The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-27
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1t is at the primaries that candi-
dates are really nominated and by
no means at the conventions. I'm
less you go out to the primary cleo
tions and there vote for delegates
who will to some extent represent
your ideas of candidates for office,
you will see men nominated for Of
flee in many instances who would
make much more beftting candi-
date for some state prison than they
would for county or state office.
There is as much depending on vot-
ing at the respective primary election
as at the general election, and espec-
tally to those citizens who are anxi-
GUS to see good governments in both
county and state carried on. The
''vicious" are always on hand at
every election, and the minute you
weaken they snatch the reins out of
your hands and drive off with the
air Of royal prince. You can al
ways depend on it that "de gang
will be ever on hand to get their
men in, and for that reason the citi-
zens are compelled to keep an equal
ly vigilant watch The agents Of
gamblers, houses of ill-fame, bunco
men and murderers are anyways on
the lookout to capture strongholds,
from behind which they can defend
their masters in deviltry, and no
stronger hold can be found than the
fort behind the primary voting
places.
Next Monday every voter in King
county will be given an opportunity
to express an opinion as to whom he
prefers for governor Of this state, for
whomsoever King county unani-
mously decides on for the governor
ship, that man will, in all human
probability, be the choice Of the next
Republican state convention for the
place, and he will likewise be the
choice Of the voters at the polls next
November. While any number of
men may be voted for yet three can
didates have been decided upon by
the various factions in the Republi-
can party and you are expected to
cast your ballot in the endorsement
Of some one Of the three. Who will
you have, Frink, Humes or Guie?
The candidacy Of Mr. Frink is
business mans candidacy He him
self is a business man. He represents
business men and business mems in
interests He represents property
owners. He represents decency and
morality. He is backed by decent
men and endorsed by every religious
body in the county. He'is advocated
by the educated, learned and refined.
He, therefore, must be good man,
and it would be to King county's
everlasting glory and honor to elect
such delegates to the next county
convention, which convenes Wednes-
day next, that will send a unanimous
delegation to Tacoma in his behalf.
Mayor Humes' candidacy is a self
ish, greedy ambition to hold office
and live from the public crib.
Humes' candidacy is that Of a figure
head in the interest Of outside infu-
ence, which parcels out what King
county is to have by order Of man
living in Walla Walla who happens
to have more bullion than brains.
Humes' candidacy is the agency of
the vicious endeavoring to place
plant tool at the head Of the states
affairs, that they may be more safely
protected in their criminal perambu
lations. Humes represents the poll
teal tricksters and jugglers. Humes
represents slumdom in general,
which is made up of gamblers,
bunco men, pimps, women of easy
virtue and all manner Of vice and
crime While he himself may not
be an actual participant in such, yet
he is their agent, and the city of Sc
attic, of which he has been mayor
for the past four years, is a brilliant
illustration of what is herein charg-
ed. Instead Of being endorsed by
the moral and religious element, he
will meet their united opposition.
Every man that attends any form of
church in this city is against putting
Tom Humes in the governors chair.
He therefore is not the proper man
to be governor Of the state of Wash
ington.
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Mr.. Guie's candidacy is, it is very