quietly working among his senatorial
friends to organize them to resist it,.
Since the introduction of the bill he has
talked with nearly every senator about
It, and has received the word of a large
majority of them that they will not vote
for il as it stands.
The senate is divided on Rineharts $
bill. The first and largest party includes
those who are against leeislating Laugh
ton out of office, and the second those
who are favorable to the bill, whatever
the consequences.
The first party consists of Austin,
Baker, Clough, Dunn, Fairweather, Far
rish Gilfoil, Houghton. Hyde, Jones
Kinnear, Knecland, Lanies, Lawrence,
Luce, Owings, Preston, Payne, Parkin-
son, Seaborg, Thompson of Pierce,
Thompson of Walla Walla, Vestal, Van
Houten, Wilson, Whalley. Wolfe and
Wooding-28.
For the bill--Rinchart, Wood, Watt,
and perhaps Long, Hunsaker and
Forsythe.
The twenty-eight senator's named are
opposed to the bill on the ground that 1t
is either inexpedient, or that it is q
political move, or that it would he an
insult to Laughton, or that il would he
fostering spite work. The friendship of
the others for it arises as follows: Rinc.
hart, because he is disgruntlcd for not
getting the committee chairmansliip he
wanted Wood, because he is friend of
Einehart, and Watt, because of his
opinion that the office should lie abol.
ishcd. Long, Hunsaker and Forsythe
are opposed to the office, but have not
decided what they will do until it comes
10 N vote