The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-08

ment OF the Turner canvass Senator Van
hou'en Is looked upon as frs, in command. but
friend OF Van Houten expressed tie convic-
tlon this evening that the senator's whole soul
was nos In the fight. AMI that he was
simpiy supporting Turner for 10 warmer reason
'han tnat ne IS his fellow townsman. I; Is easy
20 ihduce numoer oi the Turner men to admit
that there is prospect OF electing their candi.
Gate, but they justify their course IN supporting
n-lh on the ground that by reason of his candi.
~ac! Tie time will ripen for third man. Ad-
missions OF this kind are not infrequent
1os. McGraw arrived today, and has been the
central ngare In many groups OF friends who
ga1ner 70 congratulate hin. Lieut.. Gov. Luce,
Auolsor crimes and Superintendent OF Public
instruction Bean. are the other new state off,
GERS Wao nave arrived 10 take the oath Of Office
on Wednesday. Gov. Ferry will observe his last
sunday in Office by conducting lay service to-
morrow In the Episcopal church, it being with
out rector
A slate of other house officers than speaker is
oeihs made mp that seems 20 be generally salts
factory. Nickiin has been given q clear field for
.he ch'ef cierIship by the withdrawal OF
Nauon, OF Iacoma, who is TO have subordinate
clerksEtp. Howard, of Whitman, is on the
combination list for sergean,-at-arms, and
the other places being assigned
So ss to recogniz. the various sections of the
state IN the distribution. The senate candidates
arc therefore, yet subject TO the soic .ations OF
tnose anxious 10 serve in the upper house.
Alien Wler says that if he is elected secretary
OF the senate on Monday ne will resign the Office
o. secretary of state Tor the balance OF his term
two days, so as TO qualify.
Tonight the following call for house Repub-
lican caucus Was drafted by the Hoole managers
and circulated fer signatures:
We, the undersigned Republican members Of
tne mouse OF represen ,atiyes of the state OF
Washington. elected to the third session, do
heseoy call caucus to meet in the representa-
i've naii or the capitol building on Monday,
January 9. 1893 at 10 a. n. sharp, to uominste
candidates Ior speaker, chief Clerk and such
Other officers As may be determined upon
AT midnight between thirty and forty mem
osrs had signed it. thus insuring caucus on
Monday morning
Gays developments are absolutely confident of
success. The news OF the Allen pledg, given
oy senafor kinnear AZ Seattle tonight produced
asensasIon here when announced, and it was
conceded that the Significance Of the expression
OF Seattle continent had materially strength
ened the Allen cause.
Another piece of information that made
great impression was contained in message re-
eeived by Senator Allen from Representative
sp9ck, OF Spokane, who is en- route
TO Olympia, in which he pledged the
senator his earnest support for re-
election. News comes from Tacoma that
plan has been formed to bring out Presidential
Elec,cr MeMilliu, of San Juan, as a can
cidats fer senator, after Turner has had
his day. 1t is now thought that on Monday
the members that Mentzer can control
absolutely will refuse to go into the caucus
In the hope of bringing over to Ment-
ger in the open house Democrats or Populists
enough to elect him, but it is not believed that
the scheme to thus break up the Republican
party ID the house will work.