The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-08
SQUIRE SURE OF IT.
A Canvass Gives Him q Large
Aariority Of Votes.
SPOKANE IS FOR ALLEN.
Turner ard Thempsan Have same
sss'sagsh, Thsssh sst at Home. nua
They cannot comsine Rore~s.

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Laias flls naFsse viii be wafsoa G. saaire
kFs"iieflssEas are freely made that he vii re-
e@4Fe - votes on the fErst ballot. and Il Is
t.EAnateay assured that he via rpesive = 4
Aas support stands bv him from now NATL
The time of election.
hs'a uoEernoE Squire and his surmnyt-
eFs came 70 Olympia to eater actively unan
iaas contest they relied fos snpporF rsere
nFsen the general deEazna for his election
saAs came from every part Of the state
'n@si apon any definite promise OF votes
mace 70 hlrl sy members q the legislature
oalslee OF King. It wgs everywhere recog-
hszeG snAf ne Nas BY far the strongest can
1ae2te vest o tie mountains. ard much
felAIacs was therefore felt In the general
expression that he would be elected. It
vas ieits however that his streRgta shoaIll
bs concentrated and rendered solid. and
theFenpou very active canvas Was began
n his behalf.
TIE result has been altogether. gratifying
70 those who we're so SIRE Of the sx-eoy-
esnoT's success. and today il Is demon
StrHTed, as L has not been heretofore. taa1
the efforts Of the opposition have been
/ frusfsess- Seventy votes are positively
assured Tor the ex-governor. and his friends
Iesi very ceFtASn that he vii receive even
more when Il comes TO 4 test. It is con-
ssderea that the action oi both houses in
adjoarning untsl Monday giIl have special
heaFlng upon the situation.
J mast be admitted that the opposition.
both to squire and Allen, vas anxious for
delay, for their doom was certainly sealed
I q the go1e had been taken today. aud
solae e9nting eney might arise through de-
/ lay that would inHre TO their benefit. The
( supporters OF squire and Allen INDUCED
/ this fancy by consenyng 10 adjournment
/ fheF are respectively 20 certain of ms
1 lority Of votes on the FIRST ballot that they
( are not in the least afraid t8 put OF rhe
/ election for any reasonable time
] Stli the main factor in the eanse of Ge-
/ iay was feeling among the members thai
f i would be prudent to defer the electian
until the proclamation OF the president,
+ notwithstanding the express provision Of
I he enabling act heretof9Te quoted. Saeh
action vas advised BY Kianear Of King, a
supporter Of squire and Allen, and was
/ aequieseed in by majority Of the neul-
/ bers t,f tie Senate a recess having been
/ taken there, the House had no recourse
] bat 10 do likewise
The friends of squire are very confident
graduated on every side ON his definite
prospects.
Gowey, wno entered the contest Tues
day, is NOS pushing bis candidacy because
Of the very evident strength OF Squire ana
fha hopeiessness Of an effort to degeas hiTn.
Alien today received an increase OF
strength by reason Of q split in the spo-
kane delegation. Clarke. Hyde and Van
Houten, with Grubb, four votes thar rur-
uer had down on his list. do not hesitate
to aYow thesF preference for the Walla
Walls man. and viii vote for him on girst
haa.et Indeed, Turner'S hold on the re-
maiuuer Of the delegation Is so weak that
il is fully expected that every man will be
for. Allen II more than one ballot is re-
quired.
Notwithstanding the very apparent trend
Of sentiment IN Aliens favor, Turner
claims 20 be gaining in strength. and to-
night his friends assert that be has 81
votes
On psr with this extraordinary state
nent is the refreshing assurance given By
Brent's men that he has Al votes. when.
where and bow secured no one viii take
the trouble 10 explain. 1t may reasonably
lie doubted Is Turner sill At any time have
more than Is votes and BTsuts more
than 8
Senator owings OF Thurston. Is so far
the only member who has expressed a
preference for the ex-delegafe, and several
more may be picked up from the drifting
opposition 10 Allen.
There was some talk tonight OF a eoaIi-
ton between the forces % Squire and
Thompson and TIE election OF beth sena-
90rs trom The west side Of the mountains
Such deal could not be brought 81
for several very manifest reasnn
ernor Squire would not coBse~s ~
Thompson would not ecessa 81 s
no; three members 4
be found who woril, F, a9 esa
from either one 81
talk is entirely grNtu,
bly, not be indglEsd in
Thompson's partisang eE essfe
way in the hope ot form 3un.as
IN their interest Their
With Turner. and il is like saf
might Ice made between the Is @es
not for one thing. T4omp eeU Et
deliver his strength 70 Turne, q rDsf
could not reciprocate for Thon
gen Sprazae's candtdacy is eerF
serious embarrassment ia Thon "a
he would De much happier # be
OF the wav, bat Spragyse has Il &
Pierce county votes solid and he p.
90 keep them solid. lie admits
would he an extremely gracious and
unanimous act for bim 70 surrender 90
rival. ba: the genera! is rot In that b
ness jgsst now He wiA stay IN the Is
aatiI he is beaten or until his support de
sires 20 take up some other candidate.
IN case several ballots are taken this viii
ia az probability be done. ard Allen G
Mason. of Iaeouls. wil h@ the dark horse
that VII he sprung upon tae legislature.
tits rot known that M Mason has more
Inherent STRENGTH than either Thompson
er Sryarue. hut be might be able to COM
hne the iorces of TIE two and stsEd q
show of election.
IL vas announced after the adjournment
ag t,ae House tosiaY has there woald be 3
caucus Of she Republican memhers of both
hogssgs Ia the rrrfesentati kah ton sAt
The friends az Squire weFe sRxtous for
caueas &u3 "a baEe t7se contest settled
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