The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-11
DRIFTING TO SQUIRE
The Hesitant Votes Join the
Great Majority.
ALLEN As SOLID As EVER.
The oppesisIoa % squire and Allen.
Eren IL Combined. wouia BE Feeble
-E1ectE1a To-day. Quite Likely.

to-day. During the greater part 81 the DAY
tic quiet cs the Saboath WIS broken ofaIg
hy discussions Of lonesome politicians. who
gathered in knots on street. corners or In
the neighnorhood OF the hotels. Toward
evening. however. the legislators and
workers who had LEFT after Thursdays
recess, began 70 return. and by the time
darkness settled oyer ehe city Olympia
wss again quite animated.
From present appearances there vill PC
few absentees when the legislature re-
assemblies iomorrow, ard the general dis
position TO force the fighting which i OBJ
servabfe among the members, especially
among those who support either Squire or
Alien, induces the belief that the ballot on
the senasorship will not be long delayed
1t Is not at all improbable that ballot viii
be reached before adjournment tomorrow.
As has been said, the situation is prac-
tically unchanged. al the parties have
pursued the same tactics today as have
marked the previous days. The squire and
Allen men have been sereneIy confident
and have smiled as all reports OF defections
In their ranks, while the Turner. Rrents.
Thompson and Sprague men have been
nervous and excited, constantly starting
rumoss which were to meet With prompt
contradiction, and constantly talking OF
combinations which are absolutely inn.
possible and which would be futile il they
were possible The truth is shatsqaise has
q clear majority OF the iegislgture and the
same Is true Of Allen. Consequently com
binaIions among the supporters ot the
other candidates are not formidable. for
the strength Of all combined would not
make respectable minority OF the iegis-
lature.
Whatever change has taken place has
been in favor of the leading candidates.
Squire's friends claim q clear gain Of eight
votes in the past twenty hours, 90, to be
more accurate, they claim that number
of votes has been transferred from the
doubtful column to the sure Squire column.
The Alien men are equally jubilsnt, and,
TO use their own expression. declare that
the strength OF their candidate is rolling
up ike SNOWFALL. =
In the face of all this the minor candi-
dates keep up show OF confidence. Brents
this evening ostentatiously bet hat fhat
Allen would not be elected. and. like his
ally. Turner, he is disposed to claim vote
cut OF ali proportion with his actual
strength. AS q matter OF fact. be has few
votes. and none that lie would be able 10
throw as viii to any other candidate.
At various times during the day there
have been rumors of Spragus's Withdrawal
and OF union OF his forces with those OF
Thompson. Such reports cause the Squire
Easss 80 smile. Tor they have positive assur-
ance that at least half cf SpragHe's = sup
porters will join them If the Pierce bounty
candidate should at any time Sfsnsout Of.
the field. Sprague's Withdrawal. hoMeve1,
is not likely TO occur. He has been ap-
preached many times and asked TO retire
in the interest OF Thompson, and each
time he has Indignantly refused and de-
clared his intention to stay In the fight till
he II elected or beaten. Sprague's support
Is not enthusiastic, and It may be expected
that If the contest should he prolonged and
Thompson should show o strength outside
Of Pierce, Sprague would be abandoned and
the forces massed upon Thompson. But
there is small hope OF such contingency.
and Thompson and Sprague win fall to-
gether. their differences unhealed, IN de-
feat
A prominent member OF the Spokane
delegation who returned from Tacoma to-
night tells of an extraordinary threat that
was mace by Tacoma politician today.
He was approached BY Nelson Bennett, the
railroad builder, and asked why he did not
vote for Thompson. II Spokane does not
support Thompson" said Mr.. Bennett,
she may lind it to her disadvantage IN
future political contests. Pierce county win
oppose and defeat all her desires. Thurs
ton and other counties viii back as up, and
II would not be well for ron TO incur our
opposition The Spokane man smiled,
and failed 20 see 10 the threat reason why
ae should abandon Squire.
The Turner men have been doing some
very excellent counting to-day. They
passed the majority mark tonight. and ran
mp 10 S. votes They expect one more
doubtful vate or SC in alt Turner'S elee-
ton, according 70 this count. is assured.
This claim Is whimsical. There are Just AZ
of these 56 votes that nobody but Turner
aud bis intirnates can locate. The nine
that are acknowledged to be Tor the judge
are three from spokane, three in klickitat,
two in Kittitas and one in Yakima II is q
fact OF common noforiety that the Spokane
delegation was a. sirst solid for Hyde, with
one exception, and then on the attempt 70
be swung 10 Turner Is woefully split. and
that seven votes will go fer Alien II is
possible that the Nalla Walla candidate
viii not receive more than four Of these at
Erst. hus in case of "a emergency the seven
are assured Tor him
senator +. b. Hyde Is very sore over the
diaphanous trick that was played 70 forre
the withdgawai Of his brother. s. G. Hyds.
and be Will never forgive nor sapport Judge
Turner because Of H. Other members Of
the delegation viii express their sympathy
by their votes.
A rnnlor was current tonight thai A. M.
Cannen was on the way 90 olympia with
fesinue Of citizens a Spokane Falls. and
and that be would re-entef tie race for
senator. !. NJ Glover was also said TO De
hszsSssi tAis way. for the purpose a oppos-
ing CannGn's and promoting AiAen's cam
siidAcy. These reports are aathoritaslseay
denied. CaanOn was in Tacoma today
ssth Judge CaikinS, on business.
There Is talk of postpo4lng tke election
antil week from Tuesday i'm aee0TgiaEce
with she provisions af revised statutes OF
shs { nised states. whsch previae that The
voge for senator shall ke taken in the
seveTaa states en the second Tuesday after
organisation 81 the legislature A tew
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sass aas'l thas tire - avoid complications.
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thas TIE snAhEsre set empowers she seaks-
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