The Seattle Republican., 1900-01-19

IIOlu6ES.
81 feel quite confident tn,
Charley Reed has awaken to I'll
fact that, he is nothing more NJ
less than great long awkward hl
man poplar pole, in the position {
chief of the police in Seattle, an
is twisted about the fingers {
many of his sub-officers like uni
raw cotton string. II am COZ
vinced that the police force
this city at present, owing to thu
very fact, is far from what it c1gl
be. The next mayor, in my opil
ion, will simply say to Charlie
that it is to his best interest
step down and out from that pos
ton, and accept a clerkship
some of the departments of t ;
city, if he stills wants to work fl
the city, and it will be do1
There is crooked work, | BELIEF
going on in police circles of II
city. Whether or not Char
Reed knows anything about
am not prepared to say, but, =
this point, L will say, were L at e
head of the Office. if there were "
cutting in two" done, | woulde
the one that did it, and not ~
men. The supposed existen9f
such has completely demoral fd
the efficiency of the police deHt-
ment in this city. 1t will pc
almost obligatory on the parjof
the next mayor, if he wishe tis
administration to be anythingf a
success, to let Charley Reedhut
as soon as he is let in," came pm
man who has had occasion to
observe matters in police circi IN
Seattle for years past.
The friends of Mayor Hun at
the eleventh hour have bwn
their cloven foot and decif to
make a desperate fight to RI ON
mate him for mayor. ThI Pie
maker truly believes that build
the Republican convention bom-
mate Humes and should lwin
or Mcdonald be nOminatedF the
Democrats, that either one them
would beat Humes three tsne at
the polls.
q q q
"My name, | see has very
kindly mentioned by local
press in connection with + may
orally nomination of this by. 1t
was done without my q sent or
knowledge and for that fason |
ask you to state, that und hO con-
sideration will [ be a Ddidate,
and would not accept til nOmina-
ton if rendered by the ayention
without a dissenting vd | am
absolutely not candids for any
Office at the hands Othe next
municipal convention" / 1 Chair
man Milo Root one day is week.
uoo
The Republican cent commit
tee fixed the date of caucus,
primaries and convei ibn last
Tuesday evening, Thf faucusess
will be held Februat 18th, the
primaries February \ and the
convention February q Chair
man Root reported attend
ance at the meetingnd much
business was transactS
From the st. Louis Globe-DeA lat.
If we can drive t trusts into
Canada it will at ld show that
we have some kind d dpntrol over
them.
We are already fe enough into
1900 to justify the berate con-
clusion that this is ing to be a
Mckinley year.
During the year p the Amer
lean people will PIX the record
by casting more V for the Re
publican ticket thasTer before.
Ex-Gov. Hogg aares that the
cause of free silveB grounded in
the affections Of t masses. Yes,
but the troubles, it is back
grounded.
The propositions raise S3,0OO.-
600 to continue Il religious work
of the late Dwig l., Moody will
keep the contrib on box active
for some time.
Scientists at Vashington are
endeavoring to 9rmlne the good
and bad qualitPt snow. This
is much better p to waste time
in ascertainlng wrote 1t.
In his defer before the Gov
ernmeht of Sps admiral MontO-
10 declares thae anticipated an
attack by Dew Such being the
case, why didr he get out of the
way?
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