The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-11-06
CUDIHEE
WON'T RUN
Says He Has no Ambition
t. to B. Be Governor.
HIS AMBITION SATISFIED
The Popular Sheriff of King County
Makes a Candid Statement Of
His Position.
HIS AMBITION SATISFIED

SEATTLE.-"Youm may state in The
Times, on my authority, that am not
a candidate for the democratic nomi-
nation for governor Of Washington
said Sheriff Ed Cudihee to a reporter
for The Times. The statement was
made in answer to direct question
from the reporter and was given with
out hesitation or evasion.
Il have no plans for further partic-
ipation in politics other than to COM
plete my present term as sheriff, if l
am permitted to do So" continued Mr..
Cudihee. Il have never authorized the
use Of my name in connection with the
gubernatorial nomination, and have
not given the matter Of making the
race serious thought. My political
ambitions have been gratified, and
when my present term is ended l shall
endeavor to make a living in some
other manner.
Besides, there are other require
for governor than his selection by
himself and his willingness to run.
Candidates for office are selected
much the same as a man selects the
race horse on which he will place his
money. The party walks along the
row of stables and examines the diff
ferent animals and decides upon one
which it thinks can win out, and then
places its money on that one as a can
didate. The only thing the fortunate
candidate can do is to go into the race
and do the best he cam"
Sets Rumor at Rest.
In the above plain and explicit Ian
guage 'the most popular sheriff King
county ever had" disposes Of the re-
port which has been going the rounds
in Seattle for several weeks, that he
was in the gubernatorial race. The
suggestion Of Cudihees name in con-
nection with the democratic nominal
ton for governor has for it's principal
foundation stone the fact that In his
compai gns in this county he has won
the only significant political victories
won by any democrat in Washington
for four years, with the exception of
that won by the late Governor John
R. Rogers. In a county overwhelm-
ingly republican for the rest of the
ticket he has been twice elected sher-
if by large matorities, results which
demonstrate that he is one of the most
popular candidates for office ever
placed on a King county ticket.
The elevation of Cudihee from sher-
cutive of Washington would not but
be following the illustrious precedent
established in the election Of former
Governor John M. McGraw. Governor
McGraw was sheriff of King county
at the time of the Chinese riots of the
late eighties.
Democrats Mentioned.
The names of half a dozen promi-
nent democrats in different parts of
the state have been mentioned more
or less prominently in connection with
the gubernatorial nomination of the
party. The one most prominently and
most frequently mentioned is that of
former United States Senator George
Turner, late a member of the Alaskan
boundary commission. Before leaving
this state for England, Senator Turn
err announced in very firm language
that he was not candidate, but even
that announcement has not by any
means put a stop to the discussion of
his name in this connection.
The only announced candidate for
of Spokane, but his recent defeat for
reelection as his own successor rath-
err puts him out of the race for the
larger office. Other candidates men
toned include L. c. Gilman and Sen
ator William Hickman Moore, of Seat
tie; State Senator Warren W. Toll
man and c. S. Voorhees,, of Spokane;
State Labor Commissioner William
Blackman, of Olympia, and W. H.
Dunphy of TValla Walla.
Asked whom he favored as the dem
ocratic candidate, Sheriff Cudihee
said:
why, I have not given the matter
much thought, but q number of excel
lent democrats have been mentioned
as possibilities. Senator Turner
would be a very strong candidate, if
he would accept the nomination, or
Senator Moore would make an excel
lent race. There are several other
men mentioned, any one of whom
would make a good candidate, and. if
elected, a good governor