Show WASHINGTON CONTEST The President Appealed to Order a Diplomat Diplo-mat to His Post of Duty OLYMPIA Wash Jan 24It was expected ex-pected the senatorial deadlock would be either broken today or tightened so it will remain fast until the end of the session Allens supporters claim three additions which will give him 5 votes or three short of election Turners 24 friends have agreed to stand firm while Democrats are pleased to hope they will run in a dark horse Two ballots were taken with no change Allen 51 Turner 35 Crepes 27 Teats 9 A message was sent to President Harrison Har-rison and Secretary of State Foster today by the managers of Turners campaign for United States senator Calling attention at-tention to the nomination of Frederick J Grant oi Seattle for envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Bolivia the 22nd day of last December The message then refers to the haste made on the confirmation of the appointment appoint-ment by the Senate in order that Grant might enter upon his duties before January Janu-ary 4th The telegram goes on to relate how Gran instead of hastening to Bolivia is at Olympia and deplores the unusual spectacle of a diplomatic representative oi the government acting as manager in a senatorial contest The message closes as follows 1 You are looked upon as a model chief executive of the nation and have it in your power to stop such scandalous proceedings pro-ceedings Will yon do it and save the Republican disruption party in this state from total The Senate today unanimously passed the antiPinkerton bill which was vetoed last session by acting Governor Taughlon Many of both the Turner and Allen supporters are apparently becoming tired of the deadlock and tonight talk of a newman new-man is heard on every hand Judge Turner Tur-ner prints today over his own signature a lengthy letter explaining his position and in closing says I am not in a position po-sition to close this contest with credit to the Republican party with any personal sacrifice I will do that party infinitely less harm to continue to the end of the session than t submit t impudent corporation dictates which undertakes to say to representatives of the people who they shall elect to public office In the interest of the Republican party of the state I accept the gauntlet thrown down by the Northern Pacific Railway company com-pany and say to it its servants and employees em-ployees we will fight this contest out to the end win i you can |