The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-06
on THE FIRST BALLOT
Election of Allen and Squire
Seems Certain.
HONEST CANVASS sY EACH
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ers Are Building Castles In
the AIR.

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sr,srssss arss workers 81 the vsrsczs csudseAEeS
sere rusksrg sheix esainns with energetic pump
handls manipulation and claiming msloElsles
GA srxt ballot vita . losuacfoas eonaosnee snssl
seemed % indicate she election q every nan u
the Faee.
There xsx esik az combinations between Alien
ana Thanuspn. Allen sad Spr&gne. aud Alien
xns1 Squire. end between squire and hlae,
squire ard Turner, ard squire zSa Alien. bas
these ARRANGEMENTS hare been found - fsz 20
exist Only IN iTnsginssien- Both the leaning
exrasdasas sseasgssy ard consistently refase 70
make Gay bargain with the lesser aspsranfs their
respective cassfldaeaes standing ike honest
tubs. GA 1Aeir own bottoms. Is : Alien against
Hyae. Turner. aud Breuts, sud Squire xgsisst
Spraxgla Thompson ard Convey the lasser q
whar t0slay entered the 6eaa
Gcwey Aas al along been considered - Dos
slbiIsfy. and II was promised that he would oe
brought forward wnsn the contest between the
west side candidates became 90 WARN AID TIE
situation 50 complicated - 70 aagur wei Tor
fresh candidate.
.Iem very ranch pleased with the outlook
sad Mr.. Allan tonight. MANY new friends srs
coming 20 me and announcing their intention
OF supporting me. They say they wans to vote
for nae because wsz elected delegate 20 con-
grssx after two successive Republican defeats.
and because never took my seat Now they
wish 10 place me In the Senate.
The Republicans from the counties south Of
the make rivar held a conference today anii
unanimously decided 10 support Allen. All
were present bat Preston, OF WallA Walla. gn
Alien man. rot yet in the city. whitman
county hae eight Votes for Alien, and he Is M
dogbtsdiy the only Eastern candidate whs hss
any positive strength Whatever west OF the
mountains TIE claim of s. votes strstgnt on
first ballot Still stands. but the Allen men ex-
pest that they win actually have Is votes when
is comes o. show down.
Hyde of Spokane has the solid support Of his
delegation. with the exception of Grrbb. who
was elected as an Allen man. The delegation
had conference tonight and were warm IN ex-
prexSions OF loyalty 70 their choice, aud In their
intention 20 forward his candidacy by all hon
orahle means
The adherents Of both Brents aud Turner
claim that Hyde eannc. held the delegation. and
draw much comfort frnm the hope OF possible
detection. The delegation is NOS instructed fos
Hyde. and they say that Il viii rally 70 the
standard Of that candidate who viii show the
most strength in opposition to Allen. Turner
slams 70 have three votes In Kliekiiat, one In
Yakina and Que in stevens
indications point as plainly To the election of
Squire on the FIRST ballot as 10 the success Of
Allen. Spokane is now known % be for the
Seattle candidate, and in fact, sn the other
Western candidates combined do not have near
sqnsres strength in Eastern Washington.
Sixiy-one votes are pledged 10 squire, and il Is
probable that he viii receive many more votes
than these.
s. rague, Of Pierce, says he has Is votes,
Where he gets them no one Is 81 present able TO
say. When the ballot is counted Il Is altogether
probable that the general VIII be found to have
very few more than I've in his delegation
Pile ged to him.
Walter j Thompson, the second Pierce
county candidate, claims about 20 votes.
Two OF these Ere % be obtained
from kittitas. two frols Cowlitz two
from WhatcoIn, two or three from Whitman.
Que from Lewis, one or two from waila walla,
and others scattering from various delegations
II have la-ge following east of the mount.
ains." said Mr. Thompson tonight, land am
sangIine OF success" Il is claimed by Thomp-
sons friends thai Sprague viii withdraw when
Thompson demonstrates be Is Il stronger man.
II has been agreed by Pierce county that the
delegation shall be for that candidate who has
the best chance OF success
Convey comes in with votes, so IL IS said
Two Of these SRI from Chehaiis and Q from
Thurston. The remaining are not 20 be To-
Gated.
Brsnts has no sctive support and he Is de-
pendent wholly upon dissension In some OF the
delegations for his chances Of election Things
are not drifting his Vac
fsfen altogether the situation il simply this:
squire ami Alien, each Of whom is conducting
his canvass Independently, are certain Of clee.
ton unless some intrigue can be successfully
negotiated by which the support Of the lesser
candidates can be massed and part Of the
strength Of each aiienate1. squire and Allen
now have the carts in their hands and IL
they play right they are bound to win.
They are respectively 80 eeTtaia OF Their back
ing that they are very anxious 20 reach A vote
as early As possible, and 20 that end will urge
organization t0morrow. TheiF friends under.
stand this perfectly, and for taat reason any &c.
tempted dlistory proceedings ara likely TO lie
dealt with summary and matters rushed 10
conclusion.
Eat alter all, Il Il not probable, though it is
altogether possible, that vote will be reached
tomorrow. for the election OF tie many officers
OF both HORSES always consumes carSid rsble
tine, and when this is done the houses viii
then be ready 70 adjourn.
There p one phase Of the situation that has
nos YET oeea treated. There are nine Democrats
ia the legislature, aud they propose TO take payt
Ia the fight II Il lasts more than ore ballot
They vii first tender eomplimentary vote 10
those bright Democratic iumiusFies. semple and
0rifftss, The late defeated candidates for gov
er1lor sad congressman. Then they viii vote for
various Republicans
The contest for TIE spezkership aud ether
offices Is entirely overshadaWed ~ the sas,a-
toFiai aghA Il = Gar & claar race between,
FeighAn aoa 0coghehaa tar the speskership.
herreG hollis the hA3Eace of power. and
may name the SPEAKER Il be Is rot
elected himself Fisahan claims TIE support OF
Eastern Washington and 81 votes solia.
GspEheasn's strength IS ia southern
snA Western Washington wiih "a solid
votes. Barton has wa,kerer for
the seeTetssysaip ~ the senate Harrv A
Glsfke, 81 Spokane Falls. Is candidate Hlr So.
geAai arfas at the senate. lie vas chairman
oi The laso czauiy Kepabiican central commit
tee.
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