The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-30
The Campaign of 1910.
Backed bv Seattle Progresstues.
Burke and wilson IN Field.
Stdndpdttcrs Badly Beaten.

Star wants q man IN ths senate
from this state who viii represent
tho whole state tho whole tins.
"And Tho star believes that Mr..
Poindcxtcr n the man.
IAN other qualifications being
equal, Tho Star would have been
glad 10 support King county man.
but II 30 happens that none OF the
three candidates from this county
measures up 60 tho standard OF
popular requirement.
''rormer Senator John L. Wilson
has frankly announced his feaity 70
the republican organization doni.
mated by Aidrich and Cannon. That.
Of course. precludss the possibility OF
his being supported by this nows-
paper.
Judge Thomas Burke has all his
life been affiliated with corporation
interests: thru his corporation acfivi'
ties he has amasHed fortune which
rumor computes at several millions.
Judge Burke could not be otherwise
than an organization man.
'of Judge Humphriss there IL III
Ito 60 be surrnised that must not be
taken on tho word OF tho Judge him.
self, and that savors TOO much OF
the professional friend Of tho peo.
pie ana the Joiner"
HEAVY ATTACKS
BEGIN on POINDExTEB
Tho effect which this editorial had
on tho s,And.pat press In Seattle
Il a fnf 4
electrical. rnri The Star took ia
stand. Poindextsr's candidacy wa
not considered seriously west of thu
mountains. But after that editorial
all tho big guns Of the stsndpat TO
pubilcanlsm were turned loose on this
Spokane upstsrt"
Ono seattle paper--which n sup
porting Posndsxter now. b. tho wa,
denounced him because Of hi
ubiquitous" attacks on tho late r. A
nAllinger's efforts 10 grab pubiis
lands for the great interests. An
other Seattle daily pictured Poindex
tor a. mn anarchist. preparin & 4
blow up Washington industry.
a vots for Poindexter II a vote
against Western Washington wal
the rallying cry OF the s,antpa, pres.
west Of tho mountains. The ''resu
lar papers east OF tho mountain
couldn't very well appeal 20 ssotiona
prejudice. 80 thcy ntrieked. "a vot'
for roindcx,er ID vote against tho re
publican pArtyf'
Even then. however. the standpai
press cidn't take polnfcster quite sc
rioasiy enough. II didn't oonfine "a
efforts 10 defeating him. One Seattle
paper. for instance. was supporting
Judge Burke. and, while II ssid pien
y Of mean things about Poln6exter
IL said much meaner things about en-
Senator Wilson. Burke's most for
midabis opponent among tho -rcxu
lars And Wilson's paper. whilc .
was vssupcrnsive against ro'ndexssr
was far moro violent In III attacks
against Burks
On the eve Of tho primary e'ecsios
tho sssndrat republicans suddeni,
came to tho realization that their IN
ter-psrsy warfare was spelling am
chance they might have had TO bea
Polndoxf~r. and at the Las, rnoncn
the two most prominent regular
candidates. Burke and Wilson. go
together. tho latter Withdrawing.
Immediately the entire standpa
press Of the state. except In Tacoma
where Gen. Ashton, tho local eAndl
data. was supported. got behsn'
Burke. Tho Wilson papers forge
all the unpleasant things they has
said about tho Judge and praised hin
10 the skies. Anything 20 beat Foin
dexferf' was the watchword.
Hut Polndexfer was nominated b,
a comfortable majority.
Tomorrow, HIS First SIX Years Il
| shs Sraas~