The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-02-05
FORCES kRRAYED IN
POLITICAL arena
here WIN Be Hot Fight In Coming Primaries Strong
Men on Both Sides VIII Battle for the
Nomination as Mayor

erIy - days remain for the peo-
40 Seattle to decide for whom 20
msf the city election The two
- uckets are Republican and
Isngratsc. the pepulists have can
Ahsss and a new Socialist ticket
xas announced last night.
b the Republican party the two
sa1es1asaz for mayor aFe T. j..
Hamss. present incumbent oE The Of
tie. AZ Frank h. Paul. at present
~ esnpgxolAer. ON ghs Democratic
aEs laAa w. Goodwin ard =. 5.
hsssg ~ IL the race. Both parties
arr MEM4ziy divided as To a choice
u tzaEsaAlss, and numerous polit-
ieal enm9xatkons have arisen.
Mayw Hsmss, ia his contest for
Fsi.clalaatna. - upposted BY the
anti WlsoR ssFrM He ls relying
upon hs sTsmgth IN the First,
Fourth ard F4ta wards to carry the
convention. shsss being the largest
ana NEST Important wards In tha
eity tie wiA haxs the support Of
me Sids-opeE- people q the
city a. AeI as suns henenman who
ae nes favor open town. but be-
Asye 10 Mayor Hgmsa Just the same.
ne campaign = being managed by
George W. Piper. while there ia
ersAies me Mcbride Preston In
A1shess, this latter being n
sAass influences. The object OF the
@sisf, as stated BY Mayor Huues'
afaent supporters more properly
sklng. extends beyond the mayor
49, campaign and stands for "a
ssas5af from King county,
AS2lasl John L. Wilson or any other
mAh outside King county" This
pafllerlar faction will cut a eonsid-
sa0ss figure In the coming muuic-
igal slaesiom.
Of sAe Wilson Fsres
Mayor Hurnes' active o.oronent on
- republican side IL Frank Paul.
raai managed the losing night
- november Tor Mr.. Frfnk. and
ss0ssly allied with the Wilson
sss MF. Paul himself states that
ace Tor mayor IL not Of his own
sAag, but that his friends forced
" Mto II. II elected he will be a
sentative Of corporations, their
= p.Masaee constituting his chief back
ne expects TO have with him
- - and Order League and other
-. 80 nsfnes organizations. Some Of
y. ~ l@adeFs In these latter organixa-
= s.'ns are, however. against him, and
aOuotfui whether his strength
.scM THIS source viii amount 10 very
s@een, John C0rt. manager Of the
gfAhd opera house In Pants chief
hacker.
8, ne hing which r. liable 70 Inture
~. ranFs chances for the nonlna-
- = the fact that the First ward
800 nave had a satisfactory ex-
s rsiiisshee under Humes and are uu-
a. $50 2 Withdraw from him under
'Af present conditions.
Joan GoewiH's streHgth
~ me Democratic side J. w. God
!, ~ y undoubtedly me leader and
~ ipsleal nominee. He hss behind
= 49, !. ne most prominent Democrats
Il NJ city, men Ike Daniel Keiieher,
=. v Gilman, Judge Moore and
a-tine Democrat workers.
~. baiiey, his opponent In the
-. shoHs q good strength Hia
ttIpkoft y made up chiefly II Lee
i n ian. ah1 MS faction. Walter Fulton
ssons the aYowea supporters Of
y. as Is alao Silver Dick" War
IA 4.pF.tnsrly prominent IN Populls-
~, iroquois Club. an or9aniza-
sb. ~ ~ Democrats, was formed. and
sss.ss weeks ago fra med 40 a prop
~, s'sh % virtually bury Goodwin and
bs. ~ an anti-Godwin candidate
he shrswd Commission man
lasss1 the plans of the oppoaltlon
sssess snd now stands otit AZ me
rnssssss Democratic candidate.
~ ~ way the Pgpullat and Sin
d. ,.' sk leader 10 Seattle, "A out for
eo or IN With all the force AZ his
ea ~. ap.odwip IL lucky. He haa aIc.
trsss y Minfng 70 his side M ma
bs,aL p The rank and 0la ~ tha
sitl an " party despite the oppo-
in9s,ass ahe irnguoia club. Joe Liv-
fnfpsre. ana Lee Tfarta fscffgnaT
cla,..e- Nj. Hart and SIC seag,-
np.hs,, D ~, teei that they hsve q hard
"kht % win out for Bailey
7, Strong Fight
srs , 10Y ward the Humsr neo,,e
slfoa~a every effort to e6ecf +
Organization. Msetings are