, 1889-10-17
ghe at'rekln Ar9us.
OCTOBER. Il. I~S9.
As ToU. y. SENATOR'S.


intensely interested III the question
of elecring two members of the / :.
senate. Rival candidates are il the
Geld with eloquent and ardent ad-
Vocate7 to plead their cause. l.
eastern Washington the battle viii
probably he fought out betwrs@
Aessrs Allen, Turner and Brent. .
with 5. c. HYDE and L. 5. HowI,t, /
bringing up the rear. 1t looks 90
though Turner and Breuts would .
combine forces against Allen. L. /
fact it is Allen against the fed cu
the east side, or, the field against
Allen. more properly speaking
which Is likely to make him thiaE
Jordan hard road to travel before
the final result comes. Unless he
can lead all others combined, it Is
likely to be Brents. However, that
Is a matter for eastern Washington
to decide 1t being conceded that one
Of the senators is tC be selected from
that side, the members elected to the
Legislature from western Washing
ton are likely to Indicate their will
ingness to support any good man
their eastern colleagues may name.
As to the west side man, an ARGUS
has interviewed gentleman prom
inent in public affairs. who is in
position to know whereof he speaks.
'You may say" said he, that Gov
ernor Watson c. Squire will be
elected on the first ballot. He is al
ready promised 80 votes from eastern
Washington sure, and has 10 more
secured on the west side exclusive of
the King county delegation. This of
itself would give him the caucus
nomination, but the King county
Legislators elect have. agreed to sup
port the governor unanimously in the
event of his developing such outside
strength as is claimed for him. It Is
understood that a majority of them
might prefer Haines, bat the prob
lem presented to them Is: support
Squire and make victory certain for
Seattle, or, support Haines and meet
almost certain defeat. Thompson of
Tacoma is being vigorously doomed,
and this of itself Is enough to solidify
King county for the Seattle man who
is most available. That man is
Squire, beyond peradventure."
Governor Squire is splendidly
equipped for the duties of member
ship in the senate chamber of the
United States. His education, nat
ural abilities: experience in public
life, s7cial and official standing, and
patriotic services in the past all com
bine to fit hin peculiarly fort ex-
alted and important position to which
he aspires. His ample financial
means will also enable him TO bear
the expense OF entertaining liber-
ally in Washington, and in every
way to sustain the dignity of seat
in the senate, and to increase his
own usefulness In public life He
would be entirely beyond any temp
tation to use his position for private
gain. Ultimately acquainted with
leading men of the nation Senator
Squire would become at once an
honored and useful member of the
national ''House of Lords" Indeed
it may seriously be questioned if any
one else in the state could be as use
fnl as he in the capacity mentioned,
which means . great deal when we
consider what a vast amount there
is to be done for us in the near fu-
ture. We need appropriations for
internal improvements and coast
defenses more than does any other
state in the union 10 day. Port
Townsend may congral Rlate herself
npon Governor Squire's well known
friendliness to her and her interests,
as proven in the past. He can be
relied upon to stand by us in every
important measure. When an at
tempt was made to establish great
educational institution at Port
Townsend, (after@ard hogged by
Tacoma) Governor Squire was one
of the principal Seattle citizens who
stood by us with personal influence
and liberal Subscription. He Will
learn that We GO not forget cur
friends.