The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-03-02

all lnJelI1gonC men, they prOflt by
the object Lessons before them,
and, as sure as they do that, Che
halls county will go Republican,
by a safe majority, next Novem-
ber.-Aberdeen Bulletin.
It is war to the knife and the
knife to the hilt between the Re-
publican factions of this county.
The latest bone of convention is
the patronage from the census
supervisors Office, Austin Miers
OF Ellensburg, supporter of Ank-
eny, was recommended for census
supervisor for the eastern district
OF Washington by Senator Foster
with the understanding that G. G.
Gose, who helped Mr.. Foster out
of tight place last winter, would
be consulted as to all subordinate
appointments for Walla Walla
county.
Mr.. Miers visited this city about
two weeks ago, and announced
that all appointments would be
made on recommendation Of the
county central committee, but as
sured the Allen-Dovell leaders
that such appointments would
have to be satisfactory to Mr.. Gose.
But for ways that are dark and
tricks that are vain" Mr.. M1ers can
beat the heather Chinee, if we
may judge from the lamentations
now going up from the Allen clan.
1t seems that after making this
announcement Mr.. Miers proceed
ed to promise appointments on the
recommendation of Y. G. Blalock,
chairman Of the central committee,
without calling the committee
together. The chairman was as
sumed to be the whole thing.
But worse than this in the eyes
Of all citizens who believe in
honest politics and an incorrupt-
ible civil service, these appoint
ments were promised to men who
pledged themselves to do their
utmost to carry their respective
precincts for delegations to the
county convention favorable to the
selection Of Mr.. Ankeny as one Of
the delegates to the national con-
vention at Philadelphia.
AS a further inducement to these
men to prostitute the public
service to party and personal ends
each Of these men was promised as
3 bonus for success in carrysng his
precinct for Ankeny, all the money
be needed.
One Republican from an i'm
portant precinct states that this
proposition was made to him and
5cornfully rejected.
An overzealous Ankeny bench
nan openly boosted a few days
ago that there was on call fund
IF $500 to be used in defeating Al
Goldman in Simms precinct, and
carrying it for Ankeny.
The plot goes even farther than
his. 1t is commonly believed
hat an arrangement has been
made by which Democrats Of easy
,onsciences and adjustable prin-
,iples will assist in packing the
primaries in the in
crest Of Ankeny. In order to
further this scheme some reputed |
Democrats have already announced |
heir conversion to Republicanism
ind others stand ready to do the
same thing for a consideration.
There are said to be twenty-five
paid workers for Ankeny now
the county to tickle itch
ng palms and fill aching voids in
for votes for Ankeny
delegations.
Mr.. Ankeny has been made to
think that his past political fail
lres were due to the fact that he
vas not lavish enough in his ex-
0enditures, and he has determined
hat in order to succeed Senator
Turner in 1901 he will make one
effort if it "busts'' one or
wo Of his banks.
Walla Walla county is to have a
practical illustration Of Montana
politics. We had just a little Of
hat two years ago when through
he placing Of a little money where
t would do the most good, the
Ankeny people named part Of the
Populist conference committee, and
prevented Fusion.
AS an excuse for these corrupt |
methods the Ankeny workers say
hat the Allen-Dovell crowd would
10 the same thing if they had the
The Argus is ready to admit
this. But as a newspaper believ-
ing in pure politics and honest
public service, we say ga plague
on both your houses
The Argus will take the oppor-
tunity right here to warn Demo
Gratis to keep their hands clean Of
this dirty political work. They
should have no use for a party or
for any set Of men who will seek
to debauch the voters Of this
county in order to further the
ambitions Of any man regardless