The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-12-10

Leaders - tie old hold up com
blnc. for years the dominating
power and influence In the Wash.
inEton state senate. and their -.
ilticai and Journalistic supporters.
ara becoming fairiy frantic with the
fear that In The coming session q
that body they will be shorn II
their power and pFofosatives by >
nsw organization or combine 81
independents. recently formed. and
said 10 include Is II the ~ mem
hers They foFeeen. In the dom
nation q the senate b the par
venus = loss not alone % their
dictaiorial power bat Of a large
element Of their follouinE. the Gle
msnt which has In the pas, been
virtually eo.rcsd into lfsinlnE With
them IN order 60 accomplish for
their oWu districts legislation Of
extreme local Importance
Working a Lone Time.
The leaders ~ the new movement
have been working on Il ever since
the last session % tie legislature.
when they we're placed under the
Ian Of the old combine and saN
their own bills cmasculated by the
skiliful hands 81 men In and out
u the senate representing the cor.
poration plaRdsrbuna !, IL nov
claimed that not less than % mem.
hers ~ ire senate have been en-
listed In the movement. including a
clear majority u all the hold'oYer
senator's The leaders Of the move.
meui among the hold overs are sen.
ators Condor. ~ kltzap county.
and Veusaa. 81 Lewis county. and
among the neW members the most
active participants are senator
Booth. Of kinE county and Senator
Paulhamua. Of Pierce county.
The shald.up combine" IL ne old
a. the government Of the state.
the foundation for it, organization
having been laid IN the first aea.
sion of the legislature after the
state waa admitted II has been
stronger IN some sessions than tn
others. having reached the climax
u ita power aud lua0lence Ia the
session 81 1909 II has been 80
powerful n part 81 the law-makinE
machinery 81 the state for 10 many
years that Il is looked upon with
reverence by certain class Of
politicians. who view with ex=
IRENE alarm" any effort TO intro.
duce a new order 81 things
Power Of Combine.
The combine derived iia power
from the support Of itself and its
members by the big interests De.
string legislative favora or protee
ton. chiefly the railroads. for
which It was for many years a bul.
wnrk Of defense against the demand
for n state railroad commission II
perpetuated itself In power through
tho ability % i,s hold.aver members
10 compel the biz interests "a give
their active support 10 those Of
lta members who came up for cleo.
ton M each succeeding term, a
power which n welded with tire.
meudoua effect
The new combine will probably
put Itself in evidence first when
the senate f. organizing by insist.
Ing on the privilege Of passing upon
the committee appointments Of
members az distributed BY Ilout
Gov Coon II f. charged by frantic
opponents Of the new leaders that
they propose 20 usurp tho tradis
tloual pref0gative Of making the
committee assignments heretofore
exercised By tho lieutenant govern.
or, but this Is denied.
Want Square Deal.
Members Of the new organization
Say that all they ask Is that the
committees be fairly distributed.
ana that II any reasonable effort
10 this end ~ made they viii not
seek 10 Interfere Hut they de-
clare that they will not stand for
such one.sidod formation Of com
mitieeH 90 that made In the last
session. WHOM the railroad commit.
tee WAS composed almost exclusive.
iy Of railroad members. and the
committee on privileges and cleo.
tf.an fsaa uiafo ttu Ia advance with