The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-04-21
THE SEATTLE REPUBLICAN

has it, for the purpose of conferrlng with Tor
Senator John L. Wilson, the real owner OF the pa
per- to the advsabity of selling the same to William
R. Hearst who says if he cannot buy the P l. he will
start rival morning paper 1t is said among the wise
ones of the city that Hearst has offered $780, OO for the
paper and the owners are holding out for round mill
ion and all in cash. If the deal goes through it will
doubtless be pulled off during the next week. Senator
Wilson and Mr.. Chaplin the entire stock and 1T is
said Senator Wilson 72 per cent. while Mr. Chap
in owns % per cent. Senator Wilson gave $685. 600
for the paper some ten years ago.
THOMAS A. PARRIsH's name has been very per-
sstenty mentioned in connection with the Republican
gubernatoria nomination, and while The Seattle Re
publican does not speak authoratvely yet it feels GER
tain, from what Mr. Parrish has said to the editor
hereof that he under no circumstances will seek the
nomination and especially if Governor Hay is can
didate Mr.. Parrish is quite popular in King county
on account of the record he made county assessor
and should he be candidate he would get big vote
in the county.
F. w. GRANT, who has been looked upon more IN
the light of an obstructonis than constructonst and
builder, is no longer superintendent OF buildings IN
Seattle and there body sorry for the change except
Grant Chronick Kicke1s should avoid taking positions
where the general public is to be dealt with because
if they do the public will find out that they are,
so far as the public is concerned damphoos and those
troubled with that weakness should try to hide ratp
er than advertise it.
RICHARD A. HUTCHINSON the Spokane Capitalist
and politician who recently purchased valuable piece
of income property in Seattle talking OF moving his
home to Seattle where he very heavily Interested In
reality holding. At present he has four pieces OF IN
come property in Seattle easily worth $780, 900 and IT
he decides to move his family here he will doubtless
build $780, 900 homein which to reside. He is one of
Eastern Washngtons big reality owners in both wheat
lands and city property.
ANGELO " FAwCETT, Mayor of Tacoma, after
fierce recall battle went down for the count last Tues
day and w. w. Seymour elected. Mayor Fawcett
has been contendng factor in the politics OF Tacoma
for many years and he has repeatedly tried to break
into state politics with success but it looks now as
if his last bout with the political game will hold him
for while if not for all time to come. Hehas belong
ed to every political party.
JOSEPH w. FOLK former governor of Missouri,
ectured and spoke in Seattle number of times within
the past week and at most places he drew fair sized
audience He is Missouri political reformer and since
he has retired from the gubernatora chair he has lee
tured all the country for so much per. In other
words he played the reform act in Missouri and now ne
is charging the people for having done so,
BEN H. MORGAN, twice elected member of the
house of representatives of the Washington legislature
from Snohomish county has just returned from two
wear stay in Mexico where he and others interest
ed in realty Investments On account OF the revolution
now in operation down there the Americans sojournng
in the country are taking vacation
JUDGE BEN B. LINDSAY of Denver, Colorado has
been guest of the city for the past week and while
here has repeatedly spoken what to do with the bad
boys He was for many years judge of one of the
courts of Denver and is quite authority on the hand
ling of so called unruy children that fall into the
clutches of the law
The illness of Foreman Corliss of the King county
grand Jury may be painful to him, but it is balm of
giIlead to the members of the Uneasy Club
Driving the dual telephone system out of Seattle
sounds good but it means telephone trust and for
which the people will have to pay very heavily
Prayers IN future are to be printed in the congress-
ona record If they to take the place of Humphreys
subsidy speeches the public will be greatly relieved