The Seattle Republican., 1902-12-12

to be settled by the coming Legislature:
and the senatorial question which is
to be settled by the subsequent legis-
lature is still the all-absorbing conver-
sation of the day. Who is going to
be elected United States senator?" is
the question that is asked thousand
times a day even in Seattle, and
should you add Spokane, Walla Walla
and Tacoma to this list, it would be
safe to say that the question is asked
FIVE thousand times a day, more or
less. The senatorial question is by no
means settled in the opinion of the
Pie-maker. 1t is still in the air and
the politician who gives himself cred
it for having already settled the sena-
torial situation reckons without his
host, and has reached such cOnclu-
sion on the baseless fabric of vision
that will leave a wreck behind. The
situation has not changed since the
last issue of The Republican and it
probably will not change again before
the legislature meets because the
members of the legislature elect are
keeping thenr own counsel, saving
nothing, but evidently saving wood.
Despite he predictions of the Pie
maker herein the supporters of Mr..
Ankeny now claim that he will go into
the caucus with sixty-three votes, four
more than enough to nominate him,
which, if true, completely Overthrows
the predictions above, and absolutely
settles the senatorial question SO far
as the eighth legislature is concerned,
and very largely, SO far as the ninth
legislature is concerned. For, if the
Ankeny-Foster-Rai combine can
manage the eighth legislature SO COM
pletely as has already been predicted
by an Ankeny supporter it will GER
tainly be able to manage the ninth
legislature with equal ease and facil-
ity. Therefore, reasoning from the
Ankeny standpoint, if what has been
said be true, Washington's next Unit
ed States senators will be, Levi Ankle
ny and either Adison G.. Foster or
some other man from Tacoma wholly
acceptable to the combine mentioned
above.
According to public rumor there are
quite a few dark horse senatorial can
didates, many in Seattle, and cutie a
few scattered about in various parts of
the state, all of whom are hoping
that the three leading candidates will
bring about a deadlock in the legisla-
ture, and that they can be rushed for
ward as a compromise candidate
and can be elected to the United States
senate, which is the goal of ambition
of most of the politicians in this state,
Among those who have been promi-
nently mentioned in Seattle are Hon.
E. C. Hughes, Ex-senator John B.
Allen, Judge J. ]. McGilvra and even
w. E. Humphrey, cOngressman-elect.
Outside Of Seattle, Hon. w. L. Jones,
congressman-eLeo Frank Post Of Spo-
kane and +. r 5rownell of Everett,
Gov Mcbride ard others All of these
have been prominently mentioned, as
has already been said, in connection
with the senatiral campaign and in
case there is deadlock some of them
sufficient number of Republican leg
lslatorS uniting on him and bringing
about his election
So far as Mr.. Hughes is concerned,
withdrawn from the dark-horse sena-
torial stable, and has been promised
by certain political leaders the new
federal judgeship of this state a bill
has already been introduced into con-
gress giving Washington two instead
of one federal Judge and it has fair
prospects of being passed, in which
case, it is claimed, that Mr. Hughes
has been promised by the powers that
be the position. E. C.. Hughes has
been a conspicuous character in poll
tics in this county and state for many
years. He has always been politically
ambitious, but has never been very
successful in getting to the front He
has twice been elected a member of
the school board of district number
one, which includes Seattle, and this
has been the only opportunity that he
has ever had to show his prowess as a
vote getter. Mr. Hughes isn't popular
among the ordinary voting people, and
Tor that reason it has always been con-
sidered poor politics to push him to
the front, however anxious his friends
might have been to do so. FIe is said
to be an able jurist and fair to fault,
but with neither time or Inclination to
give poor people any consideratin es.
pecially in the affairs of state.
A good story is being told at the ex-
pense of Senator Waburton Of Taco
ma Persons that are acquainted with
Mr.. Waburton are aware of the fact
that he opens his mouth a great deal
when he could advantageously keep it
shut 1t is intimated that Waburton
is a bit wrong under the hat just now