Judge Calkins
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- Jan 11, 1891The High-Stakes Senate Betting ScandalA political showdown over the U.S. Senate seat between Judge Calkins and Senator Watson C. Squire turns into a frantic, high-dollar gambling display in an Olympia hotel lobby.Olympia Hotel, Olympia, WA
- Jan 14, 1891The Great Railway Bribe Scandal of 1891When the Northern Pacific Railway sent complimentary transit passes to Washington state legislators to influence a deadlocked U.S. Senate race, the blunder sparked a statewide scandal over corruption and corporate power.State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Jan 15, 1891The Price of a Senate Seat: Inside the 1891 Power Struggle in OlympiaAs a crucial U.S. Senate election looms, Seattle political figures and state legislators grapple with accusations of bribery, railroad monopolies, and the 'corrupt' influence of money in Washington’s halls of power.Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Jan 21, 1891The $500 Vote: How a Spokane Judge’s Bribery Plot Exposed Seattle’s Political RotIn the winter of 1903, Washington’s legislature was paralyzed by a scandal involving bribed senators and a desperate governor. When Representative Metcalfe revealed he was paid to vote for Judge Calkins, the resulting investigation tore through Olympia’s elite, revealing a web of corruption that threatened to define the state’s young democracy.Olympia, WA
- Jan 25, 1891The Man Who Took the Bribe to Expose ItRepresentative Metcalfe’s daring sting operation against Senatorial corruption has turned him into a hero for reformers and a target for powerful enemies.Olympia, WA
- Jan 26, 1891The Six Who Vanished: Tacoma’s Senatorial Scandal and the Art of Political SilenceIn the wake of a bitter Washington State Senate race, the six key allies of defeated candidate Judge Calkins have disappeared from public view, leaving behind a trail of bribery allegations and a furious debate over whether the election was stolen or won by superior strategy.Tacoma, WA
- Jan 26, 1891The Senator Who Stood on the TrainIn the dead of night, a torch-lit mob marched through Spokane to greet U.S. Senator Warren G. Squire. But as he stepped onto the platform to deliver his victory speech, the rails betrayed him: the train pulled away before he could finish, leaving only his voice echoing into the dark.Spokane, WA
- Feb 27, 1891The Whistleblower Who Risked It All on the House FloorWhen Washington legislator Metcalfe turned in a bribe, his colleagues turned on him. In a dramatic trial for expulsion, he dared to tell them their political machine was 'as corrupt as hell.'Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Feb 27, 1891The Sting at the State CapitalA political whistleblower braves public scorn to expose the bribery and influence-peddling that turned the Washington State legislature into a 'reeking cesspool.'Olympia, WA