The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-07
HAWTHORNE
IS FLIRTING
WITH MOOSE
The Colonel Trying to Be
guile Progressives Into
Democratic Camp.
GETS UP A BANQUET
Prominent Third Party Mem
bers Are on the Program p
to Make Speeches.

Col. Joseph NJ. Hawthorne has
been caught flirting Not that
others. adopts at the art. haven't
also tried their hani 1T Il dur.
ing the past few days. For they
have.
This has been Irritation week. one
may venture 10 say, In political ar
/ fairs IN this city and state.
| But TO Col. Joseph Al. Hawthorne.
DISTINGUISHED democrat and hache-
I Tor. must go the blue ribbon. lie
stands at the head OF the class.
quite few PAGES ahead OF Senator
Weeks. OF Massachusetts. some.
times spoken OF as presidential tim.
Der. who Is a biz OF flirt himself
/ Both tho colone! and Senator
Weeks have their eye on the same
party and both are employing their
most captivating manners 10 be-
guile said party into a wedding OF
interests before November. 1916.
But they have different methods OF
courtahip. Senator Weeks is even
diffldcnt and shy alongside OF Col.
/ Hawthorne. Perhaps it's because
the senator II a long way from
! home. while tho colonel isn't
ANYHOW. while both are after the
wandering forces II the progressive
party. Weeks. winklng and blinking
and trying to catch the bull moose
eye. hasn't even mentioned the
word ''pfogrcssiye" thus far.
Not so with the colonel
/ He'd climb to the top OF the
/ Smith building n need be and
mcgaphone his message TO tho re-.
cent Army OF the Lord at Arranged.
don.
Tho colonel. unlike Senator
Weeks. has no personal political as.
piratlons But he has a yeArning.
burning desire 10 keep republicans
out OF political power.
Wherefore. while prosresaives are
debating whether 10 keep up sep
srate party Identity. or flock TO other
parties. what says the colonel
let's hold a banquet. he said.
so on MAY ie there will be u
spread AZ ID. Commercial club
rooms. newly fitted up IN the Ar
c7de annex. And Thomas 1cffer.
sona birthday will be celebrated. u
IL true that Tom was born on April
IL. but Why object to postponemcnt
OF 20 DAYS or 40 when the colonel Is
progressing 80 we'll WITH his fllr'a-
tion-
The colonel has fired up a pro
gram Of IL speeches. Six of these
will be made by progressives, two
by independents. and the rest by
regular democrats like himself.
or course. the progressiyes viii
not for one moment admit that their
acceptance OF the invitations 20 ad.
dress the Jcfferyon day banquet IL
significant In any way ~ amaiga-
nation with the democrats. but. be-
/ licve us. Senator Weeks would feel
wonderfully happy II he could get
the same bunch to make speeches
at William Taft or William
Barnes banquet.
For here IL the list
George n. Walker. chairman Of
the progressive convention At Aber-
deem during the memorable sehism
OF 1912.
Thomas =. Murphlne. progressive
floor leader In two sessions OF the
Legislature.
Otto A. Gaze. progressive candi.
date for governor In 1912.
Edgar c. Snyder. progressive
state chairman In 1912.
Austin e. criffiths. progressive
candidate for congress In 1914.
Mrs. George NJ. Mclaughlin, repre-
sentino the large number Of pro
prcssive women.
Now. several things may happen.
Tho progrcssiyes may remain as n
separate party. They may Join the
republicans. They may amalgamate
with the democrats. They may turn
TO the socialists. They may flock
to ell three parties.
But this one fact cannot be de-
MED;
Col. J. NJ. Hawthorne is some flirt
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