The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-20

Sixth, Fifth and Fourth precinct,
of the Fifth ward and thus get
majority over both you and Tay
Tor in that ward, making him
hard man for you to down.
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The gubernatorial candidacy O.
Thomas Jefferson Humes is an
nounced through the columns O
the White River Journal in the
following excerpt:
The candidacy of T. J. Humes
for governor of the state of Wash
ington is formally announced
This might have been expected az
a result Of the city election, the
county convention and the state
convention. His campaign viii
probably be managed by Thomas
P. Fisk, Sam Ell. Piles and George
u. Piper.
Owing to Editor Pratts political
vacilation for the past two years
no more could have been expected
of him than to encourage Mr.
Hume's gubernatorial candidacy
Though the Pie-maker feels abso,
lutely certain that Mr.. Pratt went
to another gentleman in this city,
and, of his own free will, offered
to support that gentleman for
governor against any ambitions, In
that direction, Of Mr.. Humes.
pratt is a weak sister" has been
repeatedly remarked on the streets
Of Seattle since the appearance of
his last paper in this city.
Perhaps Samuel H. Piles will
groom Mayor Humes for the may
orally, but such is not generally
believed in the city at present.
Mr.. Piles, like Mr.. Pratt, has said
more than once that he would
support the gubernatorial aspira-
tons of another and wanted Mr..
Humes to continue being mayor
of this city until his time expires,
and, it is more than probable that
he will not lend Tom Humes any
assistance in his coming guberna-
torial contest. There is no doubt
but that he will have the support
OF the man who blackmailed an
Oregon United States senator out
of $4,000 with the aid of a codak
and "soiled dove" but that ought
not to be seriously looked upon by
good citizens, "birds of a feather
flock together"
Judging from Mayor Humes's
speech made at his little side show
club last Saturday night, wherein
he denounced those persons, who
had formed political agreement
in the late fight over the delegates
to the National convention, shows
that he has discovered he would
not have the support Of Sam Piles,
and, he therefore, took that oppor-
tune time to give the very thing
that Piles had helped to father a
hard slap in the face. It will be
remembered that Mr.. Piles seri-
ously disagreed with the Humes-
Ankeny faction at the state con-
vention for doing as it did in refer
ence both to Spokane and King
counties, and the Pie-maker has
no doubts but that Sam Piles will
be found in another school Of poll
tics during the coming state scrap.
Then, again, it should not be over
looked in this connection, that Mr..
Piles has joined the King County
Republican Club instead Of the
SO called Mckinley Club with its
fifty or sixty members, while the
former has fully 1000.
The coming gubernatorial en-
broglio promises to make men line
up in Republican politics as they
have never before. While in the
convention it will be something of
free-for-all fight, every fellow
for himself and a nomination for
them all, if they can get it, yet,
GLOW do you stand on the COVER
nor question" will be asked by
the men interested in the outcome
of that situation before the con-
vention meets and before Mr.. Can
didate will get his support. Can
didates for county offices will not
get any strength from any one
unless he is lined up on one side
or the other, and, as a result, King
county is promised hot fight in
Republican circles this fall, which,
the Pie-maker fears, will not end
at the convention. It will be re-
membered that the Pie-maker pre-
dicted some months ago that
through the Pipers, the Turner's,
Ridpaths ct al, intended to dis
rupt the Republican party of this
state, and, if it does not begin to
look that way at present, then ex-
cuse the Pie-maker.
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May LIST is the time set by Judge