The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-29
WANT ANKENY'S SUPPORT
.rUE POLITICIANS COME TO
wALLA WALLA TO HUNT
POLITICAL GAME.
e.,,ueI n. Piles Emissaries Making
Effort to Secure Votes From
Eastern Washington.
rhn Semitic Times says:

The Seattle Times says:
ctota Senators ]. ]. Smith and r. M.
Kinnear. are home from Walla Walla
-,hora they went for the purpose of
ottan,nting to interest United States
Senator Levi Ankeny in the candida
on If : n Piles of King county, who
wishes to succeed Senator Foster.
When the two state senators left
Seattle a few days ago they an
omnced that they would spend their
- in hunting for game in eastern
Washington The only game they
found was the venerable United States
senator from Walla Walla and it is
serious question whether or not
they succeesed in bagging him. DR.
Smith and Senator Kinnear to put it
plainly. went to Walla Walla to as
certain whether Mr.. Ankeny would
consent to support Mr.. Piles at tie
opening session of the legislature.
Some Senatorial History.
To explain the reason for the at
tempt to have Mr.. Ankeny look with
favor upon Mr.. Piles candidacy it is
only necessary to refer back to the
legislative session of two Years ago
when Mr.. Ankeny was elected to sue
coed George Turner. AS is very we'll
known. a number of the King county
delegation. including the present hold
over senator's, DR.. Smith and Mr.. Kin
near, after voting for Mr.. Preston,
Kings candidate, and believing, ac-
cording to their story, that he stood no
chance of being elected, went over to
Mr. Ankeny. and the latter was elected
In explaining their action the hold
over senator's declared it was the
wiSest thing that could have been
done from a King county standpoint.
Neither Mr.. Preston nor any other
have been elected and therefore it was
best for the delegation to take some
= election of a senator two years later.
The two years later" is now here and
come 20 King countys aid and help her
To elect a senator?
Ankeny's Position Questionable.
1t mas never been established that
Mr.. Ankeny, in return for the King
county votes, agreed personally to
throw his strength two years later to
Alhg county when it came to electing
successor to Mr.. Foster. In fact it
Is not believed that he did There were
, reasons at that time why he should
not have done so.
Flerte county members were among
AHhehyS most active supporters, the
a'e Senator Ed Hamilton being one of
HIS managers and Senator elect Wal
'I christian another. Mr.. Ankeny, 1T
IL CANNED by many politicians, told the
Nils county delegation when they
''iIe over to him that he would keep
HIS hands off the 1905 fight involving
AL rosters successor. But there were
number Of so-called Ankeny senators
!" Inc 1908 legislature free to make
P'oHllSes for two years later. These
senators, it is claimed, were so anxious
u" nave Kings delegation come into
-'lIe Tor Ankeny that they made the
poSl'l'e pledge that they would help
Ai'ig IN her effort to elect a successor
Nj Foster. ,.,
They Want to Know.
fIles and his managers are now
"is 10 get at the truth of this two
"'S hence' business and it was for
reason that Senators Kinnear and
'i made the trip to Walla Walla
e "DETAILS of their interview with Mr.
nave not been given to the
1o'Ic and probably will not, but local
'iaHs have it that Mr. Ankeny is
az all averse to making a tie-uI
With r.;