Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-06-24
BEFORE THE BATTLE
BIGE EDDY'S IMPRESSION OF
LEGISLATIVE SESSION,
A Political Battle Royal Due to Ar-
rive at Olympia. Opponents OF
Gov. HAY Lined Up for Fight. A
Long Session Is Deemed as Very
Probable.

OLYMPIA, June 22,-(Special to
the Herald)-"Just before the bat
tie, mother"
When this appears in print the
battle will doubtless be on, but a
general resume of the situation On
the eve of hostilities is the best that
can be done this week, an epitome
of local official and legislative SEN
timent and underlying causes and
intrigues, insofar as they can be
grasped by the darkened mind Of
the laity, being the province of
these articles, rather than compe-
tition with the stereotyped reports
of the Associated Press.
stake my reputation as a polit-
ical prophet (somewhat frayed and
frazzled though it be- that it will
be good fight" and the casualties
something fierce.
Senator Ruth is quoted as giving
his opinion that Governor Hay is
"pot-house politician of the pin
head order" while Hays opinion of
Ruth is locked in the gubernatorial
bosom.
Ruth greets the interviewer with
a wide smile and MARBLES of grave
danger to the republican party and
the ultimate political downfall of
one M. e. Hay. The threatened gov
ernOr goes serenely on his corner
stOne-laying way and on the burn
ing issues Of investigation and i'm
peachment, has the Sphynx looking
like the garrulOus president of the
Ladies' Aid. He has the report of
the investigating committee in his
inside pocket and the message to the
special session up his sleeve, but if
anyone has been shown his hand,
the cards he holds are not being pro-
claimed from the housetops.
The insurance commissioner oc-
cupies the center of the stage and
if the lime light is becoming weari-
some, he does not show it by SO
much as the batting of an eye. When
the investigation cloud began to
lower, Mr.. Schively was visibly per-
turbed, but when the storm burst
and political cyclone cellars were in
demand, he instantly recovered his
old time urbanity. The pressure
which resulted in the retirement Of
his whilom chief only stiffened his
back bone and attractive offers to
serve as burnt Offering for the par
tvs sake were politely refused. They
may get him yet. His supreme self
confidence may be bluff, or a mis-
take. But If he does go down lie
will have given beautiful demon
stration of the "stiff upper lip" l
am giving no opinion as to his
guilt, technical or moral, being
neither an investigating committee,
Judge, jury or spiritual adviser. Be-
sides, division does not seem to be
along those lines. The threat to
abolish the office is not considered
seriously here. Aside from consti-
tutional doubts, the remedy is too
childishly absurd even for the pres
ent legislature, to say nothing of
establishing precendent which
might result in the state capitol be-
ing "To Let"
Remanded to the Thurston county
Jail to await the September term of
court, Ortis Hamilton is "lost to
sight" if not 'to memory dear"
The disposition on the part of the
family to furnish bonds was met in
an equally accommodating spirit on
the part of the prosecution to fur
nish additional charges to bring the
bonds up to a reasonable proportion
to the alleged populations. The
| charges at present are at least one
lap ahead and Mr.. Hamilton's status
as Thurston countys star boarder
| reasonably assured. There seems a
disposition to consider the Hamilton
case side issue. On the contrary,
it seems the direct result of an era
of child-like faith in Official asso-
ciates, of delegation of powers, rub
ber stamp signatures and general
careless cussedness far more danger
Gus to good government than any
half-dozen cases of Individual de-
linquency.
The length of the session? Well,
l consider the one week talk a joke
and give them from four weeks for
a short bushes session to consider