The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-26

II IS claimed by those in opposition TO
Turner'S candidacy that X would not ae
for the best Interests o. the West % eteSt
him for the reason that il would give
Spokane two senators al one time. aeSe
who have the best interests Of Seattle 81
hear. claim that The army post. the north
canal and the proposed Qualifications along
ths sound and the irydcck. would net
receive the attention that they deserve
! both the senator's were from east .. tas
mountains. Tnts is almost knock-ooNd
argument in this section OF the coaneT
whenever Turner'S name is mentioned Is
a possible candidate.
II Is undoubtedly fact that the can
didzcy Of Watson c. Squire has sunersa
during his absence in the EsS, Outing the
past few months The fact Is that ne aas
not very large following OF personal
friends. and Il Is an axiom that the soseht
are soon forgotten. and this has been sN-
emplfhed in his case. The s1rengtn o.
Senator Squire Is 10 be demonstrated on
his return. His friends are urging IN MS
behalf that he is the logical candiaatei
shat L would be better FOR the interests
OF this section 10 send him than X would
be to send q man from east OF the noun
tainS Il IS also urged thai he brought
quite following with him when ne LETT
the Republican party. and that the fusion
party would no; have been successful
were II not for the efforts OF himself and
his friends II Is also claimed that he
has always voted for silver and Is a con-
sistent friend Of the white metal cause
The senatorial situation Is full OF pos
stbiilties in The way OF disintegration Of
the fusion party. II the PopGlists unite on
a man and succeed in electing him II Will
result in disgruntling the silver wing OF
the party. They say that they must have
the senatorship as their share Of the
spoils OF the late election. Without the
senator they say that they have got
nothing worth the having. To be sure.
there is Patrick Henry Winston and Con-
gressman-elect Jones. but the silver Re
publicans repudiate these two men ana
claim that they are Populists pure and
simple. II the silver Republicans do not
get the senat orship they will undouoted-
~ refuse TO play second fiddle 20 the
Populists. and win be compelled TO return
10 tbs Republican fold in order TO get out
OF the Populistic cold. The Democrats.
that is large number OF them, intend
to keep up the party organization, and
they will gradually withdraw from the
triple alliance. They seem TO think that II
Is not exactly the proper thing for the
disciples OF Thomas jefferson 20 be play
Ing the part Of the tail 10 a Popnlist kite
that is at present flying at such a high
altitude that a fall caused by lack of
wind wouldnpve very disastrous not only
TO the kI8 ~ also to the Democratic
tail. ID 81 FopUkSs, too, are so Sweiled
..wit y = bride 49, recent victory that
med q be domineering and TO look down
nsfheIr partners in the recent victory.
frey say or at least large number OF
sshe rank and file say. that the party Is big
Fenough in this state 10 stand alone, and
they are, therefore, Indifferent TO the
wishes of the Democrats and the silver Re-
publicans.
The situation is already strained. The
family is not a happy one, there Is much
jealousy and quarreling already. and 1t
now looks as though divorce proceedings
on the ground of cruelty and neglect would
soon be commenced. The tie that bound
them was the cohesive power of the silver
question, and now that this is a lost
cause there Is nothing much TO hold them
together.