The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-18

but another may be expected at almost
any time. The remarkable bulletin that
was posted last night was doubtless the
most glaring blunder the Calkins boomers
have yet made. They betrayed COM
pietely the whole animus of their
night. In other words, they showed their
hand and exposed officially their whole
course of tactics. The fight now is be-
tween Squire and the anti-Squire factions.
taiklns is the puppet about which the
anti-Squlre votes are TO congregate.
Tuesday morning the PosT-IYTEILfGEy-
GER exposed the movements of a man
named Leavenworth, who went to Pacific
county as an emissary of Calkins to secure
artificial expressions in his favor. new
illustration of the methods of the Calkins
boomers came to light today. W. I'll.
Bush, of Chehalis county. came to Olym-
pia with petition to the Chehalis county
delegation to vote for Calkins. The delega-
tion from that county was summoned
and presented with the petition, which
was backed by such arguments in favor of
Calkins and against Squire as Mr.. Bush
and his companions saw fit to use After
the session had lasted some time, Repre-
sentative Jones exclaimed, very impa-
tiently: "I've heard enough of this Calk-
ins talk. i know how my constituency
wants me to vote, and I'm going TO do it.
Now let up" And they let up.
Representative Reinhardt of Spokane is
claimed by the Calkins boomers as one. of
their converts, and the fact that he would
vote for Calkins was generally advertised.
Being asked tonight as to his position, Mr..
Reinhardt said: II viii vote for Senator
Squire. / am Squire man, and intend
to stand by him.
Among the arrivals from Seattle today
were Judge T. J. Humes, Major W. T.
Sharpe, C. M. Ogden, Frank Hanford,
John Collins, Judge III. G.. Struve, George
c. Washburn, George III. Heilbron, A. Is.
Ball, and U. r. Niesz.
A debate arose in the House this MORN
ing over Painters bill relative to securities
of public officials. The judiciary commit
tee made an unfavorable report, Frater ex-
ton in that it allowed public officers to Sc
cure these companies on their official
bonds. Frater maintained that no officer
who could not secure we'll known citizens
on his bonds is not entitled to election
After discussion by Candy, Snively and
Others the motion was adopted and tho
bill killed.
Yesterday Senator Forsythe of Cowlits
asked for leave of absence to go home on
important business, saying he would be
detained several days. The Calkins BOOM
ers took advantage of his proposed depart
ure to circulate report that he had with
drawn his support from Squire, and wanted
to stay away during the balloting. This
morning the Tacoma Ledger contained an
elaborate account of the proposed
reasons of Forsythe's withdrawal,
saying among other things that
he had gone to Mr.. McGraw and asked for
definite statement of Squire's strength,
and had been refused it. He had pre-.
viously obtained showing of Calkins'
strength from the very loquacious mana
gers of the Ocosta statesman, and he was
much disgruntled when he was refused.
OF such silly pabulum are the Calkins
boom articles made. Senator Forsythe
left on this mornings train for his
home in Cowlitz county. He was
shown the Tacoma article, and was much
incensed, saying to a friend that If there
ever was doubt in his mind how he would
vote it no longer remained, and he would
vote for Squire. Before he left he an
nounced in the most emphatic terms that
he would be here Tuesday in time to vote.
Mr.. McGraw was asked tonight about
Forsythe's alleged request to be informed
as to Squire's strength "Any state
ment that Senator Forsythe
made such request of me is a
wilful falsehood," he declared. tHe never
approached me for any such purpose, and
never even intimated that he cared to be
informed particularly as to Squire's
claims. l have had no conversation of any
sort with Senator Forsythe on the SUBJ
ject."
The Richards McCarty contest case.
which has been occupying the attention of
the committee on privileges and elections
for several days, will probably be closed
up Monday, and the committee is
likely to make its recommendation.
An impression prevails from the nature
of the testimony and the contest
that McCarty will be unseated and Rich
ards be seated. Yesterday, after the re.
view of the testimony had been concluded,
McCarty's attorneys made motion to be-
alleging that they could prove by
two witnesses, Clancy and Rice, of
New Whatcom, that illegal ballots had
been used for Richards. Today the attor-
news for the contestee moved to dismiss
their own motion, stating that they be-
lieved the statements of Clancy and
Rice, previously made to Them in regard
to this matter, to be unworthy of belief.
The case was then closed, and the argu-
ment began. Judge Rittenhouse, of What
com, made an address lasting tive hours
1t was a very able and exhaustive review
of the case. Monday, at O'Clock, Judge
Bruce will begin the argument for Nc
rtE Gordon.
close for Richards.