The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-14
Special stan Correspondent.

Special Star Correspondent
OLYMPIA. Jan. l3.-The senatorial sltu-
a,ion tonight Is absolutely featureiess.
Judge Humes left for Seattle today. and
his headquarters was quiet, Senator VII
sons rooms were devoid % interest during
the entire day. The same seemed 70 be tho
case In the Anksny and Foster camps. In
fact. 10 an outsider. there was no apparent
activity. II amy work MAS going on, IL
was not ameng the voters Ia the lsglsIA-
ture. bat was secret work in the ianermoss
rooms. and what ss known us political
scheming.
As ioSh houses adjourned over until
Monday many mefahers left the city this
afternoon, and number OF others will gp
tomorrow TO spend Sunday at their homes.
Over a hundred visitors isft today, ard
this was in part the reason for the quiet
that reagned around the hotel tonight.
But little talk was heard of caucus to.
day Dir. Englehart. who has one os the
Wilson caucus calls, told Candidate Foster
tonigAt that there were something like
tblrty-iso names on the ,wo papers, AS
hfty-seyen are required. and many OK the
western Washington members will spend
Sunday at their homes, II indicates that
no caucus viii be held before a ballot has
been taken in open session Tuesday. II il
barely rcssibi. that caucus n.gat hs
held Monday night. still the fact tia,
there are four candidates To tho field and
that the strength of each is variousiy es-
tinatee causes sarge number az mem
bers TO be mare anxious for an alignment
az the forces In oren session than fog q
blind eaueus that might be a surprise TO
them.
No bitterness Toward Pierce.
The statement in the Tacoma Ledge. that
there Ass hitter opposition between fhs
Pierce ard King county forces. and thar
not a member OF the Pierce county deie-
cation would vote for King county man.
was denied by more than one Pierce county
member today
The condition described does not exist"
said a Tacoma senator to-day ssFur one.
! aD ready TO vote fer a King eeunty man
al any time should II be demonstrated. that
Foster cannot be elected. Understand mo
correctly. I believe Foster has a GOOD
chance for election, hat accepting tn. pcs
sibiilsy that he cannot be. then would ex-
pect To vote for Judge Hames's'
As far as the King county members are
concerned. they show no hostility 10 Pierce
county. ard have not in this contest
The HuineS supporters are more conf
dent Of Tuecess with each day They
have a really excellent organization and
aye not sleeping away their opportunity
TO win votes.
The Federal brigade became NO Offensive
tn the members Of the Legislature that
they are not allowed 60 blockade the Will
son headquarters hew. There are sew.
srai here yet. however. md a few ~ the
smaller fry came in today 10 ''shcw ur'.
and receive orders. Among thnsa were
IT, g Huston. deputy collector of GUS
toms. Tacoma J. w s7nes. forest reserve
| agent. Tacoma and u. %. Mcphae. timber
inspector Spokane.
Wilson also broaKt,t T. A. Haxsitine. of
South Bend. in tonight lie ts she 1is-
f'cnser ot patronage in his portion OF fa-
rafc county,
scheme te Enlist the sheepm~n-
/ received today a lister from North Yak
ira salea sxpaSins bo@ hard Wilson 10
pressed for sievsesp 20 fores votes TO hira,
ard bow desperate he has become. The
Isiter follows.
"A seheHs@ has ts@es eoneoetei by sh>
Wilson n1en here which viii IN 5ua time
slsew op isa Olympia ard take the earai-
cot occasion 81 rsiy Information Of IL 10 In
fern sou.
Ia sfse SAF&S pace IL should t~ Bfssfr.
stesG toat tae ssgeepFreg ~ Yakima county
ssre zone ay them iEs favor ~ returning
~ stsen 90 ffw ss<sgata until hoodwinked BY
I Fsss Wilson fsssa hers.
They aaF@ as@ss worked Ua0n with q
statement 80 the effect taaE tAe return of
%},asgN 20 tae K@TgAse - atssassxesg neenN~
saTy tn sae securing 20 thesn II any graf
+ slg rights b. fae forestry reserve This has
sasseg lsaf1ssa EFse sneiT esrp fpr ssseral SayA
/ zrSd 80 far a. can iestEn ~ has casRnsinatsf
/ In siaa aesaslsnx ~ one Aies Hs.redia n
/ osynsplA- talnk yoa wSii find hirD there -
sssss4 ~ this sssssr aes yeaA Hs ~
ysstgTas sn4n, rrssStissza eSzs ~iss ford lacs
aaA aeAsy Ssgat uasssseae. Hs tnsszseri
All - :ssasnxY 70 H1Fk uroH H~natsr fkah-
er spf kIEek3fAt aTs3 Il rf4y 3e assnfsan~d
rszht heye tnat gSF J g ffni gfse -.
fssge fs~ s7AYs ago. ~as f3sesrsEhss - -
/ zl~s alx snfi ssaEses win HexsF f1T Wilson.
Fsiss ssass Chairman - ffse .rozsgsy central
+ committee gu~fcss the rafSsgsas go
eJt wac 1eclAas sus we~ka ago ky tbs
s forestry yssrysssNsssa ss a Es&Mtsnx nei1 in
+. Tacoma saxt tsss Basn}sr faTsatsy reserve
pwossfa tss aseDes3 ug fur xFsx.tx vsrposes.
aaa ssAs she ranges hssf - t5s fory1sss sc-
s.igrazta would hr aA4sgsd 20 th~n. anf
fnae tssera sfsa4als sss charge ~ s. = skous-
+ arsa hras ~ sheep trails for IRE season. -.
ire EsssFgesne og peTlaw ibe rangers wns
woysfa e@fFas ina Fesssve. Iais matter u
nsbssszfx Fne essxege ass sssaes1 ~ I,t.
{ se5pes - - sss fzsaS Nay s. professions
+; ssas rsserts. sasi tae eossrssssstoDsr ~ shs
gssesai sss1 s@lff -; y se - s3-kasaa