The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-24
Allen Forces Present an Tn
broken, Unwavering Front.
ELECTION NOT LIKELY TO-DAY,
The Turner Vote Only Kept Together
by the Most Desperate Efforts.
Out-Sim Tappertit Roscoe and Nent-
xer Getting Revenge Obey
ing Popular Clamor, Goes to Turner.

OLYMPIA. Jan. 25.-ISpecial The Turner
steering committee tonight managed to get
twenty members into another caucus and made
beseechiug appeal to them TO stand together
for yet another day. Though the Judgment, of
number of those attending the caucus was
against iursher flibus'ering, they were
persuaded to act with the sisst
ditch" fellows for two more ballots Even the
Spokane men who have been supporting Turner
are not agreed as to the wisdom OF keeping I'D a
snow OF hghting any longer, and it requires
earnest urging. not to say resort 10 threats,
to hold them solid. So apparent has been
this tendency OF the Spokane delegation to
disintegrate tina. the alarm has been sounded in
the falls city. and kilograms today poured in
upon the delegation from people who belong to
Tie Turner faction in Spokane calling upon
thelr members to remain with Turner This
indicates that at Judge" Turner's home
there is still some belief that he
can be elected, but it would be difficult
TO lind here. even among his warmest friends,
one who retainA the lesst vestige of hope The
general opinion as to Turner's chances was in
dicated tonight when the rumor spread
that the "judge had Withdrawn" Nearly
every one was prepared to believe it and IN
iact his withdrawal at any time Tor several days
past would not have been surprise. But he
has not yet stepped aside. The "iast ditch"
men among his adherents insist that he must
S.eS III Uhlt tiicy are WiiilnE 10 let MIN get out
Several OF them do not want the fight 10 eud
until they have made arrangements sat.
isfactory to themselves Turner
feels that no is under obligations,
and therefore allows himself to be guided by
selfish suggestions of some OF his lieutenauts.
But his Indebtedness to those who are closest 10
him is entirely fancied. The campaign has
been IN expensive one to Judge Turner, and his
Leutenants have no claims upon him.
\ majority of the n,eynhers who are vOtirp
for Turner do so entirely from disnterested
motives. They have parsevered in their course
because, having favored Judge Turner at
the beginning and become committed 70 their
cause, they hesitate to make change
now. though they appreciate the fact that 80
strong majority as Allen is getting of the Re-
publican members entities him, under all rules
OF party action, to the entire Republican vote.
1t is these men that will finally decide the con-
test in favor OF Allen,
The mercenary .'last ditch fellows are REIN
forced by few members who are holding out
because they are angry. Chief among these IS
Mentzer OF Thurston, who cannot get over his
speakership defeat, and whose wrath is mani
fest every time he votes in the yindictive
manner in which he calls out George Turner"
though he knows that his constituency is largely
Tor Allen and that 1t was through the WORK of
friends OF Allen that he now occupies a seat in
the house. Another angry member is Roscoe,
whose swing from the Allen. over TO the Turner
side on the ground that he proposed to pe gov
erned by his personal wishes and not by the
will of his people has made him ridiculous.
Roscoe receives dozens OF dispatches from pro-
testing constituents daily. telling him that he
Is misrepresenttng his party friends, but he still
perseyeres in voting for Turner. He has earned
the gratitude of the telegraph COM
panies for the amount OF business his
course has furnished them. Editor Packard,
ell,
the Turner people 20 keep Roscoe steered III the
right direction. 1t was feared by them that the
pressure upon Roscoe from his constituents
would influence him to act right, and, as Pack
ard claims TO have mortgage on him by reason
of the support given him in his Populist paper
during the campaign, he has been brought here
and put on guard.
The "last ditch" crowd is also resorting 20
tactics OF a less reputable character. as profes-
sionable female lobbyists have arrived today TO
exercise their charms i'll the anti-Allen interest.
A st1died plan is being carried out 10
make it appear that Senator Allen is
being aided by Northern Pacific influences,
when the real truth is that the Northern
Pacihc's secret agents here have been
conducting the Turner campaign. No one
doubts that Senator Van Houten is in the con-
fdence of the Northern Pacific, and is re-
garded by the company very i'm
portant man in the senate. Whether any
great amount Of money has been contributed
to the Turner fund is doubtful, as there has
been no confidence tnat Turner's candidacy
could be made successful By the most lavish
use of funds, but the men around indicate
where the Northern Paeftic's sympathies are.
The Democrats held caucus this evening
lasting over an hour. They are becoming dis
satisfied with the existing condition OF affairs.
and there was much talk this afternoon
OF change of policy This brought
about the caucus, the FIRST held since
the nomination of Chauncey Griggs, The
adysabilty OF taking sides in the Republican
quarrel was considered, rs was proposition TO
abandon Griggs and take up some other Demo
crat, such Us Judge Sbarpsein, of Wala " ALA,
or ex- Coy Church. The caucus finally decided
TO support Griggs Tor the present.
Since Representative Shadle voted for Allen,
in accordance with his judgment as to
his duty Republican, he has
been subjected TO persecution and bull
doing from the exeitabe extremists OF Pierce
county, though good many Republicans
OF that county have defended his course. Re-
lying upon M Shades conscientiousness, the
Tacoma Allen-haters presented him with long
petition purportng to contain the signatures of
1000 voters OF his section OF the county, ask
ing him to return 70 Turner, and.
believing this to be bona tite express on OF the
will os his constituency, he acted today in
accordance with IL. II Is reliably stated, how
ever that good portion OF tae roll is bogus,
and that many OF the names were
written by the same hand. Mr.. shades
act however. must have pierced Roscoe's Con-
scieDce "a did the thrust riven him last week
bv Roth Of Whatcom. shade based his course
today upon the supposed desire of those who
sent him here. Roscoe N express terms dedcd
the viii of his people
The plot,ers who are striving TO continue the
deadlock are busy arguing that 1t results in no
loss to the state and thai i DOES not hinder legs-
la.ion Nevertheless the records of the two houses
skow that no bills are being reported from COM
Init,ees, though rs in the house and sixty nine
in the senate have been introduced and referred.
Mountaineering the industrious circulation
OF reports to the contrary by enemies OF senator
Alien, the King county delegation Is thoroughly
united aud loyal 1t today gave the lie TO the
claims that il was broken by dissensions by
voting solidly for Allen, and Al will continne 10
stand by him Senator Allen may gain two or
three votes tomorrow, but he viii lose none.
The Rutter resolution offered by Senator Ne
Mauus stirred up breeze IN the senate today.
Senator Eutter was absent when the
resolution was iutro1 uced AMI dur
ing the discussion that followed, bat
entered the chamber before the vote ON IL was
taAen. lie called for a rysd.ng oi tue reso. IL
ton, but had nothing 10 say on the
subject. The motive Of Senator Me
Mauus Is supposed to have been to make
capital for the Democracy. The anti-Alisn man
preston tha, the io.s OF shade means
Inoralized. bus the proposition is absurd
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