, 1890-10-23
Legislature to Be Strongly
Republican.
The CHANCES OF SQUIRE
Judge Calkins Making a Still
Fight-A Big Split in
Walla Walla.

from now on they will make things
boom. rhe democratic camp is litcless.
There Is no hope for the democrats ana
they are doing very little. They have
had no end of trouble getting up n
ticket and the nominations have gone
begging. Blaine, who was named for
the superior judgeship, was the last to
withdraw. Those who have accepted
the nominations refuse to contribute
cent to the campaign pot believing
that II Is enough for them to put them
selves up MS marty rs.wdthout being taxed
IN addition. Consequently the county
committee Is sorely pressed and to its
many troubles is added the muting OF
ex.Sherif Cochrane. who Is again up for
the office. Mr.. Cochrane undoubtedly
has great confidence in his executive
ability and political sagacity, for when
the committee made some suggestions
in regard to the management of his
campaign ho invited tito go whore the
mercury never drops TO zero and he would
manage his own campaign.
The democrats are making their
principal fight for the shricvalty, not
withstanding Cochrane's defiance. Be-
ing an important office, IL is quite n
lever In politics aud the republicans
have no intention OF giving 1t away. j.
ii. Woolery, their candidate, will be
elected without doubt. McGraw, the
present incumbent, has become a bank
president and has retired from office.
IL Is only question oi hnJorities III
King county. That 1t VIII go republican
concede the county TO Wilson by ma
iority fully equal to last wears. Senator
squire ana oherin McGraw think IL WIZ
be l,2OD, and state senator hinehart
says anywhere from l,uOo TO Low. IL is
as likely as not 10 De z'VVO Carrol, the
democratic nominee, Is fierce county
man, ana county lines, rather than
party lines, are liKely 10 De drawn
against him.
SLENDER CHANCE FOR THE DEMOCRATS.
The democrats have slender chance
OF eIectine one member of the lepisla-
ture-the senator in the Twenty-nineth
djstrict-which includes the precincts of
Arthur. Cedar Mountain, Renton, New
castle, Gilman, Snoqualmie, Falls City,
Tolt, Novelty, Bellevue, Houghton, Rcd
wood, Ayondale. Juanita, Samamisn,
h'chmona, merry Nauey, l,emon''
Lhtona, hohohnh, neIyer isiahu, NIh-
mhu, ooutn pehu pahuru, tes,r,'
ronuac, Union hhu cannon baS. W.
=. hutter, tne repuo.icah c"haiuale,
having na1u TOW 70 noe. as ne eH
pressed IL the otner uay, ne is singie
HANDED against tne uemocra's, prohiDi-
uoh'sts anu soreheaos,and 'ne soreheaas
nre the worst IN the Geek. intehu 70
lhy tneW Ill OUT oeioro set throueh
WIN them'
Notwithstnhuihg the oitter nRnt oeing
nnue upon hu.'eI eee repuplisah com
I;.,s;o, ,,a W;i.en ote ,,'.;o.;,,, -,
year and il should be larger this wear.
because the immigration has been largely
republican. >. i Gustin, Rutter dem
ocra''c opponeh'' c1hoeoea so pe
Eoe rnan G,'i,,a;i !. IN. tas sreh e vi;
T., ~ o,,.,;,,,h aia.s,o, IL ,.n.,,aJ
t.,i ,;V, ,i,',,nsa ia w., 80, ~ nv
49,. as.,,aI,.' ,'siIIs ~ ~, ~, ,s. anV
Bmom "'rike T ,Sh;h,tp po'. , Lii ueiea.
nv mu.s, a., Ahe p'o"'''''o" '''' ""i oo'
nv "s"''
REPUBLICAN, APATHY
Lieutenant Governor Laughtou, who
has been travelling n good deal lately,
has noticed the apathy in the renubIi- :
con r.,L. ,h., Cb.;rn,, Viison Co..,
,,,,s.,.i 49,.
p'ans J' ~ an ia.e'''o" "' ''e i''ii'er
'"s. "'k", mo ,a'a, ,h. ,L,,o
70 .Iue '""r shs repuo,lcans are
ovevo',ni,"s. ei, aeuoi'ats ~ aIe GER
taiuY "e'i o'sa"a1uu ",ru ourroii Is
h,;s" o, sI .,Io Svi,e ;iie re-
Puo'onns S1. vu' a.iu nnn "iison
niaJori'y Miii nos eAeeeu o,VVV, ou. II the
I.puoi.oans M w. 30 spo no Proper interest
can Je sMe.'eu W 80" w.hout ques-
tion; n'a"y soun.es ss ..ese sotes aie
heeu'u iol tne egls'a,iye W ', ,'ohe', ana IN
eo,l,n 'ouhts 'ae,onn u',ofonges nave
arlsen Nh'en nay V1hu W feuuce 'he
'ep"o''e"" '""Joi'y'
SQUIRE CONFIDENT OF REELECTION.
1t the senatorial election that ab
sorbs attention in King county. Senator
Snni,a q, cock of tho yaIL IN his go,
's y"
eoun,y 'h's ye"'' Last year ne was de
teated In the primaries, and the legis-
latlve ticket was originally elected for
Solonel j. Z, Haines, but changed to
squire when IL WAS seen that Haines
500 no snom. A. tne ies'sIatiVe
iii re- electcd Snmihre Viii haua ,n,a,, "a =,
votes from the county.
Squire is confident of reelection,
Sheriff McGraw says the first ballot will
settle 1t. Senator Squire's statement
the other night that "the action of eau
cuses is to be taken as the action of the
majority and as such is binding upon
the republican party and every member
or IL Is regarded as an indication OF his
confidence. lie will go into caucus.
Last there was no caucus
Senator Squire's friends say they can
not see where Judge Calkins will get
votes outside OF Pierce, Thurston and
Jefferson counties. II these three elect
repuuhcahs thoy VIII give him nineteen
votes. In lhurston hot fight is being
MADE upon colonel j. Y, Eddy, who is