The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-14
wAsH!NGTON'S CHIEF COUNTY
AGAIN LIKELY TO LOSE U. S.
SENATOR.
Pierce and East Side ScowI at Seattle
Aspirations-Better Campaign
Is Promised.

Now that the election is over and
the republicans will have every vote in
both houses of the legislature, with
the exception Of eight, talk is centered
on the election of a United States SEN
ator to succeed Addison G. Foster, of
Tacoma. King county, the largest in
the state, which has not had sena-
tor since W. c. Squire will demand
the plum, but at this time it is ex-
tremely doubtful if the wires can be
pulled to win.
Sam Piles, of Seattle, has the pledge
of every legislator from King county
to stand by him. John L. Wilson, also
of King county, is an avowed candi-
date, but has agreed not to interfere
with any of the King county legisla-
tors SO long as Piles has a chance.
Foster wants to be elected. Sweeney,
of Spokane, is also a candidate and it
is a probability that he may win.
Pierce county and Tacoma will re-
fuse to aid King county, and to defeat
her combination is already talked of
with eastern counties. This combina-
ton will be tried in the interests of
Foster. If that cannot be worked, Pierce
county will attempt to effect the COM
promise in favor of the Spokane man.
Anything to beat Seattle and King
fx-,, ;c,
chances for King county winning now
are anything but rosy.
The pledge that Sam Piles has is
that the King county members of the
legislature will stay by him as long as
he has chance. That will give him his
advantage at the start of having "a
pledged votes. Should there be dis
agreement, however, both Piles and
Wilson may be laid aside and a new
man, now untalked of, offered as King
cOunty's candidate.
The counties in the eastern part of !
the state are against anything Seattle
wants. They have always been opposed
to the western counties gobbling all
the offices, and the action of the last
convention in refusing to recognize
eastern counties on the state ticket
has increased that feeling until it has
become bitter With Pierce and Spo- I
Kane counties combined and with the
strength that they can have in other
counties, it would be practically i'm
possible for Seattle to win unless com
pllatlohs for favors can be made by
other counties that are now onposed
to King.
In less than two months the balloting
Tor senator will Begin and in the
meantime there will be one of the hot
test campaigns in the state.
The republicans are not pledged to a
commission bill, and it was on that
platform that Mead was elected gov
ernor. That issue will figure greatly in
the campaign 1t is believed now that
the Great Northern railroad will con-
trol the commission. for it was the in
!
luence led by James J. Hill and his
ROAD that elected Mead. Sam Piles is
an attorney for the Pacific Coast COM
pany, an ally of the Great Northern
and his candidacy is backed by that
corporation
Campbell Butts In.
A b. Campbell. one of Snokane,s
must wealthy citizens, leading min
ing man, the donor of the site for tho
carnegie library, is to be a candidate
for the United States senate ue ,,,,,,
oe Drought forward for the place of
honor by prominent Spokane renubli- {
cans and may develop into a most for {
mldable candidate
MI. Campbell returned from the cast
Friday night. When asked. concern;,, 7
MS candidacy, by a Spokane Chronicle t
reporter today. he said: :
L am thinking seriously of r,1nninc r
Tor the senate, and 1 have been as- 6
Sured that l have a good chance 70 co
cure the election from the next legis- c
nature. am republican, and See M
reason why 1 should not enter tho Y
race"
Endorse Sweeney. t
al meeting of all the candidates :
except one held in the Spokane audi- r
'oilum Friday evening the supnort of i
'ne legislators was pledged to Charles i
Sweeny, but whether or NOT +h;s
VIII be kept in view of the candi7.ov !
VI MI Campbell is open to some doubt
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