The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-07-13
Political Pot-Pie.

Now that the two big national
pow-wows have both been pulled off
and the candidates Of their make are
in the hands Of the voters and the
newspapers, the public pulse as to
the advisability of their, respective
nominations has to some extent been
felt. Since the nominations have
been made the Pie-maker has gotten
about over Seattle quite considerable
and during all of his perambulations
but one picture Of William Jennings
Bryan, the Democratic nominee for
president, has been seen in the win
dows Of the citizens residences or
business places, while, on the other
hand, hundreds of McKinley's pic
lures are to be seen on every street
in the city in the windows. -Four
years ago in this city, when the state
went to Organism like wildfire,
Bryan's pictures were just as numer-
Gus in the windows Of the people as
is President McKinley's at the pres
ent. The above therefore is a very
good indication as to the feelings OF
the people over the two candidates.
The Republican ticket will sweep
Washington next fall just as over
whelmingly as did the fusion ticket
four years ago. Two years ago the
state Republican ticket won by
handsome majority over the fusion
fungus. Since then the three largest
municipalities in the state have been
signally won by the Republican
party, all Of which proves beyond a
question of doubt that the Repubh-
cans are almost absolutely certain of
winning in the coming contest at the
polls. The Bryan craze, it would
seem, has at last blown by and the
voters are not in the same kind Of
mood as they were in 1892, deter
mined to vote for change without
first counting the cost Of the change;
but they have McKinleyism, and
they propose to let well enough
alone. Even Populist papers are now
handling Organism gingerly, for the
POpuliSt voters have learned from
the recent Democratic national con-
vention at Kansas City that Democ-
racy is dead anxious for Populist
to try and elect their candidate to
the presidency, but Democrats are
unwilling to share in the emolu-
ments of office with their Pop
brethren. Instead Of nominating a
latter-day Democrat, a Democrat Of
the copperhead type was nominated
for the vice presidency, SO bitterly
opposed to Populism and Free Silver
Republicanism was the spirit that
domineered the Democratic party.
Their ToWne was too small in the
Democrats opinion to accommodate
a Democratic platform, hence he was
turned down like town afre.
1t appears to the Pie-maker that
J. d. Atkinson, of Chelan county,
stands a most excellent show Of get
ting the nomination for state land
commissioner on the Republican
ticket. Should King county get the
governorship, as now seems quite
probable, and Judge Mcbride get the
lieutenant governorship, which is
also quite probable, it does not ap-
pear reasonable that the state land
commissionership would go to What
com county, but instead to Mr.. At
kinsOn, who halls from Chelan coun-
ty, who believes that after securing,
as he will, the unanimous indorse-
ment of Chelan, Okanogan and
Douglas counties, it will be good pol
tiles on the part Of the state conven-
ton to let that nomination go to his
section Of the state, and there are
many others in different sections of
the state who think likewise. If Mr..
Atkinson can enlist the friendship of
Pierce, King and Spokane counties
to his candidacy, as is very likely, he
is absolutely certain Of winning the
nomination, and, if nominated, he