The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-02-23

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It looks as though Will H
Parry's gubernatorial boom has
died a BORN. Parry might have
had any old thing he wanted from
a political standpoint had he ex-
hlblted any nerve and backbone,
but he did not and now it will be
a hard fight for him to get the
smallest thing. His name was
presented to the convention for
councllman-at-large, and Bi G
Blutfiing Bulldozing Sam Piles
made a plea for the rules to be
suspended and allow Mr.. Parry to
be nominated by reclamation, but
the convention would not have it
SO, and he was only nominated
after a most bitter factional fight.
Surely, surely the mighty has
fallen.
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The much wanted "Yaller Dorg"
with which to beat Tom Humes In
the late convention did not put in
his appearance in time to do the
work, hence the City Of Seattle is
to have two more years of Wide
Open Disreputableness. Alright.
If the other fellow and his folk can
stand it, the Pie-maker and his
folk believe it will be no trouble
for them to stand it.
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Capt. P. D. Hughes wanted to
go to the late Republican conven-
ton and wanted to go pretty bad,
if reports be true He had a
Humes slate of his own making up
early in the primary contest, but
the day had not proceeded far
when it became quite apparent to
him that he could not 60 on a
Humes slate, so he at once drop
ped it and worked like dog for
the other fellows with the under
standing that he be voted for in
stead Of Milton Roy. He managed
to get in on that move by three
votes.
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Mr.. Frank Paul, the last man to
enter the comptroller contest. sue
ceeded in capturing the prize.
Frank is one of the whitest BOYS
in the city and the Pie-maker be-
Lieves that he is going to lead his
ticket. Yea, more, he believes
that Frank Paul will get two votes
TO his opponet's one. Franks
election may bring Dan Abrahams,
one of King county's chronic Office
seekers, into municipal promin-
ence, but for all that, Frank is one
of the men who will be elected at
The coming election.
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The Fifth ward gave Mr.. Humes
4 majority vote contrary to the ex-
Oectations Of the Pie-maker, but it
lid not nominate Diller nor did it
nominate Ambrose for committee
nan and that was glory enough for
hat ward for one day, though it
lid loose on every other point it
stood out for.
One thing the friends of Mr..
Harry G. Gordon would like to
lear explained, and that is, why,
lfter his name had been presented
20 the convention was it not voted
or instead of VIII Parry's, who
lad fatty refused to allow the op-
position to Mr., Humes to use his
lame in that connection? It may
nave been good politics, but it was
Door friendship.
Senator Wiltshire. the loud
nouthed and pompous bombast Of
he "12 Statesmen H." got
nance to measure popularity with
,. B. Palmer in the Republican
Of the 1st. of the 9TH. |
asst Saturday night, and Palmer,
hough a new conner in the Ward, !
came out SO far ahead that the
vould-be congressman and saviour
# Local affairs from the Rule or
Ruin Policy Of John L. Wilson's
lilies" found he wasn't Sin it.
BY the way, this is the same
Palmer who, as member of the
from this county last
voted and worked for the
reelection of Senator Wilson.
Republican politicians are be-
ginning to realize how much more
than two years ago will
De the position Of Spokane county
n the coming state conventions.
In 1898 the Republicans of Spo-
Kane county did not stand very
nigh. This section of the state
was generally regarded as hope
Lessly Populistic, an impression
created by the tremendous land
slide of 1896, The Spokane
county delegation, although mighty
Individually, numerically was
weak.
This year Spokane is figured as
the banner Republican county
Of the state. It will have SO repre-
5entatives in the convention,
enough to put the county in a