The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-12-01

THAT'S WHAT POLITICIANS IN
All PARTS OF TIE STATE
ARE DOING

WALLA WALLA. Wash. Dec. l.
Levi tho sage Of walla walla."
Is becoming a central figure In the
senatorial fight The kesuest inter
esf 4 being displayed in al parts Of
the state IN the movements Of An
keuY. Tor he controls aix votes In
the legislature, and every vote will
count In the strenuous January day
At Olympia.
chaa Swecny. the Rockefeller
candidate for the senate. ia particu-
larry interested ln the daiuFH u An
kenY just now. for Il Is rumored
that Ankeny win % his utmost 20
blast the senatorial hopes OF the
spokane multi millionaire.
Much u sweeny'a success depends
upon his ability 20 muster a solid
delegation from Eastern Washing.
ton Foster sud that fostering sen.
atorial earhuncle. John l.. Wilson.
have both broken into the swreny
ranks in Eastern Washington. but
any une Of the three men will De
mighty glad 90 CORRAL the half doz-
IN Ankeny votes
aWeeny'a lieutenanta have been
working on the theory that Ankeny
viii not be q candidate four years
hence but a number Of statesmen"
Who have talked with the
WIZARD or wALLA wALf.A"
during the past fortnight say that
ha all seek reelection and lA nnN
figuring on what political deals 10
make 70 beet further his Interests
In 1905.
Spokane advicss have Il that An
teny VIII go down the line against
liexeH that the success Of an East
ern washington man at this time
would initiate against hts chances
four year hence.
II Is known here that the strong
est sort % Influence IL being
brought 20 bear on Ankeny 10 keep
him out % the fight four years
hence. but with What success no one
knows. lie Is certainly in poor
health and some go 50 far as TO say
that he won't live out hia present
term. owing 20 a serious Affection
Of his heart. together with bis ad
yanced age.
The presence here last week Of
those "traltorous knayes ~ 1901.
Senators smith and Klnnear. OF
King county. IN the Interests Of sam
Piles Is looked upon as evidence
that Anksny is 10 be Wheedled into
THE PRESENT FIGHT.
despite his avowed intention 60
keen strictly cut 81 A. Smith and
kiuuear cold themselves, body and
breeehea. 20 Ankeny two years ago
and Il ia believed that they bowed
down az the shrine Of the golden
calf IN the hope that some sop for
their own dear SAMMY" piles might
b. won from Ankeny. The solemn
pledges Of Smith and KInnear to
support Piles TO the finish are not
taken seriously anywhere In tho
state. even in KinG county. but their
presence here r. taken as an indica-
ton that they are even now looking
for some new pes on which to hang
their votes. Their support of Piles
Is AZ best merely blind 70 hide their
own purposes and no one can be safe
nplaeiug them anywhere except IN
the certainly uncertain column. They
are Just as apt 20 vote FOR Spokane
man "a they are for sam Piles. u Il
IL made an object 10 them.
Getting down to brass taols. there
ia some grounds for believing that
Ankeny may be Induced 10 support
piles and give him his six votes.
which consists Of Senator Pauly. Of
Wslia Waiia county. Hutson. Of
Franklin county. aud Representa-
llves Rudio. Henderson and Web
Der. Of Waila Walla, and Allen. Of
Franklin.
Ankeny surely win never support
Wilson.
THE ANKENY- WILSON FEUD
n Of too long standing for that. be-
sides. the two men Of all others who
are closest 90 Mr. Ankeny IN a po-
lltieal way. George II. stevenson.
political agent OF the Hartman
lines, and ~. u. Croekor. collector OF
internal revenue. are bitterly ana
eterually opposed 20 the chronic can
didate from Seattle. Stevenson il
one Of the managers Of Mr.. Sweeny's
fight and Mr.. Croker is classified az
a Foster man. Mr.. Croker might
support Piles In some contingencies,
but never Wilson. Stevenson Is as
much opposed TO Piles as he Is TO
Wilson.
Personally. Sweeny nnd AnKeny
are friendly. Cor az the last republic
an national convention sweeny gave
Ankeny the one necessary vote TO
make him national committeeman.
But. II Ankcny wants TO be re-elcct-
ed there Is little probability OF his
throwing any OF his strength 10
Sweeny In the present contest.
Otto Case, county clerk-elect OF
King county. has FOR the past sever
al days beoa visiting Ia Garfield
county for
NO OTHER PURPOSE
than TO secure the votes OF senator
Russell and Representative Long for
Piles. Previously. rumors have
placed both these men in the WILSON
column. IL f. not likely that either
Of them would vote for sweeny, FOR
the reasda that 8 q. Conerove. OF
Garfield county, to whom boo men