The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-07-22

prediction, Wala Waa county and other localities in
which Ankeny poed heavy vote will go for Ashton.
do not believe Judge Burke has any support outside
OF King county except scattering, with perhaps two
exceptions and in those places his vote will be
quite small over his opponents. But in spite of the
fact Ankeny will do whatever he for Ashton yet
| do not think he Ashton will get very many more
votes than Burke. Personally am for Burke yet I
have been made to realize that the real fight is be-
tween Wilson and Poindexter, and if Burke and Ash
ton continue in the fight as they doubtless will then
it looks like cake walk for Poindexter have been
in every county in Eastern Washington and have
taken pains to feel the public pulse and the voter in
that section that is not for Pondexter is for Wilson
and only speaks respectfully of Burke and Ashton"
came from of the best informed men in the state
To me the political atmosphere has the same
heavy sluggish feeling that it did in 1896 and sug
gest to Republicans that peace conference among
themselves be held.-Dr. j. J. Smith.
President L. H. Gray and the executive committee
of the John L. Wilson Senatorial Club have moved the
headquarters to the Butler Hotel where they have fit
ted up convenient apartments from which to direct
the Wilson campaign.
Washington state is noted for the variety of fish,
but the that wants to be secretary of state is the
first of any variety to ever want an office
If only enough office hunters will file to pay the
election expenses the direct primary law will prove to
Would be members of the next legislature of the
state who would stand ready and willing to vote multi
piled thousands of dollars of the states money away
for grating appropriations just so they get cut out
oft should be elected to stay at home. There are
persons seeking legislative honors now who have
done that in the past and it due them to get it in
the neck.
W. 7. Gaffner is enjoying a visit this week.
from his father and uncle, who reside in East St.
Louis. The uncle visited Seattle twenty-five wears
ago when she did not have more than Is 900 inhabi
tants and though he did not feel like giving up his
home and moving here when he returned home he urg
ed his nephew to come which he did, and for his COM
ing he is now one of the wealthy men of the citv
While all the children not in Seattle yet the father
three brothers and uncle make quite happy reunion
Judge Wilson R. Gay has had for the past week as
his guest R. B. Arters of Mill Village Pa Mr. Ar
tiers and Mr.. Gay were boys together and thew have
been living it all during the week. The man
who cannot live fifty years in week when he meets
a boyhood- chum is indeed poor specimen of the
genus homo.
Colonel Alden ]. Times who once before had to 90
to rest resort account of having them must be
again nearing that condition. if the babbling and bib
uous mouthings of his swi Darrell is any Indication
of his abnormal condition. Any time however, that
Colonel Times let's his flood of billingsgate lose on
Republican candidate, he has been always elected
which speaks well for Senator Wilson.
J. NJ Frink heads the delegation from the second
ward to the state convention. The name of few men
closely linked with the history of the state of
Washington than his He is of King county's
most prominent well as important citizens and is
certainly of the pillars of the Republican party in
King county.
H. E. Kennedy, who has announced his candidacy
for of the Republican nominations for representa-
tive from the fortyfourth representative district is
of the popular hotel men of Seattle and has had
some experience about legislatures.
James W. Morrison, who dropped bunch of mon
ey on jim Jeffries says, Il have not got as good an
opinion of Jack Johnson l had before the fight
and all because he did not knock the sob out in the
first round. However, Jack is past master of the