The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-27
Special siam Correspondence.

OLYMPIA. Jan. ~6.--in manner %
thoroughly convincing a. to leave ahsoIute-
~ no doubt whatever In the mind Of any
unbiased observer. the complete paralysis
o. the Wilson movement, which set In
months ago. was demonstrated tonight To
the drst caucus OF Republican members
OF the sixth legislature.
The net result cf the caucus 20 Senator
Wilson was the loss of two vo;es--shess
coming from Chehaiis county. the coun-
~ IN which the Wilson following was
held to be supreme before the election.
Senator George u. Schofeid, es chehslIs.
tonight. In a ringing speech. when his name
was called oE the frs, ballot. announced
his firm belief that Wilson could not be
elected. and that his candidacy and tina
possibility OF his election. however remote.
constituted a dangerous menace TO The fa-
turo OF the Republican party OF Washing
ton.
Wilson's Cause II Hopeless.
Senator Schofield has been voting for
wilson since the first ballot was taken.
Tonight he stood up sn the Republican
caucus and voted for Mr.. Ankeny. of wan2
walia.
Representative aflnsrd, OF Chehai!s. who
has BEEN Wilson man. and whose baIio,A
have been invariably cas-, for tha senator
from Spokane. tonight left the Wilson
forces and voted for Mr.. Foster, Of Pierce
After three ballots had been taken with
out result. ether than complete portrayal
OF the collapse Of the Wilson forces. the
caucus adjourned. in spi,e of the votes Of
the Wilson men against the notion
Canvass Is PttifuIIy weak.
Tfla weakness OF Senator wilson's can
rass IL almost pitisui. IN view of the
boasts his managers have made of what
they wosIid accomplish when a caucus
was held. Since the FIRST day OF the
session the Wilson adherentH have been
cIanBorfng for caucus TIE senator has
publicly demanded II and has toasted ttat
as soon ss the Republican members acre
gotten together IN eaQ~Is hts strength
would bseome greater than that 81 any
other candidate Instead however. Of be-
Ing tbs dominant factor in sbe convention
tonight, the Wilson forces composed lezs
than third 81 the numsar present. and
Ia ability IN accomplish dofsni;e results. in
attempts 10 control OF saide the eaucua
they were placed ia ahe position OF .
weak and Insignificant minority.
Forced Into Second Place.
before tie casseus waa called Genafos
wilson's followers in the legislature said
that ne xasld triumph whenever tho re-
puhEenns sat together IN a nepasbsicsn
caslcs,s 20 settle the senatorial sortfovnr-
~ after Republican met hois. The
hour came tonight but instead {: yigor.
aggreassvsness and conaEeuea, the wilson
forces presented oaiy ~ hroksn. sagKsi
igns They were ineTecf aaa sresn the be-
ginning 10 taa aajossrrmefs Of the eaucua.
stead o. making advances. senstor VIII
son halted. trsssntaea and then staggered
back 10 second tssce in TIE race. a peassn
man.
whea three ballots hAd been east with
csss a nomination having been made. Sem
ase- Preston moved 20 adjourn This ear
rsea. ard the casscas .sA n.4es again to-
morrow right az o'eioek IN psissssres
Of n resolution ~ seaatpr Hamilton In
,rcs1ncea ard pasesd at tho ossning Q: ths
eassss.a.
S~wspaper Men Excluded
Under the terms % TIE caucus sgrss-
rxen. draws up Tuesday ntgat. asG with
has been published Ia tie Posf-sssslilacea- n
e~r. outsiders sese sxc1s&as4 frnrn sfss
meeting F8F AAif al n1gsr besrTa tf.e eat
Gus f~oMtseaaas - ssesv carp. Fsfs&Eorfl
workers. iofsylsss. nssasEsss. dstsstiges
ara newspaper correspondents gathered On
,ns wsps OF sAs old eaDssos building. The
senatorial rrAanagsss sasEx Asout ssss win
COWS whsie tas eaae0s was assembling.
They stoes tea deep a. sofns st the @ss-
aoxs. wasrs he eypors sfssg of searns
what was t~snx ss4sd wssasa Essafest-
Tao eorrSs vsnsgass Of TIA rnosGias a~isiss