The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-13
WAITING THE BALLOT.
Squire and Allen Are Serene
and Confi.lelst.
oTl+EE CANDIDATES FicHTlse-
I.ssatrreus Aspect sr the spakane and
'rasema ssriss-Esw sAs vsas VIII
be Taken.

0LyMwfA, Soy. f2.--Ths Senatorial eAndi-
dates are resting upon Eaeir Oars. and visit
Ing sOF the election thai - r0h certain 20
tAke place next Tuesday. I6e lobby has
almost enksrely deserted the sEene, and the
various headquarters are ptHctie2tiy de-
ssrilea. The candidates are constant IA
claims that they sre respectively gaining
ssT.Fnglh every day. and tAas lJy the lime =
ballot IL reached tlsey ali are sSre oi . MIS-
joxity os ya1ez.
There IS iEsst one interesting phsSe 70 the
situation. and that Il the eonsenton IN the
Sf<skzae delegation, whir h Is Set going on
actively ard which thFeateglsA rupture Of
fsst support Of Judge Turner. The delega-
ton kessi q Meeting this an0Saing and had
discussion o. tic sisratians and attempted
20 adopt q line 0f aetson upea which al
coaid agree. The policy bf bringing
forward A. II. Cannon rs is candidate
sad throwing THrnw overheard
WIS discussed. bar il Was aseEnea mex
pedlent as this IFte day Ffve members Of
the aeiegasion. Hyde, Van asntsn. Watt,
fsinhb and Clark. announced that they
wssaId not vese ssr Turner. and fhas they
wsalld vote Cor Alien. In vaew of this conn
psieafion and the fnstriacst9n Of the Spo-
kline county convention thai they vote
Tor that eokcne candidate Is strongest,
tia eusiye delegation Is placess in 4 serious
ri.essicafneIsf. and il is entirely uncertain
hssw Il viii be relieved. TuTner. notwilh-
standing the hostility OF these i've men,
beers. insists upon maintaining his cam
dlaacy with = pertinacity that Is extTaor-
dtnary. and il seems probable now that he
is bonnd TO star until the light Is over
Brent's candidacy Is cutting no figure,
and be has practically surrendered thonsh
he maintains his wonted air oE rfaesrfulness
and says ne viii see the thing through.
III the opposition to Squire woala open
ITS eyes to the situation ana state candidiy
Whist il saw. it would be forced 70 acknosi-
edge that the ex-governor has 4 lang ways
tia best of the Bghs. and tlatnothing short
of d miracle can defeat him.
Tie candidates from Pierce county pre-
sent themselves 20 she consideration OF the
legislature with contention amongst shem-
selves. and the result naturally
is that they a1e very badly
handicapped on that ground
alone, when there Is added 90 this the POSI-
Eve strengthen Governor Squire throughout
ihs state. and tlse general LavoT with which
his candidacy has been regarded hy the
members. for reasons that have been often
enumerated, il viii be seen how unequal is
ihe contest and at hoE many disadFan-
tases they are placed.
The breach between Thompson and
iSpyague IS as vide as ever, and there is yet
no possible casnce that il viii he healed,
and II Il were. Governor EQuife's prospect
sesssd not now he nfIceted inssay say talE
Tor the better, for Il Il certain that the
strength Of the two candidates could never
lie consolidated.
IL may he expected that there viii be no
change in the situation until next week.
All the candidates are vet on the ground
and viii remain till after the election.
Several Senatorial candidates met to-
night and discussed informally the method
OF conducting the BALLOT next Tuesday.
Authorities were examined and Judge
Turner maintained from them that the
vote must be taken on each candidate
sepal ately. II il is finally asceftained
that this method must re pursued none
Of the candidates is likely 20 receive ma
iosity on the fsrst ballot. and the resnit win
be ia . measure a test Of strength between
all the candidates. For instances, King
county will cast thirteen for Squire and for
no other candidate. while MaiiS Waila
county viii cast five votes for Alien,
Pierce SIX for spvague. and so On.
Unless il Is definitely understood that THE
seEator from the east ur vest side shall be
elected first much trouble will be expert
snced IN reaching result. bat the out
come win undoubtedly be inst The same as
Il both senators had bten voted on at 3
time
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