The Seattle Republican., 1908-05-01
POLITICAL POT PIE

to SuOSl01Zo Cne l0aQ1ng weekly papers VI
the state it is said that the representatives
of Senator Ankeny have begun to purchase
those that are making a hard fight against
his return to the senate, and is making
much headway along that line. In the
eastern part of the state number OF IN
fiuential Weeklies have already been sold to
mysterious persons, and no sooner do the
papers change hands then they at once an
nounce that they will support Senator Ank-
eny for reelection, showing very conclus-
lively that the mysterious parsonage, who
ever he or she might be, was working IN
the political interest of Ankeny and that
Ankeny money controlled the paper, which
in the past had been opposing him. By
this means a majority of the more infuen-
tial weekles of the state will soon be sup
porting the candidacy of Levi Ankeny be-
cause they will belong to him, and it is
hardly expected of them to oppose their
owner in his political ambitions.
The operations of those mysterious per-
sons buying up newspapers of the state
that are opposing Senator Ankeny have
not been confined wholly to the eastern
part of the state, for it is said on very good
authority that, the Georgetown Gazette
News, formerly owned by w. A. earle
and others, has been purchased by man
who is now in editorial charge, but who is
WlLNOuL
management of the paper. Ever since w.
A. Carle has been interested in the paper
it has been anti-Ankeny, yea even Carrie
himself, for alleged political grievances was
opposed to the reelection Of Senator Ank-
eny. but no sooner had the paper changed
hands, then both the paper and Carrie sud-
denly became rabid Ankeny men, giving as
an excuse for the sudden change, they are
endeavoring to hold up the hands of Sena-
tor Piles. Mr.. Carle in the past has not
shown as much loyalty to Senator Piles as
he might have, and all this sudden change
of heart wonld seem to leave the impress
sion among knowing ones that that mys-
ferrous person that is going about the state
buying up weekly newspapers has begun
to operate not only in the western half of
the state, but right here in Seattle. Some
one has said that there was more ways OF
killing a cat besides choking him to death
with butter, and Senator Ankeny and his
friends seems to have found that out
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Despite the billingsgate of the Evening
SwilIbarrell (Times) it looks now as if the
Hon. John L. Wilson will lead the King
county delegation to the Republican state
convention at Spokane and that A. 2. Saw
yer will be one of the delegates to the Repub-
lican national convention. This sheet that
is neither pig nor pup in politics is trying
hard to break into the Republican party
and be the party organ, but no one takes
it's frantic appeals seriously; and, say what
it will or may, it will not drive many Re-
publicans away from the support of good
Republicans who are from time to time
holding up the banner of the Republican
party, when it is being attacked by just
such skunks as the Swillbarrell (Times).
There is no frame up for delegates to the
save and except Murky Matt and his buck
oneering boss but it is conceded by all fac
tons of the Republican party that former
Senator Wilson is entitled to the honor of
heading the Spokane delegation if he so
desires and that A. P. Sawyer is entitled
to be one of the delegates to the national
convention if he so desires.