Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-24
IAN Appeal to Democrats. "

Under this heading Mr.. a. n. Iantis,
OF Bucoda has submitted the follow
ing communication and asked its pub.
LEGATION. Obeying the rule that has
always controlled our columns, that
they are open to the public on all
matters OF public Importance, we give
it place, but do not agree with our
correspondent that " Every good Dem
ocrat should vote against Bvrne, CAL
low and OTIS" as the responsible par
ties for the alleged job put up on the
Democratic convention. These gen.
tlemen are the regular nominees OF
the party, and have n right to be
heard in acknowledgement, denial or
defense of the act, as charged. 1t is
unfortunate that the zeal and precipi-
ta,ion OF some members of the con-
vention should have led to inharmony
and discord, but now that the harm
has been done it is best to drop the
object of discorJ and unite on princi-
pie. live adhere to the old Demo-
cratic slogan Principles before men, I"
and present a united front we have
some prospect of success at the polls.
Why the Democratic party should be
expected to carry the stalwart cymro
on their shoulders is beyond the ken
OF ordinary man.
Here is Mr.. Yantis letter:
To DEMOCRATS OF TnURsToN COUNTY:
Some days before the Democratic Con-
vention. a few Democrats called meet
ing to try and vote vacancy in the
Third District for Commissioner, which
was lost by large majority.
John Byrne insisted that they should,
and made quite talk in favor of Tom
Ismay. 1t was voted that they should
60 into the convention and nominate a
straight Democratic ticket, whereupon a
few OF Tom Ismay's Democrat friends
put up an undetermined job to lie a man
on the Convention, which they did in
good shape.
John Otis and Prince asked Mr.. Garri-
son if he would not put Mr.. Brown, of
Bucoda, before the Convention and told
him he was the man talked of in Buco-
da; that Brown was the right man and
would make a good Commissioners.
When the Third District was called Mr..
Garrison put in nomination G.. X.
Brown, of Bucoda. put in nomination
b. f. Wall, of Bucoda; and l told the
Convention Mr.. Brown would not serve,
as l had talked with him, and was sat
isfied that he would not serve. Mr..
Prince, Otis and others of John Byrne's
and Callow's friends, rose 10 their feet
and said he had been called up that
forenoon and he said he would accept the
nomination, all of which was a lie.
was satisfied it was a lie, but it was no
use disputing at that time, so | 'phoned
to Mr.. Brown and he said they had lied
could not serre. They put him up sim;
ply as a " straw man." so they would
have chance to leave the Third District
open and force Tom Ismay on to the
Democrat party. And the dodge has
worked all right and Tom is before us.
Mr.. Byrne and Callow are in the field
making great big howl for him. l be.
lieve that every good Democrat should
and will vote against Byrne, Callow and
Otis, as they are responsible for the lie
to the Convention.
Otis went into the Convention two
years ago, said he was q Democrat and
then went out to Bucoda into the mill to
work for no purpose only to canvass for
Tom Ismay.
1 call upon all honest Democrats to
condemn at the polls the bald, deliber-
ate lie that these parties, pretending to
be Democrats, perpetrated upon the
Democratic Convention. / am a neigh
Dor of Ismay. He is a repudiated Re-
publican and was unable to get the NOM
ination in his own party. When ms u
Democrat see lie perpetrated upon the
Democratic Convention in order to force
such an unprincipled rejected Republi.
can schemer as Ismay upon the Demo.
cratic party, feel that it is time for all
Democrats to condemn all parties to the
lie. Very truly,
N XAN,rro