Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-04-25
ATTACKS THE GOVERNOR.
Republican Papers Do Not Like His AntiRaiI.
road Attitude.

Republican Papers Do Not Like His Anti Rail
road Attitude.
Just as sample Of the way Repub
lican papers are jumping on Gov. Nc
Bride, the following extract from the
Seattle Republican is given:
When Henry Mcbride was sworn in
as Governor Of the State it was gen.
orally thought that he would be Gov.
ernor without any strings whatever on
him, but those politicians who be-
lieved and said as much at the time he
took the oath of office have now
changed their minds, and when he
comes up for nomination in 1904 they
will fight him to the bitter end, in fact
it is now believed that the Governor
will not get single vote from King
county in the next Republican Cor.
vention, owing to the fact that he has
made personal campaign ever since
he has been Governor for the election
OF Harold Preston to the United
States Senate. King county will not
oppose the Governor simply because
he is friend OF Harold Preston, but
because he has refused to make ap-
pointments from King county to the
various State officers lest such ap-
pointments injure the chances OF Har.
old Preston, and the politicians do not
believe that the entire county is to be
sacrificed for the success of one man,
and one man who has never made any
efforts whatever to help the party win
its battles in the past. Harold Pres
ton has never been on the stump since
he has been in the State; he has
never condescended to turn his hand
over for the success of the Republican
party, and yet the entire county is to
be sacrificed, politically speaking. in
order that he may be United States
Senator to represent certain clique
and faction of the county. When Mr.
Mcbride asks King county for his sup
port in 1904 those things will all be
remembered and the Pie-maker is oI
the opinion that they will be remem.
bered to such an extent as to prevent
him from getting single vote from
King county.
Horold Preston may be the anti
railroad candidate for the United
States Senate, but on the genera
principle Mr.. Preston has never
shown any very decided opposition tc
railroads, and yet he has assumed
such a role at the instigation of Gov
Mcbride, who is trying to build up &
political machine in the State and see
ing an opportunity to do so to some
extent at least by opposing the rail
road companies. he is using it as s
hobby. Excuse me from support
ing Gov. Mcbride in his future politi
cal aspirations in this State" said &
well-known Republican politician ont
day this week, "for if he should evel
get control of the machinery of tn,
State of Washington he would be the
most tyrannical boss that has evel
controlled the affairs of the Republi
can party not only in this State but
in any State west of the Mississippi
river. tits evident from the way The
Governor has already begun to manip
ulate things that he will make . bad
actor at the head of the Republican
party in the State of Washington, and
for that reason I, far one, am going tt
nail him to the cross when 1 get ar
opportunity and 1 am not alone ir
this, for numbers of Republican poll
ticians have spoken to me in similar
strain as to the Governor and l have
no hesitancy in saying that the figh
is on. 1t took violent methods tC
overthrow the Hunt regime and as a
result the State was in the hand of tn.
Demo-Pop party for four years, anC
rather than see it 60 into similar
hands again prefer to see the party
get in bad repute again. The Repub
licans OF this State want no more
bosses like Leigh Hunt, and il Nc
Bride is permitted to get control OF
the machine he will be even worse
than was Hunt in his palmiest days"