The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-16


good graces trying to harmonic
the difference in the Republican
party instead Of adding more fuel
to the flames. Had not the oppo-
sltlon been worse divided than the
Republicans the salt Of the Pacific
ocean would not haYe saved Mayor
Humes from defeat. It is not safe
to reason that the opposition will
always be divided, and that time
when it is not, with your own par
tisans lukewarm, you are liable to
Loose a battle, which may all but
disrupt your party. Less braga-
docla and more get-to-gether
would seem more in keeping with
true blue Republicanism.
Many thanks to you, Mr.. Pie
maker, for your notice of nv in
tention of standing for the nomi-
nation OF supreme judge" said Mr..
Fred ID. Peterson one day this
week, "but under no consideration
will L allow my name to be used
In that connection or any other
connection that means an Office.
L have seen too many good men
hold offices and then retire there
from, and almost have to beg their
bread for years while trying to
build up trade. l am making a
good living out of my business at
present and that I would not do.
should L loose it all to hold an
office for few years, and, if I
should it would be quite out of the
ordinary. l therefore ask you to
say for me that, in no sense am /
candidate for any Office in the gift
OF the people of this state.
Il consented to act as chairman
OF the late Republican central
committee not because I wanted
to use the success that I felt abso-
lutely certain I would have in so
being as stepping stone to some
thing higher, but simply for the
love | have for local politics, and
also at the earnest solicitation of
Mayor Humes and others on the
ticket with whom I was very.
friendly and wanted to see them
win. Others might have done just
as well, but that we are not dis
cussing, the work has been done
and done well, and, I am of the
opinion, that Seattle is much the
better that the results are as they
are. [ predicted to the Pie-maker,
you remember, the day of the
election about noon, that Mayor
Humes would be reelected by a
plurality of 1900, and [ did not
miss my guess very far as the
figures will prove This is Re
publican town and no kind of
Fusion that may be effected by the
opposition can defeat the Republi-
can nominees"
" ~ ~
"While j. Edward Hawkins was
committeeman of the late NUM-
cipal campaign in this city from
the '"Teenth ward" yet, permit me
to say that, he did some most ex-
cellent work and helped the COM
mittee out Of a good many hard
places. The most of the members
of the committee were new at the
business and Hawkins had done
such work a number of times
before and knew the ropes" said
prominent politician, who was in
close touch with the leading
spirits Of the last campaign.
What this politician said has been
verified by a number of others,
and, it would thus seem that Mr..
Hawkins made himself many
strong friends in the late cam
paign. Schemes to bleed the
committee out of money, which
would reward the party nothing,
were promptly turned down by
Mr.. Hawkins, though he was cen
sured by those advocating them.
For an instance, it is reported that
Capt. P. d. Hughes came in with
a bill of $75 for certain news
paper, and pleaded that it be paid
on the grounds that he stood good
for it. The bill was turned down
by the committee and at the sug-
gestion Of Mr.. Hawkins, who
reasoned that hundreds of such
bills might at once come in if this
one was allowed. The Captain
went away pretty sore, and, if he
stood good for the bill he has
doubtless paid it, that is, If he
ever does such thing.
II u u
Elk Senator John L. Wilson has
been doing the Sound country this
week, and while in Seattle shook
hands with a host of old time
friends and admirers. Senator
Wilson is being urged as one of
the delegates to the National con-
vention by number OF the lead