The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-07-22
WARM POLITICS.

The Washington state republicans are preparing for the hottest campaign in the history of the party in that state. Seattle has four senatorial candidates and as many aspirants for the governor ship. Other sections of the state are not less prolific. Many Of these eandi- dates represent factions that hate each other worse than a lot ot Kilkenny cats. There are three great divisions in the ranks oi the party in that state' each Of which is broken into several smaller factions, which in turn are somewhat frayed out at the edges A sample of the state to which the war of factions has advanced was evidenced at the Walla Walla municipal election last week, which followed a campaign Of six weeks of such bitter ness as Is seldom seen in a Western po- litical fight. Searly an of the state leaders gathered at walla Walla and fought out a terrific battle The line up was the field against Senator An keny. The latter got the worst of the contest, though his man was chosen mayor. The democrats assisted the anti-Ankeny people pretty generally 'n the light so both sides are claiming a victory so far as the party is concerned.
 It Is no. likely that an Of the Seattle candidates will stay in the battle for the senatorship, but it Is more than likely that a sufficient number of them will 20 in the finish fight to make safe the reelection ot Senator Foster, of Tacoma. Seattle republicans are la mentally weak in two places. First, they are long on candidates and politi' cal leaders, and exceedingly short on common sense. Seattle men have a habit of imagining that they are the whole thing. They get out and make a strong battle in their own primaries, and when that fight Is over they quit, and the primary winners nourish the delusion that the election Is won. The wishes Of those from the remaind- CT of the state are of little consequence to a Seattle man. However, when they get into state convention the Queen City contingent discover for the first time that Ed. Hamilton, George Ste veuson and one or two others from Ta- coma and other sections have organized the state while they have been blow ing abou, the great victory that has been won for the Seattle spirit.
 Another weakness with Seattle is the fact that the city is in disgrace. It has no moral standing with the people Of the state. lt has deliberately put gang of highbinders in the saddle. It has boasted Of its wide open policy" and has invited the thieves and murder CTS from the four corners Of the globe to make that city a harvest field. Housebreakers, pickpockets, highway men. bunco steerers, confidence men and murderers, ply their vocation with out hindrance and without fear. 10 is known that tbose in control are hand and glove with the world Of grait. These people who manage the city's a6airs control the primaries aud send men of their own ilk to the legislature, who hardly wait for the invocation ot the Divine blessing on the first days session. before they begin the search for a ready market for legislative votes. For these reasons, those from other counties will make no combinations that contemplate good faith onthe part Of Seattleites. It is understood that they cannot even keep faith with them selves. The Seattle votes in the legis- lature can be handled without giving office to that city. The lobbyists know this, so they figure the city out of rep resentatiou in the senate and deal with the individual members in the legisla- ture.
 So far as the republican party is con eerned iu Washington state, it is al- most a ioregone conclusion that Seattle is ou, of it. It Is a fight with Gov. Mcbride on one hand and the railroads and the Ankeny machine on the other. The railroads will vote Seattle against the governor at SO much per, and give