The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-07
Squire Has No Opposition wershy the
Name Esrents Deiectea-No Cora
binRtians Possible.


sltansion wss very carefully seEutnlSed Judge
Turner, whose candidacy bad NOT nere,olore
nesn considered % consequences, appeared he-
lore the delegation with document hearing
the signatures OF twelve xneTahcrS pgeSeea 20 sap
port him fes United states senator Upon this
sh0wing NJ. Turner claimed the support Of the
daleTa1io1. because of the resolution passed
By the Republican county convention OF Sno-
kaae, pledzIug the nominees 10 vote for
that candidate who should develop the mnst
strength outside OF the 11ssasy. Turner's 1lAim
was taken under consideration and = casaaaits
tee Of three was acposnkea 20 wait apen Mr
Hyde and tnferm him OF Turner'S representa-.
ticn. Mr. Hyde promptly acknowledged that
his rival wss emitted 70 The delegation and
gTsoesGlly Withdrew iron the contest II
Grabb. who Is pledged 70 Alien, supports Tur-
ner, the spokane candidate wiz have y Votes
as follows: spokane ?. spokane and stevens
/, stevens !, okanogaa 1, Yakima 2,
Kl1ttss ,. Klinkitat ), Franklin tDers
l. 1t Is claimed also that part Of
Whitman county viii 20 for the spokane ear.
di6ste, bat this Is extremely doubtful. IS the
entire eight have been AMI arc pledged t.
Allen II Turner secures = votes from easl Of
the mountains he VIII yet not have enangh 20
rEad der Allen election a. sii uncertain for thai
will leave the waiia waIla candidate IS RepHh
liciln votes. = more than enough % elect on
Joint hellot
Hreuss Is the only other candidate from East.
err Washington, bat he DOES not make definite
claim 10 = votes, nor. indeed, 70 any other auu-
hei. Brents support 10 an unknown quantity
in this contest, 80 clearly unknown. in.5eed.
that II is said the sangnine spirits OF the axdele-
gate are dashed for the first time In his long
public career Turner doubtless hopes 90 draw
Aliens supporters from the west side and nago.
tSiions for combination viii be opened
between now and the time of election.
Aiievs fallnRfue hOsCaper Is r.,
alii'nable, and has so far been proof against the
bait of bargains Tor other Offices and an attempt
10 shake IL how may safely be considered as
hopeless.
Thompson, OF Tacoma, is mich pertnrbea over
hts ehanees, though 81 one time there was
shadow of hope that he might ct least give
Squire warm fight A rumor WAS an0at early
this afternoon that Hyde was about to withdraw,
and the Thompson men were very hopeful that
they might make an advantageous arrangement
vita his successor. combination between
Thompson and Turner however. is practically
out OF the question until sprsgue IL oat Of the
way. and the chances are that the general viii,
in the interest OF harmony, initiate the example
of Hyde and withdraw and tender his support
10 Thompson. In this case the latter would
have susstg atlai sEppoFt and might % able 10
make joint race with Turner.
But the tronble with this little arrangement IA
that the six Tacoma Republicans are al for
Allen. Moreover, IL IL certain that three Dem.
ocratS viii in a pinch vote for Allen. The DEM
oc-atS In the house today all voted for Repahli.
cans for various temporary officers, and they
viii rot hesitate to join the senatorial ight,
first, however. casting complimentary votes for
Gnfitts ana Semple. The eight votes OF the
Democrats In the house and one ir the senate
might, after all prove a very important factor
In the contest.
The support for sprsgue was never enthu-
a. "a
enecIlyc for Thompson squire's strength lies
not more in the positive allegiance offered to
him by his followers than in the listless manner
his opponents are being supported Not single
candidate who has appeared against him Is suf
fcitntly strong 10 attract Q respectable and
clearly defined following General spEague
Is well known throughout the state. but upon
bis name rests the imputation, probably unjust
of railroad connection. He is old and lacking
in :hat eaergy n representative in the senate
OF the vigorous young state Of Washington win
be repaired 70 possess Mr.. Thompson Is known
locally Is business man OF ability, bat until
The recent campaign few outside Of Tacoma were
familiar with bis name. Mr.. Convey has made
no canvass, and can be considered only as re-
mote possibility.
While sqaire's name is In itself a tower of
strength, and he has general and hearty sup
port, 1t cannot be disguised thar IL lacks that
spontaBetty and fervor which chAraeteFizes the
strength Of Allen. Aliens candidacy presents
80 many special features that commend them.
selves 50 IaForably 10 the people that q large
majority OF the members are almost irreSIsfiby
hound 70 vote loE him Yet paradoxieal as it
may seem, Squire may receive more votes than
Allen. for the simple reason that the opposition
90 hila is not so intelligent and has not made
such heRdway.
Mr. Allen now makes s specific claiEi OF So
votes obtained from the following. whitman
g. Asotin /. Garfield 2. colufuhi& 2 wassA whlla
S, Lincoln l. Adams l, Yakima and Douglas
Clarke 4. Lewis 2 cowlitx 2, wshklakBm l, Pa
cifc ?, Nhatcom ;, Ihurston ?, jefferson
?. Cfailsm l. Pierce s, Spokane 1.
chebalis a Island /. san Jnan !. skAEit
2 Ressaex these = mere votes have
been definitely assured him from various dele
cations King county, with iis IL votes, Is no.
ceuizsed In the certain estimate, because none
af the delegation Is pledged. kni q Is sure that
. majority and probably nearly sll the members
from thst county VIII vote for him. indeed. Il
would not be surprising II he reeciyed every one
Af the thirteen ballots trlhh. OF Spek ane
cisllned FOR Tarnsr win vote f3f Allen, aud Il is
an epea secret that three more o. The delegation
are ia desert Turner and vcfe for Allea II they
are aesGed
Turner'S strength, estimated IT 2, will prob
ably not 10 more than eighieen. and Alien Ia
certain 70 reegive every vote cast for sn Eastern
Washington candidate not glysin to TarneF, Ills
strength can iheref0rs be estimated IN The
neiahhgrhcod Of 70 votes
II has been deserra iueyf torirat 20 attempt 10
force bal3os tomorrow. Toe Allen sssu
are so xare of the.g Eronnd fhat
fhsy want no further delay These
il an identity or Interests in this resDecs
befvcsn tbe Allen and squire men, Gna tae ~
heFsRfx of tofh wiH Join IA an stteInps - asoass
3 vmte ard SO. uIless there saould ae sanae
syseeial reason for adjournment until Friday or
lonaBg tbs great cansesf VIII BE- decided tnmor-
nYw, There is cne point, hossver that Hasy
lnteffere with tbs fnssasi0n. The H0usz ed
58srned Eutl I o'elosk as8 the seukse
anti Il Il II should be discovered ta&i tie
Cnised states statutes Eesufrsa she first xate 70
90 h-s sSkea - nepa, it must ae deferred Kufil
nexe DAY. Tise vose vii - is separate sess.oEs,
and 4 IL IL ieaFsed that so ssna;aFs have b@eB
eA@sen IS z4s1risg n tas votas o. ne eoEa-
hgneS hD4fss. ssen the lezisiafzss meets "a iasnt
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