The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-24

In order to conduct the cam
paign upon such a false issue they
have manufactured a story to the
effect that a high official of the
railway was called to Tacoma, and
then and there proceeded to tell
the convention what to do. Prom
inent men in that convention,
who have the interests and well
fare of the republican party in this
state at heart have testified time
and again that the Farrell story is
absolutely untrue and is a malic
ious faIsehoOd, manufa cturei by
those interested in the dsorgani-
zaticn of the republican party in
this state.
Mr.. Farrell was requested to
visit Tacoma. and when he as
certained why his presence was
requested he promptly stated to
those with whom he conversed
that he was railroad man. had
nothing to do with political af-
fairs of this state. and that the
republican convention could not
have the benefit of his advice nor
counsel. In other words. he simply
refused to take any part what
ever i'm the deliberations of that
convention"
If Mead is not completely under the
hynotic influence of the railroad
convention. he knows that he is en-
tirely too economical in the use of the
truth when he denies that Boss Far
rell made a night ride to Tacoma in
his private car and shortly afterwards
held a conference in that car with GER
tain railroad attorneys and politicians
among whom We're B. S. Grosscup, B.
d. Croker, and Charley Chamberlain
To be more specific, the Statesman
might add that Farrell was summon
ed from his ranch at Renton by a tele-
phone message sent from the office of
+. d. CrOcker
The Oregonian of May 18th said in
its news columns:
Then came a change. The railroad
interests We're consulted and vetoed
the piles Nc Bride) proposition Word
was sent to j. d. Farrell. who was at
his ranch near Renton and he came
to Tacoma on a special train. arriving
soon after 100 o'clock tonight. He
had a conference with b. s. GrosscuI
and representatives of the King
county delegation.
THE tip came back straight that
, Farrell opposed the nomination of Ba-
| ker and insisted upon Croker. Far
rell also declared that Mcbride would
not in any circumstance be acceptabl
to the railroad interests of the state
and etfectually quoted the movemen,
/ toward an acceptance of McBride's
ol1Cl VI itS lSiitlNe \ottS Ill tAclld1Se
for convention strength
The Tacoma Ledger, published right
After the report had become wide
spread it is said that p. c. Sullivan
| his veto upon the negotiations and
they ceased. There was an agonized
| period of several hours while the del
egation waited for the arrival of ]. D
Farrell.
In an editorial next day the Ledger
| referred to the convention as a rail
| road ratification meeting"
The Lincoln County Times. publish
ed by l.. A. Inkster. postmaster al
Davenport. said of the work of the
| Tacoma conventions:
The abject surrender of King
| countys 115 delegates to the railroad
dictator FarrelD thwarted the will
of the state convention and thus null
| lifted any binding effect which the
work of that convention otherwise
might have had over those who partic-
| ipated in its deliberations"
Tom Dovell. who speaks with Mead
tonight. was one of the 115 automatons
| who played thumbs up and thumbs
! down in that convention at the dicta-
! ton of Boss Farrell.
Ben Wilmot. one of the delegates tC
the convention from Ferry county, re-
Gently published an open letter il
which he said
The railroads completely controlled
| the republican state convention of 1903
| and not Il single candidate that re-
ceived a nomination in that convention
! but had the railroad brand on.
| Joseph l.. Lindsey, a member of the
last Legislature from Spokane county
| and candidate for reelection on the