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

IN many years.
That James Alexander Wake
field is a tireless worker on trades
for various candidates.
That the minstrel parades every
day this week were the only things
that broke the political monotony.
That Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Howe
and their little daughter are bask-
ing in the sunshine Of Southern
California.
That Brer. Griffin would rather
not be told about the number of
psne,s he has had to die on his
hards.
That the Silver Republicans
believe that they hold the key to
the situation and therefore held
their nomination until the last
minute.
That $4,000 per month have
been contributed by the gamblers
of this city for the past six months
for the reelection of Tom Humes.
That Bill Parry is out Of politics
and should stay out for all time to
come as he is We y weak sister.
That Hon. Edward B. Palmer
and his friends rejoice exceedingly
over his defeating w. w. Will
shire.
That E. G. Hughes is looking
out for No. 1 regardless of who
else is killed in the scrimage.
That Hon. John L. Wilson
made a poor selection in E. G.
Hughes as his lieutenant in this
city.
That E. G. Neufelder has re-
turned from the East and will soon
have his new banking house IN
operation.
That John Ell. McGraw should
be at the head of the Post-Intelli-
gencer and then it would have an
opinion before the cat jumped.
That Sam Piles is a Kentucky
bulldozer that wants the world, but
dares not go before the people and
ask for it.
That Sam Piles and &c
Hughes have formeda combination
to run King county politics
Piles to be boss, Humes to be
governor and Hughes to 60 to the
National Republican convention.
That the determined counte-
nance of Big Bill Morris was
missed in the late convention.
That Col Lysons wants to be
mayor of Seattle, a want that has
been troubling him for many
years; but a want that will contin
ue to trouble him.
That Tacoma wants any anf
every old thing that any other city
wants. 1t is truly a city Of many
wants.
That the Times is still politically
crazy and knows no more abou
the local situation than the Pipe.
totem pole"
That open gambling in this o.
any other city should be suppressed
likewise wide open saloons day il
and day out.
That the P.-L's Cape Nome
number was full Of splendid infor
nation about the land of cold anC
gold.
That the weekly papers should
try and get together, and, whe1
they once get together, stay there
They are fought by the dailies a
every turn of the road and they
should reciprocate.
That every proposition sent ou
by the manager Of Printers Ink tc
weekly papers should be turned
down without even examining it.
That George FL. Crosse made {
long and strong pull for his many
friends in the convention and wo1
many laurels.
That George Sheean has 6
striking resemblance to the general
physiog of the members of the
chain gang whom he drives.
That the blanket franchise looks
as though it will meet legal defeat
in spite Of the support of the
Argot and CRATER Chadwick.
That Z. S. Lippy will never
support wide open policy man
for mayor, and, let it be under.
stood that, there are many others
That Tommy McCorey is a per
feet specimen of the genus HOMO
which fully explains why he is
pushed to the front by the Sixth
ward
That there will be two other
primary elections this year and
some playing even will be done.
That the politician that lies and
runs away is liable TO get knocked
down on the next corner.
That DR.. Neagle never felt like
cursing good and hard until he
found out that the Humes men
had registered two colonized hobos
from his own room.
That the city was never before
SO badly colonized as at the last
primary election. It was a burn