The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-07-26
BUzZING OF THE POLITICAL BEE
No Danger Of the offices Going Begging with
So Many seIf-saerifielng Patriots Who
Are willing to Get into Harness
for Stipulated Salaries.

almost anything within reason to a
boiling point. pots of any kind can hard.
ly come within this category. They
may become heated, and this is the con-
dition of the political pot just now. The
people in general are doing their best to
keep cool, but those who are candidates
and hope to be party nominees are wrig-
Cling and squirming and not only max
ing themselves uncomfortable but every
one else they come within touch OF. As
rule candidates are not seeking the
seashore or the mountain resorts, but
are staying at home and constructing or
repairing political fences, and the amount
OF talk and beer, lighter and heavier
drinks, and more talk that it takes to
put up the stakes and riders is something
surprising Especially is this so In many
instances where the political car penters
are starting the structures from the top
without thought of the foundations.
The republican candidates are the
more numerous, probably because while
they have helped themselves generously
to the public pie their appetites are in.
ordinate. 1t reminds the writer of the
oldest son of a family named Love, who
resided in Portland number of years
ago and may live there yet. The boy
was christened True, and when he was
about nineteen years of age he ran away
with buxom lass. The family discussed
the matter with much anxiety and tried
to find way to bring the son back into
the straight and narrow paths, but the
mother, who shook her head mournfully
through all the rsmtications of the dis.
cussion, finally remarked sit is no
use. Once True Love gets started he
can't quit" And so it is with the re-
publicans; they have got started and al
most every one of them who is seeking
an office now holds one or has been
there before, and can't quit.
The republican nomination for judge
ship will probably go to Kittitas county.
Frank Rudkin wanted it but he was too
new republican in the eyes of some and
now that be has gone to Dawson, and no
one seems to know when he will be back,
it is generally conceded that Ralph
Kaufman of Ellensburg will be the NOM
inee. W. p. Guthrie would like the Of
flee but his partner is in congress and
that is somewhat of handicap, although
it is doubtful if he could get there if the
circumstances were more favorable. The
Yakima correspondent of the Spokes-
man-Review says Edward Whitson
would like to be judge, but Mr.. Whitson
says he has no laundering in that drec-
ton and is not candidate. 1t is known,
however, that Mr.. Whitson would not
decline the gubernatorial nomination if it
was rendered to him on a gold platter
although silver used to be a favored
metal with him. Mr.. Kaufman, how
ever, appears to clearly have the inside
track and it is claimed that he will carry
the delegates OF Kittitas and Franklin
counties in his vest pocket even ii he
does not receive the unanimous nomina-
ton. He thinks he should have Yak
ina. too, as the nomination was prom
ised by the republicans to Kittitas four
years ago.
On the democratic side the present in
cumbent of the office and f. Il. Preble
are the only ones mentioned. franklin
county will have the deciding vote in
the convention and this is generally con-
coded to Judge Davidson. who will win
if he can carry his own county, which
no one doubts. Attorney Preble stands
well with his party and quite number
Of the leaders desire that he receive the
nomination for prosecuting attorney, and
it is understood that he will not object.
II is anticipated that the office this COM
ing year will lie worth $l400, which is
not to be sneezed at. Ira Nj. Krutz, the
democratic central committeeman for
Yakima, has also aspirations in this d.
rection and has considerable following.
H. b. Rigg, while not candid date in the
true sense OF the word, wouldn't mind
shying his castor into the ring il the field
was clear. On the other side Of the
fence John Rudkin, w. P. Guthrie and
r. X. Nichols have announced them.
selves as candidates. Mr.. Rudkin claims