Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-15
ADAMS MILL NOT BOLT
cHAIRnAN OF STATE DELEGATION SAYS
COUNTY WILL SUPPORT REPUBLICAN
TICKET.
(walla WaIla Union)

COUNTY WILL SUPPOxT xePU0IsSAN
TICKET.
(walla wslla union)
"There is some dissatisfaction in
Adams county with the work of the
republican state convention.S said w. w
Zent. of Ritzville. who came to Walla
Walla yesterday morning. on case be.
fore the United States land Office. "but
it is my impression that before the fall
election day comes around most. if not
all. of the opposition in the ranks of the
republicans will have disappeared, and
that the entire republican ticket will be
elected in Adams county by a good
majority.
Mr.. Zent was chairman of the delega-
ton from Adams county to the republic
can state convention, and was the chief
supporter of Governor Nc Bride in the
primaries and the county convention. In
fact. he is credited with having run the
pretty much to suit himself.
he said.
VIII 20 Dewn tie Llae.
II helped carry the county for Mcbride
and the commission, but when the con-
yention adjourned. my fight ended. and !
propose to support the republican ticket
as nominated. did not realize until the
state convention how strongly the west
side of the state is opposed to railway
| do not censure those
people on that side of the mountains for
their position. They are looking alter
their interests and we are looking after
ours. They have as much right to be
opposed to a commission as we have to
be in favor of it, and having the majority
of the votes very naturally they are to have
their way. They have water competition
and we have not. and therefore they rea.
son that if the rates were equalized. that
rates would be raised and having natural
competition. they cannot see any good
reason for allowing US to profit at their
expense. think if the tables were re.
versed we would be no less selfish than
they are. At any rate. am too good
republican to allow any differences of
this kind to drive me GU, Of the republi-
can party. and shall vote the republican
ticket from top to bottom"
When Mr.. Cents attention was called
to the fact that the Spokesman.Revie
was securing interviews from republic
cans in Adams and other counties at
lacking the state ticket, he said:
His latsrvlew wssiaa't O..
Eyes. 1 have noticed these interviews,
and was asked by the Spokane paper to
give one, and told them was willing
to do so. but that | would require its
just as gave it. They were
not so anxious to have it then. and If they
had accepted it, should have stated. as
| now do. that the republican nominee
for governor. Hon. A. E. Mead. is a
capable and trustworthy gentleman. Who
will serve the people of the state in an
acceptable and creditable manner. !
have know him for several years. and he
is splendid gentleman. and will make
this state an excellent governor.
Turssr Well Naasd.
"All this talk about Turner carrying
the state" continued Mr.. Gent, "is bosh
of the purest quality. l do not think
there is man in the state who is more
or appropriately named than
Turner. He has turned about as often
as he has had the opportunity and would
doubtless make another if the time
seemed propitious and the advantage he
would gain would be assured. He
will not get many republican votes in
Adams county. and there is no man the
democrats could name whom it would
give me greater pleasure in voting
against than Mr.. Turner himself"
Reed Law Usesastitisass
Mr.. Zent is the attorney for the PLAIN.
tiff in a test case on the new road law
which has been brought by former
county commissioner of Adams county.
and which is to heard bv the supreme
court in few days. He expresses the
belief that the court will hold the law to
be unconstitutional and therefore save
the ninth legislature the necessity Of re-
pealing it. The fault is not so much
with the general provisions Of the law.
he says. as with specific sections of it. Il
think If there were more supervisors
provided for" said Mr.. Gent. that
it would be better. As It is number Of
roads in our country have been closed
simply because the supervisors could not
get over them to keep them in condition
to be passable. With certain amend
ments, it is possible the law itself may
not be so bad. still believe that will
be able to prove to the satisfaction Of
court that the law in its present form is
unconstitut ional and that it will so hold"