The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-31

into the state They have notified
the national committee that hpeak
oru who come more To discuss nn
tioual issues aud Ignore the state
ticket viii do more harm than good
They claim TINT FuIrhnukH refusal
tu mention laFollotte lost the ma
tluual ticket votes
The chairman uf the thlfullette.
o. halfhreed. republican commit
tee II W, u. Common. lnmbefman
OF MarHhflold he Is typical of tho
men who have helped baFoliotte in.
hits fight Tor reform Common has pu.
Interest In public affairs. but baaH
HiNeu 60 business rather than poll
ties. In hia county he devoted some
effort t0 the advancement ul lntRl.
lotte'H reforms because hc cnuala
cred them 10 be Of public benefit,
last spring when the railroads
made a tremendous effort tu defeat
laFallette for control of the Hfatf
convention cannor from mrta that
came to his notice. was convinced
that they were using unfair efeh
Illegal. methods 10 beat the govern
on With his sense af fair play
aroused. he extended his activity TO
hulf n dozen counties
Tie WAS no aueeoHsful that the "a
Toilette leaders urged him to take
the state chalrmanahlp Ito refused.
They persisted tie finally agreed TO
take II n the atalwnfts should bolt
the state convention Cuuuuf HId
not believe they would carry their
opposition 10 i.utfulleftp 60 that ext
tent They did bolt and ho la nov
directing the state fight
+ = Gouldeu ls the state chair
nan Of the atalWarta lie WAS clerk
uf courts at IaneHyille aud sergeant
ai arms of the state senate.
\ p Warden. OF WBukeaha a
publisher. has for several years been
chairman Of the democratic state
committee lie IL confident 81
Peek'H election
The German voters Of this state "
he said. are opposed "a the colonial
policy % the government and mil-
liarlsm Many % our people favor
tariff revision This discussion
among the republicans will bring -
many votes Mr. Peek Is very pop
ular aud We are making much of the
fact that the cost uf the state gov
eminent under bis administration
no years ago Was half what it has
been under IaFoliotte
The two great issues Tor which
iafollette stands az this election
are the primary election Law aud
the rebate eomminaiuu The lsEla-
hfiure PASSED a law TINT an uumi-
nations FOR state. county and city
offices should be- made BY popular
vote This iaw vas subject "a fafia
ffatian by the people aud they Niil
vote Hpon it on the sth % NoEem
bor The stalsarts and democrats
fear that with that Ian In effect Ia
Foliaile would be almost lnvueIhie
10 IL admitted that the law has sev-
rral HefeetH bat the iafulieite peB-
pie claim they can easily BE- rem
cdied
The other fight 81 r. secure the
election ~ a legislature that Will
provide for the appointment II
commission 81 three men to feKH-
late passenger and freight rates
LaFoliefta has caused che taxes ~
the railroads II be raiaai 800 udo a
year lie wants the commission -
prevent that money being TAKEN
from the people through Increased
rates u b. claimed hy the l.aFal.
lette people that in Iowa whsfa
there ia such commission freiEht
rates are from "a 90 30 per cent lau
90 than they are in this state In
some cases the Iowa fatea are p
per cent loser
Above an however the issue ls
inraIiefie The man To defeat htm
the atalwarta have shown thsg afs
willing 20 endanfer Roosevelt 10
save him the friends ~ The FaFefn.
or would Do willing n necessary s=so
sacrifice Roosevelt
Despite all threats and the ~
scratching u tickets and ihe *
slump Ca the republican plumiitA r
seems certain that Roosevelt ana
fAFaiiette vii carry the state IL
Toilette will probably have The
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