The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-27


AFTER the arst ballet Senator 7. J. MI
lsr. af Thursson. offered the following
TeealusloE.
.swaersas. The people % the state have
light 80 demand speedy settlement %
tals aenaTofial question a. the hands o.
-Resslvea Tnaf r L. the sense o. this
flint convention that ft1e majority party
n this legislature should meet n caucus.
select an able man - represent tbs state
ard end q controversy wnicn In a great
measure prevents the careful eonS4o~Ta-
tion % important questions
Cline Immediately raised the point Of
order that ths resolution had no place IN
the rrOcsedlnEs. and THAI any caucus
resolution could rot bir9 the legislature
President Pro TEN. Piammer. o. rhe
senate. who Prssstsc, Tulsd against tie
.osnt. and the resolution. being put, vas
!sSt on q viva vols vote.
Another ballot was oFaerrs. resulting as
o Uove given.
High left Cline and went to Daniels:
Warner. II y speech. changed from TUr-
Eer 10 Cine. Pls-son and Ricaardson vo.-
81 fer Cline on the second D4lios, and
1.ohandro voted fer Turner.
When the roll was nearly concluded sad
the clerk called the speakers Rams. Ar.
Cline arose and 81 a clear. steady voice,
said:
For several days have been voted FOR
~ a large number OF friends for the high
Office Of United States senator. and al this
time 81 u or should - apparent 10 the
members OF This house, Is ~ has been for
several days 70 myself, that for some un-
known reason u would az present pe inn
possible for TIE fusion forces 10 Enlte upon
my name as that OF a candidate Tor tnat
high honor.
q deslre 20 state. Mr.. President. that up
30 the present moment ] have never solic-
tied the support Of any one. either direct
81 or Indirectly, for that place. and ia
View OF the fact that ] have received a
larger number % votes than any otAer
candidate j fee that x would ill become
me 10 stand in tbs way OF the consumma-
ton u the peoples wishes IN this respect.
Il believe and have always believed
that when the legislature convened II was
the desire or the people OF the state that
a PopulIst should be elected senator, and
as IL seems that al the present time my
name cannot carry al the votes Of my
Own side OF the house 20 that very desir-
able end. / feel that ] should release my
friends from all sense Of obligation TO me.
Il am deeply grateful for the great
honor shown me. but am not going 70 let
my paltry individuality stand between the
people and an election; therefore. ] desire
a. this time TO release the friends who
have supported me from further obliga-
lions Ia this respect"
When his name was reached on the first
ballot. De Mates OF Whatcom made a
remarkable speech explaining his vote.
Ie said:
Il am attached to no candidates char
tot wheels i have voted for a Popu-
list on every ballot. first for Baker. again
for Lieut.. Gov. Daniels, and lastly for
Gov. Rogers Eshty-slx men were elect
fwenty-slx on another. The twenty-six
have caucused and stand solid FOR their
candidate. Why do not the eighty-six do
likewise Little cliques have caueused
and nominated their candidates. ] have
participated IN none OF these because l
VII not commit myself TO any candidate
who does not receive a majority vote In
caucus OF the whole party. expect 10
stay here til haaes becomes CONCEALED. n
necessary. before ! viii vote for any nom
.inee 0f q caucus In which do not pariici-
pate. bat expect "a support the regular
caucus nominee. even II ! believed he was
a man wh0 had stolen the livery % the
Peoples party 20 serve Mark Hanna, IL a
majority think otherwise"
De Mattor. after a lorid reference to
Populism and the stars and stripes. asked
why q caucus could not be held tonight
III a caucus is not held tonight there
may oe thiFty-one POpullsts who viii say
70 the twenty-six Republicans tomorrow.
We VIII present you a second-elass man,
~ least II you viii assist rs In his cleo
tion. The Republicans Viii say amen IL
The man Is fairly satisfactory TO them.
and viii easily justify themselves before
their party. Then the thirty-one viii sail
down the avenue with banners waving
nags flying ard band playing just Tell
81 rs viii have ourselves TO blame and be
Ftriviag 10 find some reasons 20 give our
constituents for ouF kindergarten meth
nd@
we are On fence In ne middle nf the
road. The people o. the state Of Wash
snston are pulling the rails. We must
jump 20 the right 70 success or 20 the
LEFT 20 oblivion. VIII We DO right or get
leftR III the meantime. as have received
several letters from my home where the
people say. Tell De Mattos he - all right
VIII again vote for-John X. ROGERS"
Tass unique speech caused no end OF
comment and considerable laughter. It's
purpose. evidently. was 10 drive the
straight-ougs into a caucus with Turner.