The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-28

OLYMPIA. Jan. 2s.-T9e caucus ionigh.
was only another object lesson TO the
followers of Senator Wilson i, was a
picture OF decay ard disclosed the slough-
ing eff process that Wilson is anacrgo-
ing
After two weeks OF CAUCUS cry. after
two weeks of vasnglorious boaSting that
he would have 10 trouble IA building up
hts structure and receiving the necessary
forty-swo sofes to control in the caucus,
the bluff has been called. Mr.. Wilson
holds Dutch f.ush.
How Wilson's strength Wsned.
When the first formal eaao; was taken
In the legislature Wilson received twenty
FIVE votes, after he had assured all af
his friends he ha5 less than thirty
sye He claimed 70 have four 10 eight
in King and it WAS believed ho really had
two. he claimed four In Pierce, and II
is believed he has one. These were what
he termed ais cold storage" votes. They
were the men la the other camps who
had Wilson convictions" and pretended
To the men they were supporting tsuspor-
arily that they were loyal BY the work
OF a hundred Federal brixadiers Wilson
built up his vote from twenty -nys TO
twenty-eight. T'hen came the caucus. lie
dropped immediately 90 tweuty-six. To-
night in caucus ne lost anothef- Dorsey
OF Clal!an- and snas compelled TO draw
on his cold storage TO prevent his vote
being lowered.
PaIm~r's Treason No Surprise.
A member from King, Mr.. Palmer, took
the mask from his face ard when ne dis
covered wilson had lost a vote he desert
ed the King county candidate. Huuses.
and walked into the Spokane camp az
wilson. paluef's treason xas 80 saf-
Drise lie has besn known In his own
delegation from tho first as a Wilson man
and as one of tse rn#Enberz said: Tine
delegation can now hold meetings without
the secrets being carried over TO the VIII
e1n camp
wilson Already Defeated.
when the cansldate who has ihs entire
state Federal brigade at his hack with al
ths presti,,a sf a United states SENATOR 70
sid atB1. ns<sr aioefeen Join, ballots snf
eleven caNcas ballots hiss reess3ed from
= vates and has eriy = oui cf 1 Re2iib~
lscsn votes In Ihe legislature. Il Is folly tsr
rim 10 continue the fight. lie is already
dsfeattd
No Farther caneus Till Monday.
The caucus tonight is the Iasi shat xiii
- nefa unta Xonfay night II next week
Heuce tie sm7e intervening WILL he spent
gr forming combination n Ia ret unlike
Is that before Monday Night several of tha
wtlson supporters .il ~ ready 10 end
sns agA; ~ changing their ballots from
" 0sson 70 ere Of the esaar cantdasFs.
once tsas wilson seknoxlaages t's defeat
anA Steps oaf - fhe way. the seratoslai
qes~stson will BE qu,eky settled. he has
Rad als day In court. ~ sh5ala now retire.
wilson's Desperate Pledges.
The aesperass pledges made ~ wilson
e his supporters was s1.seirse3 to-day when
T,orsey annoanced his liberalization 20
!eave hirn. ~Nr wilson begged me 70 gtvs
hsn four vstes." be sad. claiming hs
would demonstrate Ats ability 20 re-elees
slseseif oy tast gfrae. have n9w voted
for a}aa ais3efeen tIrosa su Botnt sessson. ana
he has demonstrates sssaksess Instead OF
strength
Tries SO s~~ Dor~ey agata.
w1ssu WHs0r learned n1saey was asout
- isA4s h5ss. hn sent stsssseegvr - fns
hause a. na7z. &hs snrrrrse4 tne Clsiiss N
snargsF@r ,nAt @saraszF Yyiiaoa zanss yoa
- rome rssht a8~a % hfs rooras.
'--relg she senator w,a 3o nothing - tas
s.na.e favsssa Ibpt@vy ard shsa % frtonss
he szia. IS 30 nos fntsns " allow myself
- - pat su 4 hox aay snose- Ey!asasiy
segerrsn.. 20 h1s avesioas 1rest-sni-
No Esess~ for Palmer.
Afsex IL sax setesfnErss Ep9gwy seae foss,
WILSON arTmuxea stir hSs e98a 2torake asaB,
x&.as.x. to desert ia axa ss.ssatsoa &aA