Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-12-18
Party View From a Capitol Window.

Party View From Capitol Window.
\ correspondent Of I'll" OrcJoHiGa
writing from an official perch in Olym-
pia, on the 18th inst, gives his im-
pressions OF the political situation
from late events, some OF which are
wise and others otherwise.
He does nj say il, except 10y in
ference that c. J. Lord is a candidate
Tor Governor, or expects the nomina-
ton. but admits it TO be true that the
regulars are making an attempt to
form a combine" OF the southwest
counties, not necessarily with the hope
OF placing any OF its lay figures on the
State ticket, but simply to be in a con.
di,ion to block the chances of other
candidates, and direct the course OF
the quarry at the time OF the KILN
BY this means it IS expected that
Thurston county will be able to name
the candidate for Treasurer, which is
oi lar more interest to the Capital Ma
tional Bank, which will thus have the
State funds as a reserve to speculate
upon.
The correspondent says it is pretty
we'll conceded that the Southwest will
fuse, excepting the counties Of Cheha-
lis and Wahkiakum, and the reason
they are not included by him is proba.
bly, because they have not yet devel-
oped any candidates. The Thurston
"gang" presents Mr.. Lord for Govern
or; but why, aside from the reason
stated, nobody seems to know-for that
the Office of State executive is one of
the things for which Mr.. Lord is not
adapted, goes without saying. As
Judge McFadden used to define to
qualifications desired in a COMPRESSION.
al Delegate-"It wants q man of com.
manding presence and easy address :;
it wants a man of brilliant intellect
and ready wit; it wants man able to
appreciate the needs of his constit.
uency and with the ability to secure
them; it wants q man of energy,
nerve, industry, affability, compre.
feasibility and indefatigi6ility, to rep.
resent the wisest and best people on
Earth" Some of these characteristics
would set we'll on the executive of the
State, but in those that would Mr..
Lord does not shine forth with trans
cendant splendor. He would doubt
less find himself a. much out of place
in the executive chair as in the man.
agement of aSeattle bank.
Mr.. w. B. Stratton is expected to
sway the delegation from Pacific
county, and is . candidate for the
place he holds, Attorney General /;
Clarence E. Maynard, . son of the
State Treasurer, is q candidate for
that Office, to overcome the inhibition
of the Constitution for second term,
and be will, if the arrangement is per.
fected, carry Lewis county in bis
pocket; and Judge Miller's aspiration
for the Supreme bench will probably
solidify Clarke county for the South.
west "push" in tho convention.
Cowlitz county will probably be pla-
Gated by the promise OF the Assistant
Attorneyship to E. w. Ross, the pres.
ent incumbent, and Mason being q
small county. will pick up such crumbs
as may fall under the table.
While, as stated, Chehalis and Wah-
kiakum are not yet in the combine,
they seem to he in q receptive condi-
ton, like the old maid who while pray.
ing for husband beneath the spread.
ing branches of q tree heard the
"Who-who" Of an owl perched above
her, and in the excited condition oil
her mind imagined it to be . query
from on high, and responded, "Any.
body, anything, o Lord, 80 it's q
man."
The correspondent Gays that Mr.
Lords friends seem to feel quite SURF
of his ability to secure . delegation
that he may deliver for any trade thai
may be arranged, but admits that th,
ease with which his selection fol
Mayor was turned down by the Boxers
and the small majority his following
received at the polls involves thu
matter in considerable doubt. H,
holds, however, that the 200 regis
tered citizens who failed TO vote, wer,
mostly Democrats. who paid little at
tention to the election" and seems {,
infer that they may be induced to fal
into line with the dissentors in th,
Republican party. This is hardly
probable when q national campaign i
involved and party lines are closel,
drawn.
1T ISLANDS man in hand" some
times to be an Eagle, especially il
Seattle. The other night q robbe
when he commanded his victim Il
hold up his hands with a pistol at hi
head, received the Eagles hailing sigr
of distress, in reply. The revolver wa
at once lowered, with the words Par
don me, brother, mistook you for u
outside barbarian" as he resumed hi.
rugged away down the avenue. Yea
it pays to have wings.
In Washington they have q town calico
Peach. Here in Oregon. that's what ou
girls are.-Oregonian.
And it is said they are pears wher
they 60 out on the street in couples