Pierce County delegation
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- Nov 18, 1891The Deal That Broke a Senator: Allen's Surrender to King CountyEx-Governor Moore recounts the pressure campaign that turned Senator John B. Allen from his allies and toward the King County faction—an insider's tale of patronage, loyalty and betrayal in Washington's early state politics.Olympia, WA
- Aug 24, 1892Seattle’s Canal Demand Became a Political TrapAt the 1892 Democratic state convention in Olympia, King County’s push for a Lake Washington ship canal collided with a Pierce County-led alliance—and James Hamilton Lewis’s gubernatorial hopes hung in the balance.Olympia Hotel, Olympia, WA
- Aug 25, 1892The Canal Plank That Nearly Tore Washington’s Democrats ApartIn Olympia, King County delegates fought Pierce County over whether to endorse the Lake Washington canal. They settled on a vague promise, then spent the night shouting each other down.Olympia, WA
- Jan 29, 1895Twenty-Three Ballots, No SenatorWashington's legislature spends the day deadlocked between Levi Ankeny and John L. Wilson, while George Turner withdraws and a bogus Tacoma Ledger interview roils the contest.Olympia, WA