The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-30
A. Last Nights Caucus All nut uisha
Members Voted for the Lsading Cas-
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House Votes 60 AboliaA Lisassnane
Govssnorship.
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Olympia Jan. - 29--Special--1he occ-
ond caucus of Republicans ON tn
choice of United States senator wan
neld tonight. seventy-nine members of
the legislature responding TO the roll
cali. the only abscntees being Isoxgso
Of King, who Is sick. and F'ishnurn, who
arrived later. Speaker Morrison was
elected To the chair. On motion uf
Senator Wilson Of Clallam Coy. Mo
Graw and Judge Hoyt were invited to
seats on the platform by acclamation.
and received w.s5 cheers. Senator
Deckebach moved that only members
of the caucus and press be allowed
within the rails, and the motion was
carried. The call provides that flfty-
seven shall sign II. thai forty-ene votes
shall be necessary 10. a cfioice and that
those who sign pledge themselves to
abide by the action OF the caucus.
Eight votes were taken. the only In
terruption being a short speech by
Lesh of Yakima. who said that. after
having stood fast by John b. Allen,
he yielded up the fight. and. speaking
IN complimentary terms OF his first
choice. declared he should hereaeser
vote for Wilson.
ballot:
For Ankeny-Brown, Bull. BURROWS.
Campbell. Eddy. Foes. Frink. Gilbert.
Haffey. Haltsfman. Hatch. Helm, Horr.
Hutchinson. Kittinger. Lille, Lyman.
Merchant. Miles. Mills. Morgan. Morri-
son, NettIeton. Pusey. Roberts. Ser.
geant. +. T. Taylor. Terry. Van Hou-
ten. Washburn. Wilson. Wooifng -,
For wilson-Barge. Bush. Callow.
Cantweli. Cioss. Conner. Coon. Cirtiss,
Deckehach. Fenton. Foster. Candy.
Hall. Ham. Heath. Ide. Irving. Megier.
Miller. Milroy. Moore. Nelson. Minis,
Reynolds. Schively. Scohcy. Il. w. Tay-
ior. ]. G. Taylor. Temple. Tull. Van
Eaaon--sl.
For Allen--Aibertson. GoddsTss. Han-
ford. Johnston. 'I.esh. Lewis. Mcdonnell.
Williams. Wings.
For McMillin-Belknap. Dorr. Easter.
day. Harper. kellogg. Murray. Wood-
worth.
On the second ballot the changes
were: Aibertson, from Allen TO Hoy3:
Harper. from McMillln 10 wason:
Johnston. from Allen 10 Wilson; Lesh.
from Allen to Wilson: Mcdonnell, from
Allen to Ankcny.
On the. third ballot the changes were:
Albertson and Hanford. from Alien to
Struye
On the fourth ballot the changes
were: Albertson. from Strive To Ferrys
Hanford. from Struve To Allen: Murray,
from McMiliin TO Wilson: Wing. from
Allen 10 Wilson.
On the fifth ballot the changes w<res
Aibertson. from Ferry to Harold Prs-
ton: Fishhurn arrived and voted for
Ankeny: Goddard. from Alien to Frank
r. Lewis; Hanford. from Allen to An
keny.
On the sixth ballot the changes were:
Albertson. from Preston to Hoyt: God
dard. from Lewis TO Hoyt.
On the seventh ballot the changes
were: Dur, from Mcafi!lfn 70 Wilson:
Goddard from Hoyt TO Allen.
After the eighth ballot Eddy Of Sno-
hom!sh moved 70 adjourn until O'clock
tomorrow night. and the naaason was
carried by A ayes to 90 noes.
The proceedings were remarkably
quiet. but there was considerable ex-
citement in the hotel lobby afterwas<1.
when the members arrived. Both an
keny's and Wilson's managers ciasfsy
that their man viii be nominated to-
morrow.
Unless all signs fan Wilson has
reached his utmost strength. and AM
keny has assurances from several mesu-
bers that they win vote for him n
their nrSt choice IN hDfsclessiy out of
the question. There are eight votes
on minority candidates. which are ex-
pectcd to split UP tomorrow night.
One thing is made manifest now by
the vote. ard that is that the Eertheru
Pacific and all other railroads have
united on an effort TO force Wilson into
the senate. They made their stiprsras
effort tonight and failed. Members OF
the legislature who have doubted st
hitherto were eonvincrr beyond doubt
tonight BY urmistakable exadeneu.