The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-04-30
STATEMENT OF
IRWlN'S POSITION
RELATIVE TO SKAGIT COUNTY
DIVISION PROJECT
It's Bearing Upon His Candidacy For
the Nomination for Prosecuting
Attorney statement Published
by Request.

There having been some intima-
tions that L. j. Irwin, now a candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for county attorney, was associated
at Anacortes with the gentlemen
who favored a division of Skagit
county and the annexation of Fidalgo,
Guemes and Cypress islands to this
county, with view to the removal
of the county seat to Anacortes, the
ISLANDER is asked to publish an aft
davit of Mr. Irwin, and in addition
the editor has voluntarily PROFOUND
ed to him the following questions, the
answers to which should make his
position relative to the annexation
project clearly understood:
'NVhen resident of Anacortes and
previous to deciding to locate here
did you hear the question Of the pos
sible division of Skagit county and
annexation of Fidalgo island to this
county discussed?
Il did not, in any manner, shape
or form.
"Were any overtures made to you
by your friends in Anacortes, or by
anyone in Skagit county, to support
such project either here or else
where, actively or passively?
''There were no overtures made to
me, by any person or persons in any
manner, to support such a project,
at any time or place, in any way"
"Have you at any time, prior to
coming here or since then, expressed
yourself as being in favor of such a
plan or given anyone any assurance
that you would support any project
of that kind?
81 have not at any time, prior to
or since coming here, expressed my
self as being in favor of any such
plan, nor have | given any assurance
to anyone that | would support any
project of that kind in any manner,
shape or form.
Following is Mr.. Irwin's affidavit:
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
nD CAN InAN
I, l.. j. Irwin, being first duly sworn
according to law, doth depose and say:
That | came to San Juan county, from
Skagit county. for the purpose of practic-
ing law in San Juan county; that never
advocated the annexation of Fidalgo ISL
and or other islands to San Juan county,
which are now part of Skagit county, in
any manner, shape or form; that J do not
now advocate the same, but on the other
hand, / am very much opposed to any
such move, as | believe such move
would be detrimental to the best interests
Of this county; that any person who ad-
vocates or claims that / came here for tho
purpose of assisting or in any way work.
ing for such an end in view, is utterly
false and untrue.
'' l.. J. IRWIN,
Sworn and subscribed before me this
Goth day of April, A. ID. 1904.
GENE C. GOULD,
Notary Public in and for the State Of
Washington, residing at Friday Harbor.
The ISLANDER cheerfully gives pub
licity to the above statements as a
matter of simple justice to Mr.. Irwin
and not because it wishes to be re-
garded as champion of his interests
as against those of his competitor,
Mr.. Wynn. 1t will be several months
before the nominating convention is
to be held and in the meantime both
gentlemen have an open field and
should have ''fair deal" Neither is
a taxpayer in the county and so far
as we know neither pretends to have
any special claim upon the people.
The office must be filed and when
the time comes to choose the selec-
ton should be governed by the broad
est consideration Of fitness.