The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-25


Great pressure has been brought 70 bear
today by the Turner Managers 10 get the
FntdGle-of-t the-road leaders tc agree 70 a
caucus. VIII of Iincoiu. r. IL. Smith %
Whitman and other PopuNsts of the
straigas-0ut persuasion have been urged
10 sIsn tire caucus cali hut no great nuFn-
ber Of them have moved in their aetrrnai-
nation 20 refrain from participating vita
Turner IN fssion caucus
The Whitman county members hava
firmly refused throughout the nght TO sign
the caucus call and on them the energies
Of the Turner workers were concentrated
today. The Turner men feel that T they
can persuade the Whitman members 10
agree 70 a fusion caucus raauy OF ,ha otal-
ct middie-of-the road men will Yield The
Whitman county members have been fer
Cline from the beginning and some es
them have taken the position that he IS
the only PePa-.st on whom the party can
unite. The speaker himself has 80 far re-
fused 70 entertain the proposition for q fu-
sion caucus and 4 VII ne a G.f8culf matter
for Turner - win any Of them 20 his side.
Although this Is true. Y - evident that tha
Turner men have made some heaeway.
and a caucus for Wednesday or Thursday
night. u no election is had between now
and then. is among the probabilities.
The refusal 81 tke miGGIe-os-the- e-roa ders
TO go fato a caucus IS taken an tndica-
ton of their belief that Turner viii be
able 20 muster enough votes 90 capture
the nomination They are therefore wary
OF the proposition and prefer 10 maintain
the existing deadlock rather than par
ticipate in the election Of the Spokane
man.
Representative Hanson has written n
letter 10 Capt Atwell stating that VIM
sor had been his first choice. but that
after the hrst ballot ne saw che middle
of-the-road men could not unite on VIM
sor. therefore concluded it 20 DE his duty
20 vote for Turner and hasten the eloction
of A senator.
August Toeliner was tonight taken into
custody by the city authorities on tho
charge Of insanity. Toellner came TO
Olympia a week ago as the champion of
eN-County Treasurer Maple. whom he
claimed Was the best man the Popalists
could choose for senator. lie aroused
much levity hy exhibiting a photograph
CT Maple and besougbt every one he met
~ work for bis friend Tocllncr's actions
gradually became strange, and IL soon
became apparent that he was suffering
from mental trouble.
Tonight he Warned George Turner 10
withdraw from the senatorial race within
half an hour. and sent a similar message
20 Senator Squire. FFe threatened num-
Der of people in the lobby OF The hotel and
by his actions caused e su.ail-sized panic.
= AAtlOEL NA Mtr ANt t&4aAAtAAkfH "A tttAt NAFtH
county. perceiving hls condition. tele-
graphed Mr.. Maple asking th1t be De sent
for and taken care of. No reply re-
ceiyed and Toeilner wandered about The
city for three or four days without sleep
ing much and taking bat few meals,
His desire TO see Maple elected senator
and the nervous strain h. has been under
during the last week proved too much fer
him. and on complaint Of a number Of
guests OF the hotel nc was taken into
custody. Before going 70 jail Toellner de-
clared that Maple would BE unanimously
elected senator tomorrow.
To caucus or not to caucus2 This 10
the question which j. aEitating the
three parties IN the fusion or
ganizacon. The Turnerites are more
than willing 70 submit the chances q
their candidate TO the arbitrament Of a
general caucus. bat the straighfout Popu-
lists say Nit" and often embsIllsh the
expression with emphatic excerpts from
holy writ.
The Turner managers have all along In
sisted that the middle-of-t hf-road popu-
lists are alone 20 blame for the existence
OF a senatorial deadlock, They declare that
the only reasonable pan for the election
OF a senator Il through fhe regular cham
nel OF party caucus. They insist that the
fusion or reform" forces Ia the IcEisla-
ture shoala settle fhe question on Fri
a
ed Speaker Cline TO 90 into a caucus With
him, but after submitting the proposition
90 his friends. Mr.. cline rejected the offer.
Since Friday morning "A call for A Caucus
mas been IN circulation by the Turner men
and has been signed by some of those now
supporting Cline. and who were formerly
for wlns0r. One % the Whitman county
members who has stood oui for the eiec-
tion Of a straightout Popglist was asked
20 sign che can. and replied that he would
do 20 when al the other middle-of -the-road
men had signed. The member feels that
he Is safe IN his position. ~ no consid-
ersble number Of the straightouts are sx-
Teeted 10 sign.
The possibility ~ the entrance of Gov.
Rogers into the senatorial snHabhle f. be-
ing constantly brought 20 fnc surface by
ruu3ors circulated by Rossips and poilt-
icsI}y wise persons interested either re-
rnoteIy or directiy IN the matter. one nf
the latest stories aaoat Is that Rogers
friends recently approached Turner with a
proposition for him 20 withdraw fn tbs
hope of saving the fusion party from z0-
ing 10 pieces. and 20 throw al his strength
10 the governor. According ~ the nara
tive which was inReuious.y told Sc vas
explained 70 Turner that RS political fu-