The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-12
Being Distributed Throughout the
State TO Corral Votes.
Effort to secure Signatures TO q
Call for Caucus IL a Fiat Faiiure.
and Has InJared the Spokane
Mans Chances Had Political
one-Ncmbcrs Refuse to lie Stam-
peded-tarmcr Todd, ex-Chnir.
man huiger nud Richard Wtnsor
Said tn lie Working for Wilson.
sreelal stan corresronaence.


OLYMPIA Jan. 1.-The senatorial hght
has settled down 20 quiet. conservative
work. large number of tho Federal bril-
gade have lett the Wilson headquarters
temporarily and are scattered over the
state endeavorIag TO secure enough sniisl-
enee ~ force some Of the backward men,
hsrs into iine for the Spokane senator
Those that are lsft spend as much sinle
over the highly interesting game of solo
In the basement as they do standing
around the lobby. Wilson and Hopkins.
his manager, are really the only hard
workers around the headquarters. In his
desperation Wilson is using every science
known 10 the political wire pGiler TO gain
the support os members against their wlli.
hut hts efforts are meeting with no sue
cess.
The Humes forces are growing more in
earnest each day as they see the chances
for their candidate increase Mr.. &. {.
| Dalton, az Ilwaoo. who has bee,. Ia charge
OF the Hgmes headquarters. has heea in
for two days with a threatened attack
of pneumonia. ani the members ef the
King county delegation have relieved him
OK all responsibility. lie is now rapidly
recovering
Since the contest for organization OF
the house and senate has been concluded
the HunleS forces have become thoroughly
organized. They are now holding meet
ings every night, when they plan out shs
| work for the next twenty-four hours
| Their meeting tonight was enthusiastic.
ana they are patriotic in their work.
Ia the Foster and Ankany heatiauart.ra
saere Is neither excitement nor bolster
Gus effort. Both candidates are workiur
assidaonsly. and claim to be satisfied win
their chances
Caucus Cali Little Heard or
The caucus call has not been heard srnm
muca tonight. 1t IS soiely In the hands
or wilson men. and no ane has been al,le
to learn definitely how many names hays
been secured. The san names Thursday
night for the caucus, but there IA m
thought that II Ba8 DO held. Me8bsr,
generally are avsrse "a holding a caucus
unta early next week. ard the wilson call
is not particularly popular.
fae fact Is theru is no certainty that a
Caucus woaid De aei4 IL TIE necessary NJ.
iy-seTen names ware secured Thgrc
are nav. II IL said. four papers out FOR
signatures. No oBe bat the Wilson man
ayers have any knowledge how mary
names have been secured at Any time.
The members have no guarantee that a
caucus would ba held far II would he
easy for Wilson % suppress The calls ana
merely announce that sufficient names had
nos been secured. 1t is 10 his hands ard
he could DO with II aa he pleased. Taers
would Dc nothing 70 prevent BIN holding a
caacas back several days after enough
members bad signed 10 naks enc A rer-
tainty. The proper place fer a caucus can
woald BE with the speaker of the house.
and then li woa,t be on osa!ly In the pns-
session ard Under tie control az the Re-
publican members az tha legislature.
\ Wilson Man Exeinsa..
Il ha*e 10 hope Of securing enough
names tor a caucus before next week
said Judge Mount. nne OF the esre1Iators
of the eag today. II aE. not Al nborss
80 give either the names of those who
have signed or she number Of slgners. IL
having b@en agrwei tnas no Information
of that character should 10 made nsinige.
sly reason for believing the peeassary If.
iF~s@ven signatures cannot be secured for
two or three days IS tae general oppoasflca
n1es wiih ar1oaz the members mink
'ae genera. sentlfseslt = Tor cauesz. hgt
~AA@~ Ntsf i-4f%4tA%4H AtAasAh Il NsfA4G a& IA
fa1E 70 the candidates. who should have
a reasonable period Ia which TO make
theif campaign.
THE original caucus calf ws$ so arramg-
sd tha. twenty atue men co8is non1inass
IL csurgs- The asw esll requires fffY-
sevea signatures and forCy-two u noral-
naae."
~ 3 yea eontlnue - esrcula,s sh@ eanys
"oh. ye@s I believe ws Sla get nam.
ra9 ard Sheq1. ard tAs saossr tas necessary
nuHsE@r ls %~rarss. the spasysr The caucus
VII sa 7.ia.-'
'1hsu do yea ttisk thA members VII
Dc se@srovs - = caglsua7-'
IT y r3r us1a3on 'hsi & VIII not be hssf
tafsTs nezt Tuesday ~ vrss3fsessfaz''
Tl>e ezsiy oe.$act ss ,ne wilson Managers
IN k~orsnw ths Names aa4 Number or xrn-
era EserSt - 20 er9nave~ - fntesczd 40
ssgn-rz. X q was ksow ssast a ns@s wsFa
Oh fHe ca3l a ran $40 49, aos naas .
eauous al gxcs wntifa nps sign whE~ II -
was tn1d sA.srr we're oasY :. axnsn~ he u1igh-
slgr thinking thss oss<r - c5uis rot -
s@css@=d rs o<s3~v 10 further deceive. tws
pass-ss are - e.gnr.AfIss. 50 shst : saxser
esnrest wee fns Information sse desires. Tr4
oafy way to- rfssssss~TS eza Erute~t ITEM
sesvas Ia 20 res#ss 20 asss susa they xn@w
saey are re3ay 70 80 fBso eaaeas at osacs.
I>zss scczsSas !. wss is@sr1sd I~s W.lsoa