The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-17

OLYxPrA, Jan. 16-Ispecial.I-At 9 O'Clock
this evening the attention of the great throng
that packed the Office of the Olympia hotel was
secured by Representative Mead, of What
com, who announced that Re-
publican caucus would be held tomorrow
morning. in accordance with the above call
This announcement of a definite hour for the
meeting OF the loyal Republicans OF the Iegi ,la-
ture was greeted with rounds Of applause. The
names OF forty-eiGht members are fixed to the
call. Several others have taken until
tomorrow morning to consider the matter, and
there is strong probability that they will sign.
1t IL, therefore, likely that fifty will attend
the caucus. and that this will make the elsc.
tion OF John B. Allen certain is believed by
many observers of the situation, who are not
even his supporters.
Senator kinnear has not yet signed the call,
but he has the petition of his constituents be-
fore him, and ii is expected that be will sigu in
the morning and attend the caucus. The
King county delegation met this evening with
all present except Senator Kinnear, and q reso-
luton was adopted to support Senator Allen
unitedly. strong feeling of confidence pre-
wallis among the Allen men tonight, and they
look upon the fight as practically won for their
candidate
On the other hand, the Turner people are ap-
preaching the contest that begins tomorrow
with very little hope. They got together eigh.
teen members and the senate sergeant-at-arms
in an experience meeting this evening, and
talked gloomily of the situation, though after
the conference was over they pretended to
have been greatly exhilarated by their
consultation. The knowledge that Bush of
ChehGlis, Roscoe of Snohomish and Senator
Forsythe of Cowli;z had signed the caucus
call was too depressing to the Turner men, how
ever, to admit OF much chesrfuluess in their
meeting. Mentzer was present. having become
an avowed Turner man, but ha was the only
one of the members OF the so-called Southwest
ern combination in attendance the other seven
having signed the call.
The nine Populsts of the legislature held a
caucus this evening in the room of Representa-
tive Egbert Ii was q very private al
fair, and the new party members decided to
hold the result of their balloting secret
sc as to keep curiosity on edge respecting their
votes until they are cast The caucus was
in session three hours, and, ii is
understood, nominated Frank l. Reid, OF
Kitsap county, who was one OF the
Peoples party candidates for supreme Judge at
the last state election. The others considered
were: viii d jenkins, of whatcom; II.
L. Forrest, of olympia; Dolph b. Hannah,
of Tacoma. and j. G.. Van Patten, of
Dayton. How long it would be advisable to re-
fraiu from forming on alliance with the
other parties was an interesting ques-
,lon considered by the caucus. 1t
middle OF the road" at least for the present
though there was division of seuti-
ment to the proposition. The stand
taken by the Populists is a sore dis
appointment to the Turner men, rs they
have been making extraordinary efforts to
induce the third party members to
support the judge. All sorts OF induce
them to desert their party, but the offers
have heen rejectei and Tu-nar will hava No
Populist votes tomorrow: nor will he have any
at any other time, excepting perhaps that OF
Collin, of Spokane. The Turner men are claim
ing twenty-slX votes tonight, including Moore,
independent, OF Skamania
c. t. Heifner, l. B. Hart and l. D. Ross, of
the kid committee" arrived from seattle to-
night and will Do reinforced tomorrow by
the other members, Percy Rochester and
j. E. McElroy. They say they are here to take
part in the senatorial fight, and that the
workers will demand recognition SITTER
Griggs has received his $4,000 vote. They
innuguraled their campaign by organizing
"g.ee club" TO sing, "Mr. Grigss, Please
Hand Down Your Robe" Lee b. Hart
being incidentally mentioned in 4hc
chorus as the man - wnom il should
descend. They are supported by quite con
tipgeut of the seattle Democracy, and are ear.
nest u demanting that some seattle man shal!
share the honors with the Tacoma pUtocrat in
case of proionsei contest.
senator Forsythe. OF Cowlitz ant Che
halls counties, signed the cauCu4 call
today lie was hold-oyer, and tn.
Turner men made specia. effort 20
convince him that he was not bun by tue ac-
tioa OF the .ast nominating convention, which
lndorsed Senator A en- That ne d.d
not listen 70 this spec.ous argl-
ment is shown by the Tact that
h .gned the call The iaendseity of the o. ym-
Ola Tribune i, agaiu saog4 tonight by IL taking
from n editorial IA The south Bend Journal ac-
vcled entirely 30 urging the Chslalls "A oers TO
stand by Senator Alien, few words commend
aiory Of Judge Turner's All itIss, aud printing
them under the heading mo, for A.
lem Thomas Cooper, mayor OF south
Bend, tonight commended in the waTrnest
terms the action o. the me4 bers from his dis
trc, in sigalng the caucus call said he: "Our
people are unanimous for Allen He q
our friend, he has shown by the
good appropriation for Improvement OF
Wilspa haro0r: giving Is q SUPPORT oil entry;
interesting the Unitsd states hsh commits
sioaer II oar effJsts to maze oyster
culture success. helping along our
land surveys AID answering our every