The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-30
LITTLE Change N
SENATORIAL FIGHT.
Few Gains or Losses in Three
Weeks of Ballots.
WILSON ALONE is LOSER.
His Failure to Gain Strength De-
stroys His Prestige.
the Sending OF Petttfous and Lett
ters To the Legislators Who Are
Voting Agninst Him. and show.
ing Around Letters From Wnsh-
ingtaO to His Great Work
Faere-A breaking Up of His
Forces II Locked For, and Elec.
tton Predicted During the Week.
Special stat corrwpsnden,e.

Special Stas Correspondence.
OLYMPIA. Jan. ss.--After three weeks
or effort among members Of the lexisia-
teirs. the four senatorial candidates VIII
40 into joint session tomorrow with few
gains or losses from the original ballot
10 their Sredit-neitAer with gain enosagh
TO give him any particular choice In the
fight The only one who has been MAJ
terial.y weakened is Wilson. for he, being
the principal candidate. by Teasoa of be-
ing the present incumbent and naturally
accredited as the one who leads IN tho
fight has instead showed an inability to
advance and d tendency To slide back-
ward.
Wilson's work Ceases.
Senator Wilson Is accredited with hrIng
q great worker. He started In on this
fight with an effort that promised much,
hu, for several days, his work has rrac-
ticaiiy ceased. Els forces are discourage
ell and are doing nothing. one by ona his
aides have departed and or the INSIDE
men" who sere with him al irzt. only
Hopkins. Shaw and I.adaen remain.
Federal Brigaai~rs scatter.
Cay is away, so are csaypnoi and
Huestis A. II, Stewart. Maurice McAliek-
en-, and Tyler ana Tremper az the Seattle
land ofsioa. have taken their des,ar;ara
The tireless Jack wlinot has departed
and sammy SteTrs IS no more In evidence.
Now Wilson Is depending On letters aud
petitions TO move the men who ara
averse TO voting FOR him
sample of wilson's Petitions.
saw a long petition from an Eastern
Washington coainty today. 1t contained
about fifty names. including many men
who were known to the member rvssalv-
Tag it as being opposed 10 wisconsin. 1t
Was not an Endorsement OF Wilson. IL was
not a petition asking the member 20 sup
port wilson. fsut it was accompanied by
"A letter that indicated this was the solo
purpose at the petition. 1t read Ike this:
I'VE the undersigned believe that sena-
tor John L. Wilson Is tho most available
candidate for rc-eiectian to the United
States senate"
Perhaps not enc man out Of i've who
signed the petition had any idea that Il
was TO be used as lever 70 fofcn the MEM
Der receiving II 10 vote for John l. @lisoa,
yet that was the sole purpose for iss ex-
is,ence The letter accompanying II con-
,ainea the lu'ld w!isoa boom that was
lacking In the petition.
The weakness OF these arguments IL APP
parent Letters from personal friends and
an occasional clipping from an Eastern
newspaper had been the Instruments with
which Senator Wilson has hoped 20 accom-
plish results during ,he past few days.
Wilson's Forces Disinsesoste.
His utter failure 10 hoi1 his supporters
together and his fatal weakness ia eau-
Gus, as illustrated BY bis inability 10 gain
votes have tasethsr seated his DOOM Keen
judges Of politics. men who are not inter-
es,ea one way or another in ths present
hghs in view Of the developments of fhs
pass week. predict the early aad eossplsts
alsfntegTatioFs of the Wilson fDrcss. IL to
whispered about that several members
who have been allied 20 Senator WiiSoa
since tie bailotsng haean. are feeling their
way in the expectation ot leaving him.
They are anxious TO piek she winner 90
as 10 obtain q seat IN the band wagon -
IL rolls swiftly BY the Wilson camp. Like
shifting sands under hss fess. the fnunda-
tsoas os senator wilson's structure. bn4lt
up AZ tbs cost og years - personal Iahor
and sise sacrifice ~ party interests 10 per-
agnal ambition. are SLIPPING away from
him agsa TIE ssiifsee ss about 10 iopEle over.
lie Gets Inducements From Senators
As illustrating ths straits 10 which the
WILSON campaign 81 rs8saeed. II can b
sfatea that ths senator has been forced %
she exaea.snf of obtaining letters from
members 81 fse United States &.aass az
various political parties. eg8cEaea In e1rn-
islsnsnisTy language and i1dofsing MS
course on eertas3 matters. This is cited as
showing tAsz sha senator MSS been foFegd
20 so oatssde Of tAe record. as tbs lawyers
say. far surely hts frs, duty Is - hia state
ard has claims 70 reelection ah0sia -
.onndet en what he hss accomplished or
ought 20 have aecprsp spslshed tor the hsasfis
81 the psupie - waseisgtoa.
The seTs.ny aiaisrs SO Aave sacHres Iat-
ser from Senator Morgan egsesFuIng Bis
course ragRr5sng ssie NseessEga esnas.
wfAcss he Fax osssut8faauzfy aaowa 70 sasEH-
begs az The iea;sIasurs- Again ne claims
70 have received ietfers srurn persond
friends ia tn@ sesafe eeTsasninz sxeerpfs
q chs gassig ~ she eiasS ye0rn ard az
pressing interest IN RS esnesl9acy ard haze
far bis Fe-sseckson- TT fasse letters zna
the .osscit@fion os ssgS7ual srisasis has sns
SENATOR gssEsea .Gssn pressing hs& stain2s
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