The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-10
Duty to the Party Greater Than
Devotion to One Person.
ALIENS ELECTION IS CERTAIN.
Helm, Hurd, Roscoe, s,mithson and
Greenberg to Break Deadlock.
The World's Fair Conmission to Be
Fully Investigated - Labor Repre-
sentatives Assail Anderson OF What
com-Populist Edwards Confirmed.

OLYMPIA. Feb. 9.-rSpecial. 1.-The election
of Senator Allen is looked for soon,
Another Turner caucus held tonight
was a mournful affair. Five mem-
bers who have heretofore voted for
Turner, and who had come to the conclu-
sion that in the interest of the state and
their party the senatorial contest should
be brought to a close served notice,
in accordance with a rule of the
minority, requiring days notice of any
proposed change from Turner, that to-
morrow they would vote for John B. Allen.
Senator Helm and Representatives Hurd,
Roscoe. Smithson and Greenberg were
the five men who gave the Turnerites this
notice. Roscoe was not present, but noti-
fication of his purpose was served
by the other gentlemen. One after
another of the four gentlemen
arose and withdrew from the caucus
and the Turner men left behind were ut
terly hopeless and gave up the fight, but
some of the leaders rallied. and deter
mined to make a desperate ef'orl to bull
doze the men who had left Turner into
returnin to his support.
Under the leadership of Col Nick Ow-
ings, who has had charge of the
Turner canvass during the past
twenty-four hours, Fairweather and
the other chiefs have been deposed.
an assau was made on Senator Helm,
and TO intimidate him from pursuing a
course that he believed to be right the
threat was made that If he voted for
Allen the appropriation for the normal
school at Elensburg would be defeated by
combination of the Democrats, Popu-
lists and the remaining Turner men
against. The audacity of this PROPOSE
ton is stupendous, for even if
the nine Populists and eighteen
Democrats could be combined, which
they cannot, on such plan their vote,
with that of the eleven Turner men still
left in the house, would fall short of
q majority of that body. Owings, how
ever, claimed at midnight that the threat
had been successful, and said to two
Allen leaders, Il have been in two eau
cuses tonight and have been beaten, but T
have been in three lying matches since and
have won," but this is regarded merely as
q bluff.
Helm and others of the five have been
threatened by the Turner men that II they
voted for Allen they will be roasted" in
the Tacoma Ledger. Spokane Review and
other Turner papers savagely, and that
they will be unable to save their political
lives If they persist in their purpose.
The placing Of Owings in charge of tho
Turner business at this time, and his
course tonight clearly shows to the state
where the Northern Pacifc's SYM
pathies are and how desperately
that company Is striving to
defeat the election Of Allen, even lighting
him after nearly every one else has given
up the contest. The attempt to bring ap-
preparation matters into the fight is dam
gerous one for those who undertake it,
as the majority can fight on that line with
about as much success as the minority. 1t
is believed, however. that the policy of in
timidation will not have any effect and
the election of Allen is therefore conf
IDENTIFY looked for not later than Saturday.