The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1903-07-31
POLITICAL POT=PIE

Rumor has it that Hon. Samuel Piles, who left for
New York the next day after he announced his
didacy for the United States senate is in consult
alton with L S. J. Hunt who, it is said will furnish
the snews of war whereby Mr.. Piles see his way
clear make his fight for the senate 1t will be re-
membered that when Mr. Hunt was here the last time
settling up all his back bills, he in interview in
the Times declared that he strongly favored the cleo
ton of S. H. Piles to the senate to succeed Addison
G. Foster Since leaving Seattle everybody knows
that Mr. Hunt has made gigantic fortune, and when
he has money he plays with politics like girl does
with her doll baby and if he has made up his mind
to again control the politics of this by first elect
inc Sam Piles to the there will be something
doing political circles before this time next year.
Notwithstanding the popularity of Sam Piles, a
great many of the leading politicians and business
men of the city not much inclined to sit idly by
and the kind of politics played next year
in King county has been played for the last two
senatorial years Instead of King county going to
Olympia tied to the coat tail of they favor
the legislators going to Olympia instructed to do the
best thing possible to land King county in the
senate They no longer have disposition to land
King countys "favorite SON. in the senate, but have
a disposition to land live active and energetic King
county man in the senate, who will go to Washington
and do something for King county well for Hoop
Pole township in Pierce county, because forsooth he
happens to do business in that precinct King county
has number of splendid who will represent her
interests in Washington they should be and among
that number is Sam Piles but if Mr.. Piles not
command sufficient of outside strength to
land him it should be the duty of the members of the
legislature to take up some other who do SO,
and should likewise be the duty of Mr. Piles to stand
aside and let them do So and the same rule should
hold good to other candidates. This paper is for
KING COUNTY and not for some aspirant because
he is said to be favorite
When the Colfax Commoner says that the rank and
file in King county last year in favor OF the cleo
tion of Harold Preston for United States senator, it
is either talking through its hat it is purposely
making an infamous public statement for which it
has proof or evidence. The rank and file in King
county had no love for the Prestonian iceberg and
nothing should be conclusive evidence of that
fact than that of the twenty-five legislative dele
gates that to Olympia last Winter but three of
them at heart Preston Preston's candidacy
was rallied round by the business of Seattle
simply because seemed to be their only show of get
ting partial representation at the national capital and
he was endorsed by the county convention because
it was thought, owing to his friendlness with Nc
Bride success might accidentally their way.
Because King county casts one-hfth of the votes
of the state pays oneourth of the state taxes does
tour-hfths of all the commercial business of the
and is the Pacific Coast commercial center the Puy-
aLup Independent, Tacoma municipal attache when
the Puyallup river is fordabe, makes the following
very unfriendy attack a Seattle senatorial aspr
ant:
Sam H. Piles the Seattle attorney for the Pacific
Coast Company, says he will be candidate for Unit
ed States senator to succeed Addison c. Foster In
making this declaration he gives his 'that
he has been pettoned by many business to enter
the in order to protect the business interests of
Seattle" Great heavens! Does Seattle comprise the
whole state of Washington, and does her interests
need fostering to the exclusion of all others? Call
out another candidate"
Turn about is fair play Addison G. has Foster-ed
Tacomas interests to the exclusion of all others about
long enough 1t is time Seattle and the rest of the
state had their inning for a time Sam Piles is broad
gagged enough, that while he is fostering" Seattles
interests other parts of the will in no wise be