The Seattle Republican., 1903-10-09


King county became the political laughing stock
of the state 1t would that too much instruction
has been the of all of King contys political
troubles.
Surely after all of the repeated defeats herein
merated Of King county instructed delegations her
next convention will follow in the wake of four
other conventions and formulate lot of ironclad
atorial instructions for aspirant and thereby
make it impossible for the members todo other than
sit down and vote for candidate whom they know
has not ghost of a show of election and again
commercial enemy of Seattle elected For let the
members exercise their judgment in the selection
of candidate. If perhaps they it to be impossible
to elect then they can turn to another Hon.
Jacob Fruth could have been elected last time if the
delegation had have been free to have gone to him in
body at the opportune time. Let hint to the wise
be sufficient.
Let it be understood that the Pie-maker has not
written the above in the interest of any senatorial
candidate another from King county. The Seat
tie Republican, it's editor and proprietor for King
county and the King county candidate that can show
her legislative delegation the requisite outside strength
to make his election probable he is their candi
date It's the height of folly for rival candidates from
King county to invite factonal differences such
would make it impossible for neither of them to be
elected when they could just well allow the egls
ative nominees to be made without regard to their
senatorial feelings and then try to elect that from
King county that has the outside strength equal at
least to the King county strength When once pow
erfuI King county thoroughly understands herself then
the balance of the state will understand
inc her. It's the simple rule of three which will al
ways solve the most difficult problems if you will first
solve the rule.
One w. H. Doolittle he of free silver and ''Mt Ia
coma oranges fame has visited King county in the
interest of Senator Foster and had himself interviewed
IN a local Democratic daily. Dooitte says Foster is
great man, but that the people do not know it yet
That is where Foster beats Doottle. Dooitte is not
a great man and the people "dead next
The Republican for some time has insisted that Gov
Mcbride had determined to rule ruin the Re-
publican party of the State of Washington and his con-
duct during his recent visit to the Colve Fair seems
to bear out the contention During his visit the Gov
ernor entirely ignored the Republican organization
and in turn ignored by it. The Governor consort-
ed entirely with Democrats and spent of his lei
in consultation with Martin j. Maloney, of
the chief henchmen of George Turner If the old Tur-
ner-McBrde combination, which deadlocked the leg
slaure and prevented the election of John B. Allen in
1893 is not renewed either openly secretly in the
next state campaign the Pie-maker is no prophet
Governor Mcbride has been considered a
Chesterfield in the realm Of political His
plot in forcing himself the county convention of
Spokane county, the then home of John L. Wilson,
even at the risk of disruptng the Republican party
OF that county, is well remembered his perform
ance later in the campaign in visiting Walla Walla the
home of Levi Ankeny, and delivering speech which
he knew would be most offensive to that gentleman.
His latest exhibition of political bad manners is his os
entaous visit to Coville and the advertising of the
fact that he would pay his respects" to State SEN
ator Stansell This followed by bitter personal
attack the record of Senator Stanse which did lit
tie to increase the prestige of the Governor in Stew
county. 1t is pity that nearly four years of off
cal life have not taught the Governor the dignity and
courtesy that supposed to invest the occupant of the
gubernatorial chair.
John E. Humphries, of Seattle who claims to be
candidate for Governor is member of the Masons
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