The San Francisco call., 1904-11-01

fatty reDudiated the State ticket and
platform. Stevens, another east-of-
the-mountain county, voted down a
resolution of Endorsement Seven
other counties gave no expression as
to ticket or platform. Former State
Senator Stanton Warburton of this
city, strong railroad center, who has
always led the fight for a commission
and most any other fight against the
railroads, has taken the stump for
Turner. Many other influential Re-
publicans have announced an inten-
ton to vote for him
All this is to indicate. the very Sc
rious detection that the Republicans
will have to meet in their calculations
for success, and also to explain why
it is generally conceded that, however
the elections results, a law providing
for a Railroad Commission will be
passed next winter. Such has been
the popular clamor and its results. The
statement is made by Democrat and
Republican alike, and where by the
latter 1t is of course a concession of
error. But here comes
the Republican campaigner to make
capital out of the situation. He calls
back to their allegiance the dissent
ers of his party lest the election Of
Judge Turner should defeat their pur-
pose-the purpose of the Republican
party--to put a Railroad Commission
law ON the books. He puts it this
way. Should the Legislature be Re-
publican. which in all likelihood it will
be, and the Governor Democratic
that the Legislature would. not feel
like putting into the hands of the
Governor such power as goes with the
appointing OF such commission. That
this argument is expected to have
weight is shown in the very general
use that is being made of it.
But. the Democrats have hopes con-
cerning the Legislature themselves.
Judge. Turner has not been speaking
for himself alone on his daily rounds,
but with strong appeal for Tom, Dick
and Harry, Democratic candidates in
their. respective legislative districts
For should the Legislature by any
chance. be Democratic Judge Turner
would. be made Senator-and that's
what he wants to be made. Judge Tur-
ner would appreciate the honor of be-
ing Governor of this great State, of
course, but.it's Senator he wants to be-.
The struggle for the Senatorship, con-
tingent on the complexion of the Legis-
lature, is. very interesting. Senator
Foster, whose term expires, is a rsi-
to succeed himself. Seattle, thirty
miles away, has ever undertaken to
dominate the politics of the State,
which. as its. most populous city and
acquainted with. an energy that has
made proverbs, is natural enough.
Seattle has set itself to secure for one
of its own that seat. 1t has many can
didates. Ex-senator John L. Wilson
lives there. He tried for the Senator
ship while maintaining his residence
at Spokane and allowing the Post-In-
telligencer, the morning daily of Seat
tie, which he owns; TO appeal to the
people of Seattle in his behalf. But
he. misunderstood Seattle Realizing
his error Wilson moved over to Seattle,
sacrificing Spokane. of course, and the
affections. of Tacomai. some of which
he. had won,' in order. to go down to
Olympia next winter as a man from
Seattle.
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But there are other men in Seattle
who have lived there longer and who
have never flouted her as Wilson has
done once or twice. Sam" Piles, a
longtime candidate, an accepted rail-
road man, seems to have the backing
this time. Jacob Furth, banker and
capitalist, is also spoken of. Spokane
will offer from east of the mountains
William Sweeney, a wealthy miner, to
be there in case neither Tacoma nor
Seattle can secure enough votes.
But Senator Foster has his own no.
tions and a multitude of friends, the
prestige of a successful term; he is a
diligent man as well at home as at
Washington. He is going about over
the State, not saying much for pub
lication, but making friends. These say
for him that the game is his.
Former Senator Wilson is actively in
the campaign both through the me-
dunn of his newspaper and on the
stump. A little slip in a report Of his
first speech as published in his own
newspaper has been the occasion of
good deal of amusement to onlookers,
as 1t gave his enemies club they have
used effectively. He had been speaking
OF Judge Turner and referred to him
as having made certain speech to Sc
cure for Seattle the contract for build
ing the battleship Nebraska, but not"
he said, ''for the consideration of $780,"
as had been the case when he spoke in
behalf of certain commission bill. In
the report of the speech in the Post
Intelligencer the word not was left
out. Democratic papers that same day
took it up under full-page headlines,
the shipbuilders were interviewed and
entered an emphatic denial, Judge
Turner was telegraphed and his de-
nunciation of the charge as a ie was
spread over the front page in fat type.
all before Wilson could himself correct
the report and publish his frank tele-
gram to Judge Turner pointing out the
error.
Altogether, it will be seen, no man
may lay the charge Of apathy against
the State Of Washington. Interest has
been keen from the beginning in the