The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-13
SQUIRE'S SOLID ARMY.
TreacherOus Calkins Gh0st-Dan.
GERS Buster i'm Vain.
SENATOR DRUM IS INELIGIBLE.
Important Bills Introduced I'm the Lcgis
1ature-Represenfa Davis. OF
Kittitas, ON His Deathbed.


ious movements of the Squire men. SEN
ator Squire went to Seattle yesterday, Mr..
Grant left today and Mr.. McGraw went
last week. Three conspicuous figures OF
the Squire campaign being gone, they are
at loss TO know what has called them
hence. In lieu of definite information
they content themselves with declaring
that the SQUIRE column Is broken and the
leaders have deserted. The Calkins BOOM
ers have proved themselves peculiarly apt
in this species of campaign invention.
They are never at loss for fabrication
of any variety that they think will help
Calkins and hurt Squire. Some unscrupu-
lous monger of the Calkins faction today
started the story that Squire had not gone
TO Seattle, but had remained at his room
at the Olympia; that the interview in the
PosT-ISTELLIeENcER with Senator squire
was bogus; that Squire had reasons for
laying low, and that he would show up at
the proper time. II is difficult to under
stand the object of this very silly story,
but it was nevertheless circulated assidu-
ously and systematically.
Senator Forrest is temporarily in charge
of the Squire campaign. He is much
1uluSeu 1T the IbllCuAuus 1ha poiheArSo
tactics Of the Calkins boomers.
"If Judge calkins encourages the circulation
of such aimiess inventions that about Sen
ator Squire" said Senator Forrest tonight, The
certainly has an extraordinary conception OF
effective political tactics That may be the way
they do things in Indiana. but we are not ae-
customed to that sort of thing here in Washing
ton. The Calkins people are continuing their
desperate efforts 10 win over some OF our men,
I'd rrfrl Err uir NJ L md n
promise, but do not feel at all uneasy. You
may say for me that the Squire canvass is In
very good shape indeed. our position is becom-
ing more assured every day. say that there Is
no practical doubt OF the result, aud ! mean
just what say and no less.
The Calkins faction have neglected no
opportunity TO make political capital out
OF the alleged attempt of Senator Squire's
friends to defeat Senator Cooper in Che
halls county at the last election. They are
working that exploded story for all it is
worth, and a great deal more. They at
tempt to play upon the sympathies of Re-
publican members by mournful recital
of piece of political treaehery, unexam-
pied and unprecedented, which they say
Squire's friends perpetrated in Chehalis
county. Ex-senator G. T. Wooding, a
well-known Republican and banker of
Aberdeen, arrived tonight and gave the
PosT-ISTELLIGEscER representative an ac-
count of the ooper-Johnston-Finch mat
ter that wholly relieves Senator Squire
and his agents of all responsibility for the
alleged attempt to defeat Cooper.
"After Cooper was nominated" said Mr..
wooding, "Mr. Finch came to me and declaring
that Cooper was Calkins man, said he ought TO
No ed oF liz hns ha
could be induced to vote for Squire. / know
Finch and Cooper to be personal enemies, and !
could readily understand why Finch, being q
friend of Senator Squire and o member of the
Republican central committee for Chehalis
county, might have double motive in wishing
TO defeat Cooper. replied that I did not care TO
enter into any such arrangement. Cooper had
been nominated by the Republicans and was en-.
titled TO their support. Finch went away, and
a few days later ! was called to Seattle 10 act
as prosecuting witness against White
the forger. Mr. Finch was also on the
boat, but we had no conversation as to the
Cooper matter. Mr.. Finch got off at Tacoma,
and went on to Seattle. I stayed all night at
the Rainier, and next morning ] met Mr.. Finch
in the lobby. He then told me he had come to
Seattle to get Senator Squire's consent to the
combination against Cooper he had proposed 10
me. answered again that squire would never
consent, and he said he would see him anyway.
finally told Finch that would see Squire my
self, as ! knew him very well. went to his
room and found his private secretary, who said
the senator was attending the exposition at Spo-
kane Falls I told the secretary what Finch
proposition was. and he promptly replied: Sen.
stor Squire viii not listen to il. Such a
proposition was made to Senator Squire
In another case, and he utterly declined to
give his sanction TO the defeat of any
Republican. saying it was not only dishonorabe
htNt 4NTY0G had A-I
tho senator had such decided views and |
returned TO Finch with the reply Still he was
not satisfied and insisted upon going up him.
self He did so. l met him afterwards aud he
told me the secretary had given him exactly the
same reply as he gave me. Now as TO the
assertion that Senator Squire sent money to
Aberdeen TO use against Cooper, declare that
the charge is utterly false and without founda-
ton. was in position to know what money
was used, and knew positively that there was
no Republican money used wrongfully or 10
defeat Mr.. Cooper. Mr. Finch worked against
Mr.. Cooper, and he was the only Republican
who did. Mr. Ogden, of Seattle, has been most
uniustGaoly and outrageously dragged into this
miserable affair. The publication of the entire
matter Is TO be deplored deeply"
Mr.. Weddings version of the affair has
great weight with all who know him, par.
ticularly with members of the last legis.
lature.
Thomas Carroll, of Tacoma, late Demo.
cratic candidate for congress, arrived to.
night. He will probably be the Demo
cratic candidate for senator. Mr.. Carroll
was asked tonight if he thought the Dem
ocrats would stick TO their candidate in
case of more than one ballot
There are twenty-five Democrats in the legis
lsture," he said, land they know the issue upor
which they were elected. l expect the Demo
Gratis 10 agree upon good man and vote fol
him"
"win you be a candidate for SENATOR" wal
asked.
IF the Democrats should decide to vote for m,
] should regard IL as high compliment con
slider that ! am the only Pierce county candi
cate. Pierce county is not by any means sole
for Calkins. The Democrats are not for him
aud he is the candidate only of his party in tha
county"
u. II. Gilman, chairman of the Demo
cratic state central committee. is expected
20 arrive tomorrow. c. III. Warner, vic,
chairman, and George Hazard, secretary
are here, There will be meeting of III,
committee probably tomorrow. Mr.. Car
roll thinks il would be bad taste and baC
policy for the committee TO suggest to the
Democrats what they shall do. The,
know their duty.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Carroll's expects
tons and his faith in the party fealty O.
the Democratic minority. il may be conf
IDENTIFY expected that some of them vii
vote for Republican if they get chance
Party feeling is not so strong that the,
Will refuse To settle the contest if they finC
they hold the balance of power. which il
not likely.
The Calkins men are nisfnrhsd nre- n.