The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-02-04
NASHIAGTlN'S HEN SENATOR
CHARLES swEENY THROWS SUP.
PORT TO SEATTLE MAN.
IL Is said Legislators Demanded Of
swssny Large Sums for Their Votes
and He spurnsd Their Deslrs-Piies
signed Written Agreements Protect
ing Eastern Washington Interests.

Signed Written Agreement Protect
ing Eastern Washington Interests
The history Of Samuel H. Piles cleo
ton to the United States senate from
the state OF Washington may be sum-
married in single sentence Charles
sweeRy refused to be held up.
A few Legislators demanded extraVa-
giant sums, and Mr.. sweeny declared
that he would not give them one dol
lar. When his determination was
made known, his managers saw that
he could not be elected. and with his
consent opened negotiations with the
Piles people.
Mr.. sweeny said that he wanted
eastern Washington 70 be protected in
any deal which might be made, and
his managers respected HIS wishes
with the result that Mr.. Piles agreed
to sign a written agreement embody-
ing the following propositions:
/ First. that he would, IL elected,
stand with President Roosevelt in en-
larging the powers Of the interstate
commerce commission.
Second, that q commission bill sat
Isfactory 70 eastern Washington would
be passed with the help Of the King
county delegation.
Third, that Mr. Piles. as senator,
would support the opening OF the Co
lumbla river
Fourth, that be would stand with
Senator Ankeny and Congressman
Jones in advocacy OF an eastern Wash
lngton federal judicial district, with
headquarters al Spokane. Also that
be would support an eastern Washing
; ton man for federal judge.
Fifth. that Spokane should speedily
, be made 3 SUPPORT Of entry.
After Mr. SWeeny had withdrawn
and asked his supporters 70 vote fol
: Piles. the caucus sent for Mr.. Piles
and he signed the foregoing agree
ment He pledged himself TO carr
out every feature OF it. Then It VA
: that the Sweeny men voted to supper
him unanimously.
: Outside OF the written agreement
Mr.. Piles pledged himself to protes
United States Marshal Charles B. Hop
kins Of Spokane. Mr.. Sweeny insistet
upon that. George H. Stevenson, ont
OF Mr.. Sweeny's managers, asked tina
a Mr. Piles agree TO protect Hal J. Col
and T. B. Hyde. respectively registe
and receiver Of the Spokane land Of
8 Zee. and Mr.. Piles consented. H
4 also agreed that Postmaster HartsOl
y of Spokane be retained in once, an
n reappOinted AZ the end Of his presen
D tern.
e II was also understood betWeel
o Messrs. Piles and sweeny THAI Senate
, Piles viii stand by B. d. Croker. co
q lector Of internal revenue, in case a
e effort is made by Senator Foster o
9 anybody else to dislodge him. II
& claimed further that Sweeny Etipulai
a ed that George II. Stevenson. who wa
4. deposed as head OF the railroad lobb
e by J. d. Farrell last April. shall be n
II stored to favor. and that warfare o
s. him shall cease.
n One clause OF the written agreemer
II which was signed was that Mr.. Pile
:. and King county shall support Senate
q Ankeney for reelection four year
4. hence. In the event Senator Anken
is not a candidate for reelection It
d provided that King county shall SUI
Il port any man satisfactory to an
ia agreed upon by the southeast combin,
A. Another feature Of the Piles-Sween
ID agreement which leaked out today wa
N that the IS Sweeny supporters are
y. be consulted In the distribution Of a
q federal patronage. including postmR
? tiers, in their respective counties. Men
a. bers of Senator Ankeny woI stan
"a with Senator Piles in recognition {
p the Sweeny men. II was specihcall
re stipulated and agreed that Represent
tive Peter McGregor Of whitman coul
ty was to have the controlling voiC
with Senator Piles and Ankeny in q
Whitman county matters.
A 7 am pledged to support Senate
Ankeny for reelection IL he seeks n
. once again four years hence" sci
: he. Il made that agreement long b
= fore the November election. 1t was
!. view OF 1t got the support Of Senate
- Ankeny and his following.
- Summing up the whole deal "
= Sweeny protected every man who hs
y gone down the line with him in Il
a hght. II does not appear that he aske
anything for himself. He has tol
i, everybody that he is done with pol
' tics. and that never again viii he
candidate for senator.
ps Senator Pllss Kissed BY Ladies'.
j" After the joint session adjournC
senator-elect Piles held an inform