The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-10

vas o~erea . get lnerarsalaass-r syssse-ss.ss
against the combine. Eannass managers
for the opposition and worked taro,gs crse
es the gaeI5srS OF he combine w-o has
been trying 70 set away from Senator Han
Eee Al audience wfEE Ssss ang-r her 1rs5, Il
was decided 70 AGcSnnSizzs tner Ac-
cardiugiy. an Interview was arraaged for
vance the rrscSussou had 5.sn taken sy
the members 80 cc5csAl ster1gra pher IN
.ae rocra. wac sooE aswn every word ot
fBs szCsrTlew, an z-porIznt part OF waica
was an 0fSer Of Sc. cash was MADE 10 tase
raernbe- Il re would vcse against Hama
ut = stated S1 good auisoElsy thar tas
S0oa after taS7- organ made sezsa ssanal
puaaicAt1on aaouE ne grand 3ary being
called 0rl 10 investigate ras action Of sew
eral w9rksTs for Hanna
"Ar airy rate. there Gas b@er nothiag said
ahogt the grand Jary's woyk since last
stenoEraUSk.r have heer wrtffer oe.f ana
they comprise several pages OF mater.
whsch are in the possession sf prominent
Republican. TIE TWO men xno are ac-
eused Of offering s5sss are as wei knoa n
IA Ohio politics as are the senior or i,1nsor
senators or the governor. One az them
( holds AT important state oTice ard tae
c.ty.
These TWO prominent workers axasns.
Hanna were uof rhs ores in the room Esfr I,
the member OF she legislature and MS
concealed ssenogra p1er hat taey SAINT saeir
+
af these pTrnSue n men were the pargfas
VITO were named as authorizing the offer
or %.e@. when saslr names were de-
naadsa ="
The Democrats steering committee "a
ported 10 MF. kurtz this afternoon fha.
they nHxt have assurance frorn him that
the dissenting Republicans viii hold cut
before they can give aim = guaranty or
the solid Democratic vote OF sixty-fiva.
II is said that The Democratic steering
Rrrr fra Ex x
day midnight 20 produce affldavits from
AT least eight Republican members that
they would vote against Hanna The
Hanna members claim tina. kartz cannot
secure the requisite number of afidaytts
and THAI the contest viii De over Monday
night.
Ex-tiov. Charles Foster. who was sec
retary Of the treasury under Harrison.
arrived 10 the city tonight. He has been
considered as a compromise candidate for
senator, and by some considered as un-
friendly 10 Hanna bat he soon declared
himself for the senator under the existing
circumstances. and was IN conference
with the senator soon after his arrival.
The following was given out tonight oy
Hanna men:
Some recent developments regarding the
early history OF the present senatorial
campaign are especially pertinent 10 the
present movement because they fully JUS
ufy ths course OF taoee men who are RON
asked to withdraw from an agreement
which they have made TO support another
plan TO elect Gov. Bushnell and hartz for
the senatorship was developed Immediately
after the appointment OF Hanna, on March
T. Before the month was ended pledges Oh
behalf Of Bushnell were being obtained in
various parts OF the state from men auibI-
uols 10 become members OF the feg1sla-
tuFe. The managers who outlined their
plan knew who would be likely 70 be cssndi-
dates tor the nominations and in cases
n mn kz rsaul IN
tiCRs with them did so requiring the cam
didates. in return far their support for the
for Gov. Bushnell.
1T is known that in number of cases
agreements were made in March or April.
long prior 10 the meeting Of the state and
county conventions. which. when neld de-
ciared for Hanna. That the ante-election
pledges thus became matter OF tempo
made them without the know ledge that the
conventions would declare for any indi-
ylduaI goes without saying. but that their
nFst duty after accepting nomination
and election under these circumstances
was 20 withdraw their pledges, made be-
fore these Few conditions arese, IS equally
apparent. Taat these pledges were made
on the suppoStion thai the election OF a
senator would follow the usual course, and
each member be entirely free 10 vote for
such individual candidate as his judgment
might dictate.
When it deveIeped later that both the
state and county CO s>egsSlons declared ur.-
equivocalty for a single individual the
men accepting the Hominatfons under
those conditions were placed in an entirely
ans was 10 obey the mandate OF the PARTY
or 10 decline TO be fits representatives,
II IS not surprising, then. in view OF
THESE facts. that many men who made
these pledges prior 10 action OF the state
and county conventions have voluntarily
and with "a frankness which marks them
as men Of a high sense OF honor asked to
pe released from these promises Indeed
honorable men could not consistently 90
Otherwise, and the only surprise is that
either OF the men 20 whom these pledges
wera made should expect or demand that
. they be kept. Every individual who thus
pledged himself has, since doing So been
informed by state and county conven-
tions that his people desire and demand
that he support Hanna, and no other. and
thus every one or them Is not only iasti-
FED IN wlindrawlng that pledge, aut Is in
duty bound 10 do So.
Il is learned that the eight afI6avfts re-
Guested OF kurtx are wanted for The pur-
pose OF holding the slxty-lve Democrats
~ line. There are some opposed to voting
fer any Republican for senator and about
dozen Democrats have signiaed their
desire 70 vote for Congressman John 3
Lentz. Representative :. w Cramer OF
Paulding, one OF the sixty-fivs Demo-
cratic members, Is very sick at his rooms
and his physicians say he NAV not be able
10 be out for week or more His vote
viii be needed TO defeat Hanna, on the
claims OF the opposition tonight.
Il IS understood that Cav. Bushnell is
not TO stand fer SeGa tor for eitArr ore ar
both terms and that The present pro-
gramme is fer kurtz fer both the long
and the short terms Tor senator against
Hanna While the gold standard Demo-
Gratis have al along been opposing this
coalition. the ultra silver Democrats are
the ones VITO are now giving the COM
biGe' most trouble.
IN connection With the bribery stories.
it IS known that the sterograP piers notes
are n the possessscn OF Hon <. q. Rash-
hone. f0rT1eriy assistant postmaster gem
eral under Harrison, ard one OF the Haa-
IA managers in the present contest.
Mr.. George ". Hull tcaiga, gave cut the
following telegram. wEicA he received
from ex-senator Calvin 5 Brice. under
date of January 5:
Telegram received Arn taxing no part
II the senatorial matter - OAl0. and wish
Il distinctly understood. ( have no DOUBT
as 20 ne duty Of she Democratic member
of t8e legislature. The good of the rarity
and - the state VIII 70 h@St easgs~ rived by
tAel- voting FOR q Democrat and not al
any time voting Ter 3 Repub5ican THIS
MI preserve the integrity og every D-es-
ocEas. a&l1 leave rng party ia s%tter Couai-
ton 20 go snto further campaigns.
CALVIN :. BETCE."