, 1890-10-23

In Whatcom county the Squire men
count two Of the nominees for represen-
tatiyes against them. They are Miller
OF Fairhaven, and Tiffany, Of New what
com. They also believe that FRANK IL.
Richards, tho senatorial candidate, Is
nlso against them; also. w. j. Parkin'
son, tho hold-over senator. No one
en- n tell what Park inson will do until he
votes, and he is rs likely to vote Tor
! Squire as tor Calkins. Last year he
voted for Squire. II must be remembered
IL AZ hc Is Nelson Bcnnetts right'hnnu
man, and IL is Nelson Bennett who Is
looking out for Calkins' senatorial inter,
ests. As Tor the Others, 1t Is not settled
tina; they arc Calkins men. Squire s
those who have declared themselves for
Squire, and as the Whatcom candidates
have not done that Squire is not count
Ing on them.
Squire has strong hope of getting the
entire Walla Walla delegation. Plntt
Preston, n hold.over senator. was against
him last year, and George I. Thomp-
son, the other hod-over, voted Tor him'
SPOKANE PLEDGED TO SQUIRE.
Squirrels friends expect the solid vote
OF Spokane county, If all the republi-
cans are elected, and say that any one
who thinks the Spokane hold-over sen a.
tors are against them reckons poorly.
They also expect To have whitman
county and every county south OF the
Snake river.
Both parties are conducting quiet
bnt energetic canvass, and so far but
little mud has boon thrown, and If the
principals keep their word none will be
thrown. Senator Squire has said that
he will resort to no disreputnble methods,
prefcrring defeat first, and when Judge
Calkins formally announced his candi-
dacy he said he would do no underhand
work, neither would he use money. The
story Is clrrent in Tacoma that Nelson
Bennett Is at the helm of Calkins ship,
with Senator Owings, of Thurston, well
up. The Squire argument against
Calkins Is that he is the tool OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company;
that he is n carpet-bagger; that the
Indiana mud Is not dry behing his ears;
that he came west with a tag OH his
back notifying the country that no was
a candidate for any office in sight and
that he changed his residence from
Spokane Falls to Tacoma whom he saw
that he could be indorsed as Pierce
county's candidate for the senatorship.
On the other hand, the Calkins men say
that Squire Is n better club man than
senator; that he attended the sessions
of the senate very irregularly; that he
has accomplished nothing Tor Washing
ton since his election, and would do less
IL reelected; and that Calkins is not u
Northern Pacific railroad man. These
charges and countcr-charges are only
campaign chaii. There IS not much
life In the canvass now, but by and by
II will stiticn and be exceedingly hot.
NO CHANCE FOR THE DEMOCRATS.
A we'll known Seattle politician who
has received letters from nearly all the
counties In the state thinks he Is in a
position to give fair idea of how things
will go. He says that Thurston. Island,
Skagit Pierce, Clarke, Clallam, Klickitat,
King Wahkiakum, Yakima, Cowlitz, Pa
citic, ChehalIs, Lewis, Kitsap, SKA
mania, kittitas, Garfield. Asotin,
Columbia, Adams, San Juan,
Snohomisb, Douglas aud Franklin are
assn "edly republican for representatives.
Douglas was carried by the democrats
last year, but It looks as If Berry, the
republican nominee, would have l20
majority. Franklin is quite likely to be
wrested from the democrats, as Captain
w. p. Gray, the republican candidate, is
a strong man. Skanania will doubtless
be carried by Nevills, republican. He is
q strong candidate and George ii. Stew
enson, the only democrat who can be
elected in the county, is not against him
this year.
For the democrats, Jefferson will re-
elect Kuhn and Mason will send Ander-
son.
In Whatcom. Richards, the republican
candidate for senator, is not making 50
strong canvass as was expected and
may not pull through.
Senator Forsy the is said to be having
hard fight in his now district. which
comprises Cowlitz, Wahkiahum and
Pacific counties. All three are strongly
republican ami extraordinary knitting is
the only thing that will defeat Forsythe.
The vote for congressman last year was
Wilson. rifiitts. Mai