The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-07-12
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The OfaCiaI Paper OF San Juan County
THURSDAY. JULY IL, 1907.
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.

A recent issue of the viruleut little
Blaine Republican, reported to be edit
ed from Seattle by hired hecler OF
Banker Ankeny, contained lot of
twaddle about pretended plan, which
IL represented to he supported by the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
railroad companies, to elect j. nj. Frink
governor, support ex-senator Wilson
i'm the next senatorial campaign, and
select for state land commissioner this
fall someone who can lie depended upon
to further the schemes of the railway
and other corporations TO gobble the
most valuable tide lands on the Sound.
1t is rather amusing TO note the dex-
terity displayed Ivy the Humes-Ankeny
combination in secreting in the political
woodpile various and sundry "niggers"
of their own creation, taking good care
TO have them located where their dis
covery at opportune times is most con-
venient.
1t is not surprising that the Humes
workers should view with alarm the
rapid disintegration of their forces and
the unmistakable growth of independ-
ent party sentiment i'm favor of the
nomination of Mr.. Frink. They are
hard up for arguments against his eau
didacy when they are obliged to place
their chief reliance upon factional pref
udicc against ex-senator Wilson, with
whom they alIege that Mr.. Frink has
made an offensive and defensive ALI
ance. They take good care not to call
attention to the fact that Mr.. Frink not
only voted steadily against Senator
Wilson i'm the campaign of six years
ago, but that his vote and influence
then were cast for Mr.. Ankeny, who is
the patron saint of the anti-Wilson
men today. 1t could not reasonably
be expected that Mr.. Wilson or his
friends would support either Humes or
Cute, in view of the vindictive abuse
from them and their allies which they
were obliged TO suffer with what
patience they could in the senatorial
campaign of two years ago. And it is
much to the credit of the Wilson men
that they are big enough and broad
enough to recognize the sterling quail
ties of Mr.. Frink and give HIM their
cordi.l support, instead of opposing
him because of his position i'm the sen.
atorial election of '94-5.
Nv
AS for ex-senator Wilson, despite the
fact that he is not now a candidate for
any office and is, as he said i'm recent
interview, merely "a worker in the
ranks of the party" he seems to be a
constant nightmare to the men who
succeeded in accomplishing his defeat.
Like Banquo's ghost, he will not down.
The most powerful weapon which was
used against him in the campaign of
'9S-the acknowledgements now
controls, and that great paper was
never conducted upon broader lines or
with more conspicuous ability than it
is today. The men who thought they
were playing q cute political game at
Ellensburg last spring when they
turned down the Spokane candidate
for delegate to the Philadelphia con-
vention for no other reason than his
friendship for Senator Wilson are likely
soon to realize something of the magni-
tude of their mistake, if they do not
already.
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No better refutation of the irrcspons-
ible allegation of contemplated fraud in
connection with the selection of u can
didate for land commissioner could be
asked than the mere announcement of
the name of the candidate favored by
the Wilson men, viz, Judge S. A.
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