The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-19
THE EVE OF BATTLE.
Confidence in the Camps Of
Squire and Allen.
NO OPPOSITION TO ALLEN.
A GusrsIlA Warfare Kept Up On squire.
wIshsns Eneet-whaf WIN
BE Done Today.

OLYMPIA, Nov. 1s.-The Senatorial battle
Is raging at its height. for this i the night
before election. By . joint resolution
passed last Tuesday il Was decided to vote
IN separate houses for United States SEN
ators on Tuesday. November IS, and then
ON succeeding days. If thers is no choice
for one or both, 20 proceed IN joint con-
vention TO make selection OF candidates.
so tomorrow il the great day that is ex-
pected 10 decide the fate of the six or more
anxious Senatorial aspirants. Friends Of
the various candidates are working with
ardor which indicates that the weeks truce
which closed last night only added 70 their
enthusiasm.
ali the candidates are again In the field.
General Sprague, the last TO arrive. having
come IN on last nights train. Olympia
was last night shut OF from the outside
world, and the fact that the fight had been
renewed with greater vig9r and determine
ton than ever necessarily could not be dis
patched. Every train and boat today and
yesterday brought in crowds Of political
workers and friends of the candidates. and
Olympia is full to OVERLOOKING.
So ardent is the canvass that . member
Of the legislature whose position on the
question OF the hour is at ali in doubt can
not appear on the street without be-
ing besieged By enthusiastic partisans.
who voIukly present the claims Of one or
another Of the aspirants for senatorial
honors.
There has been no important change in
the situation for the past twenty-four hours.
Indeed. there has been none for the past
week. The friends of Governor Squire set
to work with renewed zeal this morning,
and there was instantly perceptihle
strengthening OF his lines and a conse-
quent air of fuller assurance on the part OF
his followers. The days work has re-
ulted in the accession of several
votes TO squire's strength. and from sur
face indications it appears that he is
stronger tonight than he has been at any
time since the beginning of the session.
Friends eff the other candidates. of course,
keep actively at work, and are loud in
their claims, but an impartial observer
cannot fail 10 conclude that Squire has
long lead when it comes down % question
of votes.
The opposition to Squire still continues
the tactics which have marked its warfare
for the past week Tie air il tull of stories
damaging to the candidacy OF the ex-gover-
nor, and these invariably bear the ear
marks of common origin. The frequency
with which such stories are started, and
the persistence with which they are re-
peated, sufficiently explains their animus.
The latest story Is to the effect that grand
row has taken place in the King county
delegation. and that its members are at
swords points. 1t is scarcely necessary to
say that this ssoryi is both untrue and ridicu-
lons. The King county delegation has
been entirely harmonious from the FIRST,
and there Is no ground whatever o. which
to base an assertion to the contrary. This
story is. however, but a sample of those
which have been set at1oat almost hourly,
with the evident intention of injuring
Squire's canvass.
The fight for the senatorship from the
eastern side OF the mountains attracts less
attention than that for the place from the
west JUICE Turner still poses rs capdi-
date, but every body realizes that the fight
against Allen Is altogether hopeless. Tur-
ner claims forty votes, but az most IL Is
not believed that he can muster over six
teen. Those conceded TO him are: Spo-
kane, s.; 0kanogan, 1 Yakima. /: Kitti-
tas. 2; kliekitat, ?. and it is not known
where he can get FIVE more
votes. 1t Is questionable il Brents
names Will ever be presented. Though tie
ex-delegate has never attained the reputa-
ton of giving up until he was absolutely
beaten out of sight, his candidacy now Is
wholly nominal, as be has been understood
for more than week TO have formed an
alliance with the Turner forces for the sup
posed purpose Of henefiting the latter. So
far as known just two members have ex.
pressed public preference for Brents.
Herren, of Lewis, and 0wings. of Thurs
ton. Whether or not they will vote for him
ii another thing entirely.
Sprague's candidacy enjoyed . little
boom tonight. when the Tacoma band
marched mp and down the streets, headed
by transparency, ''Spravue for Senator
and a number of bowling Tacoma men
firing rockets aud making sill the noise of
whicisa noisy crowd is capable. This after.
noon after the review the Tacoma cavalry
rode around to the Carlton and gave three
cheers for the aged general and then dis
persed.
There is story in connection with this
that Is little interesting. II has been
claimed all along hs the Thompson men
that Sprague was not the choice OF the
Pierce county people. though the delegation
was in favor of him. This has. OF course.
been denied by the Sprague people Now.
when great crowd OF Tacoma people in
eiuding Ben Everett and manv Others. is ia
Olympia, attending the inaugerai eeremon-
les. Il VAS proposed 10 show Just how the
people OF Pierce stood on the question, and
the band and cavalry were induced 20 make
demonstration in his favor. Spraene
claims lorty -three votes.
II j. pretty clearly understood now that
the vote for senators vii he tsken Sana.
raseiy. The Law seems explicit on this
pofn5, tn that e provides thzt the leeisla-
suFe shall proceed 60 vote for "a senator. .
and the provision Is construed 10 mean
that two cannot be balioted for as one tjyas
II has been feared that under this arrapvs-
Yaens = serious complication might arise
IN that every member would vote for tAe
first ehosee. and the result wonIl
be $ test Of strength between ali the
eandieates--in osl3F words. A conflict
nst~esa Alien sid Squire. candidates
whose interests are really identical There
II littis Goaha. however. that al enbar-
raSsmsnt vii he ayosde3 when a ballot i
taken by = tacit understanding thai one or
tie ether of tie leading candidates shall
be vese1 fer on first ballot, and then
another hsilos iii Re taken on which the
ether candidate viii be taken up. eaeh A.
arrangement wiil bs spontaneous and w.Il
arise sifMpsy because Il xaa be the lest wav
oat o. she asiflealty.
Strong pressure has bean made hv TsSr
ner's frisEaas "a iaduee him tn Withdraw
fsoaa TIE contest before aefeas. hsaf TIA
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