The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-01-20

terie taken under Piles. protecting
WING aud. later. piles Waa IuYnlglCd
Into signing the "MrnauEall store
agreement 20 put the coveted soma
towhip on tho auction block aud
recognize two other Kluk county
mrn "a bidders Needless TO say
thnae agreements were kept secret.
stnec the people ~ Nug county IN
convention assembled would never
have ratified either Of them
WeiEhed down by these two agree
mouM he entered the county CON
Neuuan. turning that organization
over 10 the south district manip-
ulatefa Ia order that they might ac
cure eertain county nominations
out Of that convention Piles emcrE
cl with everything he asked from
IT, the privilege ~ naming the state
delegation. giving Ia return the
promise that he would Use f. 20 al
vance his own candidacy
In the state convention Mr. Piles
had onesHixth % the mrmbership
pledged absolutely
To DO HIS BIDDING.
The convention outside Of King
county VAS divided into two con
tending eampa. SD equally divided
that In return Tor his alIanr. with
either dr Piles might have com
manded hla own price. One faction
actually offered him 30 vutcs In the
Legislature and tho Enforcement in
the convention az the senatorial
nomluse Of hts party
The acceptance 81 this offer would
have made sam Piles senator and
won the fight for Klng county.
II Naa not accepted
Instead Piles delivered the votes
with which be had been solemnly
trusted - com animation not only
unable IL assist him. but actually
too aantemptunuH OF his bounty 90
do - after having accepted -.
With it8 votes In the state con
vention 10 trade Tor support. how
many votes did Mr. piles secure for
hiuaeif and for his county Com
pare the action OF the delegation lu
that convention with the pon OF
Yesterday vote aud the answer o..
easy
Two.
Just Two.
Only paltry two out af the 80
votes from the counties for whose
candidates Ia The state convention
Mr. piles voted his delegation.
a zeheelboy could have done no
worse.
I'm the first place the votes u tho
King county delegation we're cast
fur Albert n Mead. 81 Whatcom
county. for governor In return Tor
that support the only pledge or
prauiia.s Nan from Mr. Mead was
that b would keep hts handa or the
senatorial nEht. a pledge which he
has sihes broken IN the interests q
another candidate Far that action
u the delegation Mr ruaa received
no support. though other Influences.
notably tho activity ~ certain
transportation interests. have
brought him the support % two
WhRteam county members
The votes % tho Kius county del
HEhtiau Usrs east fof Charles .
Coon. II jefferson county. for lieu
tenant Eoesfuor. and tho three
members from that county are vot-
INK fur Senator Foster. they we're
east for g. W. Ctausasu. ~ Knuap
county. for state auditor. ana the
votes 81 The two members from that
county ara being cast for J1hn L.
Wilson they we're cast for John u
Atkiuson. % Chsl4n county. for at
torusy EsueraL and the vote ~ the
Chshalia county members Il being
east Tor Wilson. they we're east Tor
r. W. Ross, OF CowIIfn county. Tor
land commissioner. and tn votes %
the eoHiitH county firrubsra are
beins east for Wilson ard Poster.
Fespae lively. they were east FOR Il
n bryant. % Chehalia county. for
super iufsudant % - heels. for
George Hhla % ThurHfon county.
for Hfata treasurer: Tor Mark A.
Fullerton. % Whitman county. and
f7r Prank A. Rudkln. Of Yakima
county. for supreme judges. and
not single member from any ons
u those counties ia voting for Piles
Tor senator. they waHa east for
BENJAMIN T. Nichols. u snohominh
county. for secretary af state. and
Just tsa u the SIX members from
that county are voting for Plies
Thus aHf Of nins counties having
81 votes. favored BY King county Iu
ne state convention. when kinR
cptmtFs support was necessary 90
make any nomination possible OK
rsrt that - Nichols. piles Is getting
just fear votes. two Of Witch are de-
liverad 70 him BY other eonaidsra-
lions
Again during the campaign NJ.
Piles might have gone cat over the
state aud strengthened his randi-
daeY b. assisting 90 elect legislative
candidates. But the folly ~ hia noe
ton m the county convention REM
1rrai # necessary for him 10 roe
main az home and labor for the eIre-
t.on Of tha uuzavnry candidates hIs
Influence had nominated. and 20
save the county Tor the suberua-
tprt1f candidate his impruIanca "a
the state convention had r1Isted
upon hla party.
But for these fatal biuudoru.
biuuIafa which are luaxplIeable on
any other theory than that PILES ~
the senatorial candidate or COM
ceaied interests which are using him
% attain private and selfish ends.
Piles might be already elected and
kim UnHaHfV fnIaht aEFa4#Hv IL, s-fr.