The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-29
NEWS FROM TACOMA.
rpnrcn ~ THE SENATORIAL
FIGHT TO STAY.
Uaaa - ~ ConAdess Of WfnntnE--
rssson nanauef 20 BE Heia
Tsursdsy sfrht-CsshieE Peters
s~ax~hfnz for New uonasmen-
r>ocu. sar.ss ., ths poss-rnssCirsncer.


IL PE6lssG &Fetkf>
TACOMA. LED zx4-Spselsi.--sss the cats
,o- RE zsssrablsux q ths legislature crATs
near. taa politicians OF TaeornA and k'isTcs
esyuafy are 8exsmniaT 20 ngfrfa closely %
fne senatorial git8&si0a- - - prg9Aoie
TIA. Ps@ree county viii furnish the legs
iMtaxs sfta one or nasre Candidates tor
TIE hsnof. and some o. the. candidates a.
ready 81 fas field Nia gst some votes rom
fnfs comfy. The Pierce cJ0afy ceieEztlpE.
vhgea Stands nfts@n fusion ard thr~s ks-
puBnea1s. wiII b. brought togsthsE u c2h-
eaA sefnA tifns next week with the plf-
pose CO trying 20 centFallzs TIE strength
% ne delegation On ons candidate. ~ -
30, likely. however. that The attempt %
sosts4ffv the aeie@At1ou wfE BE- EuecessfuL
Georzs Turner. % Spokane. recently paid
TA5orn& = visit % several days. during
whica gossip over the senatorial rght uas
accelerated fr4es snra bly,. II %aa r5SUoTsd
that Turner wac enneaYortnz 10 ascertain
the sentiment 10 Pierce county as 70 hls
carsdlaAry * IL stated that 30 went away
wen satisfied with what he heard hire. 30
sngch 80 that the formal announcement
cg hIs candidacy Is expected almost any
dag. One Of Turner'S confidential advisers
said today that be bal entered the race
with the intention OF staying IN III the
last day. re expects 20 wiz
Although Turner has RETAINED rom
pubiGcly Announcing rs candidacy, yet ths
isst OF candidates for weeks past. X VIII
be Remembered that a. tfse Eileusbprg
convention the statement vas made thEt
Turner would no; Pc a candidate for the
seBasorsntp this winter. but would accspt
o place ~ presidential eierfor on the tick
-. campaign the state for fusion. and
then. In sss9. ask ths flfs40n party for ia
support for senator. TIE impression was
given oHt by number OF Popai.sts and
be a candidate this time for senator. owing
90 the fact that Eastern Washington al
ready had q senator. and that the country
west OF TIE Cascades was entitled 70 elect
. man in Senator Equlre's place.
THIS story was given vide publicity at
me time and for several weeks thereafter.
Whether Il had the sanction of Turner Is
not kDows. bus AIS friends here assert en-
rs4assrally that hs did nos authorize any
such statement. They say that ne went
into the fusion movement solely because
he believed Ia the cause Of free silver. II
ta said. on behalf OF Judge Turner, that he
gave hls TINS and syent MS money in the
Campaign without hope OF reward, and
that his entnsrsco into ehe senatorial strug-
sic bas BEEN due 90 the persistent solicita-
tons of has frasDds
The silver Republicans from Plarca ans
there are four OF them. will favor Turn
sr's candidacy. Bs viii receive two psspu-
list votes from Pierce. and perhaps more
IL Frank Baker enters the race al olym-
pia. he viii likely control the rest OF the
Delegation.
Although this IL the home of Baker he
has confined his efforts 10 secure votes
or other counties lie has done very little
work here. perhaps relying on the fact
that Pierce Ia his home county and ought
20 be expected TO give him the prefer
encs. Baker Ia said TO have resolved Of
fsrs OF Support from several counties IN
Eastern Washington. and from King
county.
Tas Democratic politicians In this cour-
~ vii urE. Judge stallcup TO enter the
race IN case there iz anything approach
Ing deadlock at Olympia. The number Of
men In the state who might consent 10
take Asimilar position under sees eireum-
stances II beyond calculation Senatorial
timber may be expected 70 crop up Ina In
exhaastlhle Quantities In case there IL a
locking Of horns among the principal can
6idatsz
The county ofscers-slset and members
OF the legislature wiz tender the mem
bers OF tn. fusson campaign committee a
banquet Thursday night at chaberg's ho-
tel, The affair viii De well attended BY
prominent politicians Of the three parties
A fa Fl4E. an fsfrsz