The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-09
Aliens Enemies Resort to the
BaSest of Methods.
GOLD OFFERED FOR VOTES.
The Despicable Tactics of the Turner
Managers Are Exposed.
Obtsinlng signatures to Caucus Call BY
Fraud-ssnsations Order OF the Day
Foul Plots to Thwart the VIII Of
the People.

VLnATIAs Mafcn A-tSpeCtAl. i-Ouo tnouSou0
dollars apiece for fifty-seven votes! Such is the
offer which is turning the highways and byways
OF Olympia into shambles. Ono thousand dol
lars apiece has been openly offered for fifty
seven votes here today. The men who make
the ofYer in chief are three.
One. notorious skillful Doodle operator and
ex-legislator from Oregon.
The second, an equally notorious 'scuttler''
from Eastern Washington, who has been hero
from start to finish, with the exception Of few
days spout In Seattle and In his home IL Q large
Eastern Washington city.
The third 10 q smooth man formerly from q
city not 1000 miles from another said to be
destined 10 be great, and who has not been un-
conuected with railroads. In Eastern Washing
ton they have laid q scheme which will surely
be knocked in the head tomorrow unless the
honest men in the legislature are wofully
mistaken and the dishonest ones are moro nu-
merous than il believed by those who
have been 'struck" by the boodlcrs.
The second and third of the men
named sprung the scheme today by
going to the house and Arranging" with men,
Der who has been "out for anything
in sight" since the session opened. After
the C. O. d. arrangement was made
with the member, similar one with
. senator for the same c. o. ID. was completed.
and the two started out on q work which was in
tended to end in the election OF an Eastern
Washington mugwump who has money in many
banks, including the $4,000 offered here.
As part OF the scheme hInted at here there
was started, after the Legislature adjourned this
afternoon. series OF petitions for several differ.
ent purposes. some seemingly innocent,
others using the names of men inno-
Gently or Intentionally as dark horsea For
instance, one scheme, which was originated
BY the scuttler who wears the color of
the state flower. was for secret caucus of Re-
publicans, Allen and Turner to be left out,
hity-seven to elect, $50 a. to get
BY twonty-two Turner men and three
or four OF the King county men who had not
signed the agreement to stand by Senator Allen
to the end. which mo re than . majority Of the
Republican members have signed. There are
some men who have signed this inno-
Gently. not knowing that by 90
doing they became part OF the
to Doodle legislature ever undertaken In this
country. Another scheme was q petition cir
culated agreeing to withdraw Allen and Turner.
and substitute the name of Sam Hyde, of SpO-
kane As soon - Mr.. Hyde heard Of this. al
though several names had been secured. ho
denounced the scheme ~ fraudulent aud Or
dered his name not to b used further.
Another scheme was an innocent petition for
which mum ser Of names were secured. The
top was then cut of and the caucus call sub
stituted and the call with its many names was
used to induce others to sign the caucus call.
The bOodling scuttlers claim to have secured
thirty-six names Of men who will vote on the
first ballot, and that then enough votes have
been secured to elect on the second ballot A
part of the boodling scheme involves Demo-
Gratis. J. II. Ralley, state senator from Pendle-
ton. Or. and sam sturgis. business associate of
Senator Anksny, have been engaged In lobby
Ing. especially among the Democrats, a. q part
OF the scheme. 1t 10 said that part Of the $57 coo
has been promised 70 Democrats and Popu.
lists who will agree to vote for the finau.
cial capitalist who IL putting up the
Doodle. One OF the parties engaged In jobbing
and lobbying for this scheme. barked up the
wrong tree BY approaching one OF Mr. Aliens
staunchest friends, to whom he gave away the
scheme 20 carefully concocted BY the Oregoniaps
and scuttlers to give Oregon . third senator
and 70 destroy the Republican party In this
state Other details of the plan have been &C.
cured from other sources, and the names Of all
the men concerned in this gigantic boodling
scheme are well known to the Allen managers,
and some Of the men who may try to play their
part In the scheme are skating on thin ice
An amusing incident in connection with'ft 10
the belief held BY some of the men that ''the
scuttler' and his associates will 70 OF with the
sack and lesve the boodlers in the hole after they
have voted, ~. with the exception of
some oIu DiTus, inc 8cn0mo 10 st. O.
D." An extra inducsment held out
BY tho handlers is that the 81 900 is to 10 any.
how, and that II the boodlers can secure any
votes without the use of money the boodlers are
to "whack up" all that 10 unused of "tho 81. 900
a vote" proposition. 1t 10 likely that sensa-
ton will occur when the voting begins II this
scheme is tried and any man who 10 q part Of il
will be perpetual subject Of suspicion in any
honest community.
The nuastiOn tn n m hop ~ bal ~
taken tomorrow has been one of great interest
tonight Notice was given by Senator Horr today
that he would move to rescind the rule limiting
the number of ballots to be taken daily
to two, but there 10 much uncertainty - to the
outcome Of a vote on the proposition to rescind.
Some Of the parlismentarians hold that the rule
is joint one. and that. therefore, under the
joint rules q two-thirds vote will b required
to change 1t. Others hold that the
joint rules do not apply 70 the legislature
sitting, not In legislative capacity, but a. a
body of senatorial electors II the view pre-
walls that q two-thirds vote is required, it IL
quite certain that the rule will not b changed,
a. the Democrats aud Popuiists are expected TO
vote against II so a. TO defeat an election, and
they will be aided by some of the Republicans.
Some OF the members who are interested in &C.
curing consideration Of bills are opposed to
any change that will consume much time to-
morrow, and TO meet this objection, those Who
favor taking more than two ballots have suggest
ed that after the second recess be taken until Q
or 10 O'Clock in the evening and srend the re-
mainder OF the time, during which the house
will be waiting for the engrossmcus of bills. in
balloting The situation 10 decidedly feyerlsh.
and the joint convention 10 assured an attend :
ance at noon tomorrow such a. IL has not had
during the session.
SENATE PROCEEDINCs.