The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-16
HAS LEFT THE FUSION PARTY
SENATOR yEESD. OF wsLLA WAL
Ia, WRITES Az OPEN LETTER.
sfonists, but Can No Longer Anil
ate with Rogers Nor silently
acqufesce in His Methods.

wALLA wALI4A, Oct. Ex-senator John
l. Yeend has announced his departure
from the councils Of the fusion party. Mr.
Ycend was elected 70 the senate from
this county four years ago By the fusion
party. and served his constituents we'll.
The record Of the party and that Of Gov.
Rogers was too much for him, and he
has left tho combination for good.
In an open letter Just issued by Senator
Yeena. among other things. he says.
Since the revelation contained IN the
state auditors letter. IN which the gov
erflor IL shown AZ trying 70 impose hts
family expenses as well as his telegraph
bills upon the dear taxpayers. followed
by the exposure ~ the state superinter-
den; and his associate boards reformed
terests Of the state, we do not hear quito
40 much ~ their candidates infallibility.
No wonder. for II such damaging EVIL
dcncs is abtainable while their associates
hold the keys. what will be manifest at
the spring house cleaning?
But let Us again refer 10 history 20
obtain some light upon this remarkable
mans ideal Of Justice IN the arst official
document. viz, his inaugural address 70
the senate and house Of representatives.
in Joint assembly. we find the following
declaration Senate Journal. 1897, page 20,
Runners Of an exceedingly bad condi-
tion Of affairs at the state peniteniiary
have been a1oat for some time. watch
has been kept and the amateur detective
work done by the citizens Of Walia Wslia.
aided by suggestions received from dis
charged convicts. Without disclosing the
scri0us and even alarming nature or the
revelations made. I request that at the
earliest opportunity a legislative commit
tee. with fun power TO act. be sent 10
Waiia walia. that an investigation he
had before changes In the present man.
ssement. II statements made by reliable
persons are true. all the criminals are not
Upon the strength Of the governors
recommendation Senator C. w. Dorr. of
Whntcom county (than whom no fairer
man or ADLER representative had seat in
the body called the attention Of the sem
ate TO the charges Of the governor. as ap-
rcnrs in the foregoing, and introduced the
following resolution SENATE Journal 1897.
page IN
Resolved That a Joint committee Of
two members OF the senate and three OF
the house he appointed TO Visit and fully
investigate the AFFAIRS Of the state peni-
Tertiary NJ WaiIa Wala ana report the
result TO the legislature now in session;
and DO II further
Resolved. That the governor be re-
spcctful'y requested 20 lay before said
this subject which may he In his possess
Nlon.'
The friends OF the governor refuted
the charge. and having occasion TO trans
act anfne business with the governor A
few days later. ! called his attention 10
the rumor In regard to his holding up the
resolution OF the house. which the gov
ernnr admitted to be n fact. Upon my
EXPRESSION OF surprise AZ such course he
said that he could not possibly allow n
committee To pisit that institution head-
cd ny such an sstsre politician as Senator
porr. Ipon my dsapprovai OF such
course. after Re had recommended that
inc legislature appoint n committee that
ne az governor certainly could not inter-
fere with the nrerogative ~ that body
ne gave an additional excuse as To why
he was not willing for that committee 70
prnceed with the investigation. viz. he
did not believe any member of the legis-
laturr would be justified tn leaving the in
teresiH ~ his constituents for the time
necessary To fully investigate the man
agemenf"