The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-21
ueNpv VIII SON COMES BACK TO
WORK FOR BROTHER JOHN
AND MEAD.
rI,;,,s He Is Home on Vacation
Makes No Secret of Political
Activity.

SPOKANE. WASH oct. 21.-Henry
l.. Wilson, United States minister TO
chile. and brother of ex-senator John
I, Wilson of Seattle, is spending his
vacation in Spokane in an effort to as
sist his brothers candidacy for the
limited states senate. incidentally he
isputting in his best ticks for Albert
+. Mead the railroad candidate for
governor.
kane less than a week, but already he
has become active in politics. Much of
other places interviewing politicians.
He has been particularly solicitOus in
ascertaining the senatorial preferen-
ces of the republican Legislative in
uuiries among their friends as to whom
they favor for United States senator,
and in some cases has interviewed the
candidates themselves.
Several months ago John L. Wilson
confided to intimate friends that his
brother would be back from Chile to
assist him, just as he was two years
ago. About the same time he claimed
the Spokane delegation. Accordingly
Minister Wilson succeeded in getting
leave of absence from his post from
the state department at the time the
primary fight in Spokane county was
on. He returned here and managed
the Wilson fight in the primaries to a
successful conclusion.
Since his return this time Minister
Wilson has been pursuing his old tao
tics. Most of his waking hours have
been spent the past few days in inter
viewing politicians and workers, and
trying to enlist them in the cause of
his brother John.
Nor has Mr.. Wilson made any Sc
cret of his desire to see A. f. Mead
elected governor. Politicians generally
Mead has agreed to use his influence,
if elected governor. in the direction of
helping John L. Wilson back to the
senate; and Henry Wilson's deal for
Mr.. Mead's success has merely
strengthened that impression.
Mr.. Wilson has called upon num-
Der of disaffected republicans who
We're his friends in the days when he
lived in Spokane, and has urged them
to change their minds, and not to vote
for Turner.
Minister Wilson, apparently, is
working for Mead and his brother John
without any pretense of concealment.
Local republicans are wondering
whether the state department knows
of his political activity, and there is
some talk of presenting the matter to
Secretary Hay with a request that
Mr.. Wilson be commanded either to
cease interfering in politics or return
to his official post.
republican nominee for the legis-
lature is authority for the statement
that John l.. Wilson intends visiting
Spokane before election and taking a
hand in the local political game. The
trip will be made ostensibly with a
view to helping the republican legis-
lative ticket. If it is elected, it is claim
ed John L. will claim the credit for it,
and insist that out of gratitude the
members who are not pledged to him
anyway vote for him for senator.
The nominee who is responsible for
this story said yesterday that the COM
ing of John L. Wilson and his inter-
ference IN Spokane politics would ma
terIally slnjure the chances of the legls-
latlVe tickets success, and declared
mat If Wilson came he for one would
issue a card to the public announcing
ms determination not to vote for Will
son at any stage of the game.