The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-30
Hon. Samuel H. Piles Doomed
for the L. s. Senate.
Is Endor sed BY $50 Leading Business
Men and Companies of
Seattle.
HAS ENyIABLE PROSPECTS

The Seattle Washington Sunday
Times of September 20 has an entire
front page devoted to the candidacy
for United States senator of Hon. Sam
uel II. Piles, of Seattle, Washington,
to succeed Senator Addison g. Foster
1t contains a good likeness of Mr..
Piles, and highly complimentary pc
tition of $50 leading business men and
companies Of that city, irrespective
of party creed, requesting him to an
nounce himself as a candidate for that
high office, and setting forth IN glow
ing terms. his many good and noble
qualities and the inestimable esteem
in which he is held by the masses Of
the people of that state for his emf
nent ability, and expressing their de-
sire that he should be elevated to the
United States senate.
1t contains the reply of Mr.. Piles,
in most appropriate and patriotic Ian
guage. And among other things he
says: II am deeply sensible of the
tribute of respect the business men Of
this city have paid me in the papers
you have this day presented. 1t is
most gratifying after residence Of
twenty years on Puget Sound, seven
teen of which have been spent in this
city. to be the recipient of this mark
Of esteem at the hands of men, who
have so greatly contributed to the
growth and development of this north
western country, and it is with pleas
ure that now formerly announce my
self as . candidate for United States
senator. - II elected. shall repre-
sent the various interests in this state
without discrimination, and l shall
work as hard and take rs much pleas
ure in assisting the senior senator and
our representatives in congress in ad-
vancing the welfare of the other cit
les and localities of Washington as
that OF the city Of Seattle"
The candidacy Of Mr.. Piles will de.
light his many friends in Paducah,
and Livingston county where he spent
his boyhood days When a mere boy,
sixteen or seventeen years old he read
law in the office of Judge W.D. Greer,
in Smithland, Livingston county, and
when but lad he left his "Uld Ken
lucky home" with nothing but q
bright brain and noble and generous
heart and indomitable will, which
make the influence Of so many Ken
tuckians felt wherever they go, and
went forth into the far west beyond
the Rockies"to win fortune and fame.
How we'll he hes succeeded is we'll
known, and all Kentutians feel justly
proud of him, and especially his
friends here in the city, and in the
adjoining county Of Livingston, who
knew him dpring his boyhood.
MIR. Piles spent month here the
past summer on visit to his aged and
respected father, Colonel Sam II. Piles,
who resides in this city, and who was
sheriff of Livingston county, and who
also held other important offices.
The people OF Kentucky can recall
with pride and pleasure many Ken
tuckjans who emigrated from this part
of Kentucky, to distant states, and
who became famous and renowned.
Among them are the names of Cover
nor James l.. Alcorn, of Mississippi /;
Hon. Roger Q. Mills, Of Texas, who
served so pany years in congress from
that state; Governor Marion Martin,
who was lieutenant governor OF tie
state of Texas; Hon. Samuel A. King
man, who was chief justice of Kansas
for many years; Judge Felix G.. Ray,
who WAS chief Justice of the state Of
Missouri, Chester q. Cole, who was
chief justice of the state of Iowa Judge
John slayton, who was chief justice
of Texas, and his numerous friends in
Kentucky hope soon to add to the long
list, Hon. Samuel II. Piles, U. S. sena-
tor OF the state Of Washington.