The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-05
A SPOKANE VIEW OF IT.

The "spokesman" Coming to the Con-
eiusion That Turner IL stupid.
OLYMPIA, Feb. 4.-[Speciai. Tho fol-
lowing was sent to the Spokesman by its
editor tonight:
The frst break wa made In spokane's solid
phalsnx today. The enemy captured Ludden.
He visa willing captive. In q strong, ringing,
earnest speech, which left no doubt that his
conscience wss righs even though bis jucg.
menterred he stated the reasons why he believed
II bis duty ~ Republican TO delay 10 longer
IN doing his part toward ending the deadlock
and bringing 70 pass what he regarded az In
eYltabie snd 70 10 desired, the election of John
Is. Allen Mr.. Lnddeb's spesch was, Of
course. greeted With tremendous cheers
by tie Allen men, who were ia as large q
majority among the crowd Of spectators as In
tbs JOINT convention Bot the spokane forces,
although Luddsn's detection vas hardly ex-
psetei today, did no. finch. They simply
esose5 up siled the breach lett BY Laddea aud
became e solid phaianx OF seven. ell for George
Turner. 1ul even bresthed sigh OF
relief He 10 Tor al eternal deadlock. II peces-
cary 70 beat Alien, and II has CALLED him Of late
10 have 10 counsel with q man who calls HE
policy idioiic. unpatsiotic and un-Repu bIicsn.
The ramor wa most active IN the forenoon con-
earning what would happen at noon. II was
freely predieiec that Ludden and enough Others
OF the Iurnerites sou d switch TO elect Allen
and there was, ia consequence, a rush TO tie
capitol The expectani, however, were dlssp-
poisted, for Luddens speech was the only one
and his vote the only change some OF the
Alien leaders wers ou the foor. They did no,
look al ali unhappy or disappointed Apparently
their confidence in the final outcome lie giving
then patient Willingness 20 lot the uea lock
unlock useIL Luiden's detection Ii viewed
regfetiuiiy by tie old associates, yet no move
has tins lar bsen made toward anything Ike
xaSSE alEs
position has long been no secret In the
delegation. lie was willing TO vote for
Turner go long there was a
show of Turner's success, but no longer and
his second choice was Allen. He is blamed 10,
not having dtscrSe y kept hs A. len pred ictious
coneea!ed under hls shirt 'front.', but noeody &C
cuses OF suspects him Of double dealing or Of
having two aces.
The Spokane delegation is now ct work on
the difhcat prob. EN- imposed by circumstances
upon H. Tbs ssveU men ief; Ia the ranks be-
iieve IN doing nothing that Will smack
of bad faith or ingrautude. They viii,
therefore. stand by Turner and their
allies 90 long they feel that such
. course 10 necessary to make tais dead .ock
yield the best p0ss bic results for their party.
their county aud their !rleu4s Judge Turner
has greatly injured his cause by nj attack mon
Gov Mct;ssw. The Spokesman correspondent. 10
whom the governor, upon request, dictated tho
not cohESEBt lN ttTii"H OF EAs talk IUr.
per knows that Gov. MCt,raw was most anxious
that Turner's renstEs should 10 80 wordet hat
the exact meaning should he clear.
With tho utmost painstaSlug sud con-
scientiousness the governor Scrutinized, csi /.
fe.sed and smeaded every sentence that
had been written. He hAu insisted that 50 lar
As consistent with truth the interview should
be stated In LANGUAGE that would save Juds
Turner as maeh possible rom the conse-
ouences Of bis political blnuisr. Hence Jua-e
Turner, In seesing IS be has done, 10 put a.
odlous responsibility upon the governor
and in charging him with = betrByai
~ confidence, comes dangerously near laying
hi,n.elf open TO the suspte.on tha; be has let a
nolit,cai biuudcr drive him iuto tie commission
- tall towerism. The editor OF the
snokaus OregoatGus by whose advice
Jnare Turner Is said 10 have made
MS fatal bluudev. ieit for home tsis
afternoon. breathing ana;hemas up2a four
df,hs OF the people Of Washington III, last
wo,,i. hers expressed the convictioa that spo.
k,ne county contained more blank blank pec-
ME of iisrepn liable canine ancestry than any
a.he- county in the state. JQst Ks Gs uHished
IN reuaars Mr.. Fztrgeathcr walked in IS If TO
tth irufh.