The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-06-06

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ton is being signed by both Repub-
licans and Democrats. The judges
| friends say it will result in giving him
| the nomination and the election. But
there are two or three other candi-
dates for the position of superior court
judge among the Republicans who pro
fess to be not at all alarmed at this
movement. In the first place they say
many of the attorneys have refused to
sign. This seems to be true. Fur
| they, they claim the movement start
! ed among the Democrats and is being
| pushed by certain Democratic attor-
neys which may give it suspicious
look to the Republican convention.
And, finally, they rely on the inclina-
ton of the farmers and other dele
gates of the convention to refuse to
| indorse the plan because it is a
scheme of the lawyers. Among the
| Democrats there are also two or three
| persons talked of for the place, and
these and their friends will scarcely
approve of plan to give Republican
the position without at least a fight
! at the polls. The position in question
is the third judgeship of the county,
which was created by the last legis-
lature and which Governor Rogers
filled till the next election by the ap-
pointment of Judge L. H. Prather.
Judge Prather has said that he will
not be candidate for the place. It
is only two year term. Among the
Republicans who are under considera-
ton for the nomination besides Judge
Kellam there are Judge H. L. KEENAN,
OF the municipal court, and Attorneys
w. A. Huneke, j. A Peacock and
James Dawson. For the Democratic
nomination A. M. Craven is a candi-
date.
During the week the efforts of w.
M. Ridpath to secure the support of
certain leading Republicans have been
subject of interest among politi-
clans. There is quite an element in
Spokane which favors the plan to
make fight for congressional nomi-
nation from this city But the Re-
publicans who wish this have not been
agreed as to whom the candidate
should be. Many of them have thought
Col. Ridpath has not the necessary
personal strength to make strong
tight for the nomination or a success
full campaign if nominated. These lead
ers have eXerted themselves to find
a better candidate around whom to
rally. w. ]. G. Wakefield is the man
most eagerly importuned to make the
race, but he as we'll as others have
refused. The result is that Col. Rid
path SO far has the nominal if not the
hearty support of those who are op-
posed to John L. Wilson and who wish
Spokane to have a place on the Re
publican congressional ticket in order
to assist in Mr.. Wilson's defeat for the
senate If no other candidate for con-
gress appears in Spokane, Col. Rid
path will secure the active assistance
OF many Of these anti-Wilson leaders.
His friends claim that Judge James
q. Moore, Samuel r. Stern, Hal Cole.
Carl Cook and other leaders of this
faction are for Ridpath, and that
Alonzo M. Murphy is for him if he
does not decide to try for the place
himself. If this be true Col. Rid
path will certainly have a consider
able following in the county conven-
ton. 1t he joins hands with Levi
Ankeny his support in the convention
will be somewhat further increased.
But there is one thing in Mr., Rid
paths candidacy which is hard to ex-
plain. He has for many months been
on the unfair list of the labor unions
OF Spokane. That is, his building, the
R1dpath block, is under the ban of the
unions and has been ever since it was
built. He would certainly make a
| poor showing at the polls if nOmi-
mated, as long as he has the labor
unions against him. 1t is presumed
that he will put up the fine of the
unions If this is what they require, or
IN some way will square himself with
these people before he goes much
further. Perhaps he thinks it will be
time enough to do this when he has
secured the support of his own coun-
ty. At any rate those Republicans
who have the interest of the party at
heart will hesitate to give the colonel
very hearty support if his present re-
lations with the unions continue.
The positions of register and re-
ceiver of the United States land Office
at Spokane continue unsettled The.
people are growing tired of it all, and
wish that some one would be appoint
ed. 1t is now believed that Hal Cole
and E. j. Hyde have the inside track
for the positions, though Mr. Luddin
still is making hard fight to retain
his place.
The trouble at the city hall contin-
ues, though it is not so boisterous as
| it has been. The mayor and the presi-
dent OF the city council were brought
into court for contempt by Mr.. Gibson,
who is member of the Baldwin ma
chine. The mayor and the president
OF the city council won. Another de-
| feat for Mr.. Baldwin, It is said that
the present trouble, which is so i'm
portant that it may defeat Senator
Turner for reelection, arose over the
allegation that half pound of grass
seed had been embezzled!
The White River Journal calmly an
nounces that Senator Preston has al
most the entire business interests of
Seattle at his back. And it looks
from here as if the same business in
terests are making it exceedingly
warm for the senator's back.
SPOKANE.
The Calvary Baptist members are
beginning to make preparations for the
| Association
Children's Day exercises will be held
at the A. M. E. Church, Rev. J. S.
Payne, pastor.
Mr.. w. M. Mash has returned from
Des Moines, Iowa, where he was called
! by the death of his father.
The McKaulass Minstrel Co. made