The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-10

IN LfecI9u-Hsss- ttfne ana WIZ
fismx Eneh Making a Brisk Can
vass to BE Speaker of the Heuse.
OLYMPIA Jan. s-special-senator
Watson c. Squire accompanied by Mrs.
Squire, pF. Calhoun. C. Fl. Hagan and
Paul q Heirry arrived in Olympia to-
night and Is located Ia the senator's
neaaq uarters in the Hote. Olympia.
senator Squire appeared IN the lobby
OF the hotel soon after his arrival wear
ing a large slouch hat Of the Populist
sSyte, giving him an unusual appearance.
he Was cordially greeted and spent some
tine IN circulating among the members OF
the legislature VINO crowded the lobby
OF the hotel
With the appearance Of Senator Squire
the senatorial situation took on renewed
interest Whispered conferences were
held throughout the evening, ard it was
easily 20 be discovered that the workers
for the two leading candidates were
Fronting By every opportunity that was
presented.
This afternoon the middls-of- the-road
Popusisfs IN the house inaugurated
movement which has caused no little stir
among the partisaas Of both Senator
Squire and George Turner. A typevris-
ten Agreement has been circulated among
The PopuIists binding them to support
only known and weil-tried Peoples par
- man for United States senator The
agreement IS ironcla8 IN character. aad
is being quietly circulated by Populist
representative who are bitterly opposed
10 the election o. any save a middle-of-
the-rosd man 10 the senate Twenty sig
natures have been secured
IL Is plain that the ultra Populists in
=
members of the legislature which shall
last through the session IL necessary.
and which shall stand out to the last
against the candidacy OF any one save
a Popu.ist
IL this movement succeeds. IT may de-
lay indefinitely the solution OF the sena-
torial question Al any rate. IL promises
10 infuse into the struggle for supremacy
between the two wings of the party
bitterness that will bet be wiped out for
months. The middls-o -of-the-road men are
determined TO prevent the success of any
Silver Republican candidate.
Attorney General-elect Patrick Henry
Ninsto1 arrived tonight with the Squire
party. lie appears to be taking an interest
in the senatorial matter Every county IN
the state IS fully represented save King,
whose delegation will be completed tom0r-
row night.
The salaries Of the employees Of the sen
ate we're fixed today by the senate COM
mittee OF I'VE. Secretary Eshe.Tnau will
receive s. per day. as compared with $50
paid last session. THE new scale is bur 50
cents ioNer on an average than the Cd one.
and in some cases no reduction has been
made.
The members Of the house will assem-
bic N caucus Monday morning at , o'clock
20 select a speaker and I'll the various
afa eha In -,
heve the business OF the caucus can be
flashed by noon-the hour provided by the
constitution FOR the assembling OF the
legislature. Last night there was some
talk Of a caucus OF the fusion members
for today or Sunday. but the scheme was
discouraged by what now appears to be
the dominant element in the Populist
ranks-the supporters OF Charles Z.
Cline, or Whstcorn, for speaker.
James IL. Ross representative from
Pierce, and one or the original Peoples
party men In Tacoma, is a candidate for
speaker. as IL also Solon T. Williams, OF
King. Besides Cline. these are the chief
candidates for the speskershp. Ross Is a
determined middle-of- the-roaG man. and
although young In years. he has had much
to do with the Populist party - the state
Ne has been chairman OF a number of
vounty conventions ia Pierce and Is well
qualified FOR the Office Of presiding officer.
cline Is also admirably suited for the posi-
ton. He was chairman OF the Ellens6urg
convention and is wei posted IN parlia-
mantafy rules and preceGeuts.
II both Williams and Ross STAY in the
race TIL the meeting Of the caucus, an o.
pcrtunity may be afforded for a show
down between the various forces In the
senatorial struggle. II was given out TO-
day from apparently well authenticated
sources that the Silver Republicans IN the
house y no favor Turner VII vote against
sqh're's repTescn ntative. Williams. and
viii help elect Cline. From the same
source & was learned that Turner's sun
por.crs within The Populst ranks would
vote s3.idiy for che Wh2tcom man ore
of Ross friends iu the house told the
Pos l1ieiliEe0cer cerrespcr 5cat that the
Turner Fopu{sts would ala vote for :
Cline Ter speaker ana from other ponu-
Lst members - che legislature The in
formation was ccrroboratef. This fact Is.
* course. burjeuaG with significance. In
asnuch as ter Fopu,is;s are supposed %
rut away any ,houEhs that they favor anv
man Tor senator who does NOT come from
the ranks ~ Ehe Peoples parry
The Populisfs themselves are Ratehfo-
each other yigi.antly. The rafdftr-ef-,ra-
road men are waiting for tie a-st sign ~
a tendency among their fellow members
- support Taruer Whea II anrss-~
bowl vii go ue that v!E neg be s.i.,es ysr
lcrw u1e 90 come
Ross following viii hr confined IN The
a' ara -t'orI.ists. re }s expecrs-f to -.-
c.ive their votes 20 a nse The Ross fa-.
c9n - rot unwilling 20 fo-ce n shaw
Down between the uti5le-3f-.he-~,as -ne7
and che progressive or uor-radscal Pom.
lists
Williams presumably wlu fra his e,,r.
pors atueos shase who favor se1a.sv
SG9.re's -c.ectlor.
TIE 'fh.r1 AaGsr- te rs-jsfv 4,s-~ ,,~
Tbs 1reS neg mean ,aat lts raers-e~s e-.
teyra. in tne3s patronage ~ aae hefzf Nav
tut tea3 .hey are arriving ia farze rnrr.
aerF a0& the representa- xif ~ e,-,
r.etH J. irrla1eas newsuarer ~ro--s--,r,
uves politicians, of5ce Huutsrs. >.a-...
tors .choE lste aet se~afarlal .rt,e.ss-s ,.
-5n.t ter - nraruiee0t mTa from va~Is.,s
r-r-s e# se STATE sre hrre. An-1- 20
3aFs arrivals was Georxe Hazard 81 Ia
0-1e#. "a an ls an Interested szs~e.atc- f- t-a
senatorial. rase JHfrt E.woat rsa-s
Va7n7 over scesn Tacoma teSav " n
fFtr - Nersh Yahjma. 'ha }aE uar+ns-
Hf faarfs Ri ee4acisea. ~ Tacoma IS hrr.
--a A II f3t'aw. prosecuting at-or.ev-
e.re- f.1r1 Faecrfs. Is eu the ground 20 sec
ffat ~n mistakes are made ts the Telr--r
caT Eairo. gt*lea ls q silver Reoaetf.s-
a sAi-e1 o1ts--an srd an aggressive
Ee1teF % p SIf-e-. 81 Spokane. fsersha~
ct tae feF1.lss staee central s-ouruittee *
here era "a esr@ntrE t-e senatorial s{t-a-
ucn Ni5E great interest Editor T1~wef
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