The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-29
HELM AND SMITHSON.
Tho Republicans OF Kittitas County
Want Them to Vote for Allen.

RosLYN, Jan. 2s.-[Special. THE posi-
ton taken by Senator Helm and Repre-
sentative Smithson, of Ki;titas county, in
the senatorial fight has aroused considera-
bic indignation among the stalwart Re-
publicans here. While no d.
rect promises were elected from the
above named gentlemen previous
TO the election. it was understood
among the leading Republican workers
that they would support Allen for a re-
election in the event of their success. A
message has been forwarded to both Helm
and Smithson, in which the continent of
the community is voiced in unmistakable
terms, reminding them of the utterances
favorable to Allen made previous to No
vember s.
The message was signed by DR.. W. II.
Harris. John Briggs. Harry Bilger. c. w.
Swain. DR.. ]. H. Lyon. DR.. George Sloane
William Swain, c. H. Merriman, J. l..
Taggard, A. Patrick, ]. NJ. Hoagland, L.
NJ. Rothermel, w. P. Morgan, +. A. Fra
zier. J. N. Dermy, w. J. Thompson, Rev.
B. III. Moore. J. w. Richards, Isaac Brown,
J. H. Mown, J. K. Miller, Henry Clark,
county committeeman; James Lane, w.
II. Clark. W. E. Jones, +. A. Abernathy.
CLE-ELUM, Jan. 2S.-[Special. IA tele-
gram signed by Walter J. Reed, Judge T.
S. Gamble, Herman Spexarth, J. w. Cox,
NJ. NJ. Emmerson, d. B. Burcham and a
large number of other Republicans in the
upper kittitas country, has been sent to
Representative Smithson. of Kittitas, urg-
ing him to reconsider the position he has
maintained in the senatorial contest and
support Allen for reelection, reminding
him that it was with the understanding
that he was an Allen man that he received
their votes in the nominating convention.
The Joint Session.
No attempt was made at today's Joint
session to carry out the Populist scheme
to take advantage of the absence of paired
members. McElwain, Heliker and Gill
man, who were among those paired, re-
turned from Seattle this morning, and re-
leasing McMurphy. Mcmillan and Shade,
with whom they were paired. voted for
senator. Eighty votes were cast on both
Joint ballots. The votes were distributed
as follows:
Allen-Anderson OF Whatcom, Anderson of
Whitman. Brock, Bush of Pacific, Cameron,
Edens, Parrish, Forrest, Gilbert Heliker
Hoole, Horr, Karr, Keller, Kelly, McElwain,
Mckenzie, McMurphy. McNew. Meauy, Mer-
chant, Morrison, Neergaard, O'Neili, Pierce of
Lewis, Rinehart, Roberts, Rutter, Speck. Tucker,
washburn, Wheeler. Van de Vanter, Mr.. Speaker
"a
Turner-Easterday, Greenberg, Helm. Hurd,
Ludden. Mcmillan, Mentzer, Moore, Nelson,
Pierce of Klickitat, Richards, shadls, Sherman,
Temple, Tull, Westfal-16.
Griggs-Anderson OF Pierce, Campbell, Cowan,
Crockett, Donahoe, Edmonds, Foss. Foster, Gill
uu-a Lon Jatt
man. Mays, Miller, Mulkey, shaw, Shelton,
Smith of Okanogan, Turpin-2l.
Teats-Baker, Burton. Collin, Denn, DuYant,
Edwards, Egbert, Smith OF Douglass
Dunbar-Bush of Chehaiis-L
Scott and White were absent and not
paired. The follow ing were paired:
Roth and Nash. winchell and Greene. Mead
and Kline, Hastings and Payne, Sallee aud Ide,
Weed and Smithson, Webb and Roscoe Brown
and Woodwork, Belknap and Cooper, Klnnear
and Claypooi, Dyer and Eshelman, Forsyth
aud McManus, Frink and McCroskey, Sergeant
and Van Houten, smith of whatcom and kel-
logg.
The following new pairs were announced
to last during Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week: McNew and
Smith of Okanogan, Arrasmith and Tuli.
MAYS called attention to circular from
MOrrlS McCarty, OF natCohi, charging
Senator Richards with having committed
a criminal violation OF the election laws
two years ago, which had been distributed
to the members during the joint session,
and asked what the joint convention was
going TO do about it.
Judson raised point of order that it
was not matter for the consideration of
the iolnt convention, and the point was
sustained. The convention then dis
solved.