The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-17
THE SENSATIONAL srruATIoS.

The time for The election Of the FIRST two
United States senator's to represent the
state Of Washington Is close at hand. The
legislature viii meet in less than three
weeks, and II viii not be long after It's
meeting until the names OF the senators
Are known.
In determining who shall be supported
aside from those OF purely personal ma
ture. should be regarded. The first is of
political nature. The new senator's should
be Republicans. That they viii be this,
however. there Is no longer any doubt, and
the other of these two considerations is
the consideration OF locality. One Of the
senators should come from eastern and one
from western Washington. Further than
this. the senator from western Washington
should he citizen OF King county.
This is point upon which King county
Of the state In population and wealth. II
n the banner Republican county. At two
successive general elections It has rolled up
majorities which place IL unauesiionabiy at
the head OF the Republican column. Fur
ther than this, II further reasons were
years received the consideration which is
It's due at the hands of the Republican
party. None of the gentlemen whom it
has PIE ,cnsed as candidates for Office In the
past ten years have received the party
nomination. OF course, no complaint is to
be made on this score, but il may fairly be
urged as a reason why the claim which
King county now puts forth should not be
set aside.
1t may be urged that the governorship
has been given to King county and that
tho senaiorship should therefore he be-
slowed elsewhere. moments considera-
ton viii convince any candid person that
this il untrue. Ii IL true that Governor
Ferry Is . citizen of King county, but he
was not nominated as the candidate of
King county. On the contrary, his sup
porters in all parts Of the state urged that
he represented no one county, but rather
the entire state. and declared that his NOM
ination should not under any circum-
stances he charged against King county.
Indeed. the delegation from King county
in the Republican convention was opposed
20 the nomination of Governor Ferry.
while the delegations from Pierce county
and Thurston county. the only other west
srn counties which present candidates for
the senatorship. were in favor Of il. Surely.
under such circumstances ii cannot be said
that the governorship has been given to
the King county Republicans.
II il is admitted that King county should
have the senatorship. II becomes the duty
of the Republicans of the county u give
hearty and united support to the only
one Of their number who is a candidate for
the position. This is Ex-Governor Squire.
who is the only senatorial candidate from
this county. The Posr-ISrxtIlGrscre does
not hesitate tn say that Governor Squire
was not its tlrst choice for the senatorship.
There are now. however. numerous reasons
why he should BE- supported hy the Repub-
leans of Seattle. He has developed greater
strength than any other candidate, his sup.
port from other counties being such tina,
The Republicans of King would he short.
sighted. indeed, II they did not unite In his
support.
II Is desirable in the highest degree tina,
one al the senators shall be from Seattle
and Governor Squire is the only citizen ..
Seattle who Is a candidate His support i
such as Ia make his election highly proha-
bic. The Republicans OF King county have
earned reputation for going after thing.
o. \ unit and they should not fail 60 stand
as unit on this occasion. The King
county delegation in the legislature should
vote solidiy and work earnestly for the
election of Watson {. Squire.