The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-05-07
TIE ACME or GREAT NERVE.
Lieut. GOTsfnOF LalghtOn AsplFss to b
President Of tho United States.
ne will make mis- Canvass On the
$4,000 tho SaAto AppFsDElatea
fer GeOlOEAcal surveys.

Well, for the good Lords sake, mark
this, will you! The following special
telegram from Tacoma has appeared In
the Spokane Spokesman:
A good many surmises have been in
dulged in by the press Of the state as TO
the use to which the $4,000 appropria-
ton for q geological surveyed the state
was to be put. The enemies Of the late
acting governor and the state geologist
have insisted that there was "a Niger In
the woodpile," and they have attempted
to explain that the "nigger" was the
booming Of certain mining sections in
which the gentlemen who have the hand
ling Of the fund are interested.
The correspondent Of the SpOkssmaR IL
able to contradict this absurd rumor.
In conversation with State Geologist
Bethune he has learned what the mig
ger" is, and is now able to announce that
1t is nothing less than new presidential
candidate, and that the $50 900 will prob
ably be used not so much In booming
mines a. in endeavoFing TO secure dele
CATION to the next republican national
convention for Charles Z. Laughton.
This theory might he discredited we're
1t not that II comes directly from Mr..
Bethune, the state geologist, and bosom
friend Of Governor LaughtOn. In fact,
he is the man whom the governor has
selected for lieutenant governor and In
whose interest he Is 40 anxious 10 nail
up Tom Smith, Of Whitman, In q politi-
cal coffin.
Mr.. Bethune said that Governor Laugh
ton had every requisite for the presidency.
"Why," said he, "he belongs to all the
secrect societies. lie is q thiTty-Seeond
degree Mason, member Of the Knights
Of Pythias, an Odd Fellow, etc. He Is q
Whole-sOuled, jolly fellow. He can sing q
comic song, play the piano like Ruben
stein, and fiddle like Ole Bull. What
more can any one want in q president?
~ am going to the next national con-
ventiOn myself Gaping his breast), and
what 4 sensation Il will make when 1
arise and nominate for president Charles
Z. LAughton, Of Washingtonl What .
splendid advertisement It will be for the
state that we have such a presidential
candidate"
Mr.. Bethune Is deeply in earnest in this
matter, and is seriously at work creating
Laughton presidential boom. He has
already spoken to u number Of well known
gentlemen on the subject. It is under
stood that the governor and Bethune will
travel extensively throughout the state
this summer trying TO Get up pins to ~
cure the delegation. Laughton's family
will spend the summer in the OkanoRnn
district so Is to leave him perfectly free
to travel.
One Of the arguments used by Bethune
Is that Pennoyer will very probably have
the Oregon delegation to the democratic
national convention, and Washington
should do as well by her governor.
Senator Parkinson has been enlisted in
the scheme and will try to be sent as
delegate to Chicago also.
Ex-senator Farris, Of Pullman, has
promised to carry Whitman county for
the plan and will be another Laughton
delegate. Ex-senator Conover will be
the fourth delegate.
Bethune also says the Olympia Tribune
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