The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-03

purely political, &ai tas iztsation wss 20
break d5wu. II r1ss be, tie leading and most
promising Rep1 bIicAu OF the territory, TIE re-
quest t1- 81 cary trial was not
granted When, however, the case came
~ a. Auburn the s1iEus OF the ae-
Ton vas soon sn0wa, for there wss no. sc.a-
tIIla Ct evidence 70 connect the name OF Colonel
Haines wiki the -aboery. The judge was rea1T
several tines 70 dismiss the case altogether, bat
the counsel OF Colonel Haines in
sisted taat i 90 70 4 jury IN order
that the vIn5icsrfoa might Be complete When
the case vas presented, tae Jury gave = verdict
Of mot g4i3ty'' wlssout leaving the room W
Il Waite, who W1s ~ Tho tine United states
prosecuting at.oraey Eor WASH ngt0n territory
and who fo.lowe1 the case closely. said yest-r-
day: II know of elally ana personally t5at
Colonel HGiaes never rad the least thing % d.
wish Gsrdne-'s smuggling operations"
When :. territory wss -@sI - t0E admission IS
state IN ISs9 C0Io2e. J. Z. I4Ipcs. as the fore
MIS-. Republican AMI tae n1si brilliant lawyer,
wss naturally looked . as msz VINO seol.d BE-
Tn tel states senator. IL had a strong and
earnest following. but his enemies used win
considerable eject agsias. him his TIN OF the
year before, n0tw.tastsa ling the taer that tEs
charges had been utterly groun1less- One
wing OF the Repu lean pa-ty OF King
county wss i5- Hziaes for senator aHi
John Z. KiERear for governor, AMI tia
other wing for Watson {. squire for senator and
Elisha ?. Ferry for governor. Finally az con
ference OF the leaders IL agreed as the repre-
sentative. OF Colonel Hsines Enders:ood, that
Colonel Haines and Mr. KiBGear should with
draw and support Their rivals, il the K n
county delegates 20 the state convention and the
Republican legislative candidates should BE-
divided equally between tha two factions IN
accordance with this arrangement Colonel
Names wrote letter, which was published.
Withdrawing from the contest and urging his
supporters 70 work for Squire and Ferry
lie VAS prompted 70 this course By his earnest
desire that one OF the senatorsaios should be
secured By q King county man and hy his realiz.-
roa that for King county 70 60 before the state
with two candidates would be a1sI TO the chances
OF both. Mr.. squire positively refused 10 with
draw, and Colonel Hsiues, being the younger
man and being moved oy eh2racte-isueally
generous impulse, withdrew from the contest.
On the saturday before the primaries, which
were to come of on Tuesday. the Squire men
informed the friends OF Mr.. Haiaes that their
follower. could not De held to the agreement:
some OF Colone. Hsines' supporters could go 10
the state conven ion, but the colonel himself
and several others must stay AZ home The
friends Of Haines, who were a. loyal TO him IS
be had been 70 them, Immediately set 20
work 10 win victory for their stand
ard bearer. They worked necessarily
throughout the county, and wnen the
primaries had closed on Tuesday the friends OF
Colonel Hsines numbered I02 out of the IT
delegates 20 the county convention. OF course
The gathering was enthusiastic for him and ne
not only went % the state convention bat went
a. the chairman OF the King county delegation.
There he maze one OF his most brilliant speeches
n nominating joan 4. kinne4r for governor.
Mr.. hinnear, however, was beaten by three or
Jour votes. yet me colonel worked heartily for
he tick. Al the fall election. In Ise0 he was
again chairman OF the King county delegation
- the state convention 81 Tacoma and he placed
John l. Wilson in nomination for congress.
Colonel Haines was too large man 10 bear
malice, and when the contest was weged for the
seuEtorship between Watson c. Squire ana Will
lam H. Cakins &. Olympus. last January. the
colonel supported his former opponent, Squire,
and did much toward the lat.ers success.
lie was absolutely loyal 70 his friends, he
never broke faith with al enemy and he ueve.
sulked under defeat