The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-03
secured tne arpefztr1snt then OF Krrtz
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secured s1e reargs5i-,tTzsnt t1eE OF ErrtZ
over ire protest of kinney.
When yle last s-ate cc1ve1rton noustna.-
I'd Bushnau for governor ard Hanna fnr
senator. the lette- defeated kurrz for rAe
chairman ard secured tie election OF Nash
for chairman That e the cause ot ths
present ax1.t eealnst Hanna Il has IN
vo!ved al the old sghts cr former years
that existed between what were ca led
the Sherman and the Foster fl atlors and
later the so-calle1 Mckinley and Foraker
factions Ill row tha lines are drawn be-
tween wha. are termed ths Hanna and he
Bushnell factions: but these factional
fights never Included combine with the
Democrats Until = tbs present ccntsS--
During -ha las- state campaign il was
stated that Cav. BEshnsu visited the state
heade1zr-ers oniy once. ard than Oh al in
yt.ar;cn. r * also stated that Mr.. kszreZ,
yA0 was state oli inspector under Gov
Bushnell ard leader OF the opposition
aEainz. Hanna, conducted state head
quarters q Tia interest CT Gov. Bushnell
and OF anti-tfauna candidates for the leg
tzlature. There we're charges during the
campaign that Judge Nash was conduct ~
The campaign for tina legislative tickets
ard Kurtz fer the state tickets.
Late tonight the f1z4onlSts encountered
the aof.bIe division of the legislative Ct
fees. There were TWO Democrats who re-
fused to vote for Judge Ditgy for chIef
clerk OF the sen&fe unless they secured
their men for ra-Eor places AT the con-
ferences last night Il was decided what
places should oe given the anti-HaBua
Republicans ard what places should 20 20
the Democrats. out tte personnel OF the
assistant clzrkships and serseant-at-ar
vas not definitely fixed. After frequent
conferences tonight IL was decided to hold
a joint caucus Of the opposition tomorrow
morning. AT that caucus the senate and
house steering committees VIII report.
The same trouble about the division Of
the offices exists in the joint programme
OF the opposition fer the organization Of
the house Representatives Powell. Wiley
and Niles. three Democratic members. are
not get pledged 10 vote for Mason for
speaker. or fer any Republican. The man
a-ers OF the combine say these men viii
finally vote with the other Democrats, but
these three members up 10 midnight
y ould not say anything except that they
were not pledged.
II these three Democrats vote for
third ca ndidate for speaker. then the vote
would stand fifty-thEee for Boxweli. nifty
three for Mason and three scattering, and
there would De n deadlock on organiza-
tion The Democratic steering committee
was busy all nisht looking after the un-
pledged members
induced 10 do so. The Hanna men ex-
rress no confidence IN 4 majority for
Boxweu but say they expect To elect aim
by not having a majority OF votes for any
other candidate. The opposition tonight
claim the defeat OF both Boxweu ard
Hanna. They claim they VIII organize
the senate and house tonight Mayor Me-
kisson. Allen Q. Myers and all at the
icint headIlarters express the same
opinion. Gov. Bushnell was also OF tie
same belief and he stated that the defeat
of ths BoxwelI ticket III the house and or
Hanna for senator would not have any
effect on the party. He thought the party
would do as well with any other good Re
publican in the senate lie added tnae
Senator Hanna never conferred with him
during last years campaign and that the
party would not tolerate hosslsn.
GOV. HushnelI Denounced at Home
SPRTNGFTELD. o, Jan. 2-Republscans
al the home of Gov. Bushnell held a n in
dignatlon meeting today, Condemning the
governors action. and engaged special
train to take crowd Of 200 10 Columbus
Tuesday 10 boom Hanna. The meeting was
attended by Auditor Young, Probate
Judge Goodwin Prosecutor Stafford. Coun-
~ Chairman Board. Sheriff Shots and 9th
ers or equal prominence. a band has been
secured and transparencies condemnins
kurtZ ana EuSHneii aTe8 II pFePdEatlun Lo
hs taken 90 Columbus Tuesday. Almost all
the prominent Republicans Of the city and
county are in it and the excitement aud
indIgna tion is intense.
The arrival OF three close friends OF ex-
Senator Brjce tonight started the report
that overtures had been made to the gold
Democrats to vote with the Republicans
for Brice for senator as an independent
gold standard man in the event that Han
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Nca members who attended the regular
caucuses could b depended on for this.
there are mora than enough gold Demo-
cratic members 20 carry il through. Prom
irent Republicans favor the plan. rather
Than elect . silver Republican senator.