The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-02

Senator Squire was very much IN evi-
Senne A. TIE northern hotel yesterday.
49, =. hald a levee during the after
x,on Co. George @. Lyon and others
rers uresent. T. Is evident that TIE sen
afo- attaches a great deal - inporfa nee
10 tas certificates % character Ebscn were
given 70 aim ~ the silver members o. ms
United States senate. once during the
afternoon ~ handed these documents 70
a gentleman 10 look a., ard while az vas
ree4fnz them Harry Gordon, W II. Cor
harn. Dan Cross and severz, other Repuo-
licans came into the hotel. As they pass
81 ~. gentleman who was reading tne
aerator's Washington recommend tons.
they wished him a happy New Year. aho
invited him % Join them 81 Tassaiir IN
which the better times that are 20 come
with the new year were 20 oe toasted
The invitation was accepted and the par
Is vas soon 81 front % the refresaTneft
counter q the hotel The refreshments
had hardly been ordered when Senator
equire entered TIRE room In search OF his
raperE. He seemed 10 be afraid that ne
might lose the documents, and approach
Eng he gentleman be had loaned them -.
ne asld. "Yoa had better return those
rapers now I wiz .et you see them some
other time" The precious documents,
which the senator expects VII play such
an important part IN the coming sena-
torial campaign. We're handed BACK 70 MIN;
IN moment they were carefully placed
r., The senator's inside pocket and ne turn
81 and left the ROOM
From what could BE- learned around the
hote1 lohbies yesterday, and tn political
circles generally. n seems 20 5c the opln-
ton that Squire's cry 81 poverty Is not
genuine n - claimed by those who are
presumed 70 know that he IS fairy well
supplied with the siucws Of war and.
though he IS a silver man. he IL prepared
20 carry the war on In Olympia on a god
basis It IL said that he did not @ish the
fact that he has money 30 De generally
known. for the reason that he wished
20 throw dust In the ewes Of those who
are hia rivals fer the office, and In order
that tie attention Of tho army Of grafters
that hover about a senatorial contest
might be turned away from him % tha
end that fhe money which he has on hand
NAV be placed where II wiil 10 the most
good Il i claimed by those who arc on
fhe inside that the senator IL prepared %
make a fight IN which money viii play the
most important part
The situation Is a little more favorable
than It has hitherto beer for some man
outside 81 the Popuiist party 20 secure
the senatorial plum. The strength Of the
eral candidates Charles +. Cline, Of
Whatcom. who Is slated as speaker Of the
house and whose candidacy was an
nouncsa a few days aEO. Is gaining In
strength. and he has no incousiderable
following he IS very popular with the
members Of his party. The boom for
Judge Wiusor Is conapsing, az his per-
rouM popularity and magnetism are not
strong enough 20 sustain ~.
The ftnOn Of Farmer Todd Ia growing
but then be SAYS that he Il not candidate
and he also declares that he has no can
didAte. Al he wants Is a mid3le-of-the-
read Popuiist. He is Ike the fireman who
did not care what color the engine was
painted SO long as 1t was painted red.
l. case "a Populist cannot be elected the
farmer has his choice among the Silver
Repuhieaus-bnt he Is strangely silent as
70 who he favors outside OF the POpulist
party FOR the position. It Is firmly be-
neved IN fusionist circles that Farmer
Todd will be able 10 name the senator IN
case a Popullst cannot be selected.
Then there is Mayor Belt. OF Spokane.
He has many friends among the Popuhsts
east Or the mountains. and will be q factor
IN tbs fight that win have 10 be consid-
cred.
Goyernor-elect Rogers. with the patron
age or the state behind him. will also be
q consequential figure that cannot be over
looked IN making senatorial calculations.
II viii be in his power TO reward hts
friends and punish enemies by Withholding
patronage. and he viii be able 70 trade
or positions for senatorial votes IL is
claimed that all his efforts viii he bent TO
make a combination 81 that he may De
able 20 so 20 the United States senate In
two Years from now as a successor TO
Hon, John l.. Wilson. In order 70 do this
y Is good politics for him 20 favor the
election OF a candidate from east OF the
mountains at this time for the reason
that it would geographically clear the road
for him. as he resides In the western part
81 the state. II is more than suspected
that he has already made such com
hinau0n. but that he viii not disclose mis-
hand until ne il tuaugurated governor
and then the end - which he is working
wtil be made manifest by the character
o. his appointment and in other WAYS
ey which the professional politician can
read the hidden motive ~ though he were
booking into an opcn book. The governor
elect Is said 20 oe playing a deep game.
bnt he makes no move that Il not closely
watched
II IA said that Judge Winsor has osten-
sioiy behind him the Hart brothers. John
and lee r. There is q vague suspicion
iu the minds Of some az the Populists
and ft ts eyt1oGtly a wrong IMPRESSION
that these brothers will later in the cam
raiEn throw whatever Influence they have
II thc direction - squire. This suspicion
j. raHafisss the outErowth OF "a feeling
that ts eNtant among the single tax Dor
ton OF the Papu.st party that the Hart
brothers have not treated them inst right
81 Che matter ol the county appointments
u Is queer ho~ suspicious political bed
fellows sometimes gEc. There may not be-
eav solid basis -ov this suspicion. bat that
81 exists % certain.
Ccogsa =. Turner seems % have aetf All
EFFORTS ln this section 81 ihe state 20 helB
hi7 eeaatoril boom. Patrick Henry Win
sian ana others WHO were d5iax mission
cry werk in his behalf acre. hsve vith-
drawn ana are now iu sba vicinity ~ Sfa-
1ar- it e sai3 that Nj Turner Thought
s. i1'Pntttc 60 tEy 10 divide the Pouuitst
forces ~ the present time His iIrs is
y ifet-ouf FopalisG can he elected
- act interiors with such a result II
nov F"7. such consuullaat teu cannot DE-
s''oFsn sh. fe wit teeo enter the oe,a
a. a eAn-l.f'ie. a7t Pc thtrks ne has a
fs'tinE oaaa-s NJ vsaniae. but thst T.
~Hat a} thf c2r}lfatse thlak
one ~ tHt 1l1st esr-ast workers ,-, Ia
hai - Nentfor Squire Is Dvanis Pr,~s-
&sH ts earnestly f-tinE fa SECURE s,~ f,s
senator the coveted r-a-r ana DID. s-. y
- NC faia q" ing wha ers v-ttt4.-