Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-12


pie Are Left In PerpIexing Doubt.
Following ! the report Of the War
ncr investigating committee - The
H,l-y Monday:
I, t+e HoaJra}.e SPEAKER ami Ncm-
t,rs q he House Il Z. arss..:c;lres
-Gsnt..neu:
We. your committee appointed hy
resolution u this honorable body on
the 2eth day oi January, 1897, t. in
ve>tiga.e certain charges appearing in
the Po1-InteIIi9encer 81 that date,
purpor;ing t. }e made iy DIR. G. V.
I Calhoun, and t. investigate matters
pertaining t. thu election of United
States Senator, beg leave II make the
following partial report. the same be
I ing a full report upon all matters per
! tanning - charges made III said Post
/ LteiiiqCucer upon said date, in regard
- the Hon. \. ID. Warner, one II the
members III this House, and transmit
herewith the testimony adduced in re-
/ !ation thereto.
Firet-Yuur committee finds that at
some time prior 10 the interview be-
tween senator Squire and Nh War
ner. as hereinafter stated, several men,
bers OF the Legislature had attempted
to agree to act in concert 10 prevent a
! deadlock in the Senatorial contest
and to secure the election Of 4 suitable
man for that position; that this at
tempt was, upon the part OF these
members, honorable and legiti-
mate; that the mere fact that any
member OF this House or OF the Sen
ate may have been connected with
that attempt imputeS to him no
wrong doing, nor any knowledge OF
any wrong doing, nor Of any attempt
at wrong doing; that 1t is entirely
unwarranted To stigmatize the list OF
names of these gentlemen as the
list OF corruptibles," as appeared in
the Post-InteI!igencer OF date of Feb.
), 1897.
Second-YOur committee further
finds that upon the evening of the
oath day Of January, a conversation
took place in the room of Senator
Squire, being room No. 10 in the
Olympia Hotel, between Senator
Squire and Mr.. Warner, and between
DR.. G. V. Calhoun and Mr.. Warner;
that at that conversation a plan for
obtaining control of the aforesaid con-
templated organization was discussed.
Third-That this plan contemplated
the use OF money for some purpose.
Fourth-Your committee finds that
the real question in dispute is whether
Senator Squire made proposition to
Mr.. Warner, or Mr.. Warner made a
proposition to Senator Squire.
Fifth-Mr. Warmers testimony be-
fore the committee was in substance
that Senator Squire proposed to him
that if he, Mr.. Warner, could procure
the reelection of Senator Squire, that
Senator Squire would give him 81 200
in cash with which to entertain men,
bers of the Legislature who were ex-
pected to form this organization re-
ferred to, and 5000 when he was re-
elected.
Sixth - DR.. G. V. Calhoun and
Senator Squire gave testimony before
the committee in substance to the
effect that Mr.. Warner proposed to
Senator Squire that he, Warner, should
attempt to get control OF this con.
templated organization, provided Sena-
tor Squire would pay him 81 900 down
and 5000 contingent upon Senator
Squire's reelection.
Seventh-Your committee has felt
itself oppressed with the responsibility
of finding facts from contradictory
testimony, but feels constrained to
find, from all the evidence that al
though it may not be beyond rea-
sonable doubt the preponderance of
evidence shows that the proposition,
as claimed by DIR. g. V. Calhoun and
Senator Squire, came from Mr.. Warner.
but your committee further finds that
the preponderance Of the evidence
shows also that Mr.. Warner stated
that he wanted this 81 600 for the
purpose of entertaining the members
Of the legislature, who were expected
to form this contemplated organiza-
ton. Your committee is not fully
satisfied from the evidence, for what
purpose the 5000 was proposed to be
used.
Eighth - Your committee further
finds that upon this proposition being
made by Mr.. Warner to Senator Squire,
the Senator, in the language of DR..
Calhoun, demurred to 81 600, stating
that he had very little money and
that if he was reelected he might be |
able to raise some money, but your
committee further finds that although |
the proposition was discussed that no /,
agreement was consummated between |
the parties and no money or any other |
consideration passed between them.
Ninth - Your committee further
finds that there is no evidence tending |
to show that any other members who
were expected to take part IN this
contemplated organization, had any
knowledge whatever of what occurred |
between Senator Squire and Mr.. |
Warner, or that any such proposition
was to be made.
Tenth - Your committee further
states that in the investigation of
other matters relating to the election
of a United States Senator, several
persons have appeared before your
and given testimony tend
ing to show corrupt solicitation of
of this House, but the
testimony thereon has not yet been
closed and your committee is, there
fore, not yet prepared TO find upon the
truth OF the same.
Signed: John H. Powell, chair
man; J. p. De Mattos, Robert Gerry,
]. o. Cough, w. L. Freeman.
The committee was discharged from
further consideration OF the matter by
the following vote:
Yeas-Baker, F. R., Baker, s. w.,
Fritz, Forbes, Geraghty, Gerry, Gilkey,
Hansen, Hicks, Hargrave,
Johnston, Kincaid, Land, Koehler,
Lusher, Marshall, Mathiot,