The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-01-21
Ambitions Galore
In Legislature

dependence. )-There are lot OF pO-
litical ambitions running wild in this
legislature that have an effect upon
the attitude Of their owners. Many OF
these ambitions have been uncovered
and the remainder of the session will
disclose more UnQuestionably there
are some which will not be known for
some time.
% those who have been in touch
know that Ole Hanson has been worry
ing over his racetrack bill and the fame
it is to bring to him because he can
not decide whether he wants to be a
candidate for state senator to succeed
P. L. Allen, to run for congress against
Will E. Humphrey or hold off and add
to his reputation until popular cla-
NOR forces him to accept a gubera-
material nomination.
State Senator p. L. Allen who wants
to come back here two years hence,
has been worrying ever since Ole Han
son thrust copy of his bill into his
hands because he is afraid that Han
son will put him in a hole. Yester-
day Allen was eager to get an immedi-
ate endorsement of the bill he put into
the senate prohibiting racetrack gam
bling and ever since received the Han
son bill he has been trying to get
through his own measure and prevent
Hanson's taking full credit and more
votes.
State Senator r. A. Hutchinson is
an evowed candidate for mayor of
Spokane and has been directing the
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here Before he left Spokane it was
understood by his friends that he
would make the fight.
In the same Spokane county delega-
ton is Senator Jesse HuXtabie we'll
known railroad conductor who was a
big figure in two sessions of the House
and who is Link Davis successor as
the wit of the senate. Huxtable will
develop pretty soon as candidate for
state labor commissioner
1t was figured two years ago that
State Senator w. H. Paulhamus want
ed to be governor. Possibly he did,
but those who go about whispering po-
;itical secrets now tell the story that
he is out to make a reputation that
| would land his as a successful candi-
date for United States senator. Paul
hamus had one burst of publicity
when he became candidate for men,
bership on the Interstate Commerce
commission, position that Franklin
K. Lane, once of Tacoma but later of
San Francisco, procured
1t is set down as a fact, for instance,
that all the members of the upper
house from King county want to come
back and they are sitting up of nights
to watch their respective records.
In the house it is an open secret
that both Frank c. Jackson and E. B.
Palmer are paving the way for fight
against Senator Robert F. Booth, for
the nomination in the Thirty seventh
district. Both of the house members
fell by the wayside in the fight over
| the speakership and neither procured
the committee prominence he sought.
| This may have the effect of dimming
| their chances for making a reputation
| in the present session though both of
them will try to make up for lost
ground.
| 1t has not yet developed that there
| is a legislature opposition to Senator
Z. NJ Williams of the Thirty second
district but Williams knows that he
| has a lot of opposition at home and he
is trimming pretty close in his record
in the present session. So too are the
others in the upper house.
There is a strong probability that
George Piper will be content to name
someone else in his place. There has
been lot of unfavOrable criticism of
! Piper, most of which is unwarranted,
but he is not overly anxious about
another four-year term. Piper got the
| worse Of a bad deal in the distribution
| of committee assignments and as near
| as can be learned some of the men to
whom he had a right to look for IA
| vOrs turned him down.
Frank R. Renick was promised four
years ago that he would get a lot OF
| support for state senator when Sena-
tor w. G. Potts term expired Whether
| he or Potts will be the candidate for
| denomination may be determined by
| the outcome of the present session.
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