The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-05-26
THE SEATTLE REPUBLICAN

not only be renominated but will be reelected by an
increased majority that given him when he was ell
ected There is doubt in my mind but that Roose-
welt will support him. regardless of what actions the so
called Insurgents may take in the presidential cam
paign. / am home for the summer unless there is a
change in my mothers condition for the Its
early to talk local state politics and at this time
and have nothing whatever to say on the subject,
WILLIAM RUSSELL the we'll known theatre man of
Seattle who until few weeks ago, had been contin
uosy in the show business in Seattle for the past twen
tyfve years. is now down and out and is the road
with companies He took long lease on the Alham-
bra theatre aud made extensive repairs the same be-
he had contract with the Schuberts to play in
his house. but according to his side of it, the Schu-
bers threw him down and signed with the Northwest
ern Theatrical Association which caused him to lose
something like $685. 900 in cold cash and the lease of the
theatre. The friends of Dad Russell are sorry to
him go to the wall and they truly hope he will be able
to come back, which he says he will do if, Il am pros
porous this season, and think will be-"
WILLIAM CoCHRANE is dead and thus ends the ca
of of the most remarkable that ever lived
in the now famous White River valley. Though Dem
ocrat he was once elected sheriff of King county,
which has always been overwhelmingly Republican.
In latter years, however, he dropped out of politics,
but was always quite factor in his immediate com.
munity. He owned much valuable real estate in the
valley and while he did not always agree with his neigh
bors his presence and counsel will be missed when the
fellows meet devise things for the commercial good
of the valley. One by the men and women, who
made King county rich and prosperous by carving it
out of the dense forests passing away and Coch
rane was of the honored ones.
EDWARD Tw1TMYER has been named State Super
intendent of Schools H. B. Dewey state school
spector whose duty will be to go the state, look
wise and ask the teachers of schools how and why
they did this and that and to finally draw big salary.
Between the almost innumerable high saaried office
holders of the state and their travelling expences which
always about ten times higher than if they were
doing business for themselves the tax payers of the
state of Washington almost tottering to their fall
under the awfulload Every legislature creates
Der of high saared offices and this state school inspect
or is one of hundred others created by the last leg
islature.
MAJOR S. R. NETTLEToN, for many years prom
inent citizen of King county, died at his home in Kirk
land last week. He veteran of the civil and
always took active interest in the politics of the
state He member of the fourth legislature of
Washington in the house of representatives. Subse-
quently he filled many positions of honor and trust and
on the whole was an ideal citizen While he lived
life to which his and daughters always point
with PRIDE yet he always pointed with pride to his
children, all of whom are and women of note
and character in this community.
So much is being said concerning the yellow peril
and of the increasing intelligence of all of the dark
races that brief summary of the population of the
world divided between the white and the dark
is peculiarly interesting.
The whites include the Hndus, Persians Greeks,
Latins Cets and Anglo Saxons, all the people of
Aryan stock who number approximately $50, 600 900,
while the dark or coored include $780, 000 0O0
Monaghan or yellow people; 100000 Negro, or
black So OOO 900 Malay brown Is, 900 Indian
red total of $780, 900 people of the dark races as
compared with $50, OOO 900 whites.
The difference of 140 600, 900 in favor of the dark
races seems to he of serious apprehension in
certain parts Of the world and it is thought that the
militant stride of Japanese will be copied by the Chi
nese and prove of inspiration to the other
dark races From every quarter of the globe comes
dsquieting news Even in this country where the
Negroes gave 240 more years of unrequeted toll,
th.o1nh the of