The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-03-15
Seattle Times Jumps on Ex-sena-
tor John |. Wilson.
SAYS he WILL ATTACK SENATOR PILES
TRYING TO CONTROL CHOICE OF
LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES
AT NEXT ELECTION.

The following political story dished
up by the Seattle Times, will no doubt
prove mighty" interesting reading to
many Walla Walla politicians, who
are taking prominent part in the
politics of the state:
United States Senator Samuel H.
Piles will have to fight John L. Will
son again for the control Of the King
county legislative delegation elected
this fall. 1t is absolutely essential to
Mr.. Piles that he control the state
senators chosen this year, for they
will be in the legislature in 1909 when
a successor to Senator Ankeny is
elected. Aside from existing obliga-
tons, Senator Piles must be in a po-
sition to deal with the new senator
for his own protection.
Through his newspaper the peren-
NAL candidate has served notice plain
ly that he will lead a bolt This has
particular reference to the legislative
ticket which the Wilson organ pro-
fesses to fear may fall into strange
hands.
Much of the Wilson opposition 70
the republican ticket this spring is
traceable to the bitter feeling that ex-
lists between the perennial candidate
and Senator Piles
Covert Attack on Piles.
The senator telegraphed repeatedly
from Washington urging his friends
to elect the republican nominees. He
declared that success was a matter OF
personal interest to himself 1t was
clearly understood by republicans that
Senator Piles wanted a republican adj
ministration here because of the po-
The animus of the morning organs
attacks on the ticket crept out in
dispatch sent out from that office on
the night after election. The fact that
republican councilmen were defeated
in the Second and Eleventh wards was
dragged in by the heels. Then the
morning organ made the Associated
Press say that the Second ward was
the home of Senator Piles Apart from
the effort to injure Senator Piles there
was no reason for injecting his per-
sOnality.
When Senator Piles was elected it
was upon a distinct agreement that
he should stand with the Ankeny fol-
lowing in state politics. The agree
ment covered a period of six years,
including the election of Senator Piles
successor and the combination formed
at that time guaranteed to King coun-
ty Senator Piles retention in office.
Bound to Ankeny.
If Senator Ankeny wants a re-elec-
ton, Senator Piles is tied up by the
agreement to support him, and King
county's Legislative delegation will
have to choose between making good
King county's word and repudiating
the political agreement. If Senator
Ankeny does not want a reelection,
the understanding between King coun-
ty and the east side supporters of the
senior senator is that they shall name
his successor
George H. Baker, then state senator
from Klickitat county, was the man
who brought the proposition to King
county to deliver the Sweeney
strength. 1t was this delivery that
drove Wilson into a frenzy and led him
to try to elect Senator Foster He re-
pudiated King county that night and
has not forgotten Bakers part vet. |
1t is this fact that accounts for the
continual attacks upon Mr.. Baker and
the assertion that he has been med |
ding in King county politics. Mr.. |
Baker, now United States marshal in !
eastern Washington. has not been in |!
Seattle for more than three months. |
Collector of Internal Revenue D. B. |
Crocker, who made a special trip TO
Olympia from California to make GER
tain the full delivery of Ankeny's
strength to Piles, is attacked for the
same reason. George H. Stevenson
managed Sweeney's campaign and di-
rected the delivery to Seattle's condi-
date. He is under the ban of displeas-
ure at the morning organs office.
Want to Disrupt Delegation.
The Wilson plan is to disrupt the
King county legislative delegation. If
Piles makes the senatorial delivery he
has promised to make he will practi-
cally assure his own reelection and