The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-31

AlDerfscn or King cast the yote Tor
Hoyt.
Olympia, Jan. -speciai-rhe events
OF today. while they cannot be said TO
have in themselves furfhered settlement
OF the senatorial question. have undoubt-
edly brought II, by implication. nearer the
end. The joint ballot tomorrow will be
very formal affair. but the caucus in the
evening will bring the co..test to a close.
The caucus tonight was the stormiest
and most lively OF the entire campaign
Speeches. motions, by-play. schemfng and
countcr-scheming characterized the pro-
ceedings throughout two hours. until the
anti-Ankeny and anti-Wilson men se-,.
cured an adjournment until tomorrow
night at o'clock. Twelve ballots were
taken with but few changes. and be-.
tween them several efforts were made
to force the two leading candidates out
OF the race In favor Of dark horses The
result demonstrated the fact that the
two leaders are deadIocked and that
the McMillin men are playing one against
the other In the interest Of their man.
Eighty or the 81 Republicans were again
IN their places, and on the first ballot
Ankeny lost six votes from the previ-
Gus night and Wilson lost seven, with a
corresponding gain by Alien Of 5 and by
McAIillin of s.
After the fifteenth ballot. ana sevenih
OF the sitting. Isesh moved to adjourn
sine die. which was amended by Wilson.
of Clailam. to tomorrow night Milrcg,
a Wilson man. presented a. resoiutinn
reclting that, Whereas, The Republicans
had done their best to nominate in cau-
r,o~ nd hat Ia al fes, f,ntp
tarded by the delay: Resolved. That 1t
DE the sense of the caucus that all names
ballotea for be dropped"
Milroy moved the adoption of the reso-
luton. Schively wanted 1t amended so
as to except McMillin U.aughter.l
Deekebach thought no new name could
be presented which would please every
body. The people of Chehalis county
wanted Wilson. II they kept on voting
somebody would get tired. II made TO
difference TO him. so long as he got his
way. (Roars Of iaughter.)
Eddy saGt DecTabach did not represent
the entire state, and his power of enkinr-
arce was not greater than that OF others
He was in favor of fighting Ii out When
the majority said quit he was ready He
wanted TO know IF Deckebacai's ex-
ample OF psorrouncing euiogies on cands-
dates was in order ''Elegles." excbalna-
ed Senator Taylor. Q4aug.hter.)
Heam asked II Mf.roy wanted TO present
a new name why did not he do It. Miirov
retorted that If the member didn't know
a good dark horse he couM be introduced
TO one Hall OF Lincoln Saad ne would
like an Introduction. eff we put up a
sark horse Ia THIS caucus you'n kill ham,
rec,fsesi Ma!roy.
Teie resolution was put but only cne re-
sponfei YEA. AMI amid great laughter
the resolution was killed.
Scohey then moved 10 adjourn. Taylor
asked what WAS to be gained by that II
they adjourned ssne die the powers that
be would see the necessity Of arranging
thssf. affairs out OF caucus. Wilson con-
saaereSt & the duty OF the Republicans
90 settle such qs,esvsor1s irs caucus Helm.
peckehach, Iessh a1si Mxoga opposed per-
fsaaeuat adjournment. The notion was
lest, asid aanther egfo-r. To take a recess
till tomorrow after che seventeenth bas-
lot was foss by a 10 IS. After the elgfl-
seensh similar motion was desseasesi by
Is 10 2s. The ninelsceTih was followed By
a ike nlntlon, which was again lost by
Il TO 80.
After the twentseth Sergeant agaan
moved 10 aijo0rn. Curt2ss of klicsGiat
said fze desired 10 AVOID a deadlock, ani
ne sfosigAt that II they adjourned il
wczITf give a.ae heading cansle3asses time 20
see the fasiy cf pe-sistiuS ana withdraw
before they were expelled from the Re
publican PARTY. He hal Ssen one rrsa=s
killed off by perssstsng. ard now al least
two men casssd sse that they were not
wanted az th.s time Ny Sae majority of
members of that tmsiy.
There wss great eonsgsion at this juno
tla~e. the MeNsllsa ussn wrszkins, aarl 30
sscare asfl1sigTslssse4t, a azgi X was carried
by s viva yoce vote. afser Two hours of
szs5erssa exc1Eanses.s