The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-25
Olympic Bureau
Seattle Daily Star.
Olympia. Wash.
staff Correspondents. by Dan Dean

staff esrrsspondsnos BY Dan Dean
OLYMPIA. wash. Feb. IL
Judge Gfohacun. the a.tute counsel
for the Northern Pacific. and the
man who holds the magic Jimmy
that breaks into the senate aud en-
ahles its owner 60 steal a majority
Whenever he wants n. spfanE
coup ON the radical railway COM
mission men yesterday afternoon
that has taken "crimp" IN their
well Laid plans.
0ruaseup Was among the first To
anticipate that the majority la tho
house would favor drastic eom-
mission blu.
And he proceeded 90 get busy
Hut not in the house. however. foe
what l. the Use OF wasting surplus
energy and possibly something more
valuable on the humble n we'll
meaning members OF the lower
branch when In the senate there IL
safety valve 70 relieve any dan
Eerg
The commission men knew that
the Northern pacific'H political
pooh bah vas active la his campo iEn
against them and had fortIfias
themselves against every eoneeIya-
bic mode Of attack. but the cunning
Gro-seap struck whsrs they least
expected the blow. and the weapon
he used was one they counted on
a. hanging Ia their own armory.
senator Kennedy. Of Lincoln
county. late yesterday afternoon In
troduced another railroad commits
sion bill Thiu hill. n 10 believed.
VIII prove an effsctual stumbling
block IN the Path OF The pro com
mission forces.
There are some very peculiar fss-
lures attending ksnusdys action
!. friaf Ia this the youthful scion
nom f4nsaia county had been
among the most earnest workers for
radical commission bill
2 During the early part q the
session he introduced a commission
bill that Included All the drastic fna-
lures objected 20 by the railroads.
3. lis new biil. introduced yes
terdaY. II nothing but a weak apul-
oar. and dos not contain one para
Eru ph that the railroads strruuousiY
ubieegad II In hts first measure.
4 lie kept hts proposed bii a
secret ffdm bis former friends tho
radicals. and sprung q on them In
the nature 81 a bomhaheli
Now the question arises what
has maaa Senator Kennedy undergo
such an astonishing change % base Z.
OF course. there ere many MEM
bera - the legislature who. la dia-
runsinE ksunsdy-s turnroat pHoea-
dure. place an index finger alongside
their noses and wink suERrstively.
They believe this most remarkable
action u hts brands him with tia
collar that aroascup's minions wear
30 brarenly.
sui
YOUNG KENNEDY NIGHT
HAVE BEEN -IoHHED-
The wurd -iobbed~ % not an els-
CANT expression % speech. but -
probably the most appropriate to
explain the true cause % the I'm
coin county aolgn's surprising sFo-
luton OF the deed o. Inhmasl.
The new Kennedy bin may havs
been drawn up by that gentleman.
doubt Il. In the writer's opinion
Il r. either n fresh literary effort
% the fertile uroaacup or II Is a cor
rected copy u the famous efnRacu.
lated railroad commission bin that
was chopped to pieces By Senator
Z - faEas F5Easefa - FHf.rs.. ..s.sss.F.4 -
hia crew Of fellow political pirates.
The argument ia all IN favor OF the
first named measure. however. as
the new Kennedy affair has hardly
speaking likeness OF oven Davis
enaHculntsd abortion.
II contains some new features that
even the railroads did not have tho
temetity to aak-for instance. that
the commission be an elective one.
Young keunedy's connection With
railroad legislation during this ana-
sion has been an interesting one.
EariY In the game he "butied+ IN
with a commission bill. drawn By
Harry Fairehlld. who hopes to be
a railroad commissioner. and gave
! II out that Senator elect plies had
promised 10 say good things about
the Kennedy bill n the latter would
vote for Piles.
The other senators. however III
not take kindly TO the younKHter 4
'buttlnK In prociivitles. They
unanimously decided 20 teach him
a lesson and let the older men in thu
lobby Initiate such important legia-
/ lation.
one senator stood behind Ken
nedy. I refer To Senator Hutaon. Of
w'alla Waiia county who would like
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