The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-06
Senator Allen Still Leading the
Pace at Olympia.
DARK HORSES o,srANcEo.
Jockey Moore and His Stable Bows
Losing Ground in the Running.
The kailrooA Lobby in Big 1oree at the
Capital to TAFettlo the Anderson
Bnl-Work ef the Legislature for
the Week.

OLYMPIA. March 5.-lSpecial. The SEN
atorial contest and the great mass of leg
islation yet unconsldered cause . general
expectation that the closing days of the
session will be most exciting. Lobbyists,
dark horses and Democratic candidates for
Federal appointments are expected to be
here in great number tomorrow. When
the caucus Of Democratic members was
held month ago to consider applications
for Endorsement for Federal positions.
action on the requests was postponed un.
+. til the first Monday evening after Cleve-
lands Inauguration. A hungry host will
therefore be on hand tomorrow night to
besiege the Democratic members, but the
latter are quite likely to throw the whole
business over by deciding that they have
no particular warrant for setting
themselves up as patronage bro
kers. As the interests of some Of the
members who are candidates themselves
are in conflict, and as any attempt to
make selection from among these rivals
would raise row, it may be regarded as
quite certain that the caucus will express
regret that it ever consented to become the
adviser of Grover.
The first of the dark horses to return
came in tonight. J. s. McMillin, of San
Juan. 1t is believed that quite q string Of
them will arrive tomorrow with their
jockeys. and that desperate attempt will
be made to put them on the track during
the remaining days of the race. Any
speeding given them, however. will DO
simply waste of wind. A meeting OF
members Of the dark horse combine was
held in Tacoma today.
The arrival of a big railroad lobby to-
Ss koA Ga
pect Of the passage Of the Anderson rail-
road bill. One of the fircest fights of tho
session is anticipated when this bill finally
gets before the senate for consideration.
Representatives of other interests affected
by pending legislation are already numer-
Gus here and more are to come, 90 that tho
membership of the third house from
now on will be in excess Of that of the
other two. There il 90 much business vet
to be done that any speeches hereafter de-
livered may be very costly to the state in
preventing the consideration Of important
bills. Nevertheless the members of both
branches are likely to be voluble tomorrow
- the revenue bill viii b considered in
the house and railroad and capitol
measures may be taken up BY the
senate. Though the rule proposed by
Wheeler. providing for evening sessions
OF the house for the remainder Of
the session, will doubtless be adopted,
there is strong probability it will not be
enforced before Tuesday night, a. an Allen
caucus and the Democratic pow-wow have
been arranged for tomorrow evening. Both
the Populist members from Pierce county
are anxious to serve the state at the Worlds
fair. Egbert, 40 well as Baker, is circulat-
ing petition recommending him for the
appointment rs one of the guides in tho
state building, but his chances are said to
be not as good a. those of Baker As. unlike
the latter. he lodged . vote on the Worlds
fair bill.
The three Seattle representatives who
have remained here over Sunday are
Webb, Washburn and Meany. The
former two are members Of the appropria-
ton committee. and Meany is chairman
of the university committee. They
were receiving congratulations today
on the good work they have
done in prompting university legislation.
1t is expected that the institution will re-
ceive portion Of the land granted by the
enabling act for educational institutions.
Tuition will be free. With a sufficient
appropriation to cover maintenance ex-
penses and to start new building, it is
hoped to place the state university at the
head of the states educational system.