The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-09-20

Last evenings meeting of the Re-
publican League club was IL of the
most interesting of the series and be-
fore it closed speeches had been made
which threw new light on statements
published in the Turner papers as to
motives which have actuated republic
cans and the atmosphere was cleared
of much of the dust which has been
thrown in the air by the opponents
of the republicans in this state.
Nothing of this, however, can be
gathered from the columns of the
Turner morning organ.
In the absence of President l.. B..
Nash, who is campaigning on the
coast in the interests of the state
ticket, Paul ]. Strotach occupied the
chair. The first talk was from J. II.
Davis, the present auditor of Pierce
county. Mr.. Davis spoke of the sit
uation in Pierce, stating that the re-
ports which had gone out concerning
affairs there to the east sic of the
mountains were far from He
said thai Pierce was by nc means in
fair shape to los the county to the
democrats, and he had been surprised
to hear reports here TO that effect, as
had all Pierce county republicans.
He claimed the county for Mead and
the entire state ticket by at least
$500, and gave it as his opinion that
the democrats would not even elect
q constable. He said that the west
side of the Cascades was much alive
to continue the record of the republic
can party, which vouches for a con-
tinuance of prosperity in the state
and nation. He expressed the hope
that the east side would do it's share
by choosing county, legislative and
state candidates, so that each COM
munity would be built up, as well as
the state, and thus the nation. He
referred to the future prospects of
the state and urged all to let no lapse
come. as would surely be the case if
the democrats obtained the control of
the state.
c. W. Clauson of Kitsap, republic
can candidate for state auditor, said
that his present visit to tn east
side had been his first, but he now
had a clearer view of the greatness
of the state. He asked that at the
present time ne considerations of
~sectionalism be allowed to interfere
with re~publicanism. From the dem
~onstrations he had seen at republican
meetings in Stevens, Whitman and
~al l. -- s-I a
people of his side Of the mountains
that the republicans of eastern Wash
fngton We're going to do their share
toward electing the republican ticket.
Charles p. Lund, chairman of the
Spokane county convention, which in
structed its delegates to the Tacoma
convention to vote for McBride's
nomination and who was himself an
ardent supporter of McBride's candi-
dacy in the Tacoma convention, made
the principal address of the evening.
He made a report of what actually
c~onspired to nominate Albert E.
Mead, and his story was far different
from what the Turner papers would
have h people believe. After re-
ferring to the Auditorium meeting of
last Saturday, Mr.. Lund called atten-
tion to the fact that no reference
democrats had a national ticket in
the field. Mr.. Lund confined himself
to the state issues, mentioning a
deep interest in the county ticket as
bearing much interest to all because
the candidates are personal friends.
Continuing, Mr.. Lund spoke substan-
TALLY as follows,
ION this side of the Cascades the
people are pretty we'll agreed on the
railway issue. The democratic party,
especially in Spokane county, has not
been consistent on this issue on
which they are now trying to carry
the state. The last republican dele
cation to the legislature was pledged
to a commission bill, and some took
a decided part in it's advocacy-Sena-
tor Crow and Representatives Linds-
ley and Henry. The republicans have
done their full duty to those men.
The democratic members of hat leg
islature from Spokane who were loyal
to their pledges received no reward of
merit from the convention in this
county. Certain ones Of them have
always been charged with being hon.
est. Stanley Hallett fully expected
an endorsement by way of renomina-
tion, but he was thrown down by the
convention for a man whose record
Is absolutely unknown. Quinn and
Tolman were turned down. Fitzger-