The Seattle Republican., 1909-08-20


pean tour to be at home this season He
Senator Piles arrived to home last Friday and instead
Gets Lemon. Of the usual reception-an outpourlng
of his fellow townsmen-to welcome
him home good size lemon was handed him the evening
after his arrival the shape of hundred more OF
the leading citizens Of his home town, of whom con-
ributed $1,000 toward his election and all of whom
Enthusiastically supported him. endorsing former Senator
John L. Wilson as his The report of the meet
ing in the Sunday Times like clap of hundred
from clear sky Senator Piles and his political friends
Was that meeting the beginning of the end has been
asked hundreds of times during the past week. Has
back fire been started that will
Does Defeat pletely consume the political ambitions
Stare at Him. of Senator Piles? 1t verify that
it has for hundreds Of persons have be-
outspoken the senatorial situation in King Coun
ty and before known to be for John t. Wilson
are out declaring he looks good to them Last Sat
urday's meeting the opening gun of the battle that
will be heard in every nook and in the state of
Washington and astute politicians already declaring
that it will result the defeat of Senator Piles and may
elect John L. Wilson his
It must have been terrific blow to Senator Piles for
he was interviewed by reporter Of the Seattle Daily
Times few days after the meeting and
Who Hesates absolutely refused say whether not
Is Lost he would be a candidate to succeed him
self and declined to discuss the
torial situation in any light If Senator Piles stood
show of being reelected he destroyed completely when
refused frankly say he would be candidate to
ceed himsef-God hates coward and his hesitatng to
speak in meeting has caused CONSERVATION among his
friends and courage among his enemies.
'.I do believe Senator Sam Piles will file
for the primary campaign came from well known pol
tican one day this week. There
Never Register many why think he will not
For Nomination First because his closest political adj
visers will realize that King County
will be dead sure of the senatorshp by supporting
him and secondly because Senator Piles is lacking in
that bull dog tenacy that all politicians must possess ii
they succeed You will observe that he has already lost
his and refuses say whether not he will be
candidate which to the average voter is equal to saying
he will decline to file when the time round to do So
Whether not the Hon. John L. Wilson will be
candidate for United States Senator publicly known
but it is the Of opinion that
John L. Wilson he will be providing he is sufficiently
Not Candidate. backed by the King County voters,
and that seems than probable at
this writing. When such former opponents of Senator
Wilson John Wooding, L. c. Smith, DIR. j. j. Smith, l.
b. Knickerbocker, George U. Piper, L. H. Gray G. H.
Frye and Col Blethen of the Times look his
ddacy with favor it's high time for outsiders to set up
and take notice. With but few exceptions every member
of the legislature from King County favors Wilson
preference Piles for Outside of King County
the entire state administration is down the line for Will
The old Ankeny guard makes no hesitancy in say
ing between Piles and Wilson every mothers son OF
them is for Wilson If the eleventh legislature of the
state was poled today Wilson would beat Piles two to
one all of which proves beyond question of doubt that
public sentiment throughout the state OF Washington
favors John L. Wilson Sam H. Piles for United
States senator.
To the surprise and perhaps chagrn of Senator Piles
he was hauled before the legislative committee look
ing into the charge preferred against
Little Enthusiasm the state supreme court by DeWof
For u S. Senator. and others explain his connections
with the John Sullivan estate Be
fore going before the committee Mr., Piles waiting
in hall of representatives and it absolutely pain
full observe the arduous task it for of his
ardent admirers get the representatives present
cbol1o DO with inn,