Senator Parkinson
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- 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