The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-03
OLYMPIA WAKING UP.
Less Than One Week Till the
Legislature Meets
GOV. FERRv's MESSAGE SHORT.
Turner Managers Go to Taoososte Con.
suit Bennett Headquarters~A Yak.
lima Candidate for senAses.

attempting to take any advantage 81 Governor.
elect McGraw in the matter Of message recon-
mendationa Instead OF that being the case,
there IL q perfect understanding between them,
and their relations are OF the reoss cordial
nature. On the occasion OF the vist OF the In
coming governor to Olympia two weeks ago. his
conference with Gov. Ferry on the subject OF
their messages was entirely OF q faendly char
acter and mutually satisfactory. Tae governor.
elect expects and desires the outgoiag executive
to discuss state affairs fully and Cog. Ferry will
be simply complying with behess OF tho con.
stitution In communicating TO tha legislature
such recommendations a. his experience as
governor during the frst years CT statehood
suggests. That experience and the: thought he
has given to state problems make Eis opinions
valuable, and the legislature and the people are
entitled to the benefit OF their Official ex-
preston.
Gov. Ferry message will be delivered Just
prior 20 the Inauguration of Gov. McGraw. On
taking the oath of Office the new governor Is ex-
pected to deliver an inaugural ADDRESS. but he
will reserve until later date the FORMAL express
sion OF his views as to needed legislGtion. Con-
sidering the large number of subjects OF which
it might properly treat Gov. Ferrs's message
will not be long. The governor Possesses the
gilt OF condensation to high degrees and very
readable document may therefore be looked for.
1t Will not be put in type before its cslivery, but
Will be read from the manuscript
That the change of administration will occur
on Wednesday of next week is now quite GER
tain, as the legislature will undoubtedly be Or
ganized and the Official canvass of che vote for
state officers declared before that daH. There is
no reason to expect that the house VIII not elect
speaker and other officers on the Srst day OF
the session. The senate will have az its presid-
ing officer, Immediately upon assembling,
Leut-Gov. Laughton. who will serve until
Lieut-Gov. Luce qualities on immigration day.
Lovers OF the curious may find interest in
specializing as to what might hGv1, been had
Laughton been elected to the house, in which
event he would have been a meueOer OF one
branch while still holding authority to
preside over the other. An3 If his
further ambition to be elected speaker
had been gratiied, the anomglous con-
dision would have been presented unless he
had abdicated the lieutenant goveenorship,..of
the same man holding tho position q presiding
officer in each house. Though these con.
tingencies are impossible, the capital will not
be without the presence of the Okanegan states
man during the session. rs he hes engaged
quarters here for the winter.
The belief in the speedy organic iiion of the
house rests upon the certainty that Republi-
can caucus will be held for the choge OF off,
GERS. There is no opposition to the caucus pol
icy among Repub licans, unless 1t hs that the
Tacoma members are hostile for fea- of its eff
feet upon the senatorship.
The attitude of Tacoma IN the sens torial con-
test is not regarded as a matter of special i'm.
portance. as the city districts will haze but four
Republican votes in the legislature, two in
each branch. 1t Is not believed tEat Tacoma
can control any of the Republicans efected from
the country districts of Pierce couu5y, though
the whip is being held over them thraateningly.
The Bennett people believed they had fee
simple title to the vote OF Representative Sha-
die, of Steilacoom, but he, as well as. the other
outside Republicans elected, is displaying an
independent spirit that worries his wouid-be
masters, aud has very much disguised Steve
Judson, his Democratic colleague from the
Thirty-fourth district.
1t is understood here that in addition to the
disadvantage of numerical weakness: the men,
bers of the Tacoma Republican delega9on-Sena.
tors Claypool and yesterday and Representatives
Nash ana Woodworth-sufer from 4ndecision
relative to the senatorshn They ara united in
a desire TO defeat Senator Allen, but che way of
accomplishing such defeat is not apparent to
them. They may support Judge Furner for
lack Of d candidate who is more satisfactory,
but it will be only such support as :s5yieIded in
a forlorn hope. They admit that 3urner in
spires them with no enthusiasm. They are
likely 10 go into a Republican caucus: however,
for the reason that 1t will not serve .heir pur-
pose any better to stay opt Even II shey were
able to form a coalition with the Demscrats aud
Populists. the combined volts wousd be far
short of enough to defeat the REGULAR Re-
publicans.
But such a coalition is not regarded as posi-
bic. The PopulistS believe that the. have a
principle to maintain that would net be sub
served by combination that would eject other
than third party man, while on the other hand
the Democrats have In view the distEs button of
patronage under the Cleveland ADMINISTRATION,
and are mindful of the fact that their party can
didste for senator will be entitled t., recogni-
ton as q dispenser in this state, Ii Eaving no
Democratic representative in congress. The
Democratic members OF the Legislature who
take an interest IN Federal Offices, ana this in
cludes good many OF them, will be glad to put
party friend in the position of senatorial
nominee, where he can be of reciprocal advan-
tage 10 them. But more than tpis, as before
suggested the lack OF membe essential to the
success of such a combination will serge 10 keep
these various elements from temIsation to
coalesce.
The first of the Eastern Washington men to
arrive is Senator Tom smith, of WhaEsom, who
came in yesterday to look up accomr. odations,
and lett for short down Sound trip t:1is morn.
ing. The senator will not be the only Smith in
the coming legislature, as the famir will ba
represented IN the house by Smith of 9kanogan
and smith Of Lincoln. Senators vais Houten
and Ide arrived from Spokane today aud en-
gagged headq quarters for the Spokane delegation
in Temple HAT They left on the afterI5oon train
for Tacoma
TACOMA, Jan. Especial. l-sena.ors Van
Houteu and Ids. OF Spokane, arrived here today
and Will so TO seattle tomorrow. It wassrumorei
that they expected to meet Senae9r Kin
near at Seattle and If possible gork I'D
boom for George Turner for senator
Van Houten says he will call upoei all his
friends at Seattle, and may see Kinntsr among
them. Still, he says, he does not visa TO sea
him on any particular business. He s2sgs: "We
believe we can elect our man Turner No,
have not anything in detail 10 sas" Van
H0Gten would give no details of theplsn on
which he proposes to elect Turner sena-or
sam FiasOn. OF North Yakima, the test can.
ddats FOR the United States senate, is here to-
day.