The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-11

taking no interest in his senatorial cam
palgn--has given Il out that his west side
stronghold was IA Pierce county. OF late
It has leaked out that there Is considera-
BILE opposition 10 him here. and as the
campaign progressed II began TO look as II
the contest would settle down 10 the ques-
ton OF whether an east side or west side
man should be sent to the United States
senate to succeed Mr.. Wilson.
Mr.. Foster then stepped forward. an
nounceG his candidacy. and stopped the
contest. for without doubt Pierce county
VIII give him her solid support. That. at
least, is the prevailing sentiment today.
When Mr.. Fosters candidacy was first
announced II caused a great buzz among
the unintiated In politics. There are many
persons who believe that a political move
is some sort OF a legerdemair process by
which secret wires are pulled by dishonest
hands tina; little devils from the den of
deceit dance in glee 10 answer the sum
mors. and that the only way 10 under
stand what Is being done is 10 stand on
your head. look crosseyed and survey the
picture through the bottom OF a soot-be-
grimed kettle. Hence some persons as
serted that i; was a Wilson move and
that Mr. Foster came out as a candidate
upon the request OF Collector OF Customs
Fred Huestis 10 gather In a bag the vote
% Pierce county and hold Il for delivery
- Senator Wilson: others who had looked
through the bottom OF the black kettle
saw In il Il Humes move and asserted that
Mr.. Foster was being used as stool
pigeon for Judge Humes Another story
was that the anti-WiisOn men had brought
Mr. Foster ont without knowing he was a
Wilson supporter and that Mr., FcSte-
woui,! get the Pierce county delegation
and turn Il over 10 tho doughty little east
SIDE senator. About the only unreasonable
.~s- Il,
Mr.. Fosters candidacy is the charge that
he is 2 score; rmissary OF tho Rogers sens
torial toonn. and I am satisfied this would
have been started as 2 true solution ~ the
cas, had one cf the prosnnst icators only
stood on his head a moment longer and
sait. in ghost Ike voice.
Devil. devil. away down deep
Tell me- the secret ere sleep;
Tell mo the secret of the Foster campaign
And I'll never. never r. truthful again.
The eac, Is tfer,e is m Secre, about Mr.
Fosters caad'acy H., Is far neither
Hunlos. nor Wilson. he is for Foster Tie
* = business mar 81 mea-s vAo has liveI
here for ten years He has during that
time attended - MS business 81 closely
That none - the political Warehouses %
pe--e county has suspected him 80 pos
@.,sstnC that quality - leadership that
makes men strong in ps',ics H haa
e 3
his business associates have been active,
- personally always KEEP; our - the lo-sI
.,alf,scal fights ant looked after hi= bust
reSS interests
Hui Nj Fo=.er IS 10 political novice.
BEFORE coming west h. UYef ~ Ninrescfa
a~a vsS ore = ~ most active Republic.
ar politicians there - rtgr4s.rr - vea~s
II the carly So'S - MS chairman % the
R.r,}bfirar ~ta,e certrai committee ans
a{WsyS rarr.ss th~ Tartv through - sur.
.e~4 He was chairman % the f~or g~eS-
..onst. CAMPAIGN committee tha- II is>5
elected Trarwta < Hall "a congress He
rs manager - < I Sn .5srS oorzres-
@.svtt campaign ~ ~ ard elected Fhst
-~ntl.1aan t4isg NeEe~@ removing n Ia
coma IL. Ner: 'h-,US5 'hree Hehts for
,~sear.Ao X Davis aHi hnal'v lante7f .ha,
s.-stlenao "a the t'n.;.3 states senate
since coming 20 Wash .nxtoa NJ Foster
NzS esrE7evss3 po.itscs for hlss!n, * bat 81
i>s- ~ waa 10 delegate from ne western
states - tst }un1l,t-rnen'S ta~.T convention
a: Cincinnati. and was very active ~ ;hst
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Personally NJ Foster x i strong nan
fs. * vt>e Vresl9e1, ~ fhs = Pau an,.
Tacoma Lumber Company. has admirers
s-song every class 81 citizens aers. and
has a ess3@ Acquaintance throughout tire
western fa-t OF me state. particularly
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