The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-08-03

been injected into the primary elec-
lions up there than was ever known
before. SO desperate did they be-
come last Monday to defeat the
t'rlnk ticket that they branded it all
day long as the ''nlgger ticket" for
no other reason than because there
was man of African blood on that
ticket. Who would have thought
such coarseness could have come
from a man who had served four
years a participant in the great civil
war? Who would have thought that
such would ever come from man
who had served four years as Re
publican Judge of this state? Who
would have thought that such would
nave ever come from two men who
pretend to be as ardently Kepubh-
can III politics as the BallInger brace?
however, their coarseness did the
ticket no harm, for there were men
in their own ranks who singled out
Tie colored candidate and voted for
MN, though they were ardent Humes
men and he an equally ardent Erink
man, Tor no other reason than be-
cause such a vulgar blackguard at
tack was being made on HIM on &C
count OF his color. 1t was a pleasure
TO note when the ballots had all been
counted that the colored man lead
the ticket.
Perhaps, dear reader, you have
never attended primary election
where different factions are strainlng
every nerve to capture a majority OF
the delegates. Well, If you have not,
then you have missed half Of your
LIE. Before the day of the voting
ne satellites swarm about the man
ayers headquarters like so many bees
about hive. They tell great stories
oI how they will WIN hands down. Il
VIII carry my precinct by not less
Gnan two to one, for l have Just made
mouse to house canvass, Is what he
tells the manager and every one with
whom he comes III contact. But the
Dest-lald plans often fail, and he finds
mat out at the primary polls. As
talks this man, so talk all men at
all headquarters and IN every fac
tlon. They leave the respective head
quarters at the word go" on the APP
pointed day with buoyant faces and
certain OF success. He works all
Gay and buttonholes every voter that
comes his way. The voter hears his
tale OF woe, takes an official ballot,
goes to his booth and marks it
as suits hlm best, for for that single
moment he has his own way as to
now he marks his ballot, and so it
goes all day until the polls close.
Inc count Is made, and what gloom
OF despair comes over his face when
ne sees he has not votes enough.
Both sides were equally confdnet Of
winning, and yet one side had to lose.
1he defeated both look and
Ieel blue, does not know whether or
not to report at headquarters, but
nnaly musters up courage to go
DOWN, for he hears rejolclngs among
MS friends. AS he walks IN and Is
questioned as to how he came out. it
IS truly painful to see the humilia-
lon that creeps over his face as he
tells them that he was defeated, but
1t happened this or that way. While
he Is explaining how it happened
MS audience is generally very small,
as the politician is not anxious to
near the story Of defeated candi-
date for delegateship.
The late primary election in this
city and county most assuredly dem
onstrated the TACT that Tom Humes
Is not vote getter, and his past pop
ularlty arose from the fact that he
always knew when and how to get
INTO the band wagon.
All the states in the Union, now