The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-01-29

4 forced ~ the Accession % nearly al
the men who had ten votins for WI.
son and Alien. II ga. then OF nevsl
with Ankeny, and his agents fore.
closed hts ehattel mortgage upon II
head Of cattle lea the kins county
delegation who have belonged 20 him
from the rtart.-Wha never INTENDED
that their Votes should elect Preston
but who voted for him for . time q
set az false pretense ~ reds.1nins
thstr peraonai pledges and obeyias
their Instructions. Here are In.
names % the Judases:
Thirteen Judssss
Senators Smith. Van DE vanter
Potts and ktnnesf.
Representatives Clark. Carrie
firoWn. Levy. Merrill. Weir. Com
stock. Lyon and Jeffrt~e.
The senators and representative n
from King y ho aii not sign the eau,
Gus call and took no part In the eau.
Gus nrv, SENATORS Tucker. faIusel
and Heinrich. and Representatives
Lewis. Ttbtltts Jones. DlilinS. Cole
f;mery. RaIne ard ui~a~n
Lyon signed the caucus call. bal
for souae unknown rssson stages
away ffufn the meeting
Az o'eioes IN the Afternoon =
ms MIXERS % the King county deIesa,
ton met In tn, suprefir couft cham.
/ Der Slth the anti Aukeuy men from
the outside countiss. and pledged
themselves not to align a caucus cal
untsl fuFthsf m~eting was held
Dleason VAS sb#snt through Illness
and Van he vantrr for reasons u
his own. withsn an hour after thu
nestix dissolved u OF the Nina
Il ~ - - -
Van Dc vsnter. had signed the An.
keny caucus cali. whseh assured N.
ALTERS nomination and election
They were hsFsfesi like sheer until
the hour for the caucur and driver
into n like branded mavericks.
Oniy one conclusion " passlhle
They had hsen secretly pledged q
Anksny all alunE and the time had
arrived when they were absolutely
needed.
se-ss plsir Tan
At the Afternoon Prestoa meeting
the contemplated trek of the Kfns
eounty members toward the AnkenJ
camp wan denouuesd IN anuistak
able language They we're reminded
Ief every pledge they had made be.
fore and after election ana niHcr tn
eonvening Of the legislature. The,
we're told how the supporters OF
Preston from outside Of the coarf,
had Eons down the line. drawing
Support from the Wilson and AlIer
fercss whiie King county member,
back
Senator cro~ and Representative
t.indri~y. Of Spokane. who have been
voting for Wilson. announced that
they ueuid east their votes 10,
PRESTON Several Allen men declared
that they would do likewise
The kinE eouuty insursrnt. Of
Tered no defense. By Silence they
pleaded Fuiity. They admitted
however, that Is men % the delexs.
ton had signed an agreement thai
they would sign the czucu. call not
later than Saturday. Frneen Of these
we're present. Or, ,, ). Smith
fiuencs he hsd 10 get the members
who had signed the agreement IA
caucus 20 withdraw their nanss
| Other members voluntarily said thai
they would withdraw from the
agreement
Representative peasie., Of Asotin
made an Arrangement % the King
county delegation and warned them
that " they persisted IN the course
they had started on Asosin count
with her sin votes In the NEXT state
itspubiiran convention would HAYS
more Influence than King with -.
Senator Sharp told how shortly AT.
ter election some Of the King county
delegation had attempted 20 secure
HE pledge % support for Preston
He replied to them that they mus.
FIRST come 10 the support % the eosnl
nisrion hill. He had withheld nj.
vote from Preston In order TO forcs
the King couufy members 70 redeem
the party Pledges. but now THAT was
a thing of the past. PIE Was wiIlins
today 10 make that sacrifice and helf
kins county TO elect her senator.
The Last Gasp
A motion was made Go adjourn nm.
itil o'clock for the purpose Of Civ.
Ing the King county men a CHANG,