The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-13
Turner'S Aides Make Specious
Promises for Support.
THEIR HOPES ARE sAsELEss.
Senator Aliens Friends Arc Firm g
Walls Of Adamant.
Cajelery Nef Threats Gan InAueaee the
Loyal Republican Aajorisy-Jadss
Humes Refuses to Aid He Tee
Moere's Naehiavelian schenes,

Oooge IN the senatorial cOntests, adopted
by the enemies Of Senator Allen, of At
tempting by deception and fattery of of
fers Of support to bring additional candi-
dates into the contest, is not proving a.
successful a. was hoped by the little band
of conspirators now engaged In an at-
tempt to defeat an election Of q sena-
tor at this session. They are almost
at their wits end in their efforts to i'm
duce members who have been supporting
Allen to change their votes to some
special friend. Some of the new men pro-
posed have been willing to enter. but the
failure of the scheme is due to the fact
that none of the Allen members can
be won away from the regular Re-
publican nominee. Tremendous pressure
has been brought to bear in some
instances. but the members subjected to it
have not yielded. It was planned to
spring two or three new aspirants tomor.
row. but the present indications are that
the purpose will be abandoned for the
reason that it has been found impossible
to recur in any Of the cases the local sup
port wanted.
On Saturday the piotters were counting
on making break in the Alien ranks by
means of the candidacy Of Judge Humes,
and they are depressed tonight by the
positive information that he will not per-
init the use of his name. A number of ex-
periments have been made in the direction
Of securing votes for Eastern Washing.
ton men, but each has proven
failure, the members from the counties in
which the proposed candidates live retus-
ing to be led away from Allen. The legls-
lators who could not be swerved from the
line Of party duty have clearly discovered
the motive that prompted the chiefs Of
the anti-Allen cause to propose the
new man, and have fully appreciated
the insincerity and double deal
ing of the whole scheme. its object
having been simply to make the friends of
the Allen men ambitious and then use
their ambitions to prolong the deadlock
and prevent an election. The candidacy
Of Henry Long has been urged in the hope
that it would take from Allen his South
western Warrington strength. Though
this hope Is baseless one, tho Tur.
ner organs have declared that Senator
Long would get the votes of tho two
representatives from Lewis and Brock Of
Cowlitx and Bush of Pacific. The two
latter. who are now in Portland - mem-
bers of the joint 6sheries committes sp-
pointed to confer with like commit
tee of the Oregon Legislature, are
both staunch and unwavering friends
Of Alien and will remain with him
until he is elected. Representatives
Pierce and McMurpy, of Lewis, under
stand that the motive that inspires the
Turner men TO look favorably on Senator
Long is not sincere one. and 10 inspired
by no wish to benefit Long. It was Pierce,
who, on the night Of the last Allen caucus,
announced to the public in the hotel
rotunda the policy of the Allen
forces and who later in the joint conven-
tion requested that he be recorded a. vot-
ing for John B. Allen on every ballot to
tho end of the session If necessary. This
indicates the firmness of the Lewis county
members of tho house in their devotion to
the principle of majority rule.
The proposition to make Presidential
Elector McMillin, of San Juan. . candi-
date, has been equally barren of results.
It is currently reported that men in Tur-
ner's service have promised to deliver
fifteen or more of the Turner members to
McMillin If he can get q few Allen
votes. Pledges Of this kind, how
ever, have been made lavishly.
and many of them conflict. They
are all based upon tho assumption that
Turner can deliver good portion of his
strength to any one he wants to. He can
deliver several of his supporters. but not
the majority. The purpose in making the
promises will be subserved, though, if, as
. result of them. men can be fooled
into becoming candidates. The extra
ordinary efforts being made by the Turner
bushwackers to weaken Allen a. above
outlined, is due 70 tho conviction that un.
less they can take away number of his
present supporters the senator is sure to
be reelected. They fear tine result of each
joint convention, and are greatly re-
iieved when the daily ordeal is
passed without IN election. They
have not yet recovered from
their great fight of Thursday night, and
they feel that the candidacy of Turner can.
not alone much longer postpone the
breaking of the deadlock. The fear that
takes possession Of them daily il thus
making them energetic in the grooming of
dark horses, but the latter are not likely
to be put to harness.
TACOMA, Feb. 12.-(Special. The "any-
thing to down Senator Allen" talk con-
tinues here Among the Turner zealots.
For ten days nightly confabs have been
held here. with . sprinkIing Of visitors
from Olympia, including Miles G. Moore.
Tonight they say Long Of Lewis will he
the dark horse for the coming week at
Olympia.
The Agricultural College Investigation.
OLYMPIA. Feb. 12-fSpecial. THE COM