The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1903-02-06
POLITICAL POT PIE


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fusion alliance with the Democrats
who in their desperation, might nom
mate him for governor To accom-
plish this, however, he has hercu-
lean task before him, because the
Democrats feel that they have some
slight assurance of success themselves
and if there are any gubernatorial
honors to be handed out it is more
than likely that they will be passed
to the Democrats instead of to rene
gade disgruntled Republicans.
Not to be dauntned from his pur-
pose the governor proposes to make
one more stand, and although he now
realizes that it will prove his Water
loo" Yet he will do so because all is
lost anyway The harder he fights, how
ever, agaianst odds, the greater will
be his following when he goes over
to Turner and his Democratic CO.
horts. Senator Turner after all
seemed to have known what he was
talking about when he said on the
stump last fall. Governor Mcbride
would be in the Democratic party
the governor talked the matter over,
is now the question. Subsequent de-
velopments would seem to indicate
they had.
The practical elimination of Gov
ernor Mcbride from the gubernatorial
race at the hands of the next Re-
publican state convention has brought
to the surface a number of aspirants
for that honor, who are vieing with
each other in their efforts to be seen
by the general public in the most ia
vorable light. While the railroad in
fiuence will not openly advocate the
nomination of any particular man,
yet it's fine Italian hand will play a
conspicuous part in the proceedings
OF the next state contention
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The name of Gilbert Hunt. who was
financial manager of the recent An
keny senatorial campaign at Olym-
pia is being mentioned just now in
connection with the gubernatorial
nomination, and, owing to the fact
that Mr. Ankeny was successful and
is supposed to favor Mr.. Hunt, his
ambitions are being given some con
sideration by the politicians, but it is
hardly probable that a governor and
a United States senator will come
from the same small town of Eastern
Washington, however popular Mr..
Hunt may be.
The name of Hon. Ellis Morrison of
King county. who was once speaker
of the house of representatives OF this
state. and who is at present chair
man of the Republican state central
committee. is likewise being mention
ed for the gubernatorial nomination.
Mr.. Morrison took no visible part in
the late senatorial fight, and is there
fore in line for political promotion,
providing King county will indorse
him and not seek the next senatorial
election, which she will hardly do
Senator George H. Baker OF Kick
itat county is also being mentioned
in this connection and very favorably
so. If the governorship is to go to
Eastern Washington and il the An
keny-railroad push controls the next
state convention, and Senator Baker
wishes this nomination. he can have
it for the asking.
Another candidate is being groomed
by the politicians of Eastern wash
ington for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton in the person of NJ. E. Hay of
Lincoln county, who is at present sec
retary of the Republican state cen
tral committee. Mr. Hay, to some eX-
tent, has kept his hands out OF the
political scrap now coming on be-
tween the railroad people and the
Mcbride people, and evidently rea-
sons to himself that he is improving
his opportunities for gubernatorial
preferment at the hands of the COM
ing Republican state convention.