The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-10
A LETTER FROM DR.. EAMES.
ATTEMPT TO JUSTIFY Bfs CotRsE
As TO SENATOR.
Why H~ Absngened Jndxs Hnm~s
and Went to Mr.. " itson-Def~nds
Himself for ReMatasns IN saae"s
and Aiding So Nominate var. Fas-
fer-gsseresting Comm nieaffos-


rIs8 ssestAj reference = sng 9Nn vote
For sa<u,y ballots r. 59siaf ssSHa0'a
yats1 f9y Mayor H3rHe@ t@f fFtAt1fs y 1i1i'
! a,s anrs eoovtacea that h.s election . n
sn tsafsazsssl.sty Dn tf3e tpen g-fTst bal
1s,s wa.e.a was fakea Bu &0a4ay- January
81 ard II 1Ee cAae,ls hs1=. fas sane sven
sssr. I voted FOR 3ena,oy Wilson Fer slaas
I nave been criticised ard called tssifgf
70 XIX o3uaty b. seasE people ard t7o
Newspapers. tins ost-EuteaiAssiaeeF and
tae Argus.
Whether I dss rat which xAs sesi FOR
the stats ~ Waxssawton. to- co0iHfg u
King ana tie Republican party - 9~ee-
t4oa about which tlgare may Or an alfAsssk
difference ~ nginsoE- But TIA ] I'D the
only thing wnsch under ire circumstances
al honest; Unasi&SeA. untfs 5asited man
Wou5G d. ] did rot taen hzse aa6 % not
Tow hays Tho sig Attest doubt Ana 10 say
Ing that ] do uof wish 10 oe Understood
aa In any way rejecting upon the honesty
or integrity OF any other nAsEabeF from
King county.
There are, I fhiBk. sonse facts in refer
snce u tfs.s mttteF gpoT. which we can all
agree. The legislature = composed or
thirty-alx senators ana saveat5 SIX repre-
sentAtiFas. making ~ votes on lsnt tsiioi.
ans. 81 being preeen, ard vsting requiring
Bfty-segeH votes 10 sierf. ~ The IL mem
t.ara cIahfy~sosss are Republicans. gnty-
one % sAe Republican members signed a
call FOR a CAUCUS, IN xhseh Gail Il sas set
forth that whenever any man received me
votes 81 forty three 0f tlis mem 5efs sign
ing The call he should he declared 70 oe
the nornsoee 81 the caaeaA and aisy the
nominee 81 the RepublicAa party. There
was Fsothinx set faTth Ia the call forbid
ding any tfSa or more IF The candidates
from combining ard uniting sheir strength
upon oae man. TAere Mas aG1 word ~
that call Tor tho caucus forbsdaiHg Mayor
HuTnss fTaB ihroasga< his strength - sir
Aniany Neither vas there anything IN
that eaii prohibiting senator Wilson from
throwing sis strength % Mr.. Foster As
matter of fast al realized thar either some
combination would have 70 be inside CT
new man taken UP. D1aeF& So 10 Dne
would Or could receive the necessary
forty-three votes- That the caucus vas
honestly called aud fairly conducted uP -
tho evening upon which MI Foster was
Nominated 20 ore hAs. 50 far as ! have
hear6. ever questioned.
The foregoing facts am convinced. viii
no be seriously contToverfsa by any one.
on THURSDAY the 5ist Of January. SgBa-
Tor Wilson became convinced taat Il a ser
sfer WAS 30 he elected By the Republic 81
members OF ths legislature either Mr.. Fos-
ieF 81 hlraself would be !be suce ssfai
mar.
Ar Foster having led Senator Wilson lag
one vote or the taint ballot sAkeu Monday.
January - txo separate papers we're
draw up Dir6E.nE those who w5aid 81
fBe SANE - vote far NJ. Foater g. tns Re
publican eass0s tg ~ hsfa that Night Al
of a. fostsf'f supporters twenty eight
t. n9raiees ssgnfG one - th& papsFe-
TsseDty-fa.gr * @e94tar Wilson's support
era s.9nsS tas atasr pApsf a{a not sign
either z Eae papeTs, Before those papers
ware fastened together and before they
were handed 70 the friends - Mr
Foster. friends 81 Senator Wilson
called upon the King c0Gmty drlesA-
tioa ard stated the facts as have
given them. &nE asked. yes. pleaded
VITA the members from our county "a vois
tog senator Wilson. stating that Il they
would ID - the pares wsth ;ho signatures
OF Senator Wilson friends thereon would
not he gtvea "a Mr. Foster. IL II - r.
naegnlssref hat This az occurred after
Mayor fiuBss was ogt ~ TIE faoe- A. is
well ku8wn. tweiT~ e f0e fourteen re
pqallsw0 members ffom King county r..
fBaea 81 support senator Wilson Hy that
Gectsian ou ths Fsrt 90 Ihose tNe}xe rep-
reeemtatlves fraH k.ug THIS county los;
The opportunity 20 name So caucus q man
for Guitsd statae aeuator. Yes more
than fhet f7ary 10 ihe e-oortuntty slip
- " eieeflnE King cu3t"ly 9lau ssna-
To- Pc after the deieF4ttor from this
county refused t1 eo e. s@nataF Wi.soa
HeNresfnfafsa" tiirH8 = AlltB. nf 500
kane S hFs - ~ tier 5shu e A1efs ~
tfl1s c5tE seeing tA#t tae representative
fretn k5ae SaHtd mes support Senator
Wilson ufsTd aur delsssttvn 10 support
oar uwH fuiiuW teN nsEsxu john II Aneu.
pfoif'si'g shat II the kfHg eaaufy dele
EHiton svolls fot" fer Senator Alieu SEN
scr Nl.sa@~ @heie aurpaft weutd - 50
hitn AMI aaFrir2te hiw in caucus
ti,lf Il has aseH saIa Had tae usaee tvo
rlerHaera fFofn ktas seantY walked ont -