Senator Belknap
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- 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
- Feb 6, 1895Olympia Wakes Up: Subpoenas, Telegraph Rates and a Suffrage AmendmentThe 1895 Washington legislature moved from political strife to lawmaking, passing investigative subpoena power and jury reform while introducing bills to cap telegraph tolls, save Columbia salmon and give women the vote.Olympia, WA
- Feb 20, 1895One Vote Shy: Washington’s Local Option Bill Goes Down in the SenateA 17–16 roll call, one absent senator and a promised reconsideration left Washington’s saloon-regulation fight hanging by a thread.Olympia, WA