The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-06-17
CHAMELEON POLITICIAN.

CHAMELEON POLITICIAN.
The records in politics of Colonel Alden J. Blethen
The Seattle Times and Thomas Burke remind of the
chameleon In 1896 Judge Thomas Burke deserted the
Bryan and Sewell Democratic party and joined the
Palmer-Buckner National Democratic party canvassed
the State elector upon the ticket and antagonzed
the Republican party During this campaign he had for
gotten his record and it published in The Seattle
Times that the Republicans of Spokane County sent for
him as Republican to make Republican speeches to
counterfeit the Bryan Democratic ticket and that he then
became Republican, and from that time belonged
to the Republican party but in the Seattle Times editorial
mentioned this language used forgetting what had been
said BEFORE thus: eff Judge Burke hadn't right to
forsake the Democratic party in 1897 and join the Repub
lcan party in 1900 and be recognized full-fedged
member thereof at the present tme In all the articles
heretofore mentioned he had joined the Republican party
in 1885, it claimed he joined the Republican party
in 1900 When and where he baptized and taken
into the Republican Church in 1900? There is record
far know showing the fact It is said that during
the territorial days. when Charles Voorhees, cand
date the Democratic ticket for delegate to Congress-
and advocating the exclusion of Chinese that Judge
Burke did not support him that account That during
the first of Cevelands administration Judge Burke
returned to the Democratic fold and appointed United
States District Judge by Grover Cleveland and in 1885,
above stated strong Cleveland Democrat as
to form National Cleveland party in the State of Wash
ngton and become candidate for elector In 1908,
when Harold Preston instructed for by every pre-
cinct in King County and the County Convention for
United States Senator and agreement made with
Eastern Washington Senators and Republicans that if the
King County delegates would support the Railroad Com
mission bill that Eastern Washington would cast it's vote
for Harold Preston and elect him United States Senator
which could have been done without doubt and
meeting held in the Seattle Theatre to pass resou
tons nstructng the delegation to vote for the Railroad
Commission. Judge Thomas Burke, then citizen of
Seattle, appeared upon the platform and out
squarely for Senator Ankeny opposed the Railroad Com
mission and aided and assisted in the defeat of King
Counys candidate for United States Senator and also
in the defeat of the Railroad Commission bill. When
since that time did it to Judge Burke that Seattle
and King County in need of United States Senators
Is it not fact that he only believes that Seattle and
King County need United States Senator when he is try
ing, through the influence of The Seattle Times The In
land Herald and other Democratic papers, to induce the
people of the State of Washington to put him in the
United States SenateY On May co. 1907 he of the
same opinion that he when opposing the election of
Charles Voorhees, because he advocated the Chinese
cuson act and Judge Burke prepared and had passed
by the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. his celebrated
luton in favor of Japanese enranchsement and naturaz
ton follows
"THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED, That in the opn-
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