The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-29

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The nomination Of William u
Moore. nos mayer. a. The demo
cratic candidate and thrrN their
support 10 him sith a determined
vengeance that swept NJ Piper "a
defeat b. a small but significant
majority Ia a district oYefWhcim
luFlY republican II a. vaFtaualy
estimated that the campaign for
Mr. Moore against George piper
that year cost tho corporate inter,
eats making u from SIS coo 10 $50
goo but Il pat the fear Of Mr. faf.
reli's Nemesis like vengeance In
the heart OF every aspiring pro
fenalonal politician In King county
OF the state 81 Washington A. an
object lcaaon Ia the power Of cor
poratinn politics Il Was signlti
cant success
Couldn't ~Handls" Moore.
When Mr. Farrell called upon
James D. MeEifoy 10 assist In the
campaign Dor the election Of Mr.
Moore Mr. NrElruy replied that be
would help In tho campaign n Mr.
FARRELL desired u bat that Mr. Par
reli would Ind that he couldn't
handle" Moore after he got hin
elected This proved to be the
case though whether that waa a
disappointment or even \ surprise
to Mr. Farrell deponent sayeth not
In the legislature of 1908 aa IN
the legislature 81 1891 the burning
legislative issue WAS the passage
Of railroad commission which had
been pledged Ia the preceding
campaign By tho state platforms u
both political parties Hut Ntth u
~Aa complicated a senatorial con
tsst into shich the railroad forces
entered handicapped b. the pledge
given two years before 10 throw
their support to Levi Ankeny A
further complication vas afforded
By the fact that Kins county had a
senatorial candidate In the pafhnn
% Harold Preston. himself a rail
ruad commission champion. to
whom had been pledged she votes
cf tho delegates from kinE county.
many 81 whom the railroads sefe
depending CA 20 AID Ia the defeat
Of the CON mission measure.
The entire kiuE county doleEa
iion entered that contest voting for
Mr. Preston 10 accordance wlth
their pledges. and With the can
palSn waked among the commits
sion advocates from other counties
under the leadership Of Governor
Mcbride he gradually gained 10
efronSth untl his election was
threatened except Tor the under
mining u his home delegation. TO
combat persistent rumofn that hla
own delegation VAS dlaloyal Nj
Preston and his managers asseh
for and secured a written pledge
signed BY every one OF them, de.
rlaflnE that they would continue
to vote for Mr. Preston until he
porsonally released them Three
dave later. under the lash ot the
railroad Ankeuy whip. thirteen OF
those men. among them four sena
tors. : J smith. A. 7 Van Dc van
ter n N. Rlunear and W J. Putts
betrayed their candidate. violated
their pledge and climbed into ths
Anteny hand wagon.
Railroads Didn't Want Him
senator Van de Vantsy. who led
the movement OF doseriiou and a.
suuea full responsibility for II
explslned IN a public Interview giN
en- TO the writer At the time that
tho traitors could not 40 on sup
nor,inE Mr. Preston because hia
election was opposed by the ran.
roaaa. A Seattle newspaper
after tho contamination OF thar
-, ~ betrayal. published what pnr.
aorted 10 be a list Of the prices paid
ior the votes OF the IL disloyal
members and not ore Of them dis
nla.ed the nerve necessary to sue
ne PAPER for libel The purrortef
mice Iist ranged from 81 600 for the
loweat TO as 900 for the brief IN.
giemau" ASA result Of the defeat
~ Harold Preston and the election
~ levi Ankeny in the legislature OF
t964 the railroad commission bill OF
that session was again defeated, and
Governor Henry Mcbride, made by
the logic Of political circumstances,
a candidate 10 succeed himself 40
governor inaugufated that "whirl-
wind campaign against the rail