The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-07-05
Vhe OlhoiaI Paper OF San Juan County.
THURSDAY, July 5, 1907.
A LITTLE POLITICS.

the contest for the gubernaIonal NOM
ination. It Is quite generally conceded
by the Republicans of the state, except,
perhaps, in some Of the southwestern
counties, that the nomination should
go to King county if its delegation can
unite upon candidate. And there Is
no lack Of candidates in Seattle. There
never is. Mayor Humes wants the
nomination of course, and as he al
lowed himself TO he used as q cats paw
10y the Ankeny monkeys i'm their eff
forts to get the senatorial chestnut out
of the legislative fire of '9S, they appar-
antly feel under obligation to support
him in his present aspirations-at least
so long rs they can use him to serve
their own ends.
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Then comes young Mr.. Cute, speaker
of the house of representatives, who
owes his prominence in state politics
chiefly to the opponents of ex-senator
Wilson, and who is also closely allied
with Mr.. Ankcy and his friends. He
is not large man physically, but con-
siders himself big enough for the gov
ernor's chair and wants to be given an
opportunity to fill it.
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And last, but by no means least,
comes ex-State Senator j. nj. Frink,
one of Seattle's most substantial and
successful business men, against whom,
with the very evident purpose of pref
udicing linn In the minds of the people
of the state, the cry is raised that he is
"WilsOn's candidate.
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Here, then, are the three men who
are striving for the control of the King
county delegation to the state conven.
ton, believing, not without good rea-
son, that whichever one gets it will
secure the nomination. To each of
them proposition has been, or will be,
submitted, it is understood, that the
man who secures a majority of the
delegates shall have the united support
of the delegation. 1t is fair PROPOSE.
.tion, but perhaps from the very fact
that it is the supporters of Humes and
Cute are said not to be in favor Of it, il
being their plan to carry the fight into
the state convention if defeated in their
home county. And now comes the
political guesser of the Times and as
sumes to divide the counties Of the
state on the Wilson-Ankeny issue, and
in this division he has the temerity tC
say that San Juan county is relied
upon to send delegation favorable to
the Ankeny candidate. Mr.. Frink, by
the way, was a staunch supporter Of
Mr.. Ankeny in the senatorial contest
of '9i, as against Mr.. Wilson, but now
because it happens that the Post
Intelligencer and most of Mr.. Wilson's
friends are supporting him, as against
Humes or Guie, he is called the "Wil
son candidate
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1t might be interesting to know who
is relied upon to deliver the vote Of thi.
county to Humes. Who is the all pow
erful parsonage? Is it The representa-
tive in the legislature who misrepre
scented his constituents by voting fol
the gamblers mayor even after hi.
own home supporters left him, or is il
the president of the Tacoma & Roche
Harbor Lime Company, on account o
his supposed hostility to Senator viii
son? We have no disposition to mis-
represent either one of these gentle
men, and we are not yet inclined to be
lieve that either of them has lent him
self TO such u scheme as the Time,
pretends to outline.
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County Treasurer Murray was 6
member of the legislature with Mr.
Frink in the winter of '94-5 and served
with him upon o joint conmitte,
which gave him most excellent op
portunity TO Judge Of his character an,
qualifications for the governorship
He speaks OF him in the highest terms
and expressed himself TO the write
some weeks ago, before the present tn
angular fight was on in king county
rs favorable to Mr. Thinks candidacy
And his high opinion Of Mr.. Frink'
integrity and capacity is shared b,
Hon. Il. c. Harper, who served in tn,
senate with MIR. Frink, as one of tn,
most trusted representatives in the
upper house that San Juan and Skagi
counties ever had.
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Ex-senator Wilson is not now ;
candidate for any Office and there i,
neither sense nor justice ia the effort.
that are being made to thrust him &
conspicuously into The foreground, il
the evident hope of keeping some on,
else in the background who is to much
Of n man to be a plant tool of an,
Doodle candidate for senator.
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