The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-13

The Democratic state central
committee will convene in Spo-
kane tomorrow (Saturday) to de-
eide the time and place of holding
the state convention to elect dele
gates to the National convention,
which will convene in Kansas City
July 4th, to nominate William
Jennings Bryan, to be defeated by
William Mckinley, the protection
prince and expansion patriot. The
Democratic party in this state is
by no means a unit in its party
actions, hence bitter fight may
be expected over the selection Of
delegates and national committee
man. In King county hot scrap
is on between the Harties and God
whites for party supremacy. The
Review, which has heretofore
fought the ambitions of Lee B.
Hart, is now grooming him from
A to z as King county's Demo
cratic leader, and Editor Church
says he has no fears for his man.
The Review is the only Democra-
tic paper in King county and it
yields powerful influence among
the Democratic faithful, so Mr..
Goodwin had better be on the look
out or he will meet ignominious
defeat.
Some local Republicans last
Saturday night desecrated the name
of Mckinley by organizing an
Ankney club in this city and de-
claring it in the interest Of the
Republican party. The Pie-maker
would like to know why those in
terested in the organization of the
club desired to make such secrecy
Of the matter. There are others in
Seattle who would have been
proud Of being a charter member
of a Mckinley club, however much
they might oppose an Ankney club.
Now that Frank B. Cole, of Ia
coma, has been elected to an Office
a number Of his friends have be-
gun to boom him for the Demo
cratic nomination of governor.
The plot is being fathered by
Frank r. Baker, A. P. Tugwell and
a few other political sores, who
bitterly oppose the denomination
of Governor Rogers. Said a
Pierce county man one day this
week: eff it does no more, it will
certainly split the Pierce county
delegation and thus weaken Gov
ernor Rogers" Cole is a great
josher and he was elected in Ia
coma few days ago on account Of
his good story telling and he has
decided to josh himself into the
gubernatorial chair of this state
in like manner.
Speaking about Democratic gov
errors reminds the Pie-maker that
King county has a possible candi-
date for that high Office as well as
Pierce has two, and, it is none other
than Judge F. A. Macdonald. The
judge made splendid record in
the last legislature and he popu-
larized himself quite considerably
among the Democratic push and
made no great amount of enemies
among the Republicans. Judge
Macdonald would, in the opinion
of the Pie-maker, make the Demo-
Gratis a much stronger candidate
than either Governor Rogers or
Frank B. Cole.
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Senator George Turner does not
seem to WELD the political infu-
ence among the New Democracy
that he has given himself credit of
being able to do. He was COM
pletely overlooked at the Seattle
Bryan meeting and no more note
was taken Of him than had he been
just plain Hodcarrier George
Turner. Republican, Free Silver
Republican, Populist and Demo
crat all within three years is
changing more rapidly than the
people can keep up with, hence he
is laid on the shelf to rest. In
other words, he wanted to be too
good for good luck. When Senator
Turner declared he would carry
the state of Washington for Bryan
by 10000 majority it was before he
had been snubbed at Seattle by
the politicians. He has demanded
a public explanation of that, and,
since it has not been forthcoming,
the Pie-maker suspects that he is
willing that Mckinley carry it by
10000 majority.
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It is being said on the streets
that Prosecuting Attorney James
McElroy ought to be a candidate
for governor as he is now amply
able tO nav all ca1nDaion hills and