The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-06
WARNING TO TCRNERITEs,
A Spokane Editor Points Out the Folly
Of an ObstructIve Policy.

A Spokane Editor Points Out the Folly
Of an Obstructive Policy.
OLYMPIA, Feb. s. 5-[Special. THE follow.
ing was wired to the Spokesman by its edi-
tor tonight:
The seven members of the Spokane delegation
who voted for Turner on Saturday walked up
this morning with q keen sense :of ithe tremsn.
dous responsibility that has been thrust upon
them. They have given up all hopes of electing
their favorite candidate to the United states
senate. but they believe that without their con.
sent Senator Allen cannot be reelected, En-
cept by the aid of Democratic or Populist
votes. What Is their duty in the prsmisesf
That is the question they have asked
themselves today, and refreshing, dreamless
sleep will not come to one of them until they have
answered it The situation presents itself thus
TO the delegation: Is it bes. for the party and
Spokane county 10 elect John B. Allen or TO con.
tinue the deadlock If possible, until com promise
is reached. The Spokane men must choose be-
tween those alternatives. They have "tho bull
by the horns," and IL they weaken they will be
gored. Their only hope of either downing the
beast or getting away safely is to stick together.
Those seven men have taken charge OF the SEN
atoriai contest, and IL Spokane county comes
ont of it.after a. these days OF deadlock in an ad
vantsgeous position these seven men will deserve
and undoubtedly receive the heartiest con-
gratulations OF their constituents. They face
to weaken ana accept compromise candidate?
The contest nas sullied the reputation and
standing of several prominent Republicans
already. This fact is proclaimed by the smiles
that beam and broaden every day on Demo-
cratic countenauces.
After referring to the attempt to injurs
Senator Allen by the false charge that he
was supported by the Northern Pacific,
the dispatch continues:
George Turner. Spokane's candidate, who went
into the fight hoping to win, but at the same
time protesting willingness to Withdraw in
Aliens favor should it appear that his success
was impossible, has ruined all ..his political
hopes By hanging on desperately ten days after
his defeat was declared inevitable, and BY en-.
deavoring without the advice or consent Of his
home delegation to place them In an attitude of
implacable hostility to the wishes of q majority
of the Republicans in the state. No matter how
Judge Turner's conduct is explained or excused
no matter what his motives or his purpose, is
is . fact that he has committed q fatal
error and has hurt himself politically
for all time. Spokane Republicans never au-
thorized their representatives TO use oil possible
means to defest Allen, but to use sll honor
able means to elect George Turner.
The difference between those two propositions
is worldwide. They are as far apart a. the
north and the south pole George Turner. how.
ver,ignored or did not sec the difference . .
All these things the spokane men are revolving
in their minds. and they will decide within not
many hours whether they shall continue the
deadlock in hopes Of electing q third man, even
though q few mora Republican leaders are
pulled into the nlire, or shall vote % man for
John B. Allen. They are anxious to know what
the Republicans OF Eastern washington most
demand of them. yet they realize that
they cannot walt They have solely
the fact before them that out OF
twenty five members OF the Legislature from east
os the Cascades, fourteen are now voting for
Allen and eleven for Turner. Leaving Spokane
county out OF the question altogether. Allen has
the support of ten Eastern Washington men,
while four are against him. The four being
Smith, of Whitman: Helm and smithson, Of
Kittitas, and Pierce, of KlicKitat These figures
give the Republicans OF Spokane county some
thing to think about