The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1913-02-07

29th) thereby defeating Addison q. Foster seeking
reelection and John Lockwood Wilson, who had also
served four years member Of the senate. This
was Mr.. Ankeny's third attempt at election, which
proved the charm 1t was variousy estimated that
the three efforts cost Senator Ankeny upwards of
$75OO0O but he was determined have it at any cost
At the time Foster was elected at the nstgatiOn of
Senator Wilson, it was reported that Mrs Ankeny said
to friends in Olympia, IF Senator Wilson would de-
cree that Mr. Ankeny instead of Mr.. Foster succeed
him in the senate reward 100000 would be mere
bagatell but Wilson was too bitter toward Ankeny
to consider any proposition Senator Ankeny served
his six years. but failed of reelection and retired to
private life He still resides in WaIa WalIa.
John B Allen, one of Washington first United
States Senators and pioneer citizens has been dead
ten years January 29th In territorial days he lived
in Walla Walla and United States District At
torney for the State of Washington He travelled to
the various places where court held by stage
horseback and in after years he often recited many
pleasing "reminiscences of his experiences the planes
It was while u. S. District Attorney that he became
intimately acquainted with Cornelius H. Hanford of
Seattle which acquaintance rpened into fast friend
ship and resulted in Mr.. Hanford being given the ap-
pointment to the federal bench Mr. Allen elected
as one of the first United States from Washing
ton and drew the short term-Gov Squire drawing the
long Few men were more affiabe and accommodating
than Senator Allen though his political associates made
for him very bitter personal well as political
enemies After his defeat he concluded Seattle more
lucrative field than Wala Waa for his profession and
he formed law partnership of Struve Allen, Hughes
& McMcken, that became the leading firm of
the Northwest Senator Aliens family still resides in
Seattle and his son-inaw w T. Dovel took his place
in the firm.
George Turner deadlocked the legislature of the
State of Washington twenty years ago and succeeded
in defeating Senator Allen for reelection Gov. Nc
Graw appointed Senator Allen to succeed himself
but the United States Senate decided that he not
entitled to hold the place, owing to the legislatures
failure to elect Judge Turner subsequently left the
Republican party and joined the Free Silver Repub-
hcans and elected to the senate by the Pops
Democrats and F. S. Republicans in the fifth legis
ature January 1897 He became famous in
the halls of Congress- Since leaving the Senate he
has been repeatedly honored by Republican presidents
to represent the United States government in foreign
controversies and he is U. S. Commissioner
fishery disputes between the United States and Canada
John Lockwood Wilson was elected member of
the United States Senate by the Washington Legis
lature eighteen years ago, after of the most des
perate political battles in the history of the North
west He succeeded Senator Allen and had but four
years to serve owing to the failure Of the legislature
elect two years BEFORE during which time the state
had but representative in the senate The session
of the legislature rapidly drawing to close
when Mr. Wilson concluded that his cause was lost
packed his grips paid his hotel bills thanked his sup
porters and prepared to leave for Washington City
the next day. but Senators Ide and Deckebach Repre-
sentatives ScObey and Taylor, took hopeful
view of the situation and succeeded in raying the
shattered forces and during the night they not only
REQ he head but
enough signatures to assure Mr.. Wilson's elec
ton, and at the joint session the following
day at high noon John L. Wilson elected. The
speaker of the house of representatives at that session
of the legislature was the Hon. R. B. Albertson of
King County, who is now one Of the Superior Court
in the politics of the state for many years there
after even to the time of his death few months ago
But this week the Thirteenth legislature paid