The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-03
He Stays in the Fight Only in
Hope of Revenge.
TO BEAT SENATOR ALLEN.
He Proposes to Withdraw Provided
the Majority Candidate Does.
Tho Impudent Proposal Rejected, OF
Course-Spokane Delegation Sick OF
Their Former Idol-The "Judge's"
Vain Attempt to Humiliate Allen.

OLYMPIA, Feb. 2.-fSpecial.) Turner
confessed the fact to-day that his candi-
dacy IS no longer maintained in his own
interest. but for the purpose of
gratifying his desire and that of
few of satellites to down Sem
ator Allen. That after all Turner'S
Senator Allen elected if he could not be
successful himself, of which talk he was
so free before the legislature con-
vened, he is now actuated by base mo-
tives of revenge like some of his fol-
lowers, is proved by the fact that
he called on Gov. McGraw today and SUBJ
mitted 10 him. as the head of the party.
the following propositions: 81 will with
draw if Senator Allen will withdraw. and
his friends and my friends shall select a
man who shall be satisfactory to Spokane
and to King county"
Gov. McGraw said he would submit the
proposition to Mr.. Allen and his friends,
and did so. The Allen men promptly de-
clared that they would not entertain the
oifer. as Senator Allen is the
nominee OF his party and is re-
ceiving two-thirds vote of his
party's representatives. The supporters
of Allen regard Turner's request for the
senator's withdrawal as decidedly
cool piece of business that warrants
their Indignation, but their feelings
are mild compared with those of some of
Turner's supporters 1t appears that he
did not consult with the Spokane men be-
fore making his offer, and they regard his
action as unprecedented.
The withdrawal proposition throws light
on the motive for the agreement which the
Turner men were asked to sign yesterday
and last night. 1t appears that the pledge
was finally drawn up in the form of letter
addressed to Turner, in which he was
informed that he could safely go home /;
that his interests would be we'll cared for
in his absence, and that those subscribing
their names would continue to vote for
him SO long as it was thought
necessary to do SO. This modi-
fed agreement was represented by
, the extremists, who drew il up. as being
intended to only render nightly caucuses
unnecessary and to enable Turner to go
home to attend to some basiness
affairs that required his attention.
On this basis, and with the
understanding that the subscribers
could rescind it whenever it was thought
necessary" twenty-one of the Turner
men signed it. 1t was circulated among
the Turner members outside of the SpO-
kane delegation first, and a commit
tee called with it ON the Spokane
delegation at its meeting last night.
Most of the Spokane members refused to
sign. Then the members Of the commit
tee begged and insisted. They declared
that the Spokane men should stand with
the other Turner men as the lat
ter wished to keep up the fight.
This argument induced several of
the delegation to sign, but Senator Van
Houten and Representative Ludden and
Sterberg declined to affix their names.
The scheme was worked by the three or four
members who are in league with Turner to
use all manner of warfare against Allen.
and it is believed that the plan to obtain
written pledge was devised to make
the deadlock appear tighter, sa as to
place Turner in a position to dictate
terms. The suspicion is strong that the
Turner men outside of the few in the Sc
cret have been played upon and worked
in this agreement scheme, and it is sure to
cause feeling OF deep resentment among
those whose have been thus deceived.
Republicans in the state, and especially in
Spokane, the following extracts are taken
from letter addressed by Col. z. Ii.
Winston to friend here:
desire to say that 1t is unquestionably true
the four-iths OF the Republicans of Wcsh-
ington are in favor OF Senator Aliens
reelection. 1t 1t is also true that two
thirds OF the Republicans OF Spokane county are
opposed to the anything to beat Alien" cry;
opposed TO this deadlock. II was never
contemplated In spokane that the Tur-
ner resolution implied or was TO
be construed as lustifying bolt or
any other than the usual party action. Those
resolutions would have been complied with, In
letter and in spirit, il the delegation
from this county had gone into
caucus and voted for Judge Turner
and then submitted to the will OF the caucus
If it had been contemplated that the nom
fnees of that convention were instructed
TO bolt and stay out OF the caucus, not Que OF
them could have been elected. Paaty discipline
should be maintained by the election OF the eau.
nominee