The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-27

aate fas ecsporstiOa.controlled MA
eAiss proceeded al0ng traditional
lines 70 procure his nomination
me ersr sffp was 10 eliminate ths
onposltlaH AZ ether prospective Re
nahlieAn CANDIDATES. These were
several and. for the purposes oI IT,
arsraxanda. thr organization
srsatea few more These c4ndt
aassa we're then assembled 10 a
conference a. Paul 4 Ninnear o.
nees where those present by luvt
talon q the Ripllngeg supporters
proeseaea ia impress upon ihem
Al The very great necessity OF har.
mony Il Judge Moere vas 20 q
defeated.
Nov. close observers o. matters
pallsgesl know thai political bar.
mnnv has but nae meaning and
that IL thzg All shall agree 20 the
emna .aate or candidates props eil
" ar satisfactory 20 The dominant
prlyglexsa Interests The dominant
PRIVILEGED interest 10 that eoaicsi
vas TIE Seattle Electric company
and President FuFth % that com.
panv bad expressed bis approval
Il the candidacy OF Mr. Rlpllnger.
Thls Information having been cen.
vegsd ID the other candidates real
and pretended. those candidates be-
saa ID express them elves A. salts.
flea with that choice and willing 20
wlfharaw from the contest
At the conclusion q Jhe eoufpr
snee But one candidate remained iu
sha aela. and that was Irving d
Cole But The following Gay Mr.
Cole vas made also % see the error
u bis say, and issued Tor puoll.
eaten : letter anncunelne his wlth.
arawaI from tins race This letter
lett NJ Rlpangers supporters
fFee field which they proceeded to
xsFk ia eompleuug the rest 81 the
tlekat In q manner satisfactory tc
t4s interests vhlch they represent.
Cd
Ordinarily 90 arrogant q policy
Cd TIE part Of the self hoaen party
zadsrx would have aroused an in.
saFFntlnn Of some proportions hui
tAs members 81 the party who
nigAt usually Re depended uroa 90
saa such an Instruction were. in
manY Instances az least. indifferent
10 the onfgnme ~ the Republican
contest. being willing II the nom
snss proved unsatisfactory 70 them
q vote Tor the candidate already
dominated By the opposition.
Went Throass Easily.
he nomlration Of Mr. Ripliuger
4 wU put through the Republican
II eonysnilon on well creased wheels
aaf . committee selected 70 man.
4 Ass biz campaign. consisting Of
Il Frank Clancy gambler aud saloon.
Asspsrs iVan Hyiana. attorney r.
& hFier, deputy Ia the county audi
4 ters office under Boss Jim Az
hs* Luelen Mcguire. a banEer-on
q George Pipcrs. Chris Frasch.
j Political Tounder. Edwln s. GIN.
Y G. Jensen. cog II the Klunear.
1csndea Sixth ward gang: > b
toenhs an empioye Ia the health
effiee I. NJ Williams. a ward polls.
lisiaa N the employee Of the Barher
Asphalt Paving company: J. H.
Perry II. J. Moss. an employe In
tae county treasurer's office. King
bfkeman, n0w deputy corporation
eounael J II Brown. Henry Beck.
Notorious Pike 90 saioonkeeper and
partner 81 Councilman Frank p
Mullen, and W. b. Lynch. This
committee made a further conces.
I'D @ TIE Clancy Influence by
making Johnny Clancy a member
III Us executive committee.
AZ me campaign progressed II
became Increasingly evident that
n contest was a dangerously
threatening one to the privileged
'nlsfestz and this committee played
49, desperate disregard Of conse-
'iafntes for the big stakes fef
lid the Interests back OF IL we're
eating Preparations we're laid
q ballot box frauds In the ap.
flcsrs. -
haHing already looted the treas.
'1y q thousands Of dollar. IN trust
..hes and facing the danger o. dis.
eseFg II the city government feil
" ne hands Of honest ana fear.
public Officials. Mr. RinllnRef
~ ee depended upon 10 play thia
aas TOT all 4 was worth 70 him
! Immunity from prosecution and
Punishment.
easa eleetion day came the
'ssfhHen Of the machine proceed
! 2 carry out the plans which had
'ssa iald for them. Already the
~ ration rolls had been padded
ish uandugntly enrolled names
'psh defiance Of law. and when
y votes had been cast the partisan
.eslon boards proceeded. ln sew
= Instances. 10 count them wlta
y any regard 10 honesty IN fhf
4utass. How extensive the frauds
ere That we're committed viii M
salss never be- known. unless the
49, - thoroughly .threshed ON
grand Jury Inveatigatlon bni
80 nave already been deveIoped
'sseht 70 show that the coHnpir
" aeiiand vas we'll laid and