The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-09
gU|E TO Be SPEAKER
WITHOUT OPPOSITION.
BOTH OF HIS OPPONENTS DRAW
OUr OF THE RACE.
Of Gufe Early In the Day. and
Bellows Followed Suit Some Hours
Later-The Friendly Contest Ends.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Inte!ligencer.
OLYMPIA. Jan s.--Guie VIII be the
| unanimous choice Of the Republican house
caucus. which meets at 1918 tiis morning
AT l:se this tMondayp morning. Mr.. BEL
lows. Of Clarke, who had. 1t Is said. 81 votes
10 his credit. formally withdrew In favor OF
the King county candidate Mr.. Bellows ia
new in Washington legislative politics. but
| his fight for the speakersaip demonstrated
the fact tha, he is trained politician. His
strength grew remarkably since Saturday
and was . continual menace 10 the sac-
}sAea Of 0tfsfs candidacy until tonight At
midnight.
Mr.. Bellows conducted a clean and honor
able fight. He was beaten only after one
of the most interesting contests on record.
No ili-feeiing whatever remains.
Ira p. Englehart. Of Yakima. will prob
ably be made chairman Of the approFrria-
tons committee. I.atoilette. Of Whitman.
IL spoken of in connection with the chair
mansh4p OF the railroad committee, but
nothing Is certain on this sore.
This morning Representative-ciect Jesse
A. Frye. Of Whatcom. announced for
naliy that he had withdrawn from
ths contest IN the interest Of Mr..
Gaile and that his support would he
delivered TO the King county candidate ia
the cauc7is tomorrow. Forty-three votes.
or eight more than majority of the eau
Gus are claimed by the friends OF Nr, Guie.
The withdrawal OF Mr. Frye. after a
fast and interesting contest of two days.
Is regarded by the King county delegation
as generous and msgns,limous aef of
poses OF The delegation. Indeed the snen-
bers Of the delegation have told Mr.. Frye
that his unsolicited withdrawal In faver
os Mr.. Guie will be OF the greatest possible
service 20 King county and the aims Of is
representatives in the legislature.
At 3 o'clock this morning. while the
lobby OF the hotel waa deserted bat for
late watcher among the senatorial
workers. members of the house from the
Northwest were IN earnest consultation
behind closed doors with Mr., Guie's
friends. The yShatcom ccunty people
told the King county rncn that they were
honestly and heartily IN favor cf Mr.
Frye FOR speaker bat they said that the
combination between Pierce county and
the Southwest necessifatesf = like move
on the part OF the Northwest and King
county
rThr Frye men further realized tsat IL
both be and Guie remained In the race.
bellows selection was certain Many =,
the frye supporters declared that they
would pledge 20 support the King county
man rather than 10 allow this to eone 20
pass Tfus negotiations were begun
which resulted in tne withdrawal a. -
tate hogr thla morning of Mr.. frye IA IA
var % Guie
Mf Frye had behind hiun not only the
Northwest. bat strong alliances Ia East-
err Washington After consultation
sSst~een the Guie managers ard 1F
y>rye's friends, it VAS decided that "a corr-
lln2tinn between the s~o could ~ best
effected ay Icaylne Mr. Gale In tle Ysee
II was Aaceftainee tnas Mr Erys's sap
rart.rH almost % man approyss 81 the
combination. ans that the election - Cfasa
vas made practically certain thereby.
9T Cute has expressed 10 his late af-
r1nen, from wna,coTn hss sense 81 ap-
rreesatlan os Mr Frye'R rnawuantrssosis
acs Efo nax mnssomaesa tAat II elected
sf,9a<er he will name Hr E'rye aa chair
rsan ~ ,he judiciary committee. = position
o. great Importance ard one for wa8eh
NJ Frys. by reason 80 hlx l@gal attain
fnents af6 capacity "a p sssksatsr. r. weli
sftea This promise - Nr csuls waz en~
ttrs3y unsolicited by Mr.. Frye OF hls
friends. ara ~ ha* been recsaxe3 With
approval ~ sne former supporters Of ;ae
WtAscosn esgntY representative.
2g. Frye tssS@sht EaA8s tass statement ~
Tie Pas .Er.es3sgsrae~ correspondent. 4
have Vsgv lstts~ 30 saY fe~ esstljeaff9u ~
regt tg4; nspx ~sassgamfs srogs ths sBeak~
essap agaE IN szxos q ngn l. H. Gu.e.
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