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- Senate Power Struggle Reshuffles Committees
Surprising committee appointments in the State Senate reveal shifting political alliances in Olympia.
- The Speaker’s High-Stakes Balancing Act
Speaker Meigs stacks the House Public Morals Committee with an even split of prohibitionists and anti-prohibitionists, leaving the committee’s crucial legislative decisions deadlocked.
- The Bitter Rivalry Between Tacoma and Seattle
A powerful committee of Tacoma businessmen lobbies state leadership to ensure no support is given to Seattle or local Republican candidates aligned with the city.
- Democratic Boss Wins Power Struggle
Despite internal opposition and cries of 'crow-eating,' George Hazzard secures control of the state campaign, cementing his influence over party politics.
- Seattle's Money for the Roslyn Widows and Orphans
A citizens' committee reports nearly $3,000 raised for families of the Roslyn mine explosion, places five Catholic children in the House of the Good Shepherd, and sends the final check to Roslyn.
- Almshouse Report Blames Commissioners for Defective Construction
A committee investigation reveals gross negligence and poor construction at the new county almshouse, prompting calls for a grand jury probe.
- Scandal at the State Capital
A political exposé details how legislators used committee clerkships as patronage bribes to maintain illicit affairs, resulting in a public divorce case.
- The Art of the Political Stall
A look back at the legislative gridlock, railroad lobbying, and fierce parliamentary maneuvering in the Seattle council of 1887.
- The End of Populism in Clark County
After internal negotiations, the local Populist Party has officially dissolved to merge with the Democratic Party.
- The Shadow Boss of Washington Politics
A political operative creates a 'campaign committee' to mask his influence after intense public backlash from his own party.
- Is Washington's New Legislature Up to the Task?
A skeptical editorial from the Seattle Press warns that the Republican majority is prioritizing the wrong people for key committee chairmanships.
- Seattle’s Fourth of July Gets a Cash Injection: $5,000 for Fireworks, $300 for the Parade
As crowds from across Puget Sound descend on the city, the Fourth of July Committee has slashed its budget estimates to fund a 'big' celebration, appealing to residents for immediate donations to cover the shortfall.
- The Colored Independents Demand Recognition: A Fight for Political Dignity in 1886 Seattle
As the city prepares to elect Frank Black as mayor, a newly formed club of Black voters secures a rare agreement from Republican leaders for political recognition, rejecting bribes and demanding respect in a segregated era.
- The Great Rooming Squeeze of 1888
As Seattle prepared for a massive Fourth of July celebration, the city’s committee made a desperate public appeal to residents to open their private homes to visitors.
- When Seattle Tried to Farm Its Way Out of Hard Times
An 1895 committee offered plots, tools and seed to out-of-work families near Lake Union, insisting the plan was a hand up rather than charity.
- Seattle Invites the Territory to a Centennial Fourth
As the United States turned 100 in 1876, Seattle's civic leaders mobilized an ambitious, city-wide organizing committee to prove the frontier outpost was a proper American town.
- The Tallest Man in the Charter Committee
A political power struggle at City Hall concludes with the appointment of a local pile driver to the Charter Revision Committee, largely because of his stature.
- Seattle’s 'Committee of One Hundred' Fights Transit Franchise
Civic leaders mobilize a legal challenge to halt the city council from granting street railway extensions, demanding municipal control of transit instead.
- The Day the Legislature Tried to Unmake a Marriage
In December 1860, Washington Territorial lawmakers debated a private bill to dissolve the bonds of matrimony between Onon Connolly and Sarah Connolly, restoring her maiden name.
- Walla Walla Rallies to Fund the Stubblefield Home
A committee of the Commercial Club successfully secures $10,000 in local pledges to establish a new home for the needy.
- The Preacher, the Slanderer and the Methodist Conference
Tacoma's Methodist conference accepted a report clearing Rev. Ford of charges that he seduced a girl in Arkansas and embezzled money, while branding his accuser a slanderer.
- A Backroom Coup in Montesano: County Democrats Oust Their Chairman
Party leaders declared every office vacant while F. D. Arnold was absent, then elected Edmund Croft to replace him.
- The Council’s Hammer: Snoqualmie Falls Power Company Faces Ouster
Seattle city councilors move to annul the electrical franchise of the Snoqualmie Falls Power Company, citing failure to appear before an investigation committee regarding the Tracy Rapids injunction suit.
- D.T. Denny's Farm and the 'Pingree Plan': A 1895 Experiment in Land for the Poor
A committee formed to give unemployed and poor Seattleites land to cultivate, with Denny offering his old North Seattle farm for a year.
- Republicans Drum a Populist Out of the Nest
A mistaken delegate from Star Lake is unanimously expelled from the King County Republican committee before the state convention.