The Seattle Republican., 1908-06-26
POLITICAL POT PIE

who now stands a splendid cnance OF winning ouC'
The doctor is exceedingly popular in the city and
more so in the country, and his friends are jubi-
liant over his prospects this time. He is straight
forward in business transactions and is not race
track frequenter No man should be elected to
an office that is a well-known gambler or more
gentlemanly speaking, a sport. Last Sunday DIR.
C. E. Hoye officially announced his candidacy for
the nomination for sheriff of King county in the
Post-Inteligencer and he and his friends are
grinding away with the belief that they certain
of victory.
There are something like 5000 Negro voters in
the state of Washington and while in general cleo
tions owing to the great Republican majority in
this state, they are lost in the shuttle yet in the
primary elections where there a great many
candidates in the Republican party out for the
same position, that number of votes we'll directed
would prove an important factor The friends OF
Senator Ankeny are trying to corral the Negro
votes of the state and the ebony-hued ennis
saries of Senator Ankeny will be found on the
byways and the highways pleading with their
brethren to vote for Senator Ankeny in prefer
ence to Wesley L. Jones for United States senator.
The Negro in the past has received little or no
consideration from the powers that be in the
politics of this state and yet those self same
powers that be are now appealing to them Tor
their aid for Ankeny Since Ankeny and Piles
have controlled the political destinies of the state
not single Negro has been given any political
recognition Not one has been given any con-
sideration When the present friends of Jones
controlled the federal patronage of the state four
Negroes held positions in the United States assay
Office in Seattle one held guardship at McNeiPs
Island under Clarence Ide, three were given po-
sitions in the Seattle post office by Postmaster
George M. Stewart and each in the post offices
at Tacoma and Spokane. R. B. Scott of Spokane
was named as one of the emigration officers of the
district at salary of $1,000 per year. What have
the Ankeny advocates got to say to this?
Has there been any good and sufficient cause
yet advanced for the Republicans of King county
perpetuating Jim Agnew in some office or another?
He left the city hall to go to the court house to
hold chief deputyship under George B. Lamping
for four years, then he was twice elected to the
authorship of the county and now his time being
about to expire he is seeking to be nominated for
sheriff of the county After he will have held that
four years he will then doubtless ask for some
other office and thereby the major part of
his life will be spent in holding county
office jim, until he it would pay
him better to be a Republican, was
cotton-mouthed Democrat, and spent his time dam
ming Republicans; but he was not able to get an
Office by being a Democrat so, unlike the leopard
he changed his spots and became blatant
mouthed Republican for the sake of an office. The
most of the time he has held office he has either
put in loafing about the cigar stands down town.
or at the base ball grounds or at the race track
watching the ponies If Jim Agnew is not at this
very time at the track watching the ponies it
is because it is too early to be there. Such man
is unworthy to hold the highest office in the gift
of the people of King county Jim Agnew may
not be gambling at the race track, but it looks
awfully suspicious and if he is then it's mistake
for the voters to nominate and elect any man to