The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-23

OLYMPIA. Jan. Se.-Speclai.--A Populist
caucus was held tonight 20 select can
Gidate 10 he voted on tomorrow and until
a senator Is elected. The middle-of-the-
road caucus was secret. and held IN the
Bettman block. tB the house committee
rooms Forty Popuiists attended. and
Cleveland Smith. Of Whitman. one Of the
strongest middle-of-the-road men IN the
house. presided. After considerable de-
bate the caucus got down 20 balloting.
and The second ballot resulted in the Sc
lection Of Charles l.. Cline.
W.nsoF came next 10 Cline in the num-
Der OF votes received. but the second bal
lot gave Cline Is majority. Eugene Way.
OF Seattle, Winsors chief lieutenant. WAS
present and took an active part In ths
caucus. Frank x. Baker OF Tacoma. here
toIore one OF tire strongest PopQliSt can
d!dates was also present taking part IN
the proceedings. Before the meeting ad-
journed PheaEs. n Stevens county Populist.
moved that oil members OF the caucus
sign a written agreement binding them 90
support the caucus nominee one after
another every member OF the caucus came
up and signed the resolution. A few left
before the meeting adjourned. but stated
that they would vote for Cline.
Cline VIII receive - or - votes In al SAT-
urday. Nearly all of the Dsnisss' strength.
Is. VIII SO 10 him: also Bakers z, and Ra-
= -
winsors votes. The caucus tonight was
pradominated by Ciina's friends. and IT
is stated IL was packed IN his interest. all
his friends being especially urged 10 bs
present.
Saturdays fight will be between Cline
ami Turner. and Cline viii probably fal
twenty votes short Of election, and IL -
freely stated by fus.onists that % votes
Will be the limit OF hts strength unth soma
additional change occurs.
Three ballots were taken by the leg.s.a-
ture in joint session today for The slec-
ton Of a successor to Senator Watson &.
Squire. No election resulted and the slta-
alton at the conclusion OF the eallofing
remained as before. except that the name
Of Clark Davis Was withdrawn AT his re-
quest after the frst vote had been taken.
As indicated IN todsy's Post-tnte4hgen-
cer MIR. Davis had made up MS mind that
there wcre no i2nger~any Inducements Tor
his remaining IN the arena ana So. ia me
interest OF harmony. he quit. letter was
read by the e.erk from sir. Davis. asking
that his name be Withdrawn.
on the second roll call. Warner OF Sno-
homish created great stir by rising ia
his seat and making a speech, announcing
his change Of MS vote from the fopuIisS
candidates for whom he had voted 20
Turner Warner said that he had sup
posed the popuists, he.ns In the major
ity. would haee el.cted senator and. on
this theory, had yoses for number OF
Populist candidates. Ectng convinced
that the taxpayers Of the state were los
ing patience with the legislature for is
failure 10 elect a senator. ne deemed II his
duty TO vote FOR one other than Popu-
list. namely. George Turner.
Warner took plenty of time 10 make his
plea FOR the Spokane candidate, and be-
fore he had finished ne was Interrupted ny
loud cries OF roll call" The P3pulists
did not ike the incident. and were restiva
under Warmers flood Of eloquence When
the ballot was finished IL was found that
Warmers effort had not benefited Tur-
ner's chances.
The incident was the one topic OF sena-
torial gossip in the afternoon. Many be-
lleved Warmers conduct was part OF
presrranged plan TO stampede the iegis-
Iature 10 Turner. One OF the Turner man
ayers however declared that Warmers 8
sneech was calculated 70 inture Turner.
and that the piay was made TN the inter-
est of another senatorial candidate.
Davis resignation upset the plan OF the
winsor men Of pushing their candidate TO
the front Winsnr received u on the first
ballot or more than on the first ballot
yesterday. Carr. Couch. Hodgdon, Mitch
ell and Parker. VINO had veted for Davis.
went 70 cline after the first ballot.
Hargrave and koehler voted for Squire
on the second ballot, giving him 6
Turner started today with r. reaching
q on the second and third ballots, tho
number he received yesterday.
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