The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-28
POTTS HAS FIGHT ON HAND
Three Precincts In His District
Oppose His denomination
SENATOR PILES MAY keep HIM IN
GOVERNOR MEAD WOULD ALSO
LIKE BOY SENATOR RE-
NOMINATED.
SENATOR PILES MAY keep HIM N

SEATTLE, Aug. 2S-Protests against
the denomination of State Senator w.
q. Potts have been made by the "hill''
precincts of his district. Potts lives in
the Second Precinct and the voters
in the upper end of the Fifth Ward be-
leve that a resident of the "hill'' dis
trict ought to be sent to Olympia The
fight is made apart from all political
considerations.
Potts is lucky in his fight for poll
teal hOnOrs. He was a member of the
legislature that elected Senator Piles
and came in under a blanket endorse
ment of those who aided the junior
senator in his fight. 1t was the Piles
influence that took Frank H. Renick
out of the senatorial fight and satisfied
him with a nomination as state rep
resentative. Opposition among Fifth
ward politicians to allowing the nomi-
nation to go to the Seventh ward was
back of the Renick removal.
Saved by Line Davis.
Four years ago Potts was saved oy
State Senator Line Davis, of Tacoma,
but he could not have counted upon
that help this time. The nomination
of Potts was wanted by the Ankeny
interests and Davis came over to Seat
tie to watch a three-cornored fight. A
combination with George Jeffries,
whom Davis controlled, gave Potts a
bare majority in the senatorial caucus
and made Jeffries nomination to the
house certain.
After the district had caucused anti
gates and then demanded new caucus.
Potts was unsuspecting and not alive
to his danger. Davis had been watch
ing the fight closely and in fear Of
such a move had gathered in two wav-
ering delegates. When the new caucus
was held Potts nomination was con-
frmed by exactly the same vote, but
by the change of four votes. He was
saved by Ankeny management.
Piles to the Rescue.
Potts would not be a very promi-
nent figure in the present senatorial
fight without Piles support. The wat
erfront district is opposed to his re-
nomination because of his attitude on
fishing legislation. Labor leaders de-
clare that Potts has been opposed to
them and the labor vote will be cast
against him at the election. 1t would
have opposed him for the nomination.
Since Palmer has drawn out of the
fight the nomination of Potts is es-
sential to State Land Commissioner E.
W. Ross if he has any spokesman
from King county Potts is also lieu
tenant-colonel on Governor Mead
staff and the states executive has
wanted his reelection to protect the ad-
ministration in case of attack. Potts
is nothing of a floor leader, but he has a
vote and this is a step toward pro-
tectinve organization.
Must Fight For Place.
1t is believed by politicians that
Potts will need all of Piles help in the
campaign to pull him through. Labor
leaders insist they will fight him and
the dissatisfaction in the hill pre-
cincts will have to be satisfied In some
manner along Pike Street, and the
chances for strong combination
against him are such that it VIII re-
Quire the personal aid of the junior
senator to pull him through
There is something interesting In the
Piles Endorsement in that Potts note
has been an attractive spot for John l.
Wilson during the evenings, ana folts
was regarded as a second choice in the
district for the Wilson interests. Inc
fact that Potts has supported poIi
Ankeny and Piles satisfesthe Plies Ioi'
lowing His organization In the Flu
Ward is good enough to force re-
nomination unless developments W1tnll
the next ten days force his Withdraw
al.
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acting as a cathartfc on the bowels