The Seattle Republican., 1909-07-23

Pierce County but that is doubtful J. NJ Ashton will
not 90 into the fight because he is short of the coin
which to make the fight. He is sensible. w. H. Paul
hamus will not go into the fight because he not certain
that he would have Pierce county behind him. the Perkins
Press to the contrary Notwithstanding He is right.
With those eliminated from the fight it looks as if
Ed Cushman B. w. Coiner and Lincoln Davis will be
the from whom Pierce county will have to make
selection Cushmans successor will have be nominated
by convention and according to the last state convention
Pierce would have seventy delegates in such convention
which would be about onehird of the convention and
with that lead would be easy matter for her to make
combinations and win her candidate out Whether not
such candidate would win out the polls would be
question, but he would certainly get the nomination
number of candidates from the southwest continue to bob
up sereney but of them have developed any great
amount of strength State Senator Ruth has not yet de-
cared his intention of standing for the nomination and
not only has not his intention of standing for
the nomination, but he is inclined to be against it.
The friends of John L. Wilson of Seattle are groom
ing him to deprive Sam Piles of his seat in the United
States Senate next year Wilson used
East Side Jones to beat his old-time political
Talks Wilson emy Levy Ankeny, last year, and his
success was so overwhelming, to Ankeny,
that he minded tackle the political buzz again.
Wilson has strong following but he also has more bit
ter enemies than any individual in the political
of this state and the struggle for the seat occupied
by Senator Piles will make the famous battle of the Kill
kenny like the cooling of pair of turtle doves
Cotton News Letter.
Dr. David Starr Jordan president of Iceland Stan
ford University of California and international fish
missioner, appointed by President Theodore
Prominent Roosevelt, and accompanied by Prof Edward
Persons. E. Prince of the Dominion Of Canada like
commissioner appointed by King Edward,
which commission appointed to formulate laws to
regulate the fishing industry it affects the two
tries, spent few days in Seattle this week.
Frank w Benson, who at present is both governor
and secretary of the state of Oregon has declared that
he would not for governor in 1910, but would ask
to be reelected secretary of state.
Harriet Post the daughter of Frank T. Post of Spo-
kane who has been selected to draw from the box
tanning the seekers of homesteads the reservations that
are be given to actual homesteaders, is visiting in
Seattle. Harriet is but twelve years of age.
Charles E. Claypool for four years state senator in
the of Washington but who for number of years
has been seeking fortune in the heart of Alaska is
turning the state and announced by cabegram that he
would be candidate for representative in from
the Second congressional district.
Dr. Susan La Flesche Picottee is the Of the
first Indian to take regular course in medicine
She is a graduate of Hampton and likewise of the
Woman Medical College of Phladephia, Penn.
The oicerselect of the National Editorial Association
are: A. Nevin Pomeroy Pennsylvania, president; j. P
Batngartner California first vice presidents r. E. Dow
dell South Dakota second vice president; f. P. Hail.
New York. third vice president; A. D. Mofett, Indiana
and W. Parot Iowa, corresponding secretaries; r. H.
Walker Alabama recording secretary, and Will A. Steel
Washington, treasurer
John w. Slayden is politically ambitious and is very
esrous Of representing the district in Congress- but it is
not very generally believed that he would give Pierce
county the service that of the other mentioned
this connection could do and he would hardly get the
support at home that Ashton Paulhamus would get