The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-27
Bush of Chehalis Vainly At
tempts Stampede to Dunbar.
ALLEN MEN SOLDER THAN EVER
Judge Turner Lets His Filthy Tongue
Get Away With His Discretion.
He Hurls His Favorite Curse at saiIee
During q Fight Between Two Anti
Allen Journalists-Gr:ggs' Men, as

OLYMPIA. Jan. 26.-ISpecial. 1T is not
likely that there will be any change in the
senatorial situation before next week. The
Turner men agreed on Tuesday evening to
vote Tor their candidate for the remainder
OF this week. Active efforts to win
votes have been abandoned by the various
workers for the time being. The Allen
men have settled down to a resolute devo-
ton to their cause, and will await the
effect of the disintegrating influ-
ences of time upon the Turner forces.
The Turner leaders profess TO be
firm, and declare it to be their purpose to
fight until the session expires. Turner
himself avowed a desperate intention to
stay In the contest as long as he can get
single vote. though how he
could remain in the fight with but one
vote. and after the other seventy-iour
Republicans had elected Senator Allen is
not clear except to a bright intellect. 1t is
known, however. that this bold talk of the
Turner people about continuing the strug-
gle is merely for effect. The majority
OF the Republicans having resolved
to stand firm, the minority cannot longer
hope to accomplish anything by holding
out. The most they could gain by keep
ing up their factional fight to the end of
the session would be to make the contest a
draw.
The argument that is now being used to
induce the minority members to remain
steadfast Is that by so doing they can
prevent John B. Alien from reaching
the senate again. The law department
of the Turner headquarters has given
the opinion that after thorough investi-
CATION of the subject in the state law
library the conclusion has been reached
that the governor will have no power to ap-
point a senator in case the legislature does
not elect, as the vacancy will occur while
the legislature Is in session. Some of the
Turner men, the 'last ditch" fellows. are
delighted with the learned opinion, and
gleefully declare that they will be pleased
if the state has but one senator during the
next two years. This is the style of
rule or ruin" people the extremists are.
Rather than get out of the manger they
would see the state partially disfranchised
in the upper house of congress.
But the Turner managers have a
poor estimate of the qualifications for
public trust of the members who are
voting with them now if they think they
can keep them permanently devoted to a
lost cause by any such unpatriotic prop
osition.
1t is well known that number of the
men among the twenty-four Republicans
who are voting for Turner are heartily
sick of the situation they find them
selves in. They may not always
admit that they are. In fact, some
of them frequently assert that they
are still enthusiastic for Turner. But they
have heretofore been good Republicans,
and their party consciences are troubling
them. Some would be glad to act
with the majority now. except for
fear that, owing to the talk there
has been about the use of money in the
contest, their motives would be misrepre-
sented. AS the balloting proceeds the
awkward position of these members will
become more pronounced. and the best of
them will come to the rescue of their
party and the state by ending this sena-
torial distraction that has almost para
lyzed the legislative powers law making
functions.
The manner in which the dark horse"
vote of Representative Bush of Chehalis
was received today is evidence of The fulfil
ity of bringing third candidate into this
fight. Judge Dunbar has number of warm
friends in the legislature, but none
of them acted with Mr.. Bush in the effort
to turn Republicans to him. For the pur-
pose of breaking up the Allen forces the
Turner manipulators have pretended for
several days that they were friendly to
Dunbar and were ready to go to his support
Mr.. Bush found how insincere their talk
has been when today he opened the way
for them and not man joined him. Two
or three Allen members who had be-
come somewhat discouraged few
DAYS ago regarded with approval q
proposition to attempt a concentration on
Dunbar, but since last nights caucus, at
which it was shown how earnest the Allen
forces are, the confidence of the gentlemen
referred to in lens ultimate success has
been restored, and they have abandoned
the Dunbar idea.
The Democrats are chafing under the
domination of Griggs and the Democratic
members from Pierce county, and it is
not unlikely that a revolution will
occur at the next Democratic eau
Gus that will result in the Tacoma
capitalist's overthrow. A good many of
the band of twenty-seven who have been
faithfully voting for Griggs since the ball
loting commenced are becoming convinced
that he proposes to use his nomination to
"A far as possible gain control of
the Federal patronage IN this state. and
having reached this conclusion they
declare emphaticaliy that they do not
want Tacoma dictator. They point out
that in the line OF Democratic honors for
some time past Tacoma has been hogging
everything. 1t had delegate to the Chi
cago convention, secured the membership
on the national committee, was given the
chairmanshlp of the state committee and
the chairmanship of the advisory commit
tee IN the state campaign. Here it put
forward Judson as the speakership
claimant and then demanded the
nomination of Griggs for senator.
The outside Democrats now see a method
in this seeking for honors, and they are
apprehensive lest they have put weapon
in unfriendly hands. Judson is
said 10 be siyly improving his
chances for the United States marshalship
by his manipulation of the Democratic
vote, and this opinion is likely, in the
opinion OF number Of Democratic mem
bers. 70 lead to an open rupture among
the brethren, for the other candidates
for marshal have friends who insist
on fair play. What is true oi
the marshalship applies to the other
positions to be filled. and therefore those
who are not Likely 70 be benefited by the
predominance OF the Pierce county Demo