The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-10-11
POLITICAL POT-PIE

POLITICAL
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While Mayor Humes has not actu-
ally announced his candidacy for re-
election, nevertheless his friends are
out making a personal canvass in his
interest. AS has been repeatedly
said in these columns, Mayor Humes
can do nothing else from a political
standpoint, but make a fight for re-
election next spring. If he makes
the fight and looses, he is a gone
gosling, and, if he does not
make the fight, he is also a gone
gosling, and between the two evils
he will accept the one to make the
fight, hoping to win out by a scratch.
Mr.. Humes has lost many political
friends since he made his last fight,
and where he expects to get any
support from in this coming contest
is more than the average politician
can figure out. He no longer has
the support of the Pi pers, Dick Kin
near, Billy Hmphries, Ellis De
Bruller and a hundred and one other
staunch Republican workers, who
were Humes men to the core on
previous occasions, but who now de-
clare that they will not support the
man under any circumstances for
anything that he may aspire to.
Speaking about the mayoralty
contest in the city prompted lead
ing Republican to ask the question
few days ago, "Who would make
an acceptable candidate for all fac
tons" This is rather hard ques-
ton, for those who would make ac-
ceptable candidates and harmonic
all factions will not accept the nom
ination if unanimously rendered
them. 1t is utterl Y impossible to get
any business man to consent to be a
candidate for this position, for the
reason that he knows that in so do
ing he would not only ruin his bust
ness, but likewise his personal stand
ing in the community.
The Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION has organized a political
club, which will be nonpartisan in
its workings That is to say, the
young men will look up the records
Of the various candidates before they
will consent to support them, and
only good men from their standpoint
will be supported. If the young men
can hold their workers in line and
support some one for mayor who will
fefomise-to conduct the affairs of the
city in a decent manner, they will
make their organization quite effec-
tive and be Of invaluable service to
the city. Seattle needs a mayor with
a backbone as well as one with a
moral stamina-a mayor that will
not cOuntenance vice and violence,
but will instruct the chief of police
to crush such out wherever it is
found. And the only way to obtain
this is for the better element, re-
CARELESS Of their party affiliations, to
unite on one man, regardless Of his
party affiliations, and push him to
the front, just as Seth Lowe is being
pushed to the front by all parties
that are opposed to the nefarious
practices Of Tammany Hall in
Greater New York.
Between the Ledger and the
Times the political pot Of this state
has been kept boiling during the
week at a furious rate The Led
gers Turner-Ankeny story, and the
Times Preston-Humes story con-
corning the next senatorial election
in 1903 has to some extent furnish
ed food for speculation for the willy
politician who is always looking for
political sensations. The Pie-maker
believed many months ago that Levi
Ankeny and George Turner were in
political cahoots. 1t not only be-
lieyed this, but it repeatedly pub
lished the same, and neither Of those
gentlemen nor any Of their friends
have ever denied the allegation. In
the opinion of the Pie-maker Mr.
Ankeny had finger in the pie when
the Post-Inteiligencer was bought by
George Turner, and there is no
doubt but Mr. Turner and Mr.. An
keny thoroughly understood the P
rs policy, and there is no doubt but
that Mr.. Turner intended to help
Mr. Ankeny land the senatorial
plum in 1899 with Democratic votes
in case they could have been eff
fectively used. The Pie-maker fully
believes that Mr. Ankeny and Mr.
Turner thoroughly understand each
other now, and, if the one cannot be
elected the other will, and while the
Ledger's story has cused some poll
teal comment, it is no more or less
than what has been repeatedly pub
hshed in The Republican since the
senatorial campaign of 1899.