The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-12-05
POLITICAL POT PIE

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Whatever else may be said OF JohT
|. Wilson. as a candidate for Unitei
States senator, the statement issued
by him last Sunday which "as pub
hshed in beth tn2 P-i. and the Ia
coma Ledger, was d most manly one
and Cne that Will MAKE him many
friends in the futj.t. Whether OF
Odds, howeve., seem t. be against hin
and the Pie-maker believes the CddS
tavor the election Of Mr.. Ankeny; nev
erth2less, the statement made by Mr.
rot he will be elec;ed by the next
legislature remains to be seen. The
Wilson concerning the Foster-Wilson
cL impact will serve TO defeat Mr.. FOs
ter for reelection in 1905. No man
can play false in politics and win by
it in the lCng lu.. Senator Foster has
been charged with double crossing
MIR. Wilson and the Senator has not
denied the allegation. On the other
hand Mr.. Wilson comes out boldly and
gives the exact words of the agree
ment and challenges Senator Foster
to deny them, which he has not done,
and this is evidence conclusive that
no misstatement has been made by
Mr.. Wilson in putting them before the
public. With these facts and figures
staring MIR. Foster in the face he has
been reduced to a political laughing
stock and the chances for his re-elec-
tion are as remote as the chances OF
Mount Rainier being transformed into
a lump Of gold.
Speaking about the FOster-WilsOn
compact and the part that Mr.. Foster
has played in connection Herewith,
reminds the Pie-maker that it was on
ly few days ago that a Tacoma man
remarked: Senator Foster has no
more friends in Tacoma than he has in
Seattle. The Tacoma men who took
the lead in his election have not
spoken to him for the past year, and
IN my opinion, will never speak to
him again because he, SO they claim,
betrayed their political confidence" ="
If the above statement is correct Sen
ator Foster has met his political Wa
terloo and will never be again men
tionen in political affairs after he re-
tires from the Senate in 1905.
1t has been frequently stated in the
political circles of Seattle that Sena-
tor E. B. Palmer would not be loyal
10 Preston when it came to a final
test, but would vote for John L. Will
son for the United States senate.
While attending conference Of State
senator at Tacoma few days ago and
discussing the senatorial situation,
Mr. Palmer made a proposition to Sen
atOr Ed Hamilton that if he, Hamilton,
would vote for Preston he, Palmer,
would agree to support Senator. Foster
Tor reelection in 1905, to which Sena-
tor Hamilton demurred, claiming that
that was too far ahead to tie up on.
Then" said Mr. Palmer, IF you will
agree to vote for Harold Preston for
United States Senator | will agree two
years from now to vote for any man
you suggest for United States Sena-
The above is quoted in Ordergenn
tor" and again Mr.. Hamilton de-
INJURED. The above is quoted in order
to show Mr.. Palmer's exact position as
to Harold Preston for United States
senator. While attending that con
ference Mr. Palmer also gave it out
that, if voting for the railroad COM
mission bill meant the election of Har
old Preston for United States senator
niciOus measure.
Years ago some one wrote, ITO the
victor belongs the spoils." Believing
this to be a most excellent motto a
majority Of the members of the state
senate have decided to draw a line
on employing women in the senate.
and, if the conclusion is lived up to,
the senate of the eighth legislature of
this state will be without a single
female emplOye, which has never be-
fore been seen in this state The fell
lows elected to the state senate have
numerous political obligations resting
upon them, owing to the fact that their
friends supported them in the pri-
mary election, and they wish to pay
off these obligations and in order to
do so they are compelled to give the
places to their male supporters and
thereby cut the women out Gener-
ally speaking the Pie-maker would Sc
riously object to this, but having
passed through a number of legisla-
tive sessions at Olympia, and without
discussing the why's and wherefores,
4-e believes that it is just as well, ii
the women are kept away from Olym-
pia during the sittings Of the legisla-
ture, and if they are there will be
fewer scandals down there.
The name Of w. H. Doolittle has
been presented to the president by
Hon w T. JOnaS as a fit DQrSOn IN