The Seattle Republican., 1903-02-13
POLITICAL POT PIE
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speaking dDOuI .ulNlulHS the oCdCS
in congressional districts by the pres
ent legislature reminds the Pie-maker
that it is not obligatory on the part
of the legislature that it be districted
in order to make sure of the legality
of the election of the congressman.
That being true, why should the Re-
publicans district the state and there
by jeopardize the election of one of
the congressional Republican NOM
inees. If it be true that Eastern
Washington is liable to go Democratic
if placed in a congressional district all
by it's lonely, then the Republicans
would be foolish to give the other
fellow a club to maui them over
the head with. Some of the most
eminent lawyers in the state are of
the opinion that it is not absolutely
incumbent on the legislature to di-
vide the state in congressional dis
tricts. That it is just as legal to elect
the three at large as from districts.
The state being largely Republican,
the Pie-maker sees no reason why the
congressman should not continue to
be elected at large as in the past.
In speaking to a member about the
districting question, he said 81 am
in favor of dividing the state in two
congressional districts, and not three.
Put Seattle and the northwest in one
district and the balance of the state
in another, the latter to elect two
congressman, while the former but
one. and / am for it. That would stop
some of the scrapping between King
and Pierce, at the same time district
the state and likewise destroy the
prospects of electing a Democratic
congressman from the state The
above is alright in theory, but would
prove bunglesome in practice. Eeither
district the state on fair and equit-
able basis or do not touch the subject
at all. and the latter is much the pre-
ferable way There seems to be no
plausible excuse for taking up the
matter at this time and the Republi
cans who are in the majority in the
present legislature will be in their
own light if they district the state.
Will the state be divided into con-
gressional districts by the present leg
islature? is a question that is being
generally discussed by the politicians
all over the state at present. By many
it is thought that the present legisla-
ture will district the state and if it
does it is almost compelled to make
Seattle and the northwest in one dis
trict and Tacoma and the southwest
in another district and Eastern Wash
ington the third district, in which case
it is very generally conceded by the
politicians that the Eastern Washing
ton district would be a Democratic
one, and in that case Senator Tollman
being an active candidate and almost
without opposition for the Democratic
nomination would in all human prob
ability be elected. If the state is
districted and Senator Tall
man is named by the Dem
ocrats is is conceded by even Re
publicans that he is absolutely certain
of election, and that, too, despite the
fact that Congressman Jones, who
would naturally be his opponent, is one
of the strongest men, politically speak
ing, in the state Eastern Washington
is Democratic in politics and will be
more strongly so in the next election
than it has been in the past.
the Pie-maker saw Dave Larimer on
the streets of Seattle last Saturday
and he predicted that Senator George
Turner would be nominated by the
Democrats next year for governor"
and if he does not want it, l would
not be surprised" said he, eff Gov.
Mcbride was not nominated by the
Democrats as it is foregone conclu-
sion at this time that he will not be
nominated by the Republicans. Yet