The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-03-22

50 Lar DIS hOgeFS anu Is party are coll
cerned, but the Pie-maker does object
to men in the Republican party
who are either Republicans or Popu-
lists, as the emergency may deter
mine, debating as to whom the Re
publicans name for office. It hardly
seems fair for men to 90 into Repub-
lican conventions to take an active
part in all Republican affairs and at
the same time bolt the Republican
nominees or as many thereof as are
personally Objectionable to them
Such men should leave the Republi-
can party, bag and breeches, and at
once associate themselves with Gov
Rogers and his party.
That the followers of Mr.. Levi
Ankeny have decided upon becom-
ing party obstructionists is very APP
parent to any politician in this state
at present. They not only defeated
the Republican gubernatorial nomi-
nee, but they have likewise
defeated every piece Of legis-
lation looking forward to the
consolidation Of all the Republi-
can factions in this state that
which was attempted by the late
legislature. Every true Republican
measure that was introduced in the
late legislature was opposed by the
Ankeny faction; yea, not only OPP
posed, but even murdered. The
Pie-maker has repeatedly intimated
that the followers Of Mr. Ankeny in
this state are in political collision
with the Turner-ROgers combine and
the Democratic party in general, and
now that the governor is compelled
to show his hand in the naming Of
such Republicans as the law requires
him to do on the respective boards
and commissions, it is plain to be
seen that he is favoring those men
that please Mr.. Ankeny best As a
result Of this whole matter, as has
been heretofore pointed out, in case
the coming legislature is very close,
either Republican or Democratic, it
has apparently been agreed upon by
this ."'unholy union" to either re-
elect George Turner or to elect Levi
Ankeny to the United States senate,
by resorting to the same coup as did
Senator Mitchell, Of Oregon, by in
ducing sufficient number Of oppo-
site partisans to vote for the most ia
vorable one Of the two.
This is a peculiar kind Of Re
publicanism, but a kind that
every true-blue Republican should
resent and rebuke at the primaries
preparatory to the next general elec
ton If Mr.. Ankeny wishes favors
as a Republican, let him be Repub-
lican first, last and all the time. Lei
him enter into no collision with
Populists and Democrats, but look
to the Republican party for his sue
cess. If not then become an out
and-out Demo-Pop and depend on it
for success.
And now comes the report that
Dick Kinnear, the famous Sixth
ward Republican politician, has alb
solutely refused to be a member of
the board Of audit and control of
this state, because he will have to re-
side in Olympia instead Of Seattle.
This is an unkind cut for Olympia,
Washington's state capital, and Dick
might have as well left that unsaid.
Mr.. Kinnear is undoubtedly afraid
of losing some Of his political pres
tige if he should be absent from the
city and would not be able to do ser
vice for Mr.. Levi Ankeny at the
proper time. 1t is gently whispered
about that Dick Kinnear has ambi-
ton to become Mr.. Ankeny's sena-
torial manager in 1902, and especial
ly his manager in King county, and
thereby supersede the once notorious
George Piper In previous cam
paigns Mr.. Ankeny has spent many
thousands of dollars in the county
primaries and conventions of King
and it has proved to be a fat plum
for the man who was successful in
getting the handling of the same.
The Pie-maker is of the opinion that
no man in the county could spend
more Of Mr. Ankeny'S money than
Dick Kinnear, and he trusts that he
will get the place, not that any Of the
money will come into the tills Of The
Republican directly, but the money
will be spent promiscuously and
thereby put into general circulation.