The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1903-08-14

uty in Sheriff Ed Cudhee's office ever since Cudihee
first took the oath of office. "Jim Quter,'' he is
Familiarity known among his host of friends in this
county, is stranger in political circles and being
very aable gentleman, he will have plenty Of friends
to aid him in getting the nomination. and should he
be successful in that he will find plenty of friends
outside of the Democratic party to aid him in getting
the election. Mr.. Quilter in 1892 a candidate
the Democratic ticket for sheriff of this county, and
under the circumstances made most excellent
for the place 1t will be remembered that the Demo
cratic party buried under the "dch proposition
that year. and of Quilter went with all the rest
though the records show that he 700 votes ahead
of his ticket. Had not King county, without regard
to political differences, decided to elect Hon. John H.
McGraw governor at that time at the sacrifice of
everything else for the purpose of urging the
early digging of the Lake Washington canal,
ing the early digging of the Lake Washington canal,
there is no doubt but that Mr. Quter would have then
been elected sheriff of this county at that time.
Ouiter is still popular among the voters without
gard to their party affiliations and it is believed by
his best friends that he will make good race for
sheriff. if his party will only nominate him, as did
Ed Cudihee both two and four years ago. He has
made admirable record deputy sheriff, and made
a most admirable record as deputy United States
marshal which position he filled for four years under
the Cleveland administration and these records should
serve him we'll in his efforts get his party nomina
ton for the highest office in the county. Should he
be successful he will be without factional differences
in his own party hamper or hinder him at the pos
for be said without fear of successful contrad1c-
ton that Quilter, of all men in the Democratic party
in this county, would the nearest to getting the
united support Of the party Then again, he has
proven himself SO worthy of any honors that might
from the Republican ranks for there has developed
in recent years quite independent voting spirit
among the Republicans, who inclined, in local
affairs to 90 for the man rather than the party, which
was shown in the defeat of the Republican nominees
for sheriff two and four years ago. and in the
defeat of Hon. J. M. Frnk for governor. That being
fact Mr. Quilters friends feel quite confident that
no Democrat would come near getting that united
independent Republican vote as he and they therefore
urge his nomination these very grounds.
If Chief Sullivan had gone step further and put
some men that doing duty on the force not IN
uniform but in citizens clothes but without police
star he would have done most excellent thing.
A number of politicians spent last week in Seattle
ONSAh
something doing Among those observed were Hon.
c. l. Roth, Senator Clapp, Senator Ed. Hamilton
Congressman Cushman, Gov. Mcbride, A. M. Murphy
ct al.
Banker Lord writes this office that he is not nor
will not be candidate for governor. 1t would seem
from the above that Scobey, Madge & Co. will have
get another fellow to be their stalking horse in or
der to hold their grasp the throttle of Thurston
county politics.
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Local politics seem to be slowly warming up and
before many the various aspirants will
begin active nomination campaigning. Jim Cutters