The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-23
POLITICAL POT PIE.


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The political sensation of the hour
is Governor McBride's recent declara-
tion of principles, given out for publi-
cation one day last week, which was
complete TRADE against the railroads
and corporations of this state. What
ever else may be said of Governor Nc
Bride in this connection, it can be
safely said that he is no political
coward. He has clearly defined him
self and gone on record as to what
course he will pursue in the coming
campaign. He has not only put him
self on record as to what course he
will pursue, but he has likewise put
his friend Harold Preston on record
as to what course he will pursue, and
that course will be against railroads
and corporations. Such a move is a
big, bold one, and it will be either the
making or the breaking of the Nc
Bride political ring and likewise result
in either the winning or the ignomin-
ious defeat of Harold Preston the Unit
ed States senatorial plum.
1t is being whispered about the
state very generally just now that Gov
ernor Mcbride has lost sight of Harold
Preston's senatorial candidacy and is
himself an active candidate for that
position. His ultimatum served on
Seattle to the effect that the King
county Republicans must turn their
backs on the railroad people and sup
port Harold Preston or Harold Pres
ton would be thrown down by the gov
ernor, is nothing more or less than
an indirect announcement that he
(Henry McBride) is the real senatorial
candidate so far as his administration
is concerned. When Governor Nc
Bride wishes to deadlock the legisla-
ture for Harold Preston it is with the
intention and almost avowed purpose
that the legislators will have to come
to him as happy compromise Of the
whole situation. The Pie-maker has
no hesitancy in announcing that Henry
Mcbride is going to be in the fight
for senator before the first week of the
senatorial campaign has been finished.
While The Republican does not wish
to go on record as fighting the aspira-
tions of Harold Preston, because he is
a King county man, yet it is thorough
ly convinced at this writing that if
Mr.. Preston and his friends control
the next county convention in King
county and are thereby able to con-
troll the state convention, they won't
do a thing to the congressional as
pirants from King county. 1t is plain
to be seen that Mr. Preston and Mr..
Preston'S friends are determined to de-
feat the nomination of a congressman
from King county, and it therefore be-
hOOves all factions in King county to
get together and oppose anything that
will loose to King county a congress
man. Let King county not permit the
same mistake to be made this year as
was made in 1898, when King county
could have gotten congressman, but
turned it down with the hope Of getting
a United States senator, and failed
most pOint-blankly in so doing. Tom
Humes went to Olympia with a solid
King county delegation and never got
two degrees further along the sena-
tOrial road than that given him by
King county, and as a result King
county lost good friend at the ma
tiOnal capitol. 1t behooves each of the
congressional aspirants in King county
to make a fight against the Preston
push ruling the county convention, as
such would be detrimental to their
own interests.
Another ultimatum that Governor
Mcbride has served upon King county
is that she send a complete anti-rail-
road delegation to the Tacoma con-
vention or he Henry McBride) will
use his influence and public patronage
against King county. Such political
threats, to say the least, are puerile,
and when Governor Mcbride shall have
held Office longer and had more public
experience in dealing with state in
stead of community affairs he will
have learned better and will not be
quite SO frank in his declarations of
principles and in his commands as to
what shall and shall not be done from
a party standpoint. 1t will be remem
bered that Governor Mcbride tried to
interfere in the political situation in
Seattle during the late municipal con
test and was given setback and now
he comes to King county again and
demands that this or that kind Of q
delegation be sent to the state con
vention, and if the Republicans, with
out regard to factions, do not give him
to understand that he is bit peart in
his politics, the Pie-maker will be sad
ly mistaken.
1t has been limited about the streets
this week that the county officers OF
King county. who are expecting re