The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-12
WAY MAY FILE A CONTEST.
LIKELY TO FIGHT FOR HEMRICH's
SEAT N THE SENATE.
His Intention known tn Fusion
Managers-Refuses 10 Deny Rn-
NOR That He VIII Carry Fight tn
Olympia - Sncecss II Doubted

Eugene Way leader Of ane single asA
propagand of Washington afad aet*dSf'
fusion candidate for state senator 3N '''S
Twersty-fiTth district. according 90 Ief*et~-
~ reliable authority IS planning - GIN
the election If Andrew Heinrich. t5'e re
publican candidate IaeFn was q We
authenticated story In cifeniati9a ai.~As
fusion politicians yesterday ta:t 'i'' " q
after making what ie called 4H saFSS "a
ton. came TO the con- suss4n lAat ne fh4s'i
yet defeat the slaccsasfui edIlf5A-s ~ @p-
peaIing 10 TT state senate, " uach' ~ %
now believed. Is fusion - az leaSs a ma
Jor.ty OF one
f,,, .he fsr4 Of the resuxas. Ir. Hem
fgch nag = clear ma lCcty over Eugene
Way OF z votes. Mr.. Heinrich I.olied 80
votes. aeeor8saz 10 tbe returns secuted py
the post-Ia te.siEencer. while hta Popaiist
Opponent received bat ~ votes. The CON
test between sie Two was very spirlte1-
WAY mad the fight gg his ille for inc Of
fec. realizing. Sc is said. thai MS political
prestige 81 tae l'opuls boss Ia the flfst
ward which had been badly shattered Dy
the failure ~ hts callcrhe1d campaign,
would be demolished altogether u he were
defeated In the race for state senator
Several members 0f tue tHSstn county
committee ara claiming Ways election, al
Though they are silent Oh the question 81
a contest before tbe STATE senate 13.ey
claim d recount w!i diminish Heinrich
ma fority Tley decline 81 discuss the mat
ter IN detail, except 30 say thAt NJ. way
himscif alone knows what he ~ill do ana
that Is Is attending Il the matter VITA
out aay assistance or adTice from the
county committee.
Mr. Wav himself VII rot gay whether or
not he intends 10 contest Mr. iemficn's
right To seat Ia the state senate To
post-Inteiligencer reporter ne declared last
night: Il have really not thought any
thing about the matter. have not made
up my mind what to du. 10. ] VIII not
deny the statement thar / am 10 contest
Mr. Hemrich's election After making
this declaration Sir. Way ended the Inter
view.
No one at fusion headquarters denies that
Mr. Way believes he has chance of o"-
Ing seated in a contest before the state
senate II IS understood that he il count
ing upon arTaying tne fusion members or
the state senate in his favor and against
Mr. Heinrich. Fusion!st politicians. who
are posted upan the state OF sentiment
among Democratic leaders toward Mr..
Way smile when they hear the Way men
say that their candidate viii yet sit IN the
next legislature.
There are five Democratic hold-over state
senators. namely. Senator'S Daniel paul,
of Douglas. David Miller. OF Waila Walls
Frank Baum. of Okan0gan. Augustus
High, Of Clarke. and John McReasy, OF
Mason county. on a partisan contest. poll
ticians say AiF. Way would OF necessity be
compelled TO secure the support OF these
five senator's before he could hope 90 win IL
a contest. II "a regarded as possible that
he would tee likely 10 receive the support
OF the ten ropuist hoid-oyer senators or
partisan lines.
Among yi4e Democrats who were active II
the late campaign. however. there is q
strong belief that IN the same proportion
as the Democratic voters rejected the sin
ale tax SO would the Democrats in ths
state senate hold against Mr.. Way. IL
fact, there are some weIl-posted fusionist,
who believe that Mr. way himself Is de
batting this very point before announcing
his determination o make tho fight against
Mr.. Heinrich.