The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-01-16
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BUILDING FENCES
REPUBLICAN LEADERS LOOKING ABOUT FOR SOME ONE
WHO'S rear Will PIT IN aALLlNoEFs SHOES

- N, sentiment x certain lead
= ~ me Republican, party contrula
- convention neat MONTH thrfs
~, ~ ma municipal ownership oon-
ssft,e With the Republican plat
49,, canvas ~ some az The
inaaerx Of tho organization shows
sAat thcy daaire candidate as TIE
sssn3sF,i hoarcf of the party who h
Z. All aWnnrshlp man. aud pna
- Il lake-warm On the policy Il
rrsslaent Roosevelt on the severn
msnt supervltlan ~ public utilities
Ths withdrawal O( Mayer haillas
scf nom the race as a candidate Tor
wavor leaves the political wsrcnnil-
- m IN the air Prior 20 the an
.,enea,nent YESTERDAY afternoon
ncea ~ them we're absolutely akarc
~ tho mayors ,nteaJion and plans
a. he.n made tag his nomination
Al the Convention without opposi-
ton, Al least that is the claim al
thesa Who claim 70 - most familiar
xith tha situation. To-Day the party
onlltteIans arr all hpstiink Ia get
elher candidates ready Cor the bat.
lie Al the conyeeiion. Tor now e Is
eoaecled 70 b a question % fight
Several Names Mentioned.
Several different men have bcen
rmtlaacd and ig il undcfs,snod.
tat thar are 81 least two Who VII
nllow In the fa0tsirpa o. Mr., Hall
nnssr and stand for . sort II elo@sd-
tssa administration. Prominent
smene thusr arr Assistant Prescott.
iax Attorney John r. Miller aud A.
tnraay George II. Walker Me-
WALKER friends have goaa 81 faF
A. 10 address him ON the street as
the -nsxt mAyuf and they dld this
even Aefore Il was known that MAY
o. Railireer Veuid withdraw from
TIE race.
SefuFal Of the ftlsuds OF Senator
HArer have nFKe,i him % make the
race. Der he positively refuses 10 b.
euns1ierrd and says that auy at
tempt % use bis name IL without
~ sssrsrtssy s.,qis - = 8. 49,. Is
also mentioned. bat bis candidacy
Is ondet Il IL said. on account of
re civil service rules. which Wilt
~ permt HIN - oceupy any ptsal-
toe % a ticket while be = cuunect-
ID With The service.
early Ter Harper.
n Is really a little early yei
al Senator Harper thls morning.
We kaTe hardlY got over the II
fset u Mayor nailingera Withdraw
= ffem The face. We had always
raEted upon him. bat TITS leaves
4 10 tks field You can sAv thai
] Al not a candidate and that Il
about Al knoS about e."
0ther Republican leaders are
iamplng Into the sap with poSalhle~
Aad are playing their cards 10 make
e GOD showing as p1Ssihie, The
sdnttnent ~ most OF the pFofss
stcaai Managers seefna to BE- against
E1nieipAi osacTship. The Murphv
follav@s. however. 10 not feet that
eFfeat Il BY say means assured. a.
tAsy look 70 TIE rank and flls FOR
s9pport.
TAsy believe thai a majority Of
ne vesefs are In favor ~ mnnEelpaf
ownership u public utilities and az
serf thai u TIE sentiment % the
sotsrs q the party IL expressed AZ
ire ennyenfioa. Murphy win Be
h1nlaated.
Msrphy's Friends Busy.
For THIS reazon the Murphy had
trs hare been working for a large
a1Eentian and an expression. a.
n a. possible. 81 the majority OF
IA VOTERS IN the party when the
sunvsa,ion assemblies. The ants
NJ that their strength lays in
hssptag The convention as small "a
pcssisle. Tor the purpose Of coa-
tuilins Z in order 20 shat out aay
EoFement that may BE made in "a.
vr o. the Ninth ward man.
fAere Il strong Opposition q
hHEpAy as 4 candidate ia the ranks
q the corporation spokesman OF
ths party and they are trusting 20
thsir ability Ia the management %
Affairs e prevent bis endorsement
By The party Fos that reason the
Strongest men are TO be brouEht
birth TO defeat him.
Opposed to Murphy.
B0sh Miller and Walker are foi-
iorsTs u The present administra-
sicn and opposed 70 the Murphy
platform. II i claimed that while
A!litT vas q partner ~ Humes az
TIE tine thai the latter pursued his
oeen.town policy "a mayor. be real
u vas AZ outs with Humes on ac-
eoant o. hlz position. Walker is a
nrm believer IN the present admin
istraiiun his friends say. and would
lad he fighters against municipal
ownership.
there y a feeling among the
'risnda % John = HUMPHREYS that
As may yet force Ms doctrines o.
nnnlcipal ownership upon hia party
snd. Nth MurphT IA the standard
hearsr. stampede the convention
u order 70 eheekmafe anT move q
Ms kind. the anti end ~ the party
n planning some big moves that are
srpeetet 10 develop within the next
fer days
Bsllinssr's Withdrawal.
Mayor Ralilugar positively fs-