Ankeny
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- Jan 13, 1895Olympia's Backroom Bargain Over a Senate SeatLawmakers arrive in Olympia pledging to organize fast, but the fight over a U.S. Senate seat and the speakership is already reshaping the session.Hotel Olympia, Olympia, WA
- Jan 15, 1895A Senate Seat, a 'Boodle' Cry, and Two Rival Caucus CallsWith the legislature barely organized, Republicans war over who should go to Washington—accusations of bribes, a strange 'binding' caucus call, and candidates angling for the prize.Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Jan 16, 1895The U.S. Senate Seat That Stalled OlympiaWith Republicans split over Wilson and Ankeny, Pierce County played a double game and the governor's message shoved the Senate election to the back of the room.Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Jan 17, 1895A Senate Seat, a Caucus, and a Yakima Ditch DealIn Olympia, Republicans moved to settle the U.S. Senate contest between Ankeny and Wilson—while opponents circulated a story that Wilson had traded a Congressional favor for stock in a Yakima irrigation scheme.Hotel Olympia, Olympia, WA
- Jan 19, 1895The Senate Seat and the Missing QuorumOlympia Republicans try to unite behind Ankeny or Wilson, but a holiday exodus and a Populist refusal leave the 1895 U.S. Senate election in limbo.Olympia, WA
- Jan 20, 1895The Olympia Senate Fight: Ankeny vs. Wilson, with a Seattle Lawyer as SpoilerA last-minute candidacy by Allen threatens to split the Ankeny vote and hand the U.S. Senate seat to Wilson, in a behind-the-scenes battle that has Olympia buzzing.Olympia, WA
- Jan 23, 1895Thirty Ballots and No Senator: Olympia's Republican Caucus Breaks ApartAfter thirty futile ballots, Wilson's supporters bolted rather than back Ankeny, leaving Washington's Republican legislative caucus deadlocked and King County's delegation exposed.Olympia, WA
- Jan 25, 1895The Senate Deadlock That Had Spokane CheeringA joint legislative session in Olympia stays frozen over Washington's U.S. Senate seat, while Spokane rallies to George H. Turner and an Everett legislator bluntly refuses to be pushed toward John L. Wilson.Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Jan 26, 1895Fourteen Ballots, No Senator: Olympia's Revenge CaucusThe 1895 legislature deadlocks over Washington's U.S. Senate seat — and John L. Wilson's beaten men plot a secret 'blind ballot' to bury Ankeny out of spite.Olympia, WA
- Jan 31, 1895The Caucus That Wouldn't End: Olympia's 1895 Senate DeadlockRepublicans balloted again and again in a stormy Olympia caucus, while Spokane businessmen and Union veterans warned that nominating John L. Wilson would wreck the party in Eastern Washington.Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Jun 4, 1903The Railroad Lobby's Search for a Walla Walla MayorPolitical factions are courting Mayor Gilbert Hunt as a gubernatorial candidate, hoping to leverage his business ties to secure corporate dominance over the state.Walla Walla, WA
- Jul 15, 1903The Walla Walla Election ShakeupLocal 'Boxer' faction deals a major blow to the Ankeny railroad machine in municipal vote.Walla Walla, WA