The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-18
In WASHINGTON CITY.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.-special.--Ie IS
understood here thar ex-Gov. Miles G.
Moore. Of waIla WaIIa. who has been in
New York for tbs past few days. is q can
Gidats for Senator SQuIre's seat Gov.
Moore i Is SAID. was pledged 70 work fer
Judge Turner. OF Spokane. for the senate
two years hence 10 succeed " Ilson- Both
were then Republicans Both are now
hoiters from the party and are seeking
the franchises Of the combined PoYulist
and free silver element IN the Washing tca
legislature. Gov Moore intended 20 keep
faith with Judge Turner for two years
hence ard was not pledged 70 the support
OF any one 70 succeed Squire The fact
that Judge Turner has become a csndi-
date for election before the legislature this
coming January does not therefore place
any obstacles in the way OF Gov. Moore
but Senator Squire. who has been counting
upon the entire strength OF those members
Of the legislature who recently belonged 20
the Republican party viii ind them split
ND between his former political associates.
the gentlemen from walla Waala and Spo-
kane.
This effort to have another senator
chosen from east OF the mountains by the
coming legislature Is looked upon here
as a determined effort TO defeat the return
OF John J.. Wilson 10 the senate TWO years
hence. In this present legislature tbs
fusionists have full control, and there is
no question that they can elect any one
upon whom they may unite. Political for
tunes may again change as decidedly IN
the next two years as they have In the
past two. and with a good, strong Repub-
Mcan legislature, Wilson might again be
the choice % his party. should the senator
who Is chosen this time be from west or
the mountains. The Republican party,
then, IL true 10 precedent. would go east
a. 1-s 4
a senator now be chosen from Eastern
Washington. such a howl would go up
from the ''unrepresented west side that
IL would be impossible two years hence to
elect any one not a resident or Puget
Sound. Enemies of Wilson are thought 10
have this In view, while at the same time
the friends OF Judge Turner and Gov.
Moore realize that there is more oppor-
tunity for them 20 win this time than
next.
SO far as being friend OF the west side,
however, Is concerned. Senator Wilson's
record in congress has placed him pretty
sQuarely with rhe people on that point.
II Is noteworthy that some of his strong
est supporters are found among une repre-
sentative men OF the counties on the west
side OF the Cascade range. Senator VIII
son does not appear TO have ever. forgot
ten that he represented the entire state
and not one particular section OF IL
Those who are counting upon the serla-
toral fight this winter without taking into
cons liberation the element OF chance that
Senator Squire wiz DO retained, VIII ma
themselves way off in their calculations.
The present senior senator will not only
be a candidate, but a very active one As
soon as he can get under way certain mat
tiers of legislation here in which the state
Is Interested me proposes 70 return 10 the
state and personally conduct his CAM
paign for re-eiectton TO the senate. The
senator thoroughly believes in his abiEty
10 make friends. and - confident that the
record which ne has made during the past
six years win stand him In good stead
with the fair-Ilinded members or the
legislature.
a friend of Senator Squire said the
other day that the senator feared most
the candidacy of James Hamilton Lewis. on
account of the great popularity OF the lat
ter gentleman with the fusionists, as
shown by the result of the last election.
Senator Squire is reported TO have said
that with Lewis out OF the way, he had
little doubt OF success.
Some correspondent In Washington
state has sent out an item TO the effect
that one of the candidates for senator is
Richard Winsor. who is better known by
the soubriquet Of "BombaZines." Eastern
papers are already talking OF Winsor as
elected and are ciasssing him with Pitch
fork Tillman. Whiskers PETER, Nitupera-
tive Vest and other noted characters in
the senate chamber.