The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-29
He Asks His Friends Not to Vote
for Him Any More.
BUT ALLEN STILL HOLDS OUT.
A Call for . Caucus Tonight Is Being
Generally signed.
Aflsn's Trisnds Ahsut - Givs Up ves-
Ing for tass seatsis Lawyer The
Hssss Favers sElecsioa OF Senators
by Direct Vote, Bus Disapprevss
Fereciessrs on Unicn Pacific.

Olympia, Jan. z3.-Specfa1-The in-
effectual haii0sing today Is likely 10 be
followed tomorrow with like result.
but there will be a caucus tomorrow
night. The call Is being generally signed
tonight. although some OF the Wilson
nskn are hanging back. The number OF
those who would stand by Wilson for
few days longer was very accurate
~ foretih In these dispatches Of last
Friday. and twsnty-seven today voted
for him.
On Sunday nsorning The Tacoma
Ledger published a bogus interview
with Senator Grow OF Whitman, In
which he was made 10 speak In terms
deoreciatory Of Levi Ankeny. Crow was
angry today. denied the whole inter-
view, and declared that. having known
Ankery for over twenty-five years. he
should vote for him IL 1t ever came
to a question between Ankeny and Will
son.
Ten OF the Allen men met In caucus
tonight ard agreed to stand by him
one day more. but further than that re-
AA<~[a ~ krsE.lEc IN tS- lxiE "
MEN also met, to the number OF twenty
six. and 1t was proposed TO refuse TO
go into caucus. but five declared that
they would go into the first caucus
that came aicng, as they were Repnbli-
cans first ard Wilson men second.
Ankeny's adhsrents also held a confer
ence ard resolved to urge a caucus
and abide by the result
An effort is being made by a part
Of the Pierce county delegation to bring
On either D. J. Crowley or Nelson Ben
nett tomorrow. but IL Is not meeting
with much encouragement.
George Turner has withdrawn from
the race In the following letter to Sena-
tor Helm OF Kittitas who nominated
him:
Hon. c. /. Helm--My Dear Senator:
In order that the use OF my name in
the present senatorial contest may not
o'bstruct the election OF some acceptable
Rep4 blican. ] beg that you viii cause 1t
10 be dropped in the further bailoting
by the legislature. With the warmest
and most sincere thanks to yourself
and other partial friends who have
supported me. either by their votes or
their voices for this high Office, re-
main truly your friend.
GEORGE TURNER"
Judge Moore. OF Spokane. arrived to-
night but there seems TO be no move
raent In his direction yet. John L. VIII
son changed his mind about returning
to Washington City and Is stiIl dart
Ing hfther and thither, herding his
reluctant flock. The fight has practi-
eally returned TO the status of the first
day and the struggle is between An
keny and Wilson. The vote tomorrow
will probably reach the high water
mark of the two leading candidates.
with most probably an accession to
the Ankeny ranks OF one or two who
have before voted for him
The members of the legislature were
barely IN their seats when the ballot
Ing began. Gerry. Den1ocrat1c; Hatch
and Loggie OF King. were the only alb
sentees, but these two later took two
votes from Ankeny. When the 18th
ballot had shown that there was no
change of any consequence. Senator
DorT or Vhatconi said he believed that
by continuing in session until reason
able number OF ballots was cast they
could settle the question. He moved.
therefore. that fifteen ballots be cast
at that session. Lesh of Yakima second
ed and il was carried by a vote of So
TO p. The nth. 18th and 10th ballots
showed no change. the first occasion
on which there had been such a con:sn-
nity OF choice On the Goth ballot Cur
riss, Miiroy. Tull and Candy changed
a.
from Wilson's adherents. This made
the 10th ballot Ankeny. IS; Wilson, 81;
Allen. Is. Turner. Z; McMriin, Z.
On the 2fst ballot Miller went from
Turner to Wilson. making mis- vote IS.
and Turner'S only .. Two PopuiiSts.
Collin and Field. changed from, Rogers
to Mayor Belt. of Spokane
Tire 27i was the same as the sfst
and Eddy moved 10 take a seessss tIil
. o'clock. but 10 was cefeated by sf
noes TO IS ayes. There was no s:gni-
flcance in the vote. except as showing
the condition of the members appe-
titeS.
After the ed ballot. Sergeant rwo-
posed that the clerk be authorized 10
cast the reniaining ballots, ena that
the members go to lunch. After a little
discussion the convention dissolved.
having taken eight out OF the proposed
fifteen ballots
At the session OF the house. Reynolds
oe Lewis incidentally remarked that
he had been petltioned by his coussi-
ttients % vote for four different SEN
ator!ai candidates. ani next day the
same ssgaers counteruandsd their ord
ers He had told them that they were
another ard could SO there themselves :"
daughter,
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