The Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1894-1???, 1898-06-17
Political Pot Pie.

AS was pf6QlcGed by the lie
maker In last Fridays paper, Hon
Fred A. Wing was appointed as
sayer of the new assay office L.
Gated In Seattle on that day and
has been receiving congratulations
of his many friends for the past
week. There will be a number of
appointees under him and appli-
cations for each of them have be-
gun to flow in thick and fast. The
appointing of Mr.. Wing to the
above mentioned place was, as said
before, a happy solution Of the
postoffice contest, which had begun
to wax warm in this city and now
Senator Wilson can appoint the
man who can demonstrate to him
that he can bring about the most
party harmony regardless of whom
that man may be, but, it is gener-
ally conceded at this writing, that
George M. Stewart has a walk
away for the appointment. If
there is one thing that Senator
Wilson can be commended for it is
for staying by his friends. During
the last campaign it is said that
the senator was often thrown in
close political relations with Mr..
Stewart and he formed quite an
admiration for him as a party
worker, and, that being fact, with
the oatside influence that Mr..
Stewart has brought to bear on the
senator, there is every reason to
think that he will advise the presi-
dent to name Stewart for the
Seattle postoffice at the proper
time.
Mr.. Columbus L. Tyler who met
with some unexpected delays in
getting everything ready to take
his place In the land office, finally
overcome all Of the obstacles and
was sworn in last Tuesday morn
ing as receiver Of the Seattle u. S.
land office. Mr.. Tyler will make
a good official, as he is one of Sc
attle's best business men. He is
Republican to the backbone and
was never known to throw off on a
Republican nominee, whether he
personally liked or disliked said
nominee. He has always abided
the decision of the majority
OF his party without murmur
or complaint.
Paul D'Heirry, who has rem
dered the Republican party some
good indirect work, owing to his
affiliations with the Populist and
Fusion parties, has been appointed
to a command in the army and
went East last Wednesday evening
under government orders from
Washington to report for imme-
date duty. And thus the faithful
shall be rewarded, providing his
face is not black.
ouu
Yes5, Tam candidate Tor the
supreme judgeship Of this state
under the following conditions
came from Attorney Fred H. Peter
son, IF Judge HUMPHREYS or any
other candidate gets majority Of
the King county delegation then [
am for making it unanimous and
go to the state convention as a
unit for such candidate, but in case
the leading candidate gets but
thirty or forty per cent of the del
egates and the others are divided
among many others with no proba-
bility of them concentrating on
such leading candidate, then [ am
In the race for the place. Person
ally [ am very favorable to Judge |
HUMPHREYS candidacy, but in case
he has no hope Of getting the del
egation solid for him then he has
no'show of securing the nomina-
ton and no other man from this
county for that matter.
81 am rather inclined to think
that although King county had
candidate two years ago she has a
business right to ask for candi-
date this year also. One third of
all the legal business done before
the supreme court of this state
comes from King county, and, it
appears to me that it is straight
business proposition to say that
one man on the bench who is thor
oughly familiar with the legal
practices Of such county should be
one OF the five members on the
bench. It should not be matter
of political preferences, but one of
business on business principle.
Regardless Of whom it may be [
am decidedly in favor Of King
county being represented on the
next supreme bench of this state"
There is a bare possibility of
the Review having counted with
out its host in pitting Sheriff
Meyer as the next Fusion nominee
against the Republican nomi-
nee, A. T. Van de Vanter, for there
are others in the Populist party
who are working like beavers for
the nomination and they say their
IabOrs are showing GOOD rocultC