The Seattle Republican., 1903-09-04


the required number of votes to his election
Under such circumstances King county had better be
sure she is right in the fight before she makes the
first effort to go ahead lest Pierce county outgenerals
her and again elects of her citizens to the SEN
atorshp.
Shortly after the legislature journed it was pretty
generally whispered about both in King county and
other counties of the state that Senator A. T. Van
de Vanter gubernatorial asprant. The rumor
given credence at the time and it died
bornin. lat a we'll known King county
poll Ian and declares that the senator has not only
declared his intention to make fight for the Repub-
lican gubernatorial nomination, but actually has
out working UP Van de Vanter gubernatorial SEN
timent. Owing to the absence of the Senator from
the city the could not be down. and so the
PieMaker is unable to either deny verify the state
ment However, should A. 7. Van de Vanter
the gubernatorial contest the other King county
prants had better look well to their laurels they
will be weighed in balance and found wanting, and
A. T. will rule the roost
Cosgrove Not Candidate.-It is curious with what
persstency the Spokane Review classes our fellow
townsman, Hon. S. G. Cosgrove with the candidates
of the railroad faction of the Republican party for
Governor. He is not candidate at this time and
does not belong to the railroad any other faction
of that party of factions. He is straight Republican
This county is for Mcbride and will send that kind
of delegation to the state convention No man
cept Cosgrove and he would have to put up big
fight get it, possibly get the delegation of this
county from Mcbride. This paper knows its ground
and there is no use for the politicians to be mised
the attitude of Cosgrove and the county SO far
the Republicans concerned
Mark our prediction that Mr.. Cosgrove will head
Mcbride delegation from this county, and should
he become candidate at all it will be after the
vention and he accepts to his party from
utter defeat in the campaign-Washington Inde-
pendent
Tacoma weekly paper recently published an
article stating that there is bitter feeling of consd-
cradle proportions in Seattle against the Metropolitan
Press Co., against Mr.. Piggott president of that
Company because of his connection with the recent
grand Jury indictments The article that John
D. Atkinson state auditor, and other state officers
will act wisely if they refrain from giving the said
printing company any state printing work, and
that if they do not refrain they will expect po-
tcal favors from King County in the future.
Mr. Atkinson in speaking to the Pie-Maker few
days ago, said: II read the statements in Tacoma
paper advising to give more work to the Met
ropoltan people, and must say felt rather amused
"a little like 20 cents-for the reason that have
never given the Metropolitan Press Co. any work at
all. They have had work at all from my office
since the printing law has gone into effect which
was month ago. The work they did obtained
under the contract system year ago from the Print
ing Commission, and under set rules OF law, they
were the lowest bidders. Those contracts held good,
of course until August Ist of this year, and they
consequently have done some work recently under
their old contracts. So far printing for the
present year is concerned l. like the other state Of
fcers will aim to distribute it around considerably,
and of course will aim to get the work done
at reasonable prices for the good of the state"
In asking that the indictment against Chief Sui
livan be quashed the Pie-Maker is of the opinion
that the prosecuting attorney has acted wisely
well justly. If there was no law to punish Mayor
Humes there should be law to punish his subor
dinates whom he forced carry his policy at the
risk of losing their official heads for the slightest
variation or infraction of them. Chief Sullivan, if