, 1892-10-12
STATE POLITICAL POINTERS.


In the republican convention of Pierce
county the Allen forces were completely
/ knocked out, and all the candidates for the
legislature can be relied on to vote against
Allen, if elected, and-if they don't sell
out.-Ocosta Pioneer.
The republicans who are so busy boost
I ing McGraW are only those whose personal
interests demand his election and a con-
/ tinuance of the past four years of Doodle
means bread and butter, board, lodging
and washing, to say nothing of carriages
/ to tote them around when they want to
travel block Walla Walla Statesman.
Nelson Bennett has become yer table
bette noiT to the Boss McGraw crowd
Rather than let him have the contract for
| building the Port Orchard docks, which
was the lowest bid according to the gov
ernment specifications, they changed the
quality of the stone and accepted bid to
/ build the docks of sandstone. which ex-
perts attest will not stand either fresh or
salt water. But all the same Senators Al
len and Squire are revenged and the tax
payers suffer. Great is the power of a
United States senatOr.-Centralia News.
The anti-ditch and the anti-Allen faction
of the republican party of Pierce county
were completely victorious in last We'd
nesday's county convention. 1t was the
first time in Pierce county when all dele
gates wanted all things, and there was no
body left to kick. The Allen people were
routed horse, foot and Dragons. There is
more hope tor the party, and more power
to Tacoma when the leading men of the
city stand together as they did on Wednes-
day, not only in defense of Tacoma, but in
defense of their party. The general desire
of the convention to turn down anything
that was suspected Of having the slightest
tint of Allenism and ditchism may have
] I,,fo nd of tac. in falon
sitiOn, and defeat them when they did not
deserve to be beaten on that account, but
as a whole the work of the convention will
be saIutary.-Tacoma Herald.
1t is reported in another column that
neither Senator Allen or Senator Squire
said word in the ffty-hrst congress on
the opening of the Puyallup Indian reser-
vation, and that the congressional record
will show they did not. The senators were
working and had good deal to say for the
Seattle canal, and wholly neglecting Ia
coma's interests. This alone is sufficient
cause for the disaffection in Pierce county.
/ When the delegation in congress deYOtes
its exclusive efforts for the benefit Of one
! section or city of the state, 1t is pretty
good time for the other sections and cities
to rise up and kick.-TacOma Herald.
Senator Squires rent roll is as large as
that of many men in Eastern cities. He
owns land, business blocks, hotels, resi-
dences, stores all over Seattle, which is all
paying property. In addition to this the
senator has a large roll of bank stock. His
annual income is variously estimated at
from 100000 to $780, 20 by his Seattle
/ friends, and he spends it like prince
! The senator has been accused of being ex-
/ traYagant, but if that is so it is only by the
J closest attention to business that he is able
! to spend money so freely. Senator Squire
> is said to be an unusually fine business
man. He has often been accused Of close
ness in business methods. A story is told
of him that tenant once severely crit
cised him for exacting $3.50 from him
when Squire could well afford to let the
man have it. After securing the payment
thereof he invited his tenant out to have a
drink and spent the $3.50 for vine. The
tenant then told him that he might have
let him have the $3.50 instead Of throwing
it away for wine. "Ah," said the senator,
''that was a matter of business. This is a
matter of sociability. 1t is only by close
attention to business that / am able to do
/ this.-TacOma Herald.