The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-24
Extraordinary Combination of
Disgruntled Politicians.
KING COUNTY TO BE ATTACKED.
Seattle's Enemies Form Alliance With
Seattle Men With Grievances.
Nelson Bennett, Banker Fairweather
and Miles C. Moore 1t tho Head OF .
Faction Who Favor George Turner
or Anybody to Defeat Allen All
Have Personal or Political Grudges.

TACOMA, July 23.-[Special. THE COM
United States Senator Allen, which has
long been in process of formation in this
state. is now fairly organized and has
entered upon its campaign. 1t includes
Nelson Bennett, of Tacoma; II. w. Fair
weather, of Spokane; Miles c. Moore, of
Walla Walla, and host of lesser lights,
among whom is Harry White, of
Seattle. Judge Turner, of Spokane.
will be presented as the candidate
OF the combination, but it is under
stood that ii Turner fails of an election
Bennett and Moore will try their luck as
candidates. 1t other words it is the hope
of the members of the combine to secure a
block of legislative votes which can be
thrown to any candidate who gives prom
ise of developing the greatest strength
against Allen.
The members of the combine are all, or
nearly all, prompted in their action by
personal hostility to Allen or by ambitions
which will be thwarted so long as Allen
retains the senatorship. Moore is prompted
by both personal enmity and disappointed
ambition. So is Bennett. Fairweather is
follower of Moore. BY one means and
another number of politicians who have
little in common except hostility to Allen
have been drawn together, and will prob
ably work together until they win or lose.
The campaign agreed upon will largely
take the form of an attack upon King
county. 1t will be charged that Allen
twice assisted the King county people in
electing Senator Squire. In addition to
this, determined attack will be
made upon Allen because of his
support of the Lake Washington canal
project. 1t will be claimed that this i'm
provement would be of benefit only to
Seattle and King county, and that in sup
porting it Allen was untrue to the interests
of the rest of the state. In fact, the
whole fight will be made against King
county and a determined effort will be
made to deprive it of the influence which
it has heretofore had in state politics.
Under such circumstances it may seem
strange that the members of the combine
should expect to obtain support from King
county, but it is certain that they hope to
secure at least portion of the King
county legislative delegation. Harry
White, who was secret aspirant for the
Senate when Squire was last elected, but
whose name was not seriously considered,
is the King county representative of
the combine. He has been here
several times within the past
ten days, and has each time been closeted
for hours with Nelson Bennett. 1t is said
that he declares his ability to carry the
First, Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth and
Ninth wards of Seattle. Among his prin-
cipal lieutenantS are named Erastus
Brainerd, Billy O'Donnell, Judge Orange
Jacobs, Hiram Jacobs, DR.. F. w. Sparling,
DR.. George II. Sparkling and half dozen
others who have been more or less
prominent in King county politics 1t is
also said that White has the sympathy
and secret support of at least two of King
county's holdover senators--Rutter and
Forrest. The friends of these gentlemen,
however, deny this.
Whether Mr.. White succeeds in his
his effort to carry the Seattle primaries or
not it is evident that he means to make q
desperate effort with that end In view,
and that Bennett. Moore and Turner look
to him for valuable assistance.