The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-02


Cor sheriff, II going 20 run WHISTLER
thr Seuia- be political dictator sue
eerds IN Framing up county slate
or usts During the past few weeks
a blstef struggle between the various
nenahllcsu candidates ana the Piles
managers has been ia rrugreHs ana
nuemneas secret conferences have
bsan held Cor the purposes Of clear.
nd me pathway u MT. plea ambl-
toe b. The elimination Of office
ssassses net pleasing "a the would
hs senator.
Harmony has not characterized
thoss meetings. hawsver. and opet
ths sh.fifrs office. particularly.
there has been 3 hattie royal Emu
latlng a gentleman of antiquity shb
had no patience with anafls and tan
Eles. Huaith has cut ths Guralau knot
ana tndAy announces hin intention 10
SO into the ring against AL enmefH.
The failure Of the Piles men TO
slate their candidate Nas principally
dar 60 fhe obstinate fight put zap by
the supporters Of Auditor George ".
fssrnpinR for sheriff Threats and
promises alike failed 20 move them.
They calmly replied 60 every over
TURF frsai tbs piles rims that their
fnan aas The strongest candidsts and
that q would be useless for Nj piles
- proc~~a on the assumption that
he would be allowed 60 name the
candidate for sheriff
A fes days ago. before the frame
up bsiNern Governor Mcbride and
the Northern Pacific political man
axerr waa announced u seemed all
bat certain that Mr. piles would be
able to dictate the county ticket.
Nav. however. u looks as II that
possibility bad been happily avoided.
Smiths announcement 81 his inten-
tlan to enter the fight. slate OF no
slate. Il practically n confession of
the raised from the-asad Cherry
street gang that their effort 20 die
tate has failed. The sherifrs office
was fhe plum they were really striv-
Ing Tor, The other offices were In
clfrutal
one report has n that County
Tree aurer ]. w McConnauFhey. one
~ ere strongest candidates in the
field Cor sheriff. has made a COM
blnatInn with Smith and viii with
draw from the fight. There - no
proof. however. that such Il the
case. To an outsider 4; looks very
much as n every man would Skin
his oun eel" ~ the convention. and
that the fight for the ahefiff-s office
and All other positions would be n
-for-aii scramble. Ia that case
no one candidate has a iead-pipe
olnch on any office.
The attempt 81 the Plies managers
to furce the Stating Of Smith for
sheriff was made for the purpose Of
throwIigg. aop 20 the south district Of
The eouufy. which Smith noW repre-
sefTfN on the board OF county COM
m snaonerp. and Smith IL now fiFur-
ing on bringing the district into the
convention solid for himself and the
Piles program.
There Is no coed reRson. however,
90 Relieve that he Will mot be able
to asiiver the goods II f. true that
no waa AZ one time probably the
strongest Republican leader IN his
district but that was before he be-
came an office holder.
T'fe present board o. county COM
mianionerr has been the most ex-
trRvaKant since the days OF the old
tlne court house gang. of fragrant
memory. and Smith will naturally
come IN for share OF the blame
when The campaign IN really opened.
TIE purrhaae Of court house site
on Third avenue az a cost OF t23a. 600.
or s8o.00a IN excess of its market
value, H. one ~ the things the county
commissioners Will have 60 explain
to the voters. The property Is nov
white elephant on the eounty'a
hands and there is little prospect
that II will soon be utilized. mas
much az the county has no money
to spare for n new court house.
The purchase of an armory site at
three times lts market value is an
other Instance OF the boards tender
care for the taxpayers interests.
There was no great public claim for
a new armory on a $4,000 site, and
the ground tho board bought I'm
North Seattle, like the new court
house site. is still vacant
The armory site deal. especially.
viii be- remembered against the pres
ent commissioners board In the
country districts. for the country