The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-04

The Hotel Northern seems 20 b the
Mecca n this vicinity tor The makers OF
senators. and the very ar there IS fall o.
r,ostt{cs. X T. TIE present nes0q 1zrtsFs
- Watson e Squire and a. a eouse's s3eflsS
Il i ne favSFife gathering place o. tae
berehnaen OF the senator. i Is also the
meeting place Of those w1o are the Trends
OF the other senatorial asplranls. pat gan
e. tnsre for sne purpose Of watching the
moves OF Senator Squire and els adHeren's
on the political csessbosrd- Every move
and motion ~ the senator Is noted. as ne
moves 10 and fro fn sne big lobby OF the
hofal ard - he leaves the premises anx-
ioss inquiries are guss3e ss 10 waere AZ has
gone 1y both his friends and foes Botn
fear thai the Statesman may make move
or form a com Dlnatiou which they All rot
BE- abe TO fnd olt about here may ne
found C. r. Haran. Squire's private sec
rotary: Paul q Henry. George q. Lyon
fwa faithful friends o. senator squire,
Farmer Todd. the middle-of-tae-road Pop
ullst John Thompson. the we.I-kno$n poi
iticsan. who viii not tel wao he Is work
ing for y. Broxan. Who Is an ardent aa-
rnlrer OF Senator Squire. F. W. Way sin
zle tax advocate aud repressntative-elect
from the Thirty ninth representative DIS
trict. and many Others.
The fu3l0n asplFan1s for the position Of
senator continue 10 mUl1piy 80 rapidly
that e NiH soon b. impossible Tor nan
50 fall from a talrd-ssory window without
knocking down a candidate or fw0 for
that oface. A well known Populst. who
has just returned from al extended visit
east 81 the mountains. says taat opinion
on the senatorial question in the eastern
section Of the state, as 20 VINO tne nttes5
candidate Sc. Is badly divided and that as
sentiment has not yet crys talized 4 is any
body's fgas. SOME % the Silver RepuD-
leans favor Squsre. while others tslink
that they wsH cast their votes when they
so 70 the legislature in favor OF Turner.
state Senator John ". Range. the Popu-
list. y ~ so strongly favored the barefoot
sclaaol boy bili lu the last legislature. mas
a Number Of friends among the Fopuiisi
legIsist0rs-e.ect. Who declare that they
WiIi cast their votes for him he also
found tl3at come u the Populist legislators
81 Spokane and Whitman counties we're in
favor Of The eieetiOn of State senator l..
g. Crow. Of Whitman. 10 tas position.
This gentleman has also not a few ad-
fnirers IN Pierce aud other counties Mayer
Belt OF Spokane. too. has his admirers,
who say thai they are willing 90 vote FOR
him Tor senator. IL IS even where recog-
mixed that II the Popullsis want 10 elect
e mid4le-of-the-road member of their po-
Itlcai faith they must unite. and Jet not
Hithstsnding that this fact stares them
tn the face the representatives and sena-
tors IN each county seem 10 have IA
YoFed local son for whom they are work
ing. II Is aok1oE lodged that II an under
standing Is nos arrived at as TO who Is TIE
best man among the Popuiists and all the
members OF the party unite and vote for
him. some Silver Republican wiH slip in
and carry or the much coveted prize. Ii
was the opinion OF the gentleman inter
viewed that in that event the fighr wogl3
Be won by Senator squire. When asked
the reason FOR this opinion. be said that
the nnwr3ttcn geographic law WAS against
Turner. and Il was urged against his can
3i8acy that IL would not do 10 have two
men from cast 81 the mountains In the
senate AZ the same time as il Was feared
THAI the interests Of the western section
might De neglected IN the event OF suca
an occurrence. II was also stated that
senator Wilson Ras fighting against Tur-
ner. because 81 was feared that II Turner
Eas elected senator hy the incoming legis-
AZURE II would destroy Wilson's chances
u two years from now. because of that
1nwrttten geographic lny. So Il seems
That Turner Is 10 be made sort OF a
Fetch 20 this unwritsen statute. The geo
graphic enactment hits him In two dis
tnct ways, and the geograplic weapon Is
seing used against him very effectively by
nis enemies
The same gentlemen stated that the peo-
p3e OF Whitman county are almost N
has appointed John T.. Bailaine. % Wash
irEton. d. c. as hts private secretary.
They can scarcely credit the news The
Iopulists calm that Mr Balla3ns has al
ways been an enemy. ana never neglect
ed an opportunity 70 ridtcule the Popa-
lists. tia, he did this when he was on The
Colf8N Gazette. ard followed Ike course
when ne WAS on the Tacoma Ileager. and
that while ne was on both these papers he
made nght on them II Is also alleged
that thsre Is not a Populist iu all o. Whit
man counfy who is not greatly dispeased
Niih the governors action
On Tuesday next Judee J n Glasgow
NNi retire from She position of juiue ~
Tire municipal court OF thls city. and he
vii 20 succeeded By Gilbert F. B0eue. who
was elected With che other fas.onlsts at
e recent election. 81 has been stated
tnet the incoming Judge may try 10 replace
bat'tn John - Brooks with someone or his
oEn political falth Mr. Brooks IS one af
tne most faithful officers ga the employ u
the citg. lie }s 50 Wel acqnalnted with
TIE busiuess 81 the fruuicinal court and
performs his 3ut3es u1th 50 murh ears
ADa noellty that the rew fudge can hardly
arord 70 dispense wftn his services Tee
appointment. however IS not vested I'm the
fudge. bat Is in The Elft ~ the MAYOR. ard
y seems scarcely possihle that Che mayor
wea'd ass or sbeg ga the remBva, OF 50
rsgiiaat an Officer.