The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-21
TENTH BALLOT SHOWS
AL FORCES SOLID.
Wilson Is One Man Short of
the Vote on Previous
Days.
CALLS IN ALIENS BACkER.
Stocking Changes TO Foster and
Myers Fills Up the Gap
Sir Members Absent on
Account Of Sickness.
CALLS IN ALIENS BAckER.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Inteiligencer
OLYMPIA, Jan. Olive ballots were
taken In joint session for United States
senator today. Foster gained one vote
from Wilson and Wilson called In the
single vote being cast for ex-senator
John B. Allen IN order to keep his vote
from showing any diminishmeut Judge
Humes held his forces without culver.
which gave the open denial to the false
statement In a Tacoma paper this morn
ing that the HuInes forces We're ready 10
break The five ballots were exactly
alike and were AZ follows:
Foster -. ......... GAnkeny -.
Wilson 49,. .....- ELewis ........ ..... n
~10Ifl~S "a
The yoll-call Of the joint session today
showed one Republican and FIVE fusion
lists absent, as follows: Daniels. Rep:
Boyee, Gerry. McReavy. Olson and
Yeend. Ali were absent by reason OF
sickness. 1t Ia said that Mr.. Daniels. IL
present, would have voted for Ankeny.
The first ballot of the day was the fifth
joint ballot and resulted in only two
changes from the last ballot OF yesterday.
These were made without remark OF any
kind to explain the vote. and therefore
caused no comment. only few realizing
who had changed during the ballot. The
members changing their votes were:
Myers of Lincoln, from John B. Allen to
John l.. Wilson; Stocking OF Thurston.
from John l.. Wilson TO A. G. Foster.
After the announcement Of the result
the sixth ballot was ordered without OBJ
lection on motion Oh Mount. There were
no changes.
Crow moved that the seventh ballot be
taken. There was no objection offered,
but there was no change In the result.
Wiltshire and Andrews called for the
eighth ballot. There was a little excite
ment during this ballot. Piummer OF
Spokane arose and in a loud voice cried
out: Mr.. Chairman, desire to explain
my vote" Piummer is a populist and
Piummer said several ballots had been
taken: that it was apparent no conclusion
was being reached; that he. for one, was
anxious to see a senator elected and wish
ed to explain that in order to facilitate
matters he would vote for Col James
Hamilton Lewis. II was only Josh"
after all. and several Republicans breath
ed easier. There was no change in the
result.
Miller OF Walla walta attempted to Sc
cure a dissolution of the session, but fail
ed. and the ninth ballot was ordered.
Senator Rinehart of Whatcom said he
desired To explain his vote. Desiring
that onlv the very best man should be
elected" he said, II would be compelled,
were l to adhere strictly to IL, to vote
for your humble servant" But he did
cident or change
Senator Land Pop) moved that the
joint session dissolve, and the motion car
ried by large majority.
AS the senators retired. Judge Mount
raised his voice like an auctioneer and
cried out: Il desire 10 say that the
friends OF Senator Wilson are In the
minority. They desire to go into caucus
with the majority. WIN you do it?'
There was no response.
The vote today was as follows: