The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-03-28

With three strong and bitterly an
taganistIo factions pulling and haul
iug Tor control q tho coming Repub-
liean county convention. the lot OF the
average candidate Tor office IN daily
beeamlns more unhappy one. No far
no slate haa been patched up ana with
the eanyentiou emily ala weeks away.
the prospects Tor satisfactory results
fron the slate factory are slim.
Tha chances are that Il the factory
ever sends cut a slate. Il vii be ons
~ these reversible. folding affairs.
with fahr faces and a chance for a
sood biz % hidden writing. The tri-
angular fisht between the rival rail-
road faetiuna and the Mcbride farees
battles all political prophets
This flEht Tor the shrrifra office atlil
continues % absorb the bulk az the
attention that can be spared from
Sam Piles campaign for uuited States
Senator. Although the lineup ~ ntiii
iuttafihrL % now appears that ln
spite % his long montha 81 prepaTa~
tion for the campaign. County Treas
useE MeCuunaughey has been outGeDs
efaied BY his younger rival. Col
eeoess ~ t.ampin the present coaa=
- auditor. LampiuEs friends now
claim that no wtil have the support e
the anti railroad Republicans IA the
convention. and will b. alls a. offHes
tho individual campaign work Mccun-
nauHheY has done.
With the exception that LAnpiuE
has developed a trifis more strength
within the past few weeks. the nitua=
ton Il practically unchanged 30 fAH
a. the flght for the nhnfiffH office IL
concerned. Dr. {. y. Haye. tho pres
Ont county coroner. stu appears o.
hold the balance u power, aud b.
reason ~ has personal popularity and
large acquaintance 81 the country pre-
cineta especially IN the southern part
81 the county. frpm which LAmpia Z
must iaok Tor votes asranA 60 Hlanst
better than an even chance % eocur-
inE the nomination.
i.ampinH aud McCouua uahsy are
both handicapped BY the fact that
thag are city candidates strictly. al
must divide their strength with 70.
Z lice natsctiya Frank heanady I'D
Deputy uHltod States Marshal Jnha
strlHaaF. both Il whasa are YOUNG
Req ahlieana with HtrogE personal fals
lontnxn IN the elty prtcinau
nr. Huyr'a supporters believe ina {.
with tho exception u County Conmlaf
sionsf T.. J. smith Of the North dis
triet. who has been spoken Of for lhs
offaeA their candidate in the only ons
who can look . the rural districts for
uouvnation votes Saith could uB-
5auttesiiY bring IN his dlHsfic, prae-
ticaltf undivided. but be has two years
more % sarve "a his present office ana
hssfns well sAtiHfied with H.
Cob Charles q. nalian. Who n0w
holds ths office u AsstHfaut attorney
general u tha atats under Gov No
Bride. and who IL orc q the latter :
maat trusted ilsEatansnts. nov appears
% have a waik-exs fog the office e
prosecuting attorney. " T. Scott IL
n candidate Tor a second term Ia tho
Office. bat u Il zdmittsd - al except
a mere handful q hia supporters that
he has no ehaaca of denomination.
/ owins 30 the lamegssat4s aeakmoms q
his administered "a sfuFing the past fMs
years.
Several candidates far stronger thaa
I Scott are in the neid against Dalton.
/ but ewing 20 the fact that Dalton sup
ported Judge ualilnErr fer marus IL
tha resent city campaign ard weus
down ire lius Ter the Republican tick
e. despite the fset that tha railroads
dictated a. baltun VIII probably set
most % tho Railroad sufFsart IA the
eofuis9 c1nynntsaa and win out
Frnnk y Grffith. Who waa a for
miiabis candidate for the uffica before
Daitan suierod tho raos. announces.
that he Viii not run against the lat
ter. Thia leaves krnnsth Mao klntreh.
who appears 70 have the support q
the FAlirosd faetiea headed b. ur. j.
J. suith. ard Prank ~ Wrestling aud
ivaa L. HYiand IN the field against
Dalton. George u. Rexrits. n young
Republican who has made many
strong frienda IN politics since coming
90 Seattle frum New York IN irs3 Il
n usN candidate for the effies.
-. a. Abraham. 81 the South dis
trict. IL nov IN the field as a ca ndt-
date for county commissioner against
T. 9. Smith. wh9 Ia after another
term
Harry A. Bi9eiow. q the Seventh
ward. has come out as eandifasu
for county missioner In the cit