The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-01-04
! POLITICAL P0T-PIE !:

The year 1901 has begun, and pol
itics for the future has begun to
simmer, not only in the State of
Washington, but all over the United
States. Said a gentleman to the Pie
Maker one day this week: Il suggest
to Senator Foster, who is now prac-
tically at the head of the patronage
party in this State, that he use a
grain Of common sense in distribut-
ing the patronage for the incoming
national administration, so far as
this State is concerned. If the Sen
ator wishes to popularize himself in
any way he should break away from
the Ben Grosscup bride and listen
to the dictates of the leading Repub-
licans of the State in his recommen-
dation for federal offices. Public
patronage will kill any man that has
it to give out, and this is so not only
as to Senators, but as to Presidents
and Governors as well. Nothing gave
Gov. Rogers so much opposition as
his appointing of applicants to the
various offices in this State. Presi-
dents Of the United States, realizing
the awkward position in which they
would be placed over the appoint
ment in the hands Of the Senators
of the respective States, thereby re-
Geving themselves of the responsible
ity. [ believe that Senator Foster
has some political ideas Of his own,
and if he has, he should use them
in his recommendation to the Presi-
dent for fedaral positions in this
State. But if he continues to allow
Ben Grosscup and a small coterie Of
politicians in Tacoma to say to him
who shall be appointed to the re-
sPective federal positions in the
State, he will find himself the most
unpopular man within the next two
years that the State has ever had"
The Pie Maker has learned indi-
rectly that Senator Harold Preston
has a private little bill up his sleeve
which he proposes to rush through
before the coming Legislature, and
which, if passed, will materially help
him in landing the senatorial plum
for himself in 1908. On the quiet,
Senator Preston is said to be an
avowed candidate for the United
States Senate, and should the ex-
pected railroad commission bill, of
which he will be the father, be pass
ed by the Legislature, it will be a
strong prop in his senatorial aspira-
tions.
The exact contents Of the bill is
not known to the public as yet, but
it will advocate the appointing Of a
railroad commission in this State,
the members of which will be select
ed by the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor and the State Auditor.
The Lieutenant Governor of this
State is a strong friend Of Mr.. Pres
ton, and it is said he will do all in
his power to make him United States
Senator to succeed Senator George
Turner, and certain it is that a rail
road commission properly appointed
from among the leading politicians
of the State would do much in that
direction.
Speaking about the speakership
contest, the Pie Maker has the fol-
lowing to say about the Hon. Harry
Bosenhaupt, of Spokane, who is the
East Side candidate for the position.
He was born in Peru, Ill, and came
to Spokane in 1886. He is a law
yer by profession and has practiced
his profession since he has been in
Spokane. He was nominated for the
Legislature from the Fourth district
on the Republican ticket, both in
1896, 1898 and 1900, and was each
time elected. Mr.. Rosenhaupt led
his ticket, both in 1896 and 1898,
and in the last contest as well, show
ing that he is a very popular man
among the voters Of the Fourth leg
islative district Of this State When
he was renominated in 1900, he was
at that time in the East, and his
candidacy was urged by his friends;
in fact, it found practically no oppo-
sition. Some Of his more enthusiast
tic friends advocated his candidacy
for the State Senatorship, but to this
he would not listen, owing to his