The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-18

cussing it he expresses the belief that
in case Mcbride is turned down II
would be good politics to nominate
Blackman on a democratic platform de-
claring emphatically for railroad
commission. while if Mcbride is nom
mated. he feels that he would be
equally available on a pro-railroad
pla tform. This is much the same
position as that taken by Judge
Humphries, of Seattle, in a recent in
terview in which he says that if he
is nominated on the republican ticket
for governor he is willing to run on
any old platform, so long as that plat
form is adopted by the republican con-
VentiOn.
The mayOralty contest in Seattle is
beginning to take definite shape. If
present plans do not miScarry there
will be a meeting some time next
week of a few of the more prominent
democratic leaders of Seattle with a
view of launching the candidacy of
Alfred Battle for the democratic NOM
nation. The name Of Battle was first
suggested only a short time ago, and
the suggestion seems to have met
with much popular favor. j. w. God
win has announced his withdrawal
from the race and states that he will
go to California about January 1, for
a visit OF six weeks. John Y. Terry
declares to his friends that he will not
be a candidate. William Piggott still
continues to have the support of the
Fulton-Ha faction of the party, and
State Senator William Hickman
Moore continues to fiirt with the sug-
gestiOn that he enter the race.
On the republican side OF the fight
the interest is no less intense. The
forces opposing the domination of the
party by the corporation prone
breaking element of the party have
about conferred their strength upon
George w. Dilling, a member of the
state Legislature from the fortyhfth
district. Dillng has not yet consented
to enter the race. but it is freely pre-
dicted that he will do SO at an early
date. The prominence given to VIII
H Parry in certain quarters would
tend to indicate that he is the Wilson
candidate. Humes is expected to con-
tinue in the race until he is shown
that there is nothing in it for him. The
friends of Councilman Ellis MORRISON
continue to claim that there is nothing
in it but the success of their candidate.
and John Riplinger John II.
Powell and a few others still have
their ardent supporters among the ac-
tive workers of the party.
A movement is on foot to bring
George w. Dickinson, former general
manager of the Seattle Electric COM
pany, into the fight. This movement
was started, l understand, by men
high in the corpora ton camp of the
party, and it is expected to come to
a head about December 90 when
Dickinson is to give his reply to the
suggestion. Dickinson has never been
active il Seattle politics and the sug-
gestiOn of his name, and his nominal
ton, if it is accomplished, will serve
as a Teritable red flag to the younger
and more independent element of the
party,
Some of the leading democrats of
Seattle, among them many men Who
cannot be said to be at all unfriendly
pointing out that it is the duty of that
gentleman to remain in the state SEN
ate. Moore is a holdoVer and was
elected in a radically republican dis
trict under very unusual conditions.
conditions which cannot be depended
on to elect a democratic successor in
his place in case he should resign. In
case the democrats have any chance of
controlling the legislature next year
on the senatorial contest, his vote
would be of the utmost importance
in the effort to secure the return to
Washington of former Senator George
Turner.
The forthcoming municipal election
in the new city of Bellington prom
ises to develop a contest between the
Mcbride and the railroad forces of the
republican party there. Mayor Ben
nett, of WhatcOm, promises to be the
railroad candidate, While \. L. Black.
the president of the Washington
Worlds Fair commission, Will probably
lead the McBride's forces.
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