The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-07-29
yHE SEATTLE
THE PASSING THR0NG
YHE SEATTLE REPUBLICAN

common to any aggregation of men where promouon
may be attained If Mr. Phillips should be so FORUM
ate as to be nominated and elected sheriff OF King
county there is doubt in the minds OF those VINO
know him best that he will give the people square
deal in every particular IF am elected sheriff
will close up gambling and make law breakers seek
more congenial climates is the platform he is run
ming on His opponent who has been sheriff for the
past two years. is making such declarations because
he knows he has done and he does not intend to
do so if he is reelected.
j. W. McConnaughey has announced his candidacy
for the Republican nomination for county treasurer
He is man of splendid business qualities and will
give the taxpayers a business administrator OF the
affairs of the office if nominated and elected.
George w. Jeffries twice member of the house
of representatives of the legislature OF washington,
who was seeking the senatorial nomination from the
thirty-fifth district has withdrawn from the race
Claude c. Ramsey, who is seeking the senatorial
nomination from the thirty fourth district, was book
keeper and cashier in the office of sheriff of King
county under James H. Wooery, and in that time,
though he handled almost million dollars, MIR. WOOL
cry says the experts at the close of his second term
only found shortage of sixty cents That is the way
Claude C. Ramsey does business and If he IS nomln-
ated and elected to the senate he will make just as
good in that position as he did under Mr. Wooery No
mistake can be made in eectng Ramsey.
Frank H. Rennick, who has lled Tor the RepuDll-
can nomination for senator from the thrtyffth dis
trict has twice been member of the legislature and
each time made good Mr. Rennick is one of those
whoe-souled men, who be easily approached by
the laborng man as by the banker and all get the
same kind of courteous treatment. His opponent Jo-
sah Collins is would be snob who is afraid to come
in contact with the ordinary working man.
Edgar SIMS of Port Townsend, is member of the
Jefferson county delegation and tcan be said without
fear of successful contradiction he is of the most
active. Mr.. Sims member of the last legislature
and made good from the day he landed in Olympia I'M
til the day he left for his home after the adjournment
He will be returned to the legislature at the next cleo
ton and he is already seeking the speakershp of that
body with fair prospects of succeeding Mr. Sims is
one of the leading business of Port Townsend and
is therefore all the more qualified to fill the place.
Miles C. Moore of Walla Waa, last territorial COVER
of Washington among those who visited Seattle
this week. You and may differ to the senatorial
candidates. but you not Insurgent and that is
worth a whole lot, - he remarked.
Ydidarod according to reports will send out $1O OOO
900 worth of gold next If it all comes to Sc
attic that ought to help some.
Calfornans are still opposed to the coming of ORR
entails and yet there seens to be, labor shortage in
California
aIOhios convention was something OLA spottedIegg,
cross between the Standpatter and Gthe- Insurgent