Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-02-03

the state OF Washington may be sum
married. in single sentence-Charles
Sweeny refused to be held up.
A few legislators demanded extrava
CANT 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 to 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, If elected,
stand with President Roosevelt in en-
larging the powers of the interstate
commerce commission.
Second, that commission bill sat
isfactory to 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
lumbia river.
Fourth, that he would stand with
Senator Ankeny and Congressman
Jones in advocacy of an eastern Wash.
ington federal judicial district. with
headquarters at Spokane. Also that
ne would support an eastern Washing
ton man for federal judge.
Fifth, that Spokane should speedily
be made a SUPPORT OF entry.
After Mr.. Sweeny had withdrawn
and asked his supporters to vote for
Piles. the caucus sent for Mr.. Piles.
and he signed the foregoing agree.
ment. He pledged himself to carry
out every feature of 1t. Then II was
that the Sweeny men voted to support
him unanimously.
Outside of the written agreement
Mr. Piles pledged himself to protect
United States Marshal Charles b. Hon
kins OF Spokane. Mr. Sweeny insisted
upon that. George II. Stevenson. one
or Mr.. Sweeny's managers, asked that
MT. flles agree to protect Hal. j. Cole
ana e. b. Hyde, respectively register
ana receiver OF the Spokane land Of
nee and Mr.. Piles consented. He
also agreed that Postmaster Harrison
OF Spokane be retained In office. and
reappointed at the end of his present
term.
IL was also understood between
Messrs. Piles and Sweeny that Senator
Piles will stand by B. d. Crocker. col
lector OF internal revenue. in case an
euort is made by Senator Foster or
anybody else to dislodge him. il is
CANNED further that Sweeny stipulat-
ed that George II. Stevenson. who was {
deposed as head OF the railroad lohhv
by j. ID. Farrell last April, shall be re-
stored to favor. and that warfare ON
him shall cease. {
one clause of the written agreement
which was signed was that Mr.. piles
and King county shall support Senator
Ankeney for reelection four years
hence. In the event Senator Ankeny
is not a candidate for reelection II Is
provided that King county shall sun
port any man satisfactory to and {
agreed upon by the southeast combine '
Another feature of the Piles-Sweenv [
agreement which leaked out TODAY was
that the rs Sweeny supporters are to '
De consulted in the distribution OF all I
Ieaeral patronage. including postmas- r
ters' IN their respective counties. Mem 6
oers OF Senator Ankeny would stand I
with Senator Piles In recognition of c
the Sweeny men. II was specifically r
stipulated and agreed that Representa- {
1--WE Peter McGregov of Whitman conn
" was to have the controlling voice
with Senator Piles and Ankeny in all
county matters. r
am pledged to support Senator o
Ankeny for reelection il he seeks the c
oihce again four years hence" said a
ne. Il made that agreement long he. C
ore the November election. II was in Il
view OF it | got the support of Senator p
Ankeny and his following. Il
summing up the whole deal Mr. n
'"eehy protected every man who has Il
zone down the line with him in the
lsht IL does not appear that he asked
'nything for himself. He has told
Everybody that he is done with poH- fl
les, and that never again will he he hi
candidate for senator. v,
Senator Piles Kissed by Ladies'. Il
After the Joint session adjourned 3,
Piles held an informal
eception in the hall of the house OF
representatives.. The feature of the re-
option was his kissing OF a number +,
women. Nobody seems to know .,
mo started the kissing bee. but he .,
're Senator Plies knew what was a.,