Representative Metcalfe
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- 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 22, 1891The Senator Who Bought His SeatA Washington State legislator admits to accepting $200 to sway his vote for U.S. Senator, sparking a scandal in Olympia that mirrors modern concerns about political corruption.Washington State Capitol, 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 30, 1891The Man Who Exposed the Bribe: Metcalfe’s Stand Against Olympia’s ‘Boodle’ GangIn a rare display of moral courage in Washington's early political history, Representative Metcalfe turned a bribe into evidence, sparking a war with corruptionists that the paper defends as necessary for good government.Olympia, WA
- Feb 17, 1891The Phantom Bribe: A Legislative Ghost Hunt in OlympiaA state representative demands an investigation into a 'phantom' briber, while the legislature becomes deadlocked by scandal and partisan maneuvering.Olympia, 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