The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-06-15

Very little is heard, since the Tacoma
convention. of the senatorial boom of
Samuel II. Piles of Seattle. 1t does not
seem to be booming as vigorously as it
did Just prior to that gathering. The
reason for it lies in the fact that Piles
made mistake in insisting on naming
the is delegates from King county. He
went to the convention with that many
votes in his vest pocket. thinking that
he would he able to effect such combina-
tions. in the nomination OF a state tick
ct. as would strengthen him before the
next legislature. Instead of doing this,
however. his disposition of the votes
necessarily antagonizcd many counties,
especially those that got no places on
the ticket, and it is doubtful if Piles is
now as strong as he was prior to the
convention. The Spokane county lcgis-
lative nominees are claimed by the
friends of ex-senator John L. Wilson to
be solid for that gentleman. if they are
elected, but it is another poor political
stroke for the Wilson people. prior TO
the election, to make such claims. II
has antagonized the anti Wilson rcpub.
leans in Spokane county. wnere Mr..
Wilson has lost prestige in recent years,
and they and the SpokcsmanR Review are
row endcavoring to get the nominees
to repudiate him. Wilson and Piles have
an agreement. il is said. whereby the
latter is to withdraw from the contest
after the balloting in the Legislature
begins. when it becomes apparent that
he cannot be elected. his strength to 70
to Wilson. Many people belive that
the latter is the stronger of the two.
but there is a growing conviction that
the real fight will he between Senator
Foster and Jacob Furth. The hold over
senators. at least are said to want the
contest to assume that shape. the claim
being made that they are after the
gentlemen's money.
| That suggests a story told of the late
Ed. S. Hamilton. state senator from
Tacoma. who. it is said. Just after Eos.
ter returned from Washington last win
ter remarked to him that if he expect
ed to run his campaign on that laugh of
his ne would have mighty poor chance
to win. Foster is credited with being
worth three millions. hut if the next
senatorial contest is to he doodle fight
it is believed Furth would everyday his
opponent. who is not credited with be-
ing overfree with his money. And he is
also said to be a poor politician. aside
from his Jolly laugh and genial DISPOSE
ton. but as Mr.. Hamilton remarked.
they won't go very far in a senatorial
contest. His private secretary. Thomas
Summons. was in North Yakima about
two weeks ago. but very few people saw
him. He sent his card. in scaled en-
velope. to one of the local newspaper
men. but it is not recorded that the
scribe broke his neck in an effort to hunt
up Mr.. SamOns. who is himself an old
newspaper man and should have known
better than to be so formal. Sammons'
greatness won't carry the senator very
far. either
Speaking of the use of money. Con
gresham Cusnman's friends in Spokane.
the Review claims. have been urging
him to enter the senatorial contest
against Foster. but he replied that he
had Just 1862. which was all the money
he owned in the world. remarking that
it would buy Just about one round of
drinks in that kind of fight.
There has been little or nothing doing
in local politics for the past week or ten