The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-12-10

it good politics for them to do so. In
the first place. it is important in Sc
lecting a railroad candidate, in either
party, to select one who does not
wear the railroad brand too promi-
nentyl displayed. 1t is also highly es-
sential to the game of buncoing the
rural county. More than this 1t is OF
some consequence that he keep his
railroad allegiance, or railroad lean
ings, cleverly concealed in order that
the bunco game may be more success
fully played. Judge Charwick fulf1lls
these conditions. There is no public
act Of his which marks him as favor
able to the railroad interests, but
nevertheless it is understood by the
railroad leaders, doubtless through
some mysterious system Of Stevenson
ian mind reading, that he would not
be unfriendly to them. He comes from
the largest agricultural county in the
state, and is quite generally popular
in his own bailiwick. He is not, like
former Mayor Byrne, of Spokane,
parading his friendship for the rail-
roads under the foolish impression
that that will make him solid with the
power which he courts, but on the
other hand continues quite sOlicitous
of the interests of the agriculturists
from whom must come, under any cir
cumstances, the votes to nominate or
to elect the successful candidate.
An industrious newspaper man
figures cOnspicuously in the fight which
is being made for and against the re-
appointment OF George Stewart as
postmaster of Seattle. Last May q
few days before the arrival at Seattle
of President Roosevelt there arrived
at the Seattle post office a quantity Of
mail for the president. The mail was
delivered into the hands Of the post
master, and Mr.. Stewart left it laying
on his desk While he went to another
part of the office. During his absence
a reporter for the observation-disclosures
came in and seeing the mail lying there
took advantage of the opportunity to
glance it over, noting its character.
Returning to the office he wrote
lengthy story of the matter in the
course of which he made some rather
uncalled for comments on the charac
teristicS Of Mrs. ROOSeYelts nandWrit-
ing. The story was called to the at
tention Of the president by opponents
Of Nj. SteWart and an explanation
was demanded. Rather than implicate
the OVcr-indus ,iO s reporter Mr..
Stewart declared chat he had no idea
how the reporter got the information
on which the story was based. The
matter was looked into by a post Of
fee inspector. but the facts We're not
fully developed. Enemies of the post
master are now making the most of
the incident in their fight against his
reappointment.
There is still another element in the
fight which has not yet deached the
newspapers. That is the old personal.
or rather old business fight between
George Stewart and f. C. Neufelder,
the president of the Peoples Savings
bank. Several years ago when Stew
art was in the undertaking business
be had fight with the Seattle Trans
fer company. of which Neufelder is the
president. about the employment of the
latter companies carriages for funer-
ais, conducted by Stewards company.
out of that fight the two men emerg-
cd and noIitical pDa01ioS Nau-
fielder has all along been an ardent
Ankeny man. and is now generally
accredited with being the personal
political representative of the new
senator in Seattle, and he is using his
influence at Washington to prevent
the reappOintment of his ancient enc
my.