The Seattle Republican., 1908-07-31


since he is not asking for it now or in the future
What the public wants to know of the Times is
whether Ankeny Jones is better fitted In every re-
spect to be successor to Ankeny, and not whether
Wilson did as much when he was in the senate did
Ankeny. The Times is very desirous OF acqualntng
the voting public that Jones is protege OF the Hon.
John L. Wilson, and it therefore torgets all Jourals
tic courtesy and attempts to brutaze Wilson instead
of Jones' In that however, Jones IS losing nothing
and it does not matter single ota whether Wilson
is losing gaining thereby as he is seeking no office
or political preferment in any shape or manner.
Despite the fact that Senator Wilson is abused
like pickpocket by the Times and those who wish
the smiles of that editorial swllIbarrel nevertheless
Senator Wilson is generally liked by the young Re
publicans of the town and nothing more clearly dem,
onstrates that than whenever it is announced ne will
speak at the Rathskellar luncheon the room is crowd
time he begins until he ends. After much persua-
sion got young friend of mine to attend the lunch,
con at the Rathskellar last Friday" SAID well
known Young Republican one day this woek. Now
it so happened that this young was so violently
opposed to Mr. Wilson that he thought no good come
out of the man, but he was on hand and waited pa
tienty for the speech. forgot all about him min
ute after Senator Wilson began, interested was
but when did think of him looked only to see him
standing up shouting at the top of his voice with ap
pause AS we left the room he remarked to me, it
was the best speech he had ever heard and since
then has been prasing instead OF curslng the Hon.
John L. Wilson,"
Gray Does Speaking about Senator Wilson's
Good Work speech at the Rathskellar last Fri
Republican Club proposes to make similar banquets
feature of the primary campaign this year. and each
of the leading candidates for nominations for state
officers will be invited to give short after luncheon
speeches to the club that those attending may choose
for themselves the they desire to vote for
Nothing could be farer and it is splendid idea as
the various candidates will get kind OF publicity
from them that they could not get otherwise. The
founder of the idea is L. H. Gray, recently retired
from the presidency of the club and is now chairman
of the programme committee The King County Re-
C1uh hV
organization that is live one IN King county ana IL
is doing excellent work The Young Mems Republl-
can Club makes some pretenses at beng a i've one
only to the extent Of getting some of its mem
bers political jobs and that over it goes dead until an
other campaign is when it bobs W, serenely again
and demands 50 many places est tor the En- members dJ OF
refusing Will get knitted from to 2 by them, and
there is no denying the fact that the boys have play
ed pretty successful bluff game and landed the
goods.
Political Every day something new comes to the
Pointers front along the graft line in the man.
agement of the county affairs on the part OF the pres
ent officials. If it is not road steal it's bridge
steal and if not of those it is something else OF
not so much Importance but little by little the fell
lows seem to get hold of the countys money and
thereby enrich themselves and their friends. The
taxpayer that does not think the court house ring
should be turned out and new blood put into the
vaults of the court house has not kept tab on the hun
dred and one petty CRAFTS that have been brought to
light by the P.-I. from time to time.
Its mistake, said prominent ponCclan from
the south district one day this week. to think that
this section of the country is for Jim Agnew for sher
iff He has few friends down there, as has most
of the other candidates for that office, but Dr. Hoye
will get the bulk of the votes from the south district
and look to see him get votes in the country
than all the other candidates put together"
The fight for coroner is by odds the hottest num-
Der of the local situation and while some one other
than Dr. Wiltse or Dr. Sparkling may be nominated,
vet it looks today the real fight is between those
two candidates. Dr. Wiltse has had eight years ex.
perience as deputy in the office, and that of itself
the other hand Dr. Sparkling lives in the conutry and
expects to get that vote practically solid and if he
does it will give him a lead over DR.: Wiltsie. The
Pie-maker is in no position to make forecast of the
result Just now, for he does not know how many as
pirants will be in the but he does believe that
the fight at the present time is between Witsie and
Sparling.
1t begins to look as if no would file for coun-
ty clerk but D. K Sckles and Tom Bowes, and if not
then it will be an easy victory for Sckles There is