The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-12-30

As the time draws near FOR the
canvcniuE ef the legislature local In.
tefrst Is beinE reutstrd IN the night
that VIII be wagcd ever the cles,tion
OF a United tatrs senator
With threc candidates ia the acid.
all ~ th-sn well known to the reppir
II the state. the cgntest - assuming
a bitterness that pfou.res aome live
" times IN Olympia three weeks
hence. fetritufial I.artisanship and
she inilasnce q the railroad cafpor-
atoms n opposition 20 the appoint
rtent OF a railroad commission. arr
the strongest factors In the nKht, aud
will probably he made the sole issue
upon whieh the candidates viii make
nnai cain Tor support.
OF the three candidates Harold
Preston Of this city, Levi Ankeuy OF
Walis Wslia and John =. Niisea u
Spokane. Wilson Is probably the only
cns that rannat boast % an aNowed
following suffeientty lars. 30 make
his candidacy a certain factor in the
initial ballot.
HIS friends admit that h has little.
real strength. ard that u his nasas IL
presented a. the legislature u viii BE-
In the hope that he win FAN heir 10
all or part Of Autcny'k strength In
the event q deadlock between the
tNa lcseins candidates.
II II noe even certain that his
name Wfil be presented. for q b
conecd~d that his lack af strength ON
bath sides of the mountains would
initiate against his shaneea " the
rsfitnad Interests fiud themselves 10
use Ank~ny AZ a STALKING hsfse who
viii step cat % the way Al the prnp-
- Fuoment. and lot their second
chsiee candidate bag the game.
Ne icy IN c.mp
n there Ia little JOY in tho wtlsou
camp the same cannot b. said of the
Preston followers. Sut only do they
expect tbs local candidate - win. but
they quote figures that are making
the Ankeny boomers n~fNoss- With
soiif Delegation Of IS FROM tint.
county alone. Preston gets into the
hEht with aifnost half Of the votes
necessary TO make MIN the caucus
nominee
With the aaditioasl strength h.
can gather from Sarthwetern and
Southeastern Washington. and the
pra-faiifuad commission votes of the
trrs4tory east 81 the mountains n
Il claimed that his chances ASSUME
proportions thai Justify the hopes of
his lieutenanta.
lie nav estimates his strength al
but q few short % a caucus majority,
while he ronc~sfes only 70 vote. toI
Ass-ny. including all bot two mem
bars a the Pierce county delegation.
AHh~nyas friends elalm for their
candidate q total Il votes. ssit 60
pledged to the WAiia WAlis man. To
augment this alleged total every
force suppressed To be potent IN poll.
ties ts bsinK brought 10 bear on the
solid ranks 81 the King county lsTis-
lafors
Mr.. Ank-ny has been ~ fortunats
a. TO enlist tire SERVICES 81 u. u.
g'rosr ker. collector of infrFnzaf reveuur
AZ Tacoua than whom there - no
mere g-risi ard crafty political d.
rector 0atside the @~rviee 81 rnrle
Sam. with or without tustice Nr
cru-sker - credited with shooting
majority of thu Pierce cofnty esf~-
CATION Into the Ankeny coop. That
he VII suor-ed In holding them
their seems prohabie a. the feed -
good and besides intimate assoess-
inx Mr.. Croker " a constant source
OF pleasure.
Has Poor soeesss
Bat Anteny'# Iieutenants are not
fn~eting sith much HnrceHs IN King
The fact that their canfi-
date is an avow~sf railroad mas and
an opponent % IN. proposed railroad
commission u an obstacle not easily
overcome Shen asking support from
legislators who are pledged and In
structed TO favor the commission "A
the railroad people have etected 90
II ~
road cOumiswien nxng one and ius~p-
srabie u foer not require the .rrvire.
q political prophet 60 predict that
Prpston's claims 10 the county dele.
Esfion are not Hkeiy to prove ~
founded.
Other members ~ the legislature
throughout the state are also pledged
20 vote for the commission hill. and
u IL roureded by all parties that
such a btu viii pass the house Of rep
resentatives by an overwhelming
majority.
This condition Of Affairs has the sf-
feet % transferring the commission
hill hEht. and Incidentally the con
test foy the limited states senator
ship 10 the upper house ~ the lexis-
Isf8rel.ss Here sxsin Preston has n
big initial advantage over his most
formidable opponent. for the reason
that ~ the ~ republican members
of the senate ~ them are members
from Kins county.
OF the > democratic members 81
the senate all wilt probably support
the railroad commission bili. hnuid
II finaiiy COME 20 point where the
nelccti1n u a choice Of candidates for
the United States senatorship de-
pended upon the defeat or passage
~ the commission btu II u probabis
that the democratic members % the
s~uate would vote for Preston. or
some other republican with undoubf-
ed pro-cornmission views.
Goo. Mcbride Leads
Governor cBrfde II booked upon az
the leader 81 the REORGANIZATION
forces. He also asserts his personal
and political friendship for r. Pres
ton. This may or may not have
patent effect IN deciding the senator
ship contest. as administration pat
r0naRe and administration Influence
have been known 10 color the views
Of members Of the legislature who
have fayofy Ia ask or who have per-
sonal lousirEs for an opportunity to
fattan at the public crib.
Wise ones among the local poll.
tlclans are Of the opinion that ths
real contest IN the senatorial fight
Will come up over the caucus pr0po.