The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-10
VERYICHEAP.
Calkins Faction Using Every
Device to Win Votes.
NEW LIE AGAINST MR.. SQUIRE.
Brents Declines Kanagawa Consul
ship in an Awful Witty Manner.
The House Passes Its First Bill-Four
New Bills in the senate-sen tie Com
mittees SeIected-The Harbor Line
Question.

Of battle has lifted little after the frst
hot skirmish that attended the meeting of
the legislature, and the political atnnos-
phere is becoming much clearer than it
was four days ago. The Caikins faction
has made a spirited attack upon the Squire
column, and has been repulsed with dam
aging effect. 1t is well known that Sena-
tor Squire has made actual gains of
strength during the past few days, and
there is excellent reason to believe that his
strength viii be increased and solidiGed
during the interim before the election
The tactics of the opposition have been to
win votes from the majority by pledges of
all sorts of beneficial legislation, federal
patronage, and every sort of device known
TO willy politicians. No member of the
legislature need go away from the Calkins
headquarters without promise. The
Calkins strikers have job lot of pledges,
promises, and patronage that they retail
with little discrimination and less iudg-
nent. A member must be hard to please
indeed if he fails to draw what he wants in
the Calkins lottery.
The evening Olympia Tribune reprints
telegram, alleged TO have come by Associ-
ated Press from New York. in which it is
said Squire had inside information on
silver, and his friends have prolted
thereby. The Tribune then intimates that
Squire took advantage of his position as
United States senator to make money in
Wall street speculation. The matter has
gained currency here and reached the no
tlce of Senator Squire.
81 have no pecuniary interest in silver legisla-
so yofn Cntrfro fxr
invested in silver stocks, silver mine, silver
brick or any other kind of silver scheme. / am
concerned in silver legislation exactly as every
true American citizen is concerned. ! am for
the silver bill because believe It to be wise
measure. This Wall street story I denonnce as
fabrication, manufactured outof whole CLOTH
Senator Squire is in receipt of great mum.
bers of letters from citizens of the state.
expressing their anxiety for his reelection
and belief that he cannot be defeated. One
of them says:
"You have record which no one can success
fully assail. Your are the choice of the people,
and if the people could settle this senatorial
question you would be returned by an over
whelming majority. Let the Calkins men sling
mud all they please. II only shows the desper-
ate extremes to which they are driven in order
TO attract attention, and the methods they use in
hope OF capturing vote or two through passion
and prejudice.
This is a single specimen of many such
expressions of opinion. They are pleasing
to Senator Squire in that they show his
course in congress is fully approved.
Senator Squire has mascot. 1t is a
solid gold ring of peculiar design, sent
him by his Democratic friend, Frank J.
Parker, of Walla Walla. The senator
wore the ring year ago when he was hrst
elected, and it was then returned to Mr..
Parker. A day or two since the ring came
by express with warm letter from Colo
mel Parker. requesting him to wear it
again. The ring encircles the little finger
of the senator's left hand.
The following telegraphic correspondence
has been made public:
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. Q, 1890.
To Hon. Thomas III. Brents, Olympia: Would
you accept consul generalship to Japau? CHI
mate delightful Regarded by administration
one OF the choicest places in the consular sery-
ice. Salary and fees nearly 5000. Have hopes
OF securing it, Act promptly. Answer by wire.
JOHN B. ALLEN.
The following is Mr.. Brents answer:
OLYMPIA. Wash, Jan. Q, 1891.
~ f,oH. JOat D. AIKEN, w as0lnStO0 tlry-Can-
not accept. Climate of walla Walla agrees with
me very well. Think, however, Governor Moore
needs change THOMAS II. BRENTs.''
The enemies of Squire are magnifving
this correspondence into an attempt on
the part of Mr.. Allen to conciliate Mr..
BrentS in the interest of Senator SQUIRE.
Mr.. Brents no doubt intended to be very
facetious, and his reply is regarded by the
pannla as a narlya HI
repartee.
Senator Squire tonight denied in the
most emphatic terms any knowlege of the
substance of Mr.. Aliens telegram until il
was shown TO him here.
This is a matter between Mr.. Allen and Mr..
Brents, in which / am not in any way con-
cerned," said the senator. al took no part in il
and knew nothing of it While mean no dis
paragement to Mr.. Brents, i am free to say that
do not consider him the best man for the posi-
ton, and would not under any circumstances
have joined in recommending him TO the presi-
dent regret exceedingly that the friends of
Judge Calkins should have thought 1t necessary
10 make so much noise over SO small an affair
and TO insinuate that / connived in a supposed
scheme TO dispose OF political opponent. re-
peat that knew nothing of the matter do not
consider Mr.. Brents' opposition a formidable
matter, and so far as ii affects my candidacy
do not care whether he is in Olympia, walla
Walls or Japan
The business of both houses was limited
to few hours session, the House meeting
In the morning and the Senate in the af-
ternoon- The time of the former was con-
suraed largely in listening TO committee
reports and other business of detail. The
House passed its first bill. II was the sub
stitute reported by a select committee, ex-
tending the time of payment of taxes from
January To March /, remitting penalti es
imposed by the present law up to the lat
ter date, but not returning the interest
There was another argument as to the
constitutionality of the bill. but there were
no votes against it when it came TO
passage.
Speaker Shaw will have his list of COM
mittees complete by next Monday. Itis
stated on good authority that Frater of
Snohonlish viii be chairman of the Judi
clary. committee. Meany of King will
probably get the university committee.
The state tide land commission had
meeting here today and passed upon forty
i've applications for an estimate for the
survey of the tide lands. The commission