The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-11

OLYMPIA Jan fa-SpeciaI-A Gro WI Of
politicians. senators and members OF the
house Of representatives allied the lobby of
Fhe Hotel Olympia tonight for over tarcs
hours. The roster of the legislature IS
practically complete. and everything - ia
readiness for the assem- oling Of the iegis-
lakure tomorrow Tonight Congressnl
elect w. Z. Jones. OF Spokane; H. J. Snive-
ley. Z. ii. Hagan. Senator X. &. WASH
burn and Lieut. GOV r. IL I.uoe, of Dav-
export. arrived
Mr.. Snaveley al once became az home in
the Turner camp and Is an active worker
sn the interest Of the Spokane candidate
for the senatorshlp. Parttsans of all the
aspiFants for SQuire's scat are actively At
work and the struggle FOR supremacy be-
tween the forces has. at last, begun in
earnest
Fusion members Of the house will meet
in caucus az the capitol tomorrow morn
ing at o'clock. Charles r. Cline. OF
Nhatcom, viii be elected speaker Without
opposition, Solan t. Williams ard James
Ross having practically given up the
fight. Mr.. Williams made no especial es-
fort 10 capture the prize, and will not OPP
pose the election OF cline. The same is
true Of Ross, who might have made a for
midable candidate had he desired TO make
the race. Mr.. Cline will be the unanimous
selection OF the PopullsSs.
Nearly all work done today has been
for the purpose of deciding upon the em-
pioyes OF the house. The number Of APP
plications for clerkships has been extra
ordinarily large, and members have ear
ried In their pockets vast number OF
cards of those who sought places in tho
house. King county viii ask for eight
places in the house the delegation having
indorsed the following in a caucus to-
night:
J. NJ Page for enrolling clerk.
Mrs. NJ. a. Balderson. assistant ENROLL
ing clerk.
Mrs. Bertha Yemen. journal clerk.
lee Smith. assistant postmaster.
Mrs. IA. Nida. assistant enrolling clerk.
Mrs. NJ. A. Stewart. engrogslng clerk.
A. X. Bell. messenger.
-. Ii. Guiherson. OF Kent. watehman.
In the distribution OF offices in the
house the Populists will have at least
three-fourths, They have large work
ing majority. and will be guided by the
good old Jacksonian rule that TO the VIC
tors beiong the spoils
Nearly all Of the places will he nIed
from those who have been indoreed by the
various dele cations.
Pierce couRty Will ask that sam Hollo-
way. an OLD school Popuust be appointed
lanstor. and Miss Fay Fuller enrolling
clerk.
The committee eierksAIps will be flied
later. :. +. caTuse. of Clailam. will be
the chief clerk OF the house J. G. Clay
ton. OF San Juan. Is slated for assistant
chief clerk. and G, II. scott, OF Seattle,
may be sergeant-at-arms GIN Rooy. of
Whitman, will be supported by Eastern
Washington members for reading clerk
The Popunst leaders in the house today
gave IL out that the Republican members
could claim no recognition in the marger
Of offices. This WAS received by the Re-
publicans a notice that they were not
wanted In the caucus tomorrow. and II
IS probable that they viii take no PARK ia
the organization Of ths house as far
the caucus Is concerned A proposition
advanced by a King county Fopgiist mem-
Der 10 give the Republicans one or more
places, was promptly sat down upon.
Interest In the senatorial controversy
will be centercd In the P0pulist wing ~
the fusion party. for here the Inevitable
battle must be fought 10 a conclusion- The
ropuligt leaders realize this fuily and are
daily devoting the greater part OF their
time IN efforts 10 bring order out OF the
chaos that exists in the Popaiist party
wing of the fusionists.
The great question before the populSts
Is how TO eliminate all Of their GfteeH or
twenty candidates save two or three With
out disrupiing their organization. Many
81 ltL Nita4AAtEBA = NAtAtAHh EffsfftA&fS Ni ttt
house insist that only a fopulist party
man can he elected 10 Squire's seat, bat
when they are asked how they viii be able
TO effect the elimination of the host 81
candidates who are In the field. no replg
Is received. The PopuiaB know the dan
ger they are Tn they realize and admit the
possibility for the success 0f one or She
other of the Silver Republican candidates
unless they get together and settle their
differences peacea big. Most or them claim
that this wll certainly Be done
The discussion Of these prepiexing qurs-
tions has brought out the line distinction
between FopuIists fhat was often heard
before the F,iensbUfs convention bot
which after the campaign opened we're
lost sight o. The line is now frequently
drawn between the middle-0f- = the-road fel-
lows and those who are not ''radicaI' In
their views The uitra-popuiists wiz de-
mand the election of one % their number
a. a condition indispensable 10 the perpet-
nation Of the fusi0u movement. The pro-
cresslve Popullstz viii endeaver 10 unite
the party a Popnist candidate for the
senatorshlp bat viii not stand out against
"a silver Republican in case be- II safisfac-
tory
The more radical Popnllsiz declare that
any man who votes for either Squire or
Turner viii henceforth and forever 3.
backiisted. prominent eastern Wash
ingt0n P0puist, who has been a member
81 the organization since is inception Ia
Washington, and who has edited a nufnber
Of Popaiisis papers in the state. declared
to-day TO the Posf-Inteiiigencer correspon-
dent that any PopuliSt member Of the laE-
islature wao voted for Squire Or Turner
might az weA sign his political death war
rant and never again ask fer preferences
O. prominence in fhe PopBllst party. such
arguments as this are continually used 20
force the weak-kneea or reealctrant men
in line for a datlnctyeiy Poprlist eandi-
date.
Clark Davis Of Sesttle. arrived yes
tsr3ay afternoon and has secured rooms
AZ tha Olympia. Mr.. Davis Is one os tie
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