The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-25
He Accuses Mr.. Allen of Being
a Railroad Sympathizer.
HIS FINAL DESPERATE EFFORT.
Strange Talk From Friend of Laugh.
ton, OwingS and Van HOuten.
Mr.. Allen Replies in = Dignifed Tone
to the Indecent Attack of tho Cor
Poration Servant Who Seeks to
Blacken His Name-No Change in tho
Vote, but Allen Men Arc Unwavering.

OLYMPIA. Jan. 2t-[Special. THE mani.
festo issued by Judge Turner this after
noon is written in heroic style, but the eff.
feet OF 1t Is TO make him ridiculous in view
OF the real attitude of the Northern Pacific
Company. He insists that that cor
poratlon is fighting him relent-
iessly when in fact it is notorious that
Northern Pacific agents have been con-
Quoting his campaign. The pronuncia-
mento IS regarded here as absurd in the
hrst place because it assumes that Tur-
ners candidacy is strong enough TO re-
qulre vigorous fight TO keep him from
being elected. He has no possible chance
OF winning. and everybody who is ut all
Iamlilar with the situation knows it, He
Is SIMPLY able Tor the time being 10 pre-
vent an election. and that is the full extent
OF his power. Heretofore he has retained
some dignity in the contest, but the bitter
ness OF disappointment has put hlm
IN the mood for allowing himself
10 De used further as tool of the
Ailen-haters, and now to crafty these
scuttiers he stoops to the use of clumsy
trickiness and to become the author of a
lake. In grandiioquent language he says;
Il accept the gauntlet thrown down by
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company.
and say to 1t and its servants, agents and
employees *** We vii. fight this contest out
to the end. Win it ii you can" This
declaration has excited only laughter to-
tonight, for it goes uncontradicted that
the Turner managers in this fight are
Northern Pacific lieutenants as well. 1t
Is not SO well known, but it is
nevertheless true, that the Turner
letter was inspired by trusted
agent of the Northern Pacific company,
Col. Nick Owings. 1t was Nick who
week ago invented the story that Allen
was being supported by the Northern Pa
cItic and had it published in the Tacoma
Ledger. He was shrewd enough 10 see
that as Turner's chief advisers
were Northern Pacific men, some
thing must be done to avert sus-
picion, and he sought to make it
appear that Allen was the company's
candidate. This scheme did not work.
The light thrown upon the Turner GENE
terry disclosed within it a band of corpora
tion employees. and so Nick hit upon this
last scheme. He took James Ashton, one
of the attorneys of the company,
into his confidence and arranged to have
Turner men who were to be sent to him to
inquire about the company's attitude. The
meeting was agreed upon, and the
visitors who were 10 call upon Ash
ton were selected. The crowning joke of
the whole affair was the sending of North
ern Pacific Won Houten with delegation
to inquire about the company's plans.
The visitors came from Ashton's room
ha
had declared that the company
was fighting Turner, and after
this story had been diligently circulated
Turner gave out his letter, and the whole
Northern Pacific crowd watched for the
effect OF this great double plan.
1t is already apparent that the
scheme has not been successful here,
but has lowered Turner in the
general estimation. To discover that
representative or senator in this legisla-
ture is corporation man is to
learn that he is Turner advo.
cate. The outspoken anti-corporation
men like Speaker Arrasmith are supporting
Allen. The manifesto has, therefore.
fallen fiat here, but the Northern Pacific
agents still hope for its effect upon public
sentiment in the state. They realize that
the great majority of the Republican vot-
ers favor the reelection of Senator Allen,
and they are relying upon the last card
they have played to produce a change, but
it is vain hope. The people know the
railroad record of the men Turner has
gathered about him too well to be misIed
by dodge so transparent.
In view of the fact that Turner's head
quarters are filled with Northern Pacific
agents, the declaration of his letter is
gem of hypocrisy. He declares war on the
Northern Pacific and ''its servants,
agents and employees" There would be
great rough-and tumble row in his rooms
if he attempted with force of arms
to carry out this threat to whip
the servants, agents and EN-
plOyes" of the company. If he
drove all these servants, agents and
employees" from his secret conference
room it would be lonely place. Ii has
seemed strange 10 some people that
group of managers, In which are
found Nick O"lngs, Joe Robinson,
Charlie Laughton. Miles Moore, Senator
Van Houten and other inharmonious
and antagonistic individuals could be
brought into cooperative relations. There
is but one influence that could make
them act together. pom all other
matters but those affecting the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company they
are divergent. Some Of them do
not 10 speak to each other except in an
emergency like this, when they become
for the time being as close as brothers
While for the eye of the public Turner is
shaking a c!enched hst at the
Northern Pacific. his other hand is
extended privately towards the company
for aid. over two weeks ago Col. Owings
lett here, oslensiDy for the Coeur d Aiene
country, hut it is known that his mission
was 10 obtain financial assistance from
the Northern Pacific people. 4 gem
tleInan who has learned OF the
result of the Owngs conference
with the company's servants. agents and
employees" says tnat the Turner embassa-
dor claimed that his candidate would
have the votes of a majority OF the
Republicans. and being thus assured
the company by z confidential ser
want, agent and employe" informed
Owings that it would send over a sack TO
lie used for Turner IN case his election ap-
peared possible. The company's polit-
ical WORKERS had already received
their instructions TO 90 10 work for
Turner, and iund was provided for pre-
liminary expenses. Then came the show
Of strength on the FIST ballot for senator.
and the railroad company became fearful
that money put into the Turner canvass