The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-28
Tho Loyal Republicans Renew
Pledges of Fealty.
NO TRAITORS IN THE RANKS.
Judge Humes and Levi Ankeny Have
No Chance for Success.
Democfats IN Caueus Decide to Remain
With Griggs-Sixty-Seven Bills In
troduced on Ciosiag Day-Judson's
Building Inspector Bill.

OLYMPIA, Feb. 2z.-[special. l-Allen SEN
atorial stock has been given q strong up
ward tendency tonight, and Senator Allen
is now certain to have at least fifty-ore
votes at the end of the session, unless he
10 sooner elected. It is likewise certain
that no successful combination of the
opposition can be made against him. The
rumors of the past few days relative to a
coming break in the King county delega-
tion, tomorrow and tomorrow and to-
morrow" were effectually and formally
set at rest this evening by the delegation
itself in caucus, in which all the King
county members were present except
Helliker, who is ont of the city, but
who is in entire accord with the line of
policy agreed upon. The caucus was of
the most harmonious chara cter, all pres
ent agreeing that the only rational plan
for the delegation was to continue voting
for John B. Allen. Judge Humes waited
anxiously for the result OF the caucus
and was woefully disappointed when
its action was made known to HIM.
He announced, however, that he would
remain here during the week. Judge
Winn, of Whatcom, having consented to
hold court for him. The Humes cam
paign is managed at present by Prose-
cutting Attorney Miller, of King county,
who signed the petition asking the King
county delegation to stand by Allen to the
last day of the session, If necessary.
In still another way the candidacy Of
Senator Allen has been strengthened. The
persistent reports that there was to be a
detection of . portion of Aliens King
county support, caused fourteen Eastern
Washington members, who are unyielding
in their adhesion to the Allen cause, to
form themselves into committee to as
certain Just how the members from dis
tricts outside of King, who hare been
voting for Senator Allen. now
stand. Their canvass has been completed
and shows that the entire number of Allen
men from other counties than King. thir-
ty-three in all, are prepared to
stand by the senator to the
close of the session, If the con-
test is not sooner ended. Thus. Senator
Allen is, as stated above, sure Of the sup
port of at least fifty-one members to the
end. This bears ont the prediction here
tofore made BY. the Posr-INrELLI8EHcKR
that either John b Allan will be elected
senAeos or no ontA 1ial ~ "a
Judge Humes is not the only one whose
budding candidacy has been frostbitten
tonight. The Levi Ankeny plant that
Miles G. Moore has been cultivating, with
some quiet assistance from Capt p.
B. johnson, is withered by q nipping
air. that blew from . caucus of Democratic
members held this evening. Mr.. Ankeny.
being financier, 10 good at figures. and
had prepared, with the aid Of the mathe-
maticians named . tabulated statement Of
the votes by which he proposed to be
elected. The votes claimed included twenty
Democrats. eight Populists. twenty Tur-
nerites and sixteen Allen men. The An
keny managers trusted that the Demo
Gratis would throw Griggs over tonight and
take up a new candidate. and that,
after having once loosened the
bonds that have tied the Demo-
Gratis during the session it would be
an easy matter to induce twenty of them
to aid the Ankeny movement, but the
Democrats opposed to Griegs could not
get rid of him. One or two Of those who
have been talking freely against Griggs
talked for him in the caucus. Two
ballots were taken. On the
first Senator Shaw was the leading
candidate Of the opposition. The
vote stood: Griggs 10. Shaw 8, B. l..
Sharpstein 3, C. H. Warner 2 No choice
Senator Eshelman, who was not present,
was then proposed as a suitable man to
unite on. Mays, who has been regarded
as not ardent for Griggs, but who sup
ported him tonight. antagonized the Esh-
elman proposition, and combatted the ar
sk.S r.bn al =
than Griggs. The second ballot resulted !:
Griggs II, Eshelman 7, John Collins 8.
Griggs was once more declared the nomi
nee, and the hold of the Pierce county
combination on the Democratic party was
strengthened. Senator Hutchinson, who
left Griggs several days ago, did not at
tend the caucus. He was not notified that
it was to be held, but he said later in the
evening, that even if he had been notified
he would not have been present. As he did
not propose to be again bound up to
Griggs. Three of those present. Okanogan
Smith, Hamill and Greene declared that
they would not be bound by
the action of the caucus, un-
less it was favorable to Griggs
Though the latter was again nom
mated, it is probable that two or three
Democrats will leave him in day or two.
The action taken. however, has blasted
Levi Ankeny's hopes. His estimate was
as unreliable in regard to the votes
he counted on from the Allen men
and Populists as it was re-
specting the Democratic conversions.
What he might have gained from the
Turner ranks is indefinite. though it is
certain tina, strong hope was held out to
him jus. as the confidence Of Judge
Humes was strengthened by promises
| held out to him by Hanford Weathercock
| Fairweather, who has been spending q
| few days in Seattle.
Ex-Representative Grubb. of Cheney,
who is here and who was one Of the orig
/ inal Turner men who succeeded in COM
| bining the most Of the Spokane members
| on the Judge, was asked tonight If the &C
| ton OF Representative Speck and Senator
| Belknap in voting for Allen was con.
| demned in their district. He declared
| emphaticaliy that il was not and tha,
| il was conceded that both members had
| an unouestioned right to vote for Senator
| Allen if they so desired. Mr.. Grubb also
stated that while numerous people in thi.
section were originally for Judge Turner
| his candidacy has ceased to interest them
| to any great extent.
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