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

IRE salaries OF justices Of the peace IN
cities OF the srst class shall be reduced
from g 90 70 81 81 per year. = bill pro
vfdsnS that g deed for property sold under
execution shall issue Immediately affsr
sale win be intrcdnced By hin- he voUid
piac7 the period Of redemption before IN
stead % after the sale. giving the mort
xaxor tbs right 20 a stay Ars0tner piA
has been prepared by Senator EaSferoay
allowing sssignses Of mortgage 20 re-
lease IL
Trts~@~s In re s~narorghtp fEst mas
been piacsd sornewhat In the background
nv fhe work OF organizing the house. The
ia5or= of the partisans Of the various
candidates have not Iessensd. however
bur stncs this morning there has been re-
r@we6 activity. Il can be predicted WITH
shsolut@ certainty that The middie-of-ths-
road Popuissts viii combine In sufficient
numbers 70 prevent the success OF any
candidate for perhaps thirty days 20
come
Tonight a w1ory was put into circulation
- those opposed 70 Squire 20 the effect
that he would rely 20 some extent for
Te-eseetsoa or the Republicans in the SEN
ATE. According TO TIE rEm0r, squire has
gwen out the impression THAI II supported
81 fas Republicans ne would act with the
party IN the United States senate
on the tariff and other measures
aside from the financial question
Whether this story has any foundation IL
doubted. but IFS evident purpose Was 20 N
ture the senator. II has Us enecf among
ms Populists. however. and evidently VIII
be used ~ tae most advantage BY those
srho are determined that a niS6ls-cf-tne-
read man shall b. chosen.
There is considerable speculation tonight
a. 20 what course the Republican senator's
viii pursue when the upper house organizes
tomorrow. II IL known that number 81
Use Silver Republicans are NOT pleased
with Friday nights caucus. 50 iaat inter-
esging Developments may Be lo9ks1 Tor.
The friends OF Clark Davis have sprung
something entirely novel in the manner of
baisotfng for senator's. The plan Is Tor
the P0pniists 30 meet IN caucus py them
selves and ballot until someone 10 selected.
Each member o. the legislature i 20 place
on slip OF paper Eve names. the first 70
ne h3s first choice. ard the succeeding
names 20 BE- designated as his preferences
IN their order IN case the first should fail.
This proposition is not received with
favor BY those Popaiists who do nor re-
gard the election of q NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
"a a sine qua non The scheme IS ao-
yanced IN the interest OF Davis. and II
adopted would perhaps prevent a long
drswn-out fight.
Fred Alexander, assistant chief clerk OF
the last legislature. will cali the house
to order.
senator-elect plummer OF Spokane conn
". Is interested Ia a number Of measures
relating TO municipal corporations. Hs
will introduce a bill providing that city
tFeasurers may sell property for delin-
quent Improvement assessments without
going into court. That section Of the state
Law when aroused the anger of the fusion
.sfs during the LAST campaign. and which
provided that the name of no candidate
should appear twice on the ticket. vii! be
sought to be repealed by bin TO be In
troduced by Mr. Plummer. He viii also
endeavor TO have the present primary law
simpiifeG.
All OF the presidential electors are here.
They viii meet tomorrow noon and will
cast the vote OF Washington for William
J. Bryan. one OF their number viii be
chosen 20 deliver the ballot In Washing
ton. ID. G.
John ". Pellatier. OF Tacoma. has been
appointed st9nographer 20 Gov ELECT Rog-
ers Mr.. Pelletier Ii secretary OF the
Young Mems Bryan and Rogers Club OF
Tacoma He Is a Populist and a capable
young man.
Among the Populists In the house the
line win be firmly drawn on the single tax
question. A number OF Eastern Washing
ton representatives declare that they are
opposed 70 any exemption whatever from
taxation.
Eugene Ways exemption bill will be BIT
teriy opposed by this element of the Popu-
lists. and this vital differences among the
Popuiists may lead 70 a clash.