The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-05
This may be true, but if so am not aware

This may be true, but if so am not aware
of it.
There were only three men that /
worked on and solicited votes from.
These were DIR. Candy, Mr.. Powell and
Mr.. Rhinehard: of the Spokane delega-
ton. had heard it commonly reported
on the streets here that those three men
were not pledged to Squire. So called
them together and told them / would like
TO have them vote for Judge Calkins. and
if they would do SO l would give them six
teen votes to locate the agricultural coll
lege and school of science in Spokane
county. l do not consider this exactly an
honorable proceeding, but il is common in
politics, and as was exceedingly anxious
to have that school located here l was
willing to strive for it''
All this seemed plausible enough, but
the judge was submitted to q course of
questions and then the fun began.
How did you know that you could give
sixteen votes for the school in exchange
for three votes for Caikins?"
Il had been assured by the Calkins man.
ayers that | could get these sixteen votes. -
Were the Caikins men willing to trade
the educational institutions of the state
about for votes for Calkins?" asked Mr.
Goldman.
apparently So"
Colonel Haines-You say you only tried
to work on three members. Why did YOU
not try to get others?
We'll. l have a peculiar sentiment on
that point. If man is pledged don't
want to talk with him.
why don't you like to persuade men
who are pledged?"
We'll, sir. | haven't got the gall"
"How long have you been a lawyer?"
About thirty years"
And you haven't acquired that amount
of gall yet p
Were you one of the Calkin, mana
gers?"
II was"
ibid you sign an open letter with other
managers. which letter was published in a
number of the papers of the slater"
Il did"
did Henry Clarke sign that letter."
''No, SIR"
But he was as active in the support of
Mr.. Calkins rs you were, was he not?''
Yes, sir, he was more active"
Did you not make an appointment for
Mr.. Metcalfe 10 meet Mr.. Clarke and tell
him that anything Mr.. Clarke would saw
to INN ne might consider perfectly conn.,
mo, sir. simply introduced the two
men."
did you suggest to Clarke that he could
get Metcalie TO vote for Calkins?'
No. told ex-senator Tom PAYNE and
marry IIarke that thought Mr.. Metcaifa
had been sighted by the Squire men. and
that If he was worked all right he could he
induced 10 vote for Calkinsn
did You hear of any money being used
IN the senatorial contest2"
"oh. yes. heard of money being used
on both sides, but had no hand i'm n
and made no use % money or any other
improper means"
llld you not write a letter to a man
stating that representative who sold his
vote on the tide land question for $500 was
TOOL, because he could get s.. 900 for il pn
NO, siri | did mott
ou held out the idea TO Mr.. Metealfe
for him?s ''''ns
Eyes, sir"
You offered to trade an Office for
voter" ''Oe 'or
+" Practically"
!" What sixteen votes did you propose TO
tanned "'u GUS
-" did not try the rest of the DELEGATION
they We're pledged Squire men. - continuai
MT. Hoaghton. :" | never talked with NJ
Lehman except after the vote. He toll
me ne voted for Calkins because thcv
wouldn't postpone the vote until after The
investigation. N