Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-12-29
STATE CAPITAL
GOSSIP, FACT, FANCY AND FORE
CAST OF A BYSTANDER.
Legislative Quarters Being Prepared. A Rail-
way Commission Among the Possibilities.
Eastern Washington Members will Make
Strong Fight for it. Senatorial Gossip.

There is nothing to indicate in the
hurry and rush of completing the annex
for legislative occupancy that the con.
tract, soberly sealed, signed and deliver
ed, called for its completion two long
years ago.
The contractor has mucted the state
for extra compensation and for court
costs; the idea seems never to have
occurred to anyone that the state is en-
titled to any redress for two years. delay,
the expense Of renting offices and pro.
viding quarters for the last Legislature.
The general effect of the legislative
quarters SO far as completed is not bad.
The chambers are none too large and the
galleries fearfully high above them, but
the arrangement seems good for the dis
patch of business, and the halls, corridors
and stairways are commodious and con.
venient.
| 1t would be political joke + the pres.
ent legislature elected on platform con-
spicuous for it's silence on the railway
issue. should pass commission bill
when one legislature after another elect
ed on strong commission plank have
failed.
More improbable things have hap
pened The Eastsiders are now, as ever,
strong in the railway commission faith
The Roo ;evet tidal wave, among other
things, has decreed that this vote is
practically solid republican. This maxi s
more efficient organization for wiring.
ing their demands from the opposing or
Indifferent Westsiders than ii it was OF
divided political faith.
Senator Fosters irst work on his ar.
rival home will be the attempted disci'
plne OF traitor in his own camp. The
Forum, Of the senior senator's home city
has all but proven, to its own satisfac.
ton, the hopelessness of the lumber
mans candidacy and the necessity for
an early stampede to Sweeney on the
part OF the Pierce county delegation.
While confidently counting on King
county's vote if Piles is unable to land
the senatorial toga, it is not of record
that any part OF John L. Wilson's plan
includes throwing his strength to Piles.
New Years eve will witness the formal
dedication OF the lobby which is expect
ed to replace the social accommodations
OF the burned Olympia Hotel. 1t ID be-
lieved the sleeping and eating accommo.
dations OF that renowned hostelry are
more than made good by improvements
elsewhere.
Adjurant-G General Drain received his
re.appointment in his Christmas stock
ing. 1t is an appointment that can raise
no criticism. The re-appointmeut is not
taken as having any political significance
as a precedent in other cases and incum'
bents of other positions are not resting
any easier since it was made. The ap
pointment is supposed to carry with il
the retention OF armorer E. o. Free.
Matters pertaining to irrigation will be
much in evidence at the coming session
without doubt. 1t is believed tina
districts where the question is an issue
/ have secured in the main members who
will ba able to secure fair share o
legislation in the interests Of their con
stituents.
There will be no dearth OF local candi
dates for the various positions at the dis
posal of the legislature and the incomin
state administration. Politically it ha