The Seattle Republican., 1903-02-13

slayer and can eat his mess of crow
and say he likes it just as well as any
other Republican. He has done so in
Skagit county and his friends say
that he will do so when the Repub-
lican convention turns him down next
year" How much truth there is in
Larimer's predictions remains to be
seen, but the impression generally pre-
walls among politicians throughout the
state that Governor Mcbride will not
be with the Republicans next year,
but that he and George Turner will
both be working for the success of the
Democratic party
Referring to the Democratic NOM
ination for governor, King county mas
a candidate for that position and the
Pie-maker would not be surprised if
he does not have success in his politi-
cal ambitions. Senator w. H. Moore,
the only Democrat sent to the Eighth
Legislature from King county, IS an
avowed candidate for governor and in
his legislative deiberation he is unde-
niably cutting his cards to that end.
Though the senator was elected by
railroad assistance, it is claimed that
he will vote for the railroad commits
sion bill and thereby go on record as
having supported his party platform
of the last state convention, that
strongly endorsed a railroad commits
sion bill which will give him the
party Endorsement in case he is sue
cessful in getting majority of the
I delegation at the next state convention
to think as he does.
+ Later Senator Moore kept his.
/ promise and voted against the com
mission bill, but his democratic
friends will not use it against him.
King county has another gubernator-
;al candidate in the person of Sheriff
Edward Cudinee. Mr.. Cudihee is not
making any talk about his candidacy,
but his friends believe that he is the
strongest man for gubernatorial hon
Ors so far as the Democratic party is
concerned, that King county could put
! forward. He has twice defeated popu-
lar Republican politicians for sheriff
of this county and each time not less
than 1000 Republicans must have bolt
ed their party nominee and voted for
him. Eastern Washington will GER
tainly want to pick up man to make
the Democratic gubernatorial race that
will have considerable following in
Western Washington and this Mr..
Cudihee seems to have more of than
any other Democrat that has as yet
been mentioned in this connection.
The Democrats of the state realize
that if it comes to a straight fight be-
tween Eastern Washington and West
ern Washington, with the Democrats
holding power in Eastern Washington
and the Republicans in Western Wash
ington the Republicans would sweep
the field by a majority of at least two
to one. However anxious therefore
the Democrats might be to name an
Eastern Washington man for governor
they would let their better judgment
prevail and nominate a man that
would make a strong fight in Western
Washington in order to help out
cock sure victory in Eastern Washing
ton. Then again it would be to the
advantage of the Democratic party to
have a congressman representing the
district in which Seattle will be placed
to come from the northwest and there
by all the more strengthen their tick
ct, for, with the governor from Seat
tie, the congressman from the north
west and the Republican party on the
to the railroad commission bill, which
it pledged at the last state convention
to pass, and yet refused to do in legis-
lative session, there is no denying the
fact that the Democratic party would
make it very interesting for the Re-
publican party at the next general e+
ection in this state.