The Seattle Republican., 1902-06-06

LnaL JOnn ii. MCGraW would be a can
didate for state senator from the
Fourth ward, subject to the indorse-
ment of the Republican convention
later on. If Mr. McGraw is Harold
| PrestOn's candidate for senator for
that district the question arises. and
very seriously at that, whose candi-
date is George Piper? 1t has been an
nOunced that Mr.. Piper was a Harold
Preston man, and would look after
his interests from that district: but
II 1t be true that Mr.. McGraw is to
run for the senatorship, then one
would be warranted in indulging in the
belief that Mr.. Preston is fighting Mr..
Piper. If Preston is fighting Piper.
| and Joe Dawes is likewise fighting
Piper, and he is, it must be apparent
to Piper about now that he has a hard
road to hoe to get the Republican nom
nation for state senator from that
district. There is still another candi-
date In that district who is being Quiet
Iy grOOmed for the nomination in the
person OF Jim Calvert, and while he is
not making very active campaign
MS friends are watching every point
with the view of taking advantage of
any opportunity that may present it.
SELF; and between the four aspirants
things promise to be just as lively in
the Fourth ward primaries as thew will
be in the Fifth ward
Speaking of the Fifth ward and its
senatorial scrapping makes one almost
smile. Since there are ten announced
candidates for state senator. and per-
haps twice as many more for the two
nominations for the lower house. but
the senatorial camp is where the bitter
fighting is to be found. Some of the
candidates for the senatOrship have
quite bit of positive strength, and
they are using that to the very best
advantage. w. G. Potts seems to lead
thus FAR IN the race, with F. B. Hollen-
peck close second. Potts has
clnch on the delegation from the Sec
ono precinct, and thinks he has an
equal clnch on the delegation from
the First and Fourth precincts, with
splendid show of getting the delega-
tlon from the Seventh ward, which |
Will give him the nomination. In case
he fails to get the Fourth precinct. |
he is OF the opinion that he can make !
trade with the Sixth precinct. and |
thereby land the nomination. Hollen-
beck is dead certain of the Third pre-
clnct, and believes that he has more |
tnan hghtfng showeto capture the |
First precinct, the Fourth precinct and |
the Fifth precinct, which would give
MIN the nomination. In. case he fails |
to capture the Fifth he is of the opin-
ION that he can switch back and make |
trade with the Fourth and the Sixth. !
and by holding the First and Third in
tow he can get the nomination with
out the Fifth.
Both Potts and Hollenbeck are
strong men, and perhaps each one of
them is strong enough to prevent the
other from getting the nomination.
In case this be true, then one of the
candidates from the Fifth precinct t
Will have splendid show of walking
in and capturing the nomination.
There are at present four candi-
dates for state senator from the Fifth
precinct, but before the primaries are
held this number will no doubt be re- |
duced to two; and the men who will |
make the hardest fight to capture the
Fifth precinct will be Gilmore or To-
siah Collins on one side and James n !
Hoge On the other. If Hoge should
capture the Fifth he could command
the delegates from the Seventh ward
trade for the delegates from the Sixth |
precinct, and likewise make a trade
IN the Fourth precinct, which would
give him the nomination. The same
would hold true of Gilmore or Collins
If either of them should capture the
ten votes in the Fifth precinct. It
will, perhaps, require twenty-six votes
to secure the nomination, and unless
Potts or Hollenbeck gets enough votes
to land them on the first ballot it is
not probable that they will be able to
do enough trading to bring their nomi- |
nation about.
There is another bitter legislative
scrap going on in this city, and it is to |
be found in the Seventh and Third |
wards. For the senate four candidates
nave been announced in the persons
OF Hon. E. B. Palmer, Hon. E. G. Nue- |
felder, Hon. Frank p Lewis and Hon |
W. W. Wiltshire Of the four an.
nounced candidates, Mr.. Palmer, DER
maps, has more positive strength than
any, with Mr.. Nuefelder not far he
mind him. These two candidates rem
resent different factions, and they NAV
De> strong enough to prevent each |
other from being nominated, providing
Mr.. Lewis and Mr. Wiltshire can make |
any showing at all in the convention
IN case this be true, then a good deal
OF trading will be the result of that
dlstrlct's convention, and both of the
leading candidates might stand a good
snow of losing the nomination
Mr. Palmer has won his precinct
every time he has gone out after II |
and Mr.. Nuefelder has been enua1lv
successful in his; but the success of
any candidate out there danondc !
largely on the Third ward, which ward |
mas no candidate for state senator aa
yet. 0'
1t was under the legal administra.
ton of Will E. Humphrey as Cornora.
tion Counsel OF the city of Seattle that
the CEDAR River Water Works was be-
gun and completed. The completion
OF this vast water system will stand
as perpetual monument to the good
work OF Mr.. Humphrey as Corporation
counsel of Seattle and a public serv.
ant. During the four years that he
was corporation Counsel he worked
untlrlngly for the best interests of the
CITY and the success that attended his
iaOors Is proof sufficient of that feet.