The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-19
The Ankeny Men and the Will
son Men Of One Mind.
ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY.
Why the Saturday Caucus Plan Could
Not Be Carried Out.
Ex-senator Ailea VIII Not Receive .
single Popuiist vote-rhe Senate
Committee Announced = Introduce
ductIon OF Bills.

Olympia, jan Observation-Disclosures
days dispatches indicated that a caucus
would be held tonnGrow morning at 10
O'clock. and such would undoubtedly
have been the case had not beta houses
adjourned over until Monday. This af-
fordsd many Of the members living IN
couEHsles quickly reached by rail an op-
portunity to ratisga home and devote
a few hours To business. This exodus
OF so large a number of members caused
an apprehension on the part OF the Will
SON and Ankeny managers that tale at
tendaiaes al the caucus might be 50
small as to discourage those present 50
that their attendance could not readily
be obsaiised when really essential.
Therefore the eaticus tomorrow morn
ing was abandoned. and instead thereof
the regulation official casl for caucus
was drawn and circulated. 1t nest with
favor among the Ankeny and Wilson
followers. and in a few hours forty y-one
Republicans had signed the call which
WAS mutually agreed upon. II is more
than probable that when tine mcmgers
return the cail Will receive the number
OF signers required to elect, fifty-seyn.
AT o'ciock this wing many of tn Re
AT o'ciock this evening many OF the
Republicans assembled in the hall of
the house of representatives pursuant 10
an announcement made by Candy OF
Spokane. for the purpose of discussing
tbs adviSabiiity of holding n caucus.
A great deas OF interest was mani-
tested In the meeting. and a number Of
members spoke heartily in favor of the
movement. There was only one voice
|. raised against hiding the caucus. and
at length resolutions were adopted de-
caring 1t the scsise Of the meeting that
all loyal Republicans should partlci-
pate IN the caucus and that the ReDub-
leans should decide their differences
among themselves, without the aid OF
their opponents.
The hopes of the Alien men OF rccelv-
ing aid from the Populssts In the event
that the election of senator was not
decided IN caucus were rudsly dashed 10
the ground this evening by Representa-
tive Cbne, a Popuiist member from
Whatcom. Mr.. Cline states in most en-
ptsatic terms that AT least seventeen
out of the nineteen members in the
house would rot vote for Alien. He has
personally spoken TO these seventeen
Popaiiists with reference to the election
OF a senator. and all have expressed
themselves as being unalterabay OPP
posed to voting for any one except
Popuilst They mean 10 keep In the
middle OF the rad as did the Popu-
lists two years ago. They VIII vote fer
one OF these three men. w. III. Plum
ilner. Spokane. George III. Westcott
mayor of Blaine, or Senator Range, OF
SEATTLE. In all probability 1t will be
Piumnler, as the Eastern Washington
Populists are In the majority AMI they
favor P,umner. In any event. it will
be a populist.
a very unfortunate effort was made
ON Saturday by the TaconIns Ledger
to revive the old King and Pierce coun-
~ fight. EdFtorially It urges the Pierce
county delegation to- cast IT'S solid vote
for Wilson. Pierce county" II says.
could thus name the next senator and
be pledged the right TO say all. or more
than her voters c6uld fairly ask TO say.
in selecting the one who is to succeed
Squire two years hence. as we'll as In
naming the next state ticket.
The supremacy which King county has
kong held by fcsSse of the united action
OF her representatives, she is no longer
III coalition 10 defend" The friends
OF Mr.. Ankeny deaiore this course. be-
cause he is not a citizen OF either coun-
~ and has warm friends in both.