The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-22
HOPES OF DEMOCRATS.
State Leaders Gather at Olym-
pia to Brace the Weak.
TALK OF 4 PINTO COMBINE.
Populists, Bolting Republicans, Dem
Ocrats and N. P. Against Allen.
A scheme That VIII Fail-Talk 81 Dark
Horses Revived-Henry Long Wisely
Declines to Enter the Race-No Ses-
sion Today.

sion Today.
OLYMPIA, Feb. 21.-[Special. 1.-The pres
ence here of large number of visiting
Democrats caused much speculation
today. Among the chieftains who ar
rived we're Candidate Grggs, Louis
X. Church, Hugh C. Wallace, James
Hamilton Lewis and Eugene Semple.
One theory is that the action Of
Senator Hutchinson in breaking away
from Griggs caused the influx: that is to
say, that Griggs hurried over to
coax or drive Hutchinson back into
line if possible. or if that
plan failed to prevent Others
from following his example and that Wal
lace and the others come to the capitol
because they suspected that the de-
lection Of Hutchinson meant the
downfall of Griggs and the nomin-
alton of a new candidate. 1t is be-
lieved that the election OF a Democrat
senator in North Dakota had much to do,
however, with the revival of Democratic
interest in the Washington deadlock, rs
the hope is INDUCED by sanguine
Democrats that the North Dakota ex-
perience can be duplicated here. There,
through q combination of Democrats,
Popu!ists and Northern Pacific Republic
ans Northern Pacific Democrat was
elected in q legislature having thirteen
Republican majority. The same kind of q
combination has all along been the dream
of some of the Democrats engaged in
the fight here. and the effect of the
result at Bismarck has been to encourage
them amazingly. There is noticeable
stiffening of the Democrats backbone to-
night, as the result Of the conferences
held today and this evening. and
it is believed that the bracing up
has been caused by the Democratic
success won in North Dakota. Talk about
the Griggs sack and the N orthern Pacific
sack is renewed, and it is freely predicted
that these money bags will yet play an
important part in the senatorial fight.
The plotting to dismember the Allen
forces by rushing the dark horse at them
has been renewed, and mixed lot of steeds
is being rounded up. J. A. Perkins,
Coifax banker, is proposed for
the purpose of winning AL
lens Whitman county supporters, but
the scheme will not shake Arrasmith and
Anderson. A banker of Cheney is also
being talked of with view of capturing
the men from his legislative district,
Belknap and Speck. Henry Long, who is
again IN the city, il being
urged with renewed .vigor by the
enemies of Allen to enter the contest.
Efforts have been made to induce him to
believe that he could draw to his candi-
dacy strong support at the start. To test
0T
a friend of Long today made an investiga-
tion. The report Of his experience is that
he went to Bush, of Chehalis. and asked
the latter to unite with him in going
to Long. Bush replied that be
would do so il the other South
western members would join them in
the break. 1t was speedily found that the
Southwestern members in question would
not 60 to Long. and that even Lewis county
was not solid for him under existing cir
cumstances. These developments led Long
to say tonight he did not propose to be
used as catspaw. and it is therefore ap-
parent that his ewes have opened to the
true inwardness Of the whole sche me. II
is understood that Senator Donohue stood
ready to vote for Long as the Griggs
men are in thorough accord with
the plans to break up the
Allen strength if possible. 1t is also said
that Mays is willing to vote for c. s. Cos
grove, of Garfield. who arrived today, and
if this is true it is another evidence of the
combination of Democrats and anti-Allen
Republicans for an assault upon the Allen
columns.
Other dark oorses are found in the Judi
cial stud, where are more or less clearly
distinguished Chief Justice Dunbar, Judge
Carroll b. Graves. brother of
Turner's law partner. Judge Humes,
Judge Mcbride, of Skagit, and
Judge Wallace Mount, of Okanogan.
The fact that there is q judicial string of
senatorial tro,ters is causing much un-
favorable comment. Eugene Wilson, who
is here, is said to have come for the pur-
pose OF being put on the track and
Senator Van Houten now has serious as
pirations. The men who are behind all
the dark-horse schemes. such as Col Nick
Owings and Miles G. Moore. have pur-
pose in view that is beyond the knowledge
Of those whom they are endeavoring to
manipulate. They have inner stable of
real dark horses and Miles has provided
a stall In 1t for himself. The design
break the Allen men into factions and
then endeavor to unite a majority
of the members on some Northern Pacific
man-Moore. Bennett or Caikins. or some
one in their class. Thus it is that they
are making of Turner what Long has re-
fused to be made, catspaw.
The house has adjourned till Thursday
to observe Washington's birthday, but the
senator's adjournment is only until
IL 80 tomorrow, the senators being Of
the opinion that joint bal
lot for senator was necessary. The
argument that prevailed in the house
was that as the day is made a legal
holiday both by Federal and state law,
it is no more necessary to meet
on that day in joint convention than it is
to do so on Sunday. The meeting OF the
senate will doubtless be allowed to 20 by
default.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.