The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-23

No Wonder the People Of Washington
Want Him Re- Elected.

w ant him kte-E1ecteus
WAsHINGToN City, May 2O.-[Special. J.
There have been scores OF well known
residents of the state of Washington in
the Capitol city during the past two OF
three months, and from talks with these
visitors by the observation-disclosures CORES.
pendent, it seems evident that Senator
Allen is likely to secure the unanimous
vote of the Republicans of the next legis-
lature in that state for reelection to his
present position in the United States
Senate. 1t is true that there are certain
disgruntled politicians in the state OF
Washington that are anxious to see Sem
ator Allen shelved, but their desires
have not met with any great success
among the people. The little opposition
that has sprung up to him is of such an
insignificant nature that when the legis-
lature convenes next winter it is probable
that the little cloud of opposition that has
been in the horizon for the past year will
have entirely disappeared. There have
been few men in the United States con-
gress that have made as enyiable a record
as a legislator as has Senator Allen since
his advent into the United States Senate.
He has not only been faithful to the peo-
pie he represents in Washington but has
taken position in national affairs that
has made him conspicuous as one Of the
ablest men on the Republican side from
any Of the new states.
The senator has been able to grasp mat
tiers of national Importance with a great
deal of ability and has handled every
thing that he has taken hold of on i'm
portant questions with great accumen.
IL 10 o1x IS
canal. which he delivered early in this ses-
sion and printed in toll in the PosT-INTEL-
LIGENCER at the time, was the ablest pre-
sentation of that case in favor of the canal
that has been delivered in this or any other
session. Senator Allen has also done more
towards keeping up the agitation of the
canal question than any other man on
either side of the Senate. He received a
significant compliment from Senator Nor
gan, it will be remembered, as soon as he
closed his great speech last winter. Sena-
tor Morgan IS one of the ablest men on the
Democratic side and one of the best posted
on matters of foreign interest on the COM
mittee on foreign relations, with the posi-
BILE exception OF Senator Sherman. A COM
pliment of this kind means a great deal to
new man in the Senate, but no one here
who heard the senator's speech delivered
has any idea but what it was fully de-
served. In treating and taking care of
legislation of interest to his state, Senator
Allen has had no peers in the Senate. He
is probably one of the hardest workers in
behalf of local legislation that there is in
that body. and as for looking after BUSH
ness of benefit to his constituents, outside
of the Senate chamber, there is no man
who has done more than he. This method
of dealing directly with his constituents is
one reason why Senator Allen has such a
strong hold upon the Republicans in
Washington City. That he will be re-
elected, as has been before stated, is
doubted by no one who has come from his
home state to the national capital during
the past winter.