The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-01-11

! politics a business seem to think that
some point advantageous to their fac
ton can be gained by posing as lob
byist before the legislature for their
particular faction. The most import
ant thing that the seventh legisla-
ture, from a political standpoint, will
do, will be the selection Of speaker.
The Pie Maker notes that the fac
tons among the Republicans art pit
ting the respective candidates against
each other in this contest, believing
that if their candidate be successful,
it will aid them in the future efforts
to rule the politics Of the State. Of
course there will be some advantage
to be gained in the districting Of the
State for the election of three con-
gressmen, for to have this or that Sec
ton favor certain man for United
States senator or for governor, or
some other position of honor and
trust would mean that it would have
pull enough to have the districts
made to suit it. Then there is quite
an advantage to be gained in the leg
islative districting Of the State. Ii
certain faction has sufficient
strength in the legislature they can
district the State so as to put certain
prominent men in this or that dis
trict and thereby cripple their inau-
ence, prevent their being elected to
the legislature or even naming man
that could be elected. For an exam
pie, it is said that Senator Wiltshire
favors the districting of Seattle so as
to legislate the Hon. Ed. B. Palmer,
who lives in the same ward as does
Mr.. Wiltshire, into country district,
which, if successful, would be the
means of preventing Mr. Palmer
from ever again turning Mr.. Will
shire down, as he has done in the past
two elections. There is much talk of
some gerrymandering for the express
purpose of benefting that man, who
has already announced his candidacy
for the United States senatorship,
but perhaps this is political clap-trap.
The Pie Maker was informed one
day this week by a gentleman who
seems to know whereof he speaks,
that Mayor Thomas Jefferson Humes
has announced his candidacy for the
collectorship of customs at Port
Townsend. If such be true, it seems
that Humes has been able to read the
handwriting on the wall, which is.
that he is soon to be politically dead;
that is, that he will never again be
elected to a public office in this city
or county. While the salary of Mr..
Humes, as mayor of this city, is only
$4,000 per year, and the salary for
the collector of customs $4,000
there is no doubt that it pays Mr..
Humes much better to be mayor of
Seattle than to be collector Of Gus
toms at Port Townsend, but he wants
to get out from under the falling
fabric and, it further means that he
has no longer any senatorial aspira-
lions, and that he is perfectly willing
to boost for Levi Ankeny and SEN
ator Foster, if they will only get him
this federal office 1t is very evident
that to hold office, with Mr.. Humes,
is a mania. He seems to be totally
unqualified to do any other kind Of
work but hold office, and the Pie
Maker is Of the opinion that if he
does not get this office he will be an
applicant for some other, so that he
may continue to hold office, when he
can no longer be elected to an office.
Senator George II. Baker, who has
been slated by Senator Foster for the
position Of United States marshal of
this district, is making a hard fight,
it is said, for the place, and believes
that the president will appoint him
to the position as soon as Marshal
Ides' term expires. At present Mr..
Baker is state senator, and he is also
national committeeman for the State
of Washington and on the most
friendly terms with Senator Foster,
all Of which would seem to indicate
that he has smooth sailing for the
position he seeks. 1t will be remem-
bered that Mr.. Baker voted first, last
and all the time for the election Of
Addison G. Foster to the United
States Senate, and now that there
are no differences between Senator