The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21
Special Stan Cnrrnsnnn.1.nc.

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! TACOMA. july M-Sianalns on tha
threshold OF the Sixth session of tho
Washington state legislature and looking
through the vista OF intervening months.
There * enough color in the picture 10
warm the hearts Of Pierce county Rcouh-
lcans and urge them on 70 a vigorous
campaign They arc not only hopeful but
+ confident, and are already on picket duty.
/ Their courage is OF the kind that comes 10
tae healthy, vigorous man who has cona-
/ dence In his strength. and who has re-
/ Gently tested his ability with perfect salts
faction. 1t is the courage that knows is
power and recognizes no halfway con-
| test.
| With ten Populist and five Democratic
holdover senator's, against but one Repub-
lican holdover. already provided for. TIE
! situation should he encouraging for an
| other fusion legislature and the possibfa
election of n populst United States Sena-
tor. bat II isn't. instead fusion's front
door IS draped in black ard the Repu0H-
/ cars are arranging 10 svs the body decent
/ burial.
Pierce Is the one county In the state THAI
/ sent a straight Republican 10 me Wash
/ ington senate In the election of 1895 in tho
/ person OF Stanton Warhurton. He had
some good company in the Fifth legis-
/ lature. as there were twelve holdover Re-
| puhlicans IN the senate 10 assist him In his
| vigorous fight for decent legislation by the
/ most corrupt body that ever disgraccd
.k,.
| now retire. and Mr.. Warhurton stands as
| the only remaining Republican, holdover
In the upper house There were thrsa
Silver Republicans In the last senate also.
but two. Taylor and Easterday of Pierce.
retire. while Judge Houghton OF Spokane.
holJover Silver Republican member has
passed away. and a successor will have
10 be elected. This leaves the Silver Re-
pubncans without a AolioveT representa-
tive in the next senate.
The Republicans OF Pierce. noiwii6-
standing this handlcap. are jubiiapt They
have no fear OF losing Pierce county 10
the fusionisis
"Wiu We VIM" repeated Senator War
burton today while a canvass OF the situ-
alton VAS being made: "tust as sure as
we won the recent municipal fight. And
the best OF # Is. the fusionis.s reallxo IL
thsmselves"
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