, 1889-11-28
A History Of the Allen
Squire Alliance.
THERE is BLOOD ON THE MOON,
And Ex-Governor Moore and
Others Are Angry.
ALL OF THEM SUPPORTED MR. ALLEN.
The Deal Made at a Secret Mid
night Conference and Care
fully Guarded.

OLYMPIA, WASH, Nov. 21.--There is
considerable dissatisfaction and disap-
pontment on the part of many Of
Aliens friends on account of the combi-
nation with Squire which he allowed
himself to be whecdled into. 1t Is a
well-known fact that Squire was anxious
from the beginning to have an under
standing with Allen, but the latter uni
brmly refused to enter into anything
which could be construed into combi-\
nation, at the urgent solicitation of his
friends. The fact of the matter was
that several of the leading Allen mon
were strong anti-Squire men, and above
all things they did not want Squire
elected with Allen. Governor Moore,
Henry Long, II. w. Fairweather,
Tom Cavanaugh and others
were steadfastly in opposition
to Squire, and advised against any COM
bination with him, but on the night be-
fore election Allen began to get anxious.
His canvass had not been managed with
that ability and skill he.could have ex-
pected from his friends The errors
made had been many and serious.
There was the first adjournment, for in
stance; that was glaring error. as were
also the after attempts to take vote.
All these things bothered and distressed
him. OF course he had the personal
pledges of a majority of the legislature,
but he was experienced enough in poll
tics to know that he was not sure of any
more until his vote was cast A trifling
mistake, false charge, successful
combination, might cause stampede
and leave him fiat on his back. He was
beginning to get anxious and dissatis-
fed.
On the night before election, Leigh
Hunt, as the representative of Mr.. Squire
and also a close friend of Mr.. Aliens,
made advances which Mr.. Allen was
disposed to listen to. The uncertainty
was getting too much for him, and he
knew that with Squire's forces he could
make a. sure thing it.
SECRET CONFERENCE.
About ~ o clock that night Mr.. Allen,
with Mr.. Crowley of Walla Walla, met
with Hunt in secret conference. Tho
first proposition on the part of Allen to-
wards an agreement was that his namo
should be proposed and voted on first.
MIR. Hunt was prepared to concede this,
and the combination was virtually made,
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ing, was to be kept perfectly secret from
the rank and file. Only this should ba
revealed, that 1t had been agreed to vote
for Allen first.
All this was done without the knowl-
edge of sny of ALIENS friends, except
Mr.. Crowley and Mr.. Hunt. The
knows, but 1t put many of Aliens best
fttn DE- IN, al,
say he was assured of an election with,
out any aid from Mr.. Squire. They had
worked night and day to bring aoout
this condition of affairs in his favor,
they claim, and were at least entitled to
know of such combination, in order to
get in out of the wet. Governor Moore
especially was worked up about the
affair, and it is said that he and mum.
ber of friends had a confidential talk
with Mr.. Allen that has left somo sore.
ness.
BY many 1t is believed that the com-
bination between Allen and Squire on
that night contained an agreement fot
an offensive and defensive alliance be-
tween them in future political opera
tions, and that the principal motive OF
Allen was to avoid any combination
against him on the part of Mr.. Squire Of
Mr.. Wilson. In this light it is looked
upon as very shrewd move.
STORMY INTERVIEW.
Governor Moore, Hon. d. f. PercivI
and two other gentlemen went to seb
Allen on the evening Of his election, and
the report is circulated that
the gentlemen came as near getting
into row as was consistei1
with their personal safety. Governor
Moore, 1t is said, spoke his mind plainly
and forcibly to John b. Allen, and ac3-
cussd him of deserting his lifelonk
friends to play into the hands of an
enemy who would only use him and
then discard him. Moore told him his
election was assured in any event, and
that he had simply thrown his friends
on account of an anxiety which had no
foundation in fact. The governor was
very bitter, and Allen did not take his
remarks with very good grace. The
r ate governor prophesied some very
stormy and troubled seas for the new