The Seattle Republican., 1903-11-13
POLITICAL POT.PIE

Isasmuch as the next election to be pulled off in
Seattle will be for municipal officials, and inasmuch
their election will have direct bearing on the out
come of the next Republican state convention and sub
sequently the regular November election, and finally,
the election by the legislature of United States SEN
ator to succeed Senator Addison g. Foster, already
much keen interest is being manifested the part OF
both the Republicans and Democrats as to its results
and outcome. If the Republicans again successful
in carrying this city and can do so by an increased
majority even Democrats will admit that the state
is hopeessly Republican, but the other hand IT the
Democrats by hook crook get political
control of Seattle they will take courage and begin to
wage aggressive campaign to land at least part
of their state ticket into good fat offices.
Again if one faction of the Republican party
succeed in controlling the next municipal convention
and nominating of their political persuasons, fac
tionaly speaking and subsequently eectng their NOM
inees it will that said controlling faction will
have in hand powerful leverage with which to topic
over the state convention and subsequently shape
it after their selfish views and ideas It's secret
that the city administrations in Seattle for the past five
years have been made to butt into state politics when
to butt in was the political advantage of the mayor
-buting in at time to the extent OF bOltlng the
regular Republican nominees on he state and county
ticket-thereby defeating j. M. Frink for governor,
A. T. Van De Vanter for sheriff and Little Billy White
for prosecuting attorney.
Who is or will be the Republicans political Moses is
the oft-asked question these days, but no one seems
to be able to it. There is denying the fact
that the Republicans are seriously in need of Moses
so far as the mayoraty nomination is concerned lest
they be lost in the election wilderness. At the last
municipal election the head of the ticket only pulled
through by 500 plurality and would have actually
been beaten at least thousand votes had the Demo-
Gratis have voted for their party nominee and by some
it is claimed that it "crooked work IN the
''bloody First instead of favorable ballots that final
w crowned the Republicans candidate with official
success But be the this that thing is GER
tain considering the overwhelming majority for the
other Republican candidates the miss was entirely too
close for comfort and denomination of the man would
seem begging defeat
The demand among the Republicans for business
man. to be placed at the head of the ticket quite the
proper dea but owing to the pit OF pollution IN Whlch
the affairs Of the city have been dragged by selfish
cheapJohn politicians the business man, who Will per-
nit the use of his in that connection is not easily
found for no sooner than business man IS spoken
favoraby of then emsaries from the ctys slum pots
begin to demand that he make concessions to them IN
the shape of guaranteeing police protection in their
ontawry or they will to it that he defeated at
the primaries and failing in that at the polls, at the
general election Rather than to be domneered or
dictated to by such oucasts of humanity the half IN
cned business throws up his hands in holy horror
and cries out ''to hell not only with the mayoraty
nomination. but politics in general whereupon some
professional politician makes the required promises
gets the support Of the gang nominated and elected
and municipal vice goes merriy and "grafting" be-
comes the password to success.
Speaking about business men becoming candidates
for the Republican nomination for mayor reminds the
Pie-maker that the name of j. d. Lowman is beng
strongly urged for the nomination, and it would not
only be urged on the quiet, but it would be on the
tongues of majority of the Republicans, If it was
believed that he would accept it, but those OF his
friends who have been talking the quiet, have not
as yet mustered up sufficient courage to speak to Mr.
Lowman about it, simply because they believe he would
not listen to it for single minute and would almost
insult even friend that asked him to consider it.
But should j. D. Lowman consent to the use OF his