The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-18

the campaign Of ISIS and asked ne -
accompany rim Il = tour % the state
Frank Baker. Chairman ~ the Popullst
state committee who dragget G0T.
Rogers from MS ofsctsrftv. ard ~ho after
ward was thrown Down ard treated Ike
a dog. FIRST szked ne % stump the state
together with Hr. Rogers This was
when the Republicans were turning their
batteries On Rogers cn account ~ his
treatment 81 the ministers IL his book.
Nr. Rogers came 70 ny house on Pike
street and Introducing himself said that
Sc would Ike 60 have me canvass the
state with him. He told me that Re rad
uaet TIRE language IN his hook relative 20
sns ministers in order 70 impress waat
ne was saying On tire minds ~ the pso-
PIE Re admitted thar his words were
TOO strong he said that he believed fn
Cod ard Ills word-that he was q Uul-
tartan: that MS daughters were Metho-
disfs and that his brother was a Pres
byseria1. I accom- snied Mr.. Rogers in
his campaigning tour. and at Ellensburg
spoke for two hours or one floor Of a hall.
while the man whom he has appointed %
the board. John y. Allen was fighting
against rim AZ a meeting on the floor
above u.s..
4 told Gov. Rogers last July that
would resign a. regent II he 50 desired
any time. / said that 7 did not desire 20
resign then. because that would be an
admission that, In eleetlng me, my asso-
cistes on the board had done wrong.
This ! did not aish 20 do. az nothing at
aii ossbouoFahle had been done. Then
hs said ne would leave the matter TO me
and I'D not desire my resignation told
him that later, say about the first OF the
year. would send In my resignation.
rkse vefn4 Id
mfuistrsfion. Gov. Rogers has treated
me shamefalIy. He has endeavored 20
make II appear az II my actions were not
honorable. He might II he were pos
Eessed Of the instincts OF gentleman.
have asked me for my resignation. instead
OF removing me without even giving his
reason for such action
II called Gov. Rogers up over the tele-
phone this evening and when ne found
that I was AZ the other end OF the wire,
be simply stated that he did not care 10
talk with me as / was not tn a proper
frame OF mind TO talk 10 the governor OF
the state. and hung up the telephone be-
fore ! had an opportunity TO say any
thing. suppose he knew that any
honorable man would be smsrting under
the gross injustice he had done 20 me and
my associates.
ut Is no new thing for Gov. Rogers to
RFGsf A8EN sNiA AftH WHO nave zone the
most for him. and I should not have been
surprised az the way he treated me.
long refused TO believe ne was capable Of
doing man an injustice without giving
him a hearing. bat | have no longer any
doubt upon the subject So far as Mr.
Aeany II concerned. he has never been
80 base as to be guilty OF lngratltude for
favor or the betrayal OF a friend As to
Miss ober she IL eminently qualified for
the position she flils. and is a perfect
lady
Ny actions as a member of the board
or regents have been without religious or
political bias. ] voted for DR. Edwards
for president, knowing that he was not a
Christian man. I voted 10 remove him
because | believed him wholly incapa BILE
10 NIL the Office OF president OF the unlver-
sity. As TO the three members whom the
governor has attempted to dismiss. our
conduct has been open, conscientious and
straightforward. I think Mr. Fay and
Mai. Hayden are willing. with myself to
allow the people Of this state 10 say for
themselves whether We have merited the
treatment We have received or not"