The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-08-26
WILSON'S POLITICAL MACHINE
Has Declared Its Purpose to Garry the
Senatorial Fight into the Leg
islature

former mayor of Seattle, has been
named as second choice to go before
the state legislature as candidate for
United States senator, in case Miles
Poindexter receives a plurality OF the
votes of the people. The selection
has been made by John L. Wilson, the
latter, of course, being his own first
choice.
Wilson'S fight is now directed almost
wholly against Judge Burke, for Judge
Burke has declared that he will not go
before the Legislature unless backed by
a popular plurality. Knowing that his
own case is hopeless, Wilson is deter
mined that the fight shall go to the
Legislature. After the primaries Will
son will canvass the republican legislat
i've nominees, and will promise his
support to those who accept his pro-
gram. If he finds that he cannot elect
himself, he will turn his support to
Miller.
The way has been paved for Miller.
When the King county delegation to
the recent state convention was made
up, all its members were named under
Wilson's personal supervision. He in
sisted that Miller be made the King
county member of the platform COM
mittee, and at Tacoma he forced the
selection of Miller as chairman of the
committee. AS all delegates to the
convention will remember, it was Mil
Ter who proclaimed all of Wilson's
ideas as to what constitutes republican
ism; it was Miller who read Poindexter
out of the party; it was Miller who
pledged the next legislature to tear the
direct primary law to shreds.
And now Miller has crowned his
service to Wilson by joining with May
or H. c. Gill in statement that, in
their opinion, Wilson's vote in King
county at the primary election, will at
least equal that of any other candi-
date" Miller has never been given
credit in Seattle for the least political
discernment. He was deputy in the
prosecuting attorneys Office when a
number of republicans, who desired to
oust democratic administration,
picked him up on account of his loud
voice and impressive appearance.
Every one of the men who helped him
to the mayoralty is now lined up on the
senatorial proposition for Wilson.
Mayor Gill's signature to the Wilson
testimonial was procured on other
grounds. Wilson is holding his news
paper club over Gilps head. With or
without the mayors consent, it is a
fact that conditions in Seattle have
sunk to lower moral level under his
administration than at any time since
the Klondike days. The red-light dis
trict is reopened on scale never be-
fore known, and without changing con-
ditions in uptown hotels, lodging and
apartment houses. Gambling, pool
selling, and prize fighting are permit
ted, with only an occasional perfunct-
ory order to stop. Hold-ups, burg
laries and swindling games are of fre-
quent report.
The Post-Intelligencer knows of
these conditions. Newspaper publicity
could change them in twenty-four
hours. Wilson'S newspaper has not
yet taken up the work of reform. 1t
will not he taken up until after the pri-
maries, and if Gill makes good" with
Wilson, he will be exonerated from
personal responsibility, and the blame
placed elsewhere, when the inevitable
expose comes.
And that's the way Mr.. Wilson pro-
cures testimonials as to his standing in