The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-03
Senator Aliens Supporters Will
Stand by Their Guns.
Nervous King County Men and Hoole
Of Clallam Join in Loyalty.
No Break for ozark Hofoos" VIII Now
Take Plaee-ssnator Belknap and
the Eastsrn Washington 1epublican
Contingent Are True.

OLYxPrA. March 2-[Spscial. 1-The pre-
dictions that unisss John B. Allen 10
elected senator by this legislature no one
will be, has been made certain
BY tonight's developments. Even the
opponents of Senator Allen no
longer claim that they can elect
anybody else. They now simply maintain
that the deadlock will not be broken. Sem
ator Allen placed before his supporters
tonight the question whether or
not he should continue in the
fight, and the answer has been
overwhelmingly sent to him that
he must. The meeting at which the SEN
ator submitted his case to his friends was
attended by forty-nine members. the abb
sentees being McElwain and Merchant,
both ardent Allen men, who were
unable to be present. Hoole was not
at the caucus during the earlier portion
of it, being detained ct . meeting. but he
attended before the close and announced
his purpose to vote for Allen tomorrow.
Soon after the caucus was called
to order Senator Allen appeared,
and was received with . display OF
CAtI0OIuAu0Iy GutAO0A6SMs AAAO0knVuS
the address he made to the members he
was often interrupted by applause that
plainly indicated their unconquerable OPP
position to the withdrawal Of the man
whom they HAD 80 long supported and
who represented the great American prln-
ciple of majority rule.
Senator Allen reviewed the events Of
the contest. He recited the fact of his
nomination BY the caucus Of his party at
the beginning of the session by a vote
much larger than q majority of the
Republican membership, and referred
to the further fact that the caucus
action had been followed in the joint con-
vention Oy two-third vote Of the Repub-
lican members. He stated that the mem-
bers constituting the Republican majority
had met in caucus number of weeks ago.
and upon q roll call had individually ex-
pressed to each other their purpose
Of supporting him 90 long as he should
desire their support; that in the mainte-
nance Of the majority rule they had against
all temptation and opposition maintained
this attitude royalty and Loyalty to the
eighty-ninth ballot, and that every one
of his supporters had in most
generous measure met every claim that he
or any man in like circumstances could
have upon them. He said that his own
self-respect and his respect for them would
not permit him to ask the continued
support of any Of them, but that
he realized that the treatment he had
received at their hands placed him
in turn under the most binding obliga-
tions to them. He therefore desired them
to consult freely among themselves in his
absence and stated that whatever decision
they arrived ct he would be entirely
satisfied with. IT, in their Judgment.
it was expedient for him to retire from the
field he said he would cheerfully do 80. but
if. on the contrary. it was their desire to
have him continue in the contest he would
willingly remain q candidate as long as
they wished, even to the end of the ses-
sion.
At the close Of his address he was given
an ovation. He retired from the caucus
and returned to his quarters at the
Olympia.
Senator Belknap brought before the
meeting the question presented by
Senator Allen by offering reso-
luton declaring it to be the
purpose Of the members present
to support Senator Allen until the session
closed if necessary. Senator Belknap
represented the Eastern Washington Allen
men whose enthusiasm for their candidate
has been increased by the talk
about wavering men in the King
county delegation. The roll was called for
expressions As to the resolution. As it
progressed, man after man declared his
purpose to stay with Allen to the end,
and members We'd with each other in the
strength of their expressions. Only from
King county came equivocal declara-
tions. A half dozen members of
that county's delegation questioned the
expediency of making any binding pledge.
They thought that il Allen could not be
elected possibly some one else could and
they preferred TO await next weeks devel-
opments, etc. They did not say
they would not continue voting for Allen.
In fact they intimated that they probably
would support him throughout the con-
test, but they would make no promises.
This attitude aroused some feeling among
tho members from other counties. and
plain lntimations were given that if
make . break to . dark horse. the other
senator and would be able to prevent Al
election. The display of weakness by
few of the King county men made the
Others more resolute, and q spirit Of firm
determination characterized the utter
snces of oil the speakers who followed.
The caucus lasted between two and three
hours, and when the members came forth
from the place Of meeting their confidence
was manifest and their satisfaction with
the result Of the meeting pronounced.
Though the Beiknap resolution was
not formally adopted, the expressions Of
all but the King county members referred
to in favor of il we're Of the
strongest kind. Another meeting will
be held Monday evening next for the
purpose Of hearing further expressions
from the six members who were not will
ing to pledge their lasting support to
Allen. In the meantime, however. the
men referred to viii continue to vote for
him.
A number Of the Turner men were mis-
led by erroneous early reports of the ac-
ton Of the caucus, and believing that the
Allen men were about to break up. held q
jo.ii6cation in the Turner rooms. rhey
were not 20 happy later on when the
truth about the caucus became known.
The misleading reports caused some indis-
Greet anti-Aiien men who have been play
ing the King county dark horse
dodge TO declare, 'Now We have
downed King county sure" The ef-
feet Of the caucus has been TO very
much discourage Ankeny and his agents.
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