The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-04-22
SENATOR SQUIRE ON TOP
He Clears Himself Of His Financial
Ills and Has Money TO Spare.
ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS OF The FUTURE
Loss Of sleep as an Intoxicaut-vice
President Hobart not Especially
Fond OF His Job. He FINDS she
senate a Very Diiasory Body.

The Seattle Times gives currency to
the following New York telegram under
date of April 10:
Presto change!
Yesterday ex-senator Squire was poor
today he is ricbl
Squire has sold out to John d. Rookie
TELLER and realized half million in cash
The Times correspondent has just
learned some news of great importance
to Seattle and the future political situa-
ton in the state of Washington. 1t re-
lates in the first instance to ex-senator
Squire and in the next to the senatorial
contest of 1899, which must be determin.
ed in the canvass of 1898, when the
election OF members to the Sixth Legisla-
ture of Washington will occur.
1t was well understood in the state
during the contest for the senatorship
last winter that Squire was broke. He
told his political friends that he had less
than 900 to put into the canvass and
did not expect that sum to 90 far against
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own the lie Roi mine. When Squire was
defeated he said in an interview publish
| ed in the Times that he was in the posi-
ton of the military commander, who,
being asked as to the cause of his defeat,
replied: "The general who has the
longest guns wins the victory-and was
not so equipped"
If this meant anything ex-senator
Squire implied that Turner had been
elected senator because he had more
money to spend than Squire had.
When Squire was defeated he did not
lie down and sulk, but returned to his
office in Seattle and stayed till the last of
February, getting to Washington just in
time to draw his pay and congratulate
Turner, who on account Of the extra"
session was sworn in on the 4th OF
March.
Then the ex-senator departed for New
York City, where he has been ever SINCE
| except week spent at the capital.
While the ex senator has been very
quiet, he has been very busy, and on
Saturday the secret of his stay in New
York City leaked.
| II will be remembered by those who
watched the court and transfer records
that the ex-senator WAS very busy along
in the winter transferring property to the
Union Trust company. OF which it is be-
lieved Squire is the largest stakeholder.
There were quite a number Of suits Of
foreclosure filed also against Squire--but
it was believed that the Trust company
would ultimately redeem them all.
Today it is understood that Squire has
transferred all his State of Washington
holdings to J. d. Rockefeller for the snug
little sum of $4,000.
How much of this will be required to
liquidate debts is not known, but 1t is
not believed to exceed $4,000. 80 that
the ex-senator will probably return to
Washington inside of month--probably
about the first of May-with half mil
lion dollars to his credit in New York
OF IN MS INSIDE pocket
Then what? II is openly claimed that
the ex-senator won't do ting" to the
present United States senator, Wilson,
whose term will expire March 4, 1899.
Squire will simply sit right down and
make out a schedule OF political plans
where by he will land the senatorship, no
matter what it may cost.
1t is safe to say that certain gentlemen
like A. d. Warner. Esq, of Everett, will
not be returned TO the Sixth Legislature
OF Washington, nor will Hansen and
other gentlemen who found 1t convenient
TO vote for an eastern Washington man
against the protests OF 95 per cent Of their
continents.
am glad for Squire. He is much ADLER
than the last legislature gave him the
credit of being. He has done more for
Washington than all the other men ever
sent to the national capital from his state
put together, and hundreds of men here
would like to see him returned.
Then it will be no small matter for Sc
attic to have Squire go back to his state
and city worth $500. 600 in cool cssh-for
it means that Squire will handle ii 10 the
advantage OF Seattle as we'll as to himself.
Let it be emphatcslly understood also
that Squire will succeed Wilson and be
his own legitimate successor. Western
Washington will have no senatorial repre-
sentation from the time when Squire
went out until his return.
| The ex-senator is also an out-and-out
silver man and the silverites Of Washing
ton should rejoice at the accession OF so
much power to their ranks. They we're
poor in lS96-but they will not lack for
funds in 1898.
4 Arctic Exploration.