The Seattle Republican., 1903-08-07
POLITICAL POT=PIE

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A report comes from Tacoma to the effect that the
political leaders in the Republican party in that city
are UP in arms against the candidacy of Samuel H.
Piles for United States senator The Pierce county
contingent believes that Mr.. Piles is being backed
by Mr. Farrell who is the mouthpiece of James J. HILL
and that means the defeat of Senator Foster for
election According to this grapevine dispatch, Sen
Hamilton Ben Groscup and Walter Christian are
bitterly opposed to any railroad man supporting
any else except Foster, and if Mr.. Farrell gives
his support Mr.. Piles, the Tacoma railroad push,
headed by George Stevenson will make some trouble
in the next legislature If this report be believed
there is war on between the railroad pope of this
state which will end in the nomination and election of
Governor Mcbride and some candidate for United
States senator other than the that have already
been named
There is still another story which has been told
the OF Seattle during the past week which is to
the effect that the railroad people have been notified
by the business men of Seattle that Seattle will
longer support railroad interests if the railroad people
continue elect United States senators from this
state who are hostile to the commercial interests of
Seattle and the railroad people realizing that if such
should be put into effect they would lose strong ally
decided to support Mr.. Piles for United States SEN
ator and the combined railroad interests in this state
next year will be for his election. This story
reasonable and yet eminated from who ought to
know whereof they speak Just how Mr.. Farrell could
speak for Mr. Hill when neither one o. them have been
in this county for number of is the question,
and the therefore is seriously doubted by
men those whose purpose it is to carry out the
interests of the railroad magnates.
TO e1e he ext tied
States senator it certainly must go to the legislature
unit for and that must be one
who can command vast amount of outside strength,
and before the next county convento structs its egs
lative nominees to support senatorial aspirant 1t
should know that that aspirant will have enough out
side strength to be able to make him formidable
candidate. There seems to be doubt but that the
delegates from King county will be divided between
the two already conceded candidates, and it would
not be wise for the convention to tie up to any
unless it absolutely knows that the it is tying up
to already has the required outside strength 1t will
be the duty of the members of the Legislature from
King county shift their support to that candidate
whom they believe they elect, and they should
be the sole judges of when and where and to whom
to shift after the legislature has convened.
Speaking about the election of the next United
States from this hailing from Seattle
story, which only secret in the minds of some of
the of this state, who play the game of politics,
told to the Pie-maker day this week and
to the effect that, when it became apparent to the
friends of Harold Preston that he could not be elected
nor could John L. Wilson, they met in solemn con-
clave, which lasted all night and decided that but
Seattle could be elected and that was
Jacob Furth In this conference Governor Mcbride
played conspicuous part, and he delegated to
break the news to Preston but after talking to him
the next day and learning from Preston himself that
he still believed that he could be elected he (1cBride
lost his and refused deliver the message and
Wilson finding that Preston was not withdrawing,
refused to be further bound by the agreement, and