The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-19
Candidates and Legislators
Leave for Their Homes.
EVEN THE DARK sTEEDs FLY
The House HumorOusly Endorses
Nays for Cleveland's Cabinet.
The Garfield Ststesman Takes It Sefi-
Ously and Wires the Fact to Cleve-
land-Only One Ballot Taken In
joint Convention.

OLYMPIA, Feb ls.-ISpecial. THE week
has closed without the appearance Of any
OF the numerous dark horses who were so
loudly announced when it opened. The
experience of the enemies of Allen
in striving to induce some Of
his supporters to vote for new can.
didates has demonstrated that he
holds an invincible position as the regular
nominee Of his party. and as a result of
the feature of the dark horse ruse the
conviction Is strong that if Allen is not
elected. a. he - justly entitled to be. a.
such nominee, during the sixteen working
days OF the session that yet remain, no
one will be.
The sessions Of both branches of the
legislature today were short and the busi-
ness light. The house did not remain in
session quite an hour this morning. and
during good portion of the time it was
in session 1t could hardly have been called
deliberative body. Owing to the absence
OF numerous members there was a dis
inclination to take up important
measures. and, as consequences, the
representatives were practically in mock
session for time. Under the jocose order
OF business, Pierce Of Lewis offered his
joint resolution endorsing Mays for the
portfolio of agriculture in the Cleveland
cabinet. 1t is stated tonight that Mays
regarded the matter quite seriously, and
felt highly comphmented by the adoption
OF the resolution. and that though it is
hanging fire in the senate, he caused
the fact of his Endorsement by the house
to be telegraphed to Cleveland, snotwith-
standing the announcement that J. Ster-
ling Morton had been rendered the position.
Mays is not here tonight to deny or affirm
the report, but it is thought to be the in
vention of some one inclined to make
sport of the gentleman from Garfield"
Some of his fellow Democrats, however,
have expressed the fear that the resolution
will assist Mays in getting some office un-
der the new administration.
1t is but matter of justice to Represen-
tative Keller to state that he was not the
author of the absurd resolution he intro
duced concerning the Kansas trouble. He
offered it at the request of clerk. Gill
man accurately indicated its merit by in
tefrupting the reading of it and moving
Its reference to the committee on Ihe
school for defective youth.
The house adopted one serious resolu-
ton. however, providing for the early con-
sideration of appropriation bills. the object
being to prevent punching them at the
close of the session.
There are fewer members in the city to-
night than at any time since the session
commenced. and it is an infrequent sight
to witness two or three members gathered
together. None of the senatorial candi-
dates are here, Senator Allen having
left the city on this afternoons down
Sound train, and if there arc any
dark horses about the city they are
keeping dark, indeed. A fairy story il
having some circulation to the effect that
the Allen men are to break next week to
Mayor Huson, of Tacoma, but no one
treats it seriously. 1t will be laid away
with the many other dead and gone
prophecies of division of the Allen forces.
The Puyallup capital removal bill is ex-
pected to be introduced next week. The
constitution makes the enterprise of the
Puyallup people difficult one. To sub
init an amendment to the constitution.
the agreement of two-thirds of the MEM
bers elected to each house must
be obtained and to relocate the
seat of government requires a two
thirds vote of the people. The Puyallup
measure is being encouraged by certain
anti-Allen men, who desire to frighten
Senator Horr and Representative McKen-
zie. Of Thurston, into leaving Allen, but
these members are still voting for him and
will continue to do so.