The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-21

SENATOR ALLEN AND KING COUNTY.

A number of the newspapers which are
supporting the attempt of Mr.. Bennett and
Judge Turner to compass the defeat of
Senator Allen are making loud claims in
regard to the strength of the anti-Afien
combination among the members of the
legislature from King county. Those who
make these claims give the King county
members of the legislature credit for a very
small amount of political honesty. To say
that the Republican party of King county
10 practically a unit in its support of Sena-
tor Allen is not to tell the whole ruth,
for, IN this county, men Of all parties
earnestly desire his reelection. which they
believe he has fairly earned by the ability
which he has displayed in the senate and
by his devotion to all the interests of the
state without favoritism or Partially.
Nor can those who are claiming that
Mr. Bennett and Judge Turner have
secured converts among the King county
legislative delegation be aware of the
decided and positive declaration of the
Republican party of KING county upon
this very subject. Every district con-
vention in this county adopted resolu-
tons pledging its nominees for the
legislature to support Senator Allen.
The resolution, which was adopted by
all the conventions without n dissenting
vote in any case, is as follows:
WHEREAS. United States Senator John B.
Allen has shown himself to be an earnest and
faithful representative of all the interests of the
state of Washington, and has. by his manly and
straightforward course as II member of the
rT-g4-l DS%-~ npn a--nl tho ~11~1nf I'D
esteem of the people of the state OF Washing
ton; be it
Resolved, By the Republicans of the Forty
first representative district, in convention as
sembied that we affirm our confidence in the
ability and faithfuincss of Hon. John b. Allen.
and hereby pledge that our candidates for mem.
bership in the house OF representatives, il
elected, will use ali honorable efforts to secure
his reelection TO the United States senate.
To say that a man would accept a NOM
ination upon such a pledge given by those
who nominated him to the people. and that
he would then falter for a momenti in carry
ing out that pledge, is to say that he is
utterly unworthy of rust Those who
count on being able to persuade any of the
Republican representatives from King
county to violate the pledge thus solemnly
given to the people will find that they are
reckoning without their host.
But the resolutions adopted by the dis
trict conventions are not the only pledges
which the Republican party of King
county has given TO the voters as to the
course of its members i'll regard to the
senatorship. The King county conven-
ton, without a dissenting voice, adopted
the following resolution:
The Repu blicans III King county, in eonven-
ton assembled. declare their approval OF tho
course of United States Senator John II. Alien,
and especially OF his earnest championship
Of all deserving public improvements pro-
posed within the state without regard to
county lines or to private interests: they see In
him a representative who is broad enough in
mind and earnest enough in purpose to repre-
sent faithfully aud we'll this great state with It's
many and diversified interests: they express
anew their confidence IN his ability, his integ-
rity and his entire loyalty TO his party and his
state; and they hereby record their earnest wish
that he DO reelected to the position which ha
has flied SO we'll, and that all the senators and
representatives of King county in the iegisla-
fure will use their utmost endeayors to secure
his reelection.
As has been said, those who look for
support for the Bennett-Turncr eomhina-
ton among the Republican members of the
legislature from King county must nave
failed TO read these resolutions. To doubt
that any such membe will fail to support
Senator Allen heartily, honestly and earn
estly is to doubt his good faith, notonly as
a politician, but as a man. 1t is TO believe
that he would deliberately violate the
platform upo which ho has sought Office
and would deliberately repudiate the
unanimously expressed wishes of his con-
stituents. Those who are seeking for such
men among the legislative delegation from
this county will be d~isappointed. Mr..
Bennett and Judge Turner should not
build their hopes on n foundation SO fraiI-