The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-08-06

not have any Swede votes in this section when he is
candidate for president of the United Saes and johnson
replies, 'SI do not give "a -. The fact OF the matter
u.s. so far as the state of Washington concerned John
SON as a Democratic candidate for president, with
Chilberg endorsing him, would have show of
carrying the state than would William Jennings Bryan
any other foolish enough to accept the Democratic
nomination for president that should not disturb John
son s peace of mind for single minute L came to
represent the state on Minnesota day. and to be pres
ent Swede day. from the governor In other
words johnson wants the Swedes to understand that he
is an American citizen Of the United States and not
citizen Of Sweden.
Congressman Miles Poindexter, of the Third Con
gressiona district Of Washington, is claimed, on very
good authority, is voting
Washington Republican Just like a Democrat and
Voting Like Democrat the Democratic party OF that
district could not be better
represented if it had elected of its own members
TO the house of representatives Poindexter made his
campaign the declaration that he would work against
the Cannon administration, and the Republicans had
9bthng more to expect from him. when he voted against
Cannon s reelection On the tariff and other measures
on which the Republican and Democrat parties naturally
differ is perfectly natural for the Republicans to ex
nect Mr. Pondexter to vote with his party unless he has
decidedet be Republican no longer IN which case he
should announce that fact Immediately Ii not sooner
It, wrong Tor Un6 hepuDcdllS 10 Hdh0 IL
possible for Mr. Pondexter to properly represent his
district because he is not party slave His constitu
ens so far as the party in Congress is concerned
well pleased with him. and if they not they will have
an opportunity express themselves on the subject when
he comes up for reelection but until that time comes
he should at least be given a square deal.
That dear reader is Tom Fisk, he of much local po-
ltical fame when Tom Hmes, aided by Levi Ankeny's
barrel, endeavorng
Mason County Man to run the politics of King
Does Not Want Nomination. county No, he does not
live in King county now,
but he does live Mason county, where he has amassed
a small sized fortune It reported few days ago
by local paper of that county that far the nom
nation for representative in Congress successor to
the late Francis W. Cushman, Fisk might be coaxed INTO
the fight but Fisk himself denies that there could be any
nducement whatever brought to bear him to take
even the nomination. to say nothing of getting into the
foht for the nomination. 81 doing too well to get
back into politics. although must confess rather like
the game l am inclined to think that Mason county
is most decidedly against the return OF Senator Piles
Had Cushman lived and been candidate for the sena-
torsp believe he would have carried the county prac
ticay unanimous. WE'LL yes the Hon. John L. Wilson is
very strong in Mason county, and if he is candidate for
senator would be surprised if he did not sweep the
county but there go talking politics again, when
promised my self say word to you about politics
Washington State Bar Association met last week
an attempt was made to dsbar former Supreme Judge
Milo A. Root. The investigating
Milo A. Root committee that looked into the
Still in the Lmelight. Gordon-Root mx-up publicly
announced that it morally
certain that Judge Root accepted brbes at the hands
of Gordon or any ese but ndiscree In permit
ting Gordon write opinion, and yet the members
of the committee declared the opinion was good law and
would stand the test of the courts 1t is barely possible
that other Judges been equally ndiscree only they
were never detected in it. There is doubt but that
Judge Root made mistake in permitting Gordon to write
the opinion but it to that he was sufficiently