The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-30
SAMUEL H. PILES FOND AMBITION NOW IS TO RESTORE THE
NOTORIOUS CHERRY STREET RING" TO POLITICAL POW

owner Of the Seattle Post-Intsilirene.
er. the leading Republican newspaper
% the state. ruled that party with a
rod Of iron Nothing approaching the
ruthless political power o. the Chefrf
street sang has ever been known In
the history Of the state.
just twelve years n9u this month
tho death hnsil Of the Cncrry street
ring was sounded when J. 4. Ronald.
now a law partner Of the present
mayor Of Seattle. was elected mayor
By the Demoeruts b majority q
approximately ateo. Ia face 81 the fact
that the normal Republican majority
was iarker
The neck Of the public had been
CALLED too long by the yoke aud they
threw II off Then when Hunts pFi-
vats fortune vanished IN the hard
times which followed the old ring
went cut Of poweras Was then
thought. forever
The rest ~ thiu story can be briefly
told. When Mr Hunt returned O. &C.
attic recently. after an ebseuee q
nearly ton years. ne raid up every
dollar q his huge mass ~ debts here
and then attempted 30 regain the pe-
hucnl power he had been forced "a
reiinauish. ills first effort Was 70
repurchaHe the Post Intelligence frefa
81 Senator John l. Wilson. lie pres.
ent owner. Ia this he failed.
Furthermore. ho found that a strong
clique 81 his former butigeHn asess
eialsa. prominent ameng Them Jaeeh
Furth. president Of the Seattle Eiee-
tfic company ard % tho Puget sound
National hank. had turned against him
ard we're qgisug but firmly opposing
his amhitiUun
blocked al every turn. Mr. Hunt left
Seattle vowiuz 90 have revenge. flaaa
Tor retaliation we're laid a feu mnnths
age. whsu samuel "A Piles a farmsf
member % the cherry street ring. ans
unuueed bis candidacy for Tnissi
States Senator. and then. on the hes i
u tho announcement. left for New
York
In New York ~ r. said Mr rsisa
met Mr. Hunt and the flght nos being
Nassd WIS mapped out.
II u 4 matter % common kaaNisfge
that both John J.. Wilson ard Jacob
Fuyth have senatorial ambitions.
Through Mr.. Piles NJ Hunt IL nsu
cutting 81 under them.
Mr. Wilson II new ga bis way back
% Seattle from a trip t. Europe. Mr.
furth i saving Npods
What will the next few weeks bring
forthr ask the faithful The Piles
program fer the defeat % the Ne
Bride Republicans bsara metre thaa
enc trace % Ar IiuntH fine italian
hand. Eur Instances. Mr. Hunt .
hfathef-lu-law. y u HFp~nali q Evs
sfciL a brilliant Yuuns curpofstiuu
lawyer. who. nufii recently. had ans
bltiohH 20 HerYa hla state az a cen-
gresham. - now slated BY Mr. Piles
for governor. DR. srnlth hsvias been
forced 70 retire from the race.
IN a nutshell THE RAILROAD
PROGRAM - To PIT FoHTsT A
sFAVuRfTE SON IN EACH CouS-
TY ron SOME IMPORTANT o.
FICE. AND nr SO SWINGING THE
COUNTY DELEGATIONS INTO
LINE. WRIST AWAY PROM GOV.
MnRfnE THE FRUITS or HIs
IAnoHs DURING THE PAST
EIGHTEEN MONTHS
The Piles program Tor the couety
Convention has hot Yst been fully ar.
ranged IL ~ knows. however. that
Il viii Be futi 81 bitter surprises 10
loyal Republicans. many q whom lal1
nsid. their prsiudiren and voted for
shs railroad candidate for mayor leka
than a month kEu-
Ar Piles has gone about his work
with n cold biopsied assurance that
seems TO have paraix fed his oppnn-
sufH Iiir method has been to write
any candidate to whom ha o. opposed
a letter. informing him IN courteous
terms that he ts one too many In the
race and asking him % Withdraw IN
the interests OF "A King county sen
afor"
In a majority 81 cases the cold bluff
has worked Some u the strongest
candidates. however. have defied Mr..
Piles e. Do hts worst and will carry
their fight into the county convention.
Particularly dlatBHteful 90 the rank
and file Of the party IL Mr. Piles an
nouneed intention to support Seattle $
public procraHtinator. W. r. Scott.
for a second term.
Except for Mr. Plies aid. Il IL doubt
fui N SCOTS nAme would have been
mentioned In connection with the pras-
ecutinR attorneys office this cans-
paign. From the beginning SCOTS IN
vertebrate official record has besn
scanned and SCARED with plumbers and
scandals. and except for few per