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


has been. elected chairman of the
Republican city central committee
and, according to reports, it was
not a bad selection. Mr.. Peter
son has for a number of years
aspired to this honored position
perhaps, solely for the glory that's
In it, If victory should crown his
labors, and, perhaps for the good
of his party believing be could
unite the Earring factions therein,
but there are some, who
declare that Peterson has been
troubled for years with a supreme
court bee buzzing in his bonnet,
and he sought such an honor
merely as an end which he hoped
would prove a stepping stone to
that Of the goal of his political
ambition Whether it will or not
will be seen In less than six months
more.
q ga
The indications now are that the
Republican ticket in this city will
be elected by not less than 1000
!. majority. Seattle is a Republican
town under all ordinary circum-
stances, and, the Pie-maker, would
hate to see it go Democratic this
year since this is "presidential
year" There are times and con-
ditions that arise in the political
arena, which are sufficiently try
ing to make even true blue Repub-
hcans break away from their life
long political mornings, but the
Pie-maker does not believe that
the future success Of the Republi-
can party Of this state should be
jeopardized in order to rebuke
some one objectional municipal
nominee in Seattle. There is no
doubt that, 'as goes King so goes
the state, politically, and likewise,
''as goes Seattle So goes King"
Such being the political status of
Seattle, it behooves every Republi-
can in the city to rally to the "old
party" and do as has been done in
the past, elect the ticket regardless
of the combined opposition. The
ticket for the most part is an ex-
ceptionally good one and since
there be no cup Of sweetness less
there be a corresponding one of
bitterness it is but right that the Re
pUblicans stomach the bad in
order to get to the good. The
Republican ticket must be elected.
Spokane is unusually dull at
present." said Editor Walker Of
the Labor Journal Of Spokane one
day this week as he shook hands
with the Pie-maker, land it all
comes from that blasted blumin
Spokesman-Keview. It took a
notion to run the board Of health
Of that city and because the board
would not have it so, it put out the
smallpox lie. Spokane has had
but very few cases Of genuine
smallpox, but when the Review
made the howl about the small
pox beingsan epidemic in Spokane
the neighborhood communities
took it for granted, inasmuch as it
came from Spokane's leading
paper, and gave Spokane wide
berth, which resulted in totally
demoralizing trade in the city and
especially country trade. Spokane
was quarantined from the Idaho
mines as we'll as the Republic and
other noted mining communities,
and, as a result, the city is having
as dull financial times now as it
ever had during the Cleveland |
panicy days. It is too bad that
the owners Of the paper can not be
made to pay every cent the city
has been compelled to loose on
account Of its presentations.
Seattle looks good and fiourishing
and it makes me feel like [ am in
town again to pass up and down
your thronging thoroughfares.' =
uou
Some time ago Judge J. z.
Moore, Of Spokane, announced his
candidacy for the governorship of
this state subject to the ratifca-
ton Of the next state Republican
convention, and since that time it
has been discussed and re-dis-
cussed by a great many of the
state papers. The Pie-maker has
watched this discussion with an
eagerness for the chief reason that
Judge Moore halls from the home
of Senator Wilson, and who will
doubtless be candidate for the
United States senate two years
after the nomination of Judge
Moore, in case he is nominated at
all. Those papers that have COM
mented upon his candidacy have
done SO very gingerly, evidently
not knowing exactly where they
themselves were at. Ii Judge
Moore is a friend Of John L. Will
son then the papers opposed to
Wilson stand ready to fight
Moores gubernatorial candidacy
to the knife, while, on the other
hand, if he has announced his can
didacy in opposition to Wilson's