The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-14
crown upon the thrice dethroned Gaze
sar Of Washington politics.
Has Friends to Reward.

| upon Ankeny, Humes and King coun-
| ty in 1899 by electing Addison G. Fos-
| ter to the United States senate he
qualified retirement from politics
| by the assertion that he had friends
to reward and enemies to punish
When he assembled his followers in
Spokane and released them, he again
| declared he would take care of friends
and enemies. When he moved to
King county and took over the con-
troll of his party organ he again de-
clared similar purpose. When Pres
ton was candidate for the senate,
Wilson, again active in rewarding
friends and Furnishing enemies, thrust
his knife into the vitals of King
county politics. Senator Piles can re-
member the same treatment in 19O4-O5.
Protesting that he had no claim
upon local support, Wilson demanded
dates in the Preston fight. Declaring
his whole hearted interest in King
county's success, Wilson demanded
the right to revise the list of legisla-
tive candidate in 1904 and insisted
that he be made an alternative choice
for senator against Piles. He was
turned down in the former, but sus-
tanned in the latter contention.
As Did Joab.
| Once, in the olden days, gentle
man namel Joab stroked the chin
whiskers of person called Amasa
and protested his undying love and
close personal friendship. Amasa, it is
related, perceived not the sword that
was in Joab's hand, and while Joab's
! left hand was busy with the whiskers
he showed the sword under Amasa's
fifth rib. Amasa was grievously dis
appointed He died.
| With a newspaper demanding the
right to speak for King county repub-
| licanism, pretending friendship for
King county's senatorial ambitions,
Wilson exterminated the only candi
date in 1903 that had a chance by in
sisting to the King county delegation
that they should go to Ankeny. Its
the only thing to do. He told the dele
Insisting again in 1905 that the fight
CATION leaders in a room in the Bald
win hotel at Olympia, promising to
justify them at home. 1t is not of rec
ord that this promise was kept.
was purely in the interest of King
county, Wilson was discovered in the
office of Land Commissioner E. w.
Ross, in the state capitol building,
completing deal to deliver his
strength to Addison G. Foster Of Ia
coma at the very hour King countys
legislative delegation, removed from
the influence of wisconsin, was con-
summating plan for Piles election.
Wilson and Foster had wept on each
otllCl SllouluCIS anu cil Tic CHILL llCS
Of the past had been forgotten in a
common ambition to defeat a King
county candidate.
Il have been Inundated, outraged
and chagrined,' cried Wilson. when
| this betrayal of King county was frus-
trated and he was told Piles would be
| elected.
| 1t must have stirred up reminiscent
memories in the mind of former Gov
ernOr John H. McGraw, who was with
the Preston fight in 1903, and who car
ried the news of Piles victory to Will
son in 1905, as he sat and listened to
Wilson's declaration last night that
he was again withdrawing from poll
tics to give disinterested attention to
selection of public officials 1t was to
Governor McGraw that Wilson turned
in his rage over Piles victory and
served notice that he would have mo
broken down politician coming up his
back Stairway to give advice. A
realization of what Wilson's with
drawal from politics actually means
has been burned into Governor Nc
Graw's memory by actual experience.
Campaign of Future.
Wilson has made no secret of the
fact that he is demanding the right to
name the King county legislative
ticket. Governor Mead may refuse to
believe it, but he knows that Wilson
has decided the present executive is
unstable and is on a hunt for a guber-
Material candidate in 1908. Wilson's
first choice is S. G. .Cosgrove of Pom
eroy but he is looking the list over to
revise his selection if necessary.