The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-01-11
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that Mr.. Perkins will not favor a st.
attic man, unless he himself is per-
mitted to name such Seattle man. It
would thus appear that the political
affairs of this State are becoming
quite complicated and the outlook
for the election of Mr.. Ankeny is
not so favorable as it was a few
months ago, for neither will Mr.. Per-
kins nor the Wilsonites favor the
election of Mr.. Ankeny, and with
the two against him he can hardly
expect to succeed. But as said last
week, there is heavy political I'M
dercurrent running in this State at
present.
The Pie Maker notes with much
! pleasure a change in the editorial
staff of the Shelton Journal, which
has been bought by the Hon. J. B.
GundersOn, who is a member-elect of
the seventh legislature. Mr.. Gunder,
son was also a member Of the sixth
Legislature and welded quite a po-
litical influence in that body. Owing
to his large experience in legislative
affairs he will be quite factor in the
seventh legislature, and will help to
shape the political destinies of the
State to some extent. As controlling
director of the Shelton Journal, the
leading paper Of Mason county and
that section Of the State, Mr.. Gun
derson will certainly be one Of the
much sought after men among Re
publican politicians in the future.
! For a number Of years he has taught
school in that county, and is said to
be one Of the ablest teachers in the
State. He is an able and forceful
writer, and will be quite an ecquisi-
ton to the newspaper fraternity and
the political slate makers Of this
State and section Of the Northwest.
The city of Spokane is shaping its
political affairs for another munich
pal campaign, which is to take place
in April Of the present year. Mayor
Olmstead has decided that he will
not stand for the mayoralty nomina-
ton again, and this has caused a
number Of well-known business men
and politicians from the Republican
side Of the house to shy their castors
into the fight with the hope that they
will return to them after many days,
bringing a mayoralty nomination for
the third city Of this State. For a
general thing, Spokane's mayoralty
does not have much political signifi-
canoe in the elections, for they are
generally business men selected by
business men, and supported by bust
ness men, and elected by business
men. They can not be said to belong
to any faction or click that may exist
in Spokane county or Spokane city,
for the factions get together and
name some good pushy business man
who will work at all times for the in
terest of the city without regard to
faction, and then elect him. This is
done to avoid factional complications
that would arise from a pOlitica
standpoint in selecting the mayor
and thus cripple the financial growth
of the city, which, to say the least
is a very wise conclusion of the whole
matter. Spokane is, however, over
whelmingly Republican, and it i
believed that the Republican conven
ton will nominate man that will b,
elected at the coming municipal cleo
ton there.
Olympia is the Mecca for all poll
ticians at present, and they are head
ing that way by the dozens and score
to be present at the opening Of tn
seventh legislature. While there i
nothing of Importance outside o
routine legislation to come up befor
the next legislature, with the bare ez