The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-13
IS STRONG FOR TURNER
PIERCE COUNTY WILL GIVE EEM-
OCRATIC CANDIDATE BIG
MAJORITY IN NOVEMBER.
MANY Prominent Republicans Are
Working Openly for the Eminent
Statesman in That County.
Dave I.arimer in Spokesman Re

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TACOMA, Wash. oct. 13.-The re-
ty is even more outspoken than it is in
Whitman county. one has only to
of Pacific avenue to the other to find
scores Of active republicans who in
other days have fought the party's
battles, who are now open and aggres-
sive in support of the democratic state
ticket Conservative estimates place
Judge Turner's majority in Pierce
county at from 500 to 1000, while the
county viii probably give President
Roosevelt from $500 to 5000
The republican state organization
has virtually given Pierce county up
as I; bad job Men who are actively
supporting Mead Will admit on the
quiet that he stands no chance of car
rying the county and that the only
hope is to hold Turner's majority down
10 It '''li'I'l'u"''
Why Turner Will Carry It,
There are a variety Of reasons why
Judge Turner Will carry the county.
First of all the republican state con-
Ventjon was held in Tacoma. Tacoma
people saw it at close range. The Ia
coma Ledger organ of the republican
party in Pierce county, has echoed the
general sentiment of Tacoma republic
cans when, ON tn" morning after the
c"nNeHt'"" il branded that aggregation
as " raijicnd ratification meeting
fnr r""N!e al Tacoma saw that ratiti-
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leNe mat thoSe interests are hostile
10 the commercial future OF Tacoma.
Hill Is Unpopular.
If there is a man between the two
oceans who is unpopular in Tacoma it
is James J. Hill, president of the Great
Northern railway. Tacoma regards him
as its enemy. because for a dozen
years lac has fostered the commercial
interests of Seattle as against those
of Tacoma; and. when he secured con-
troll Of the Northern Pacific and form
ed his railway merger. he added to his
unpopuierity by postponing indefinite
ly divers and sundry improvements in
Tacoma's harbor and elsewhere and
by other acts demonstrated his lack of
interest in the future material welfare
of the city.
So when Mr.. Grosscup delivered
Pierce delegation to ]. D. Farrell and
the Hin interests. he stirred ND hor-
nets nest which is still buzzino most
Vigorously. Pierce cn,ntv viii have
none of MIR. Hill. and it will nor sum-
port MIR. HIS candidate for Governor
Business Men Want con,,,,;ee;o,
Moreover. there is a strong railroad
commission sentiment in Pierce conn
TIN. Grain and tIour axnortars ora -.
sentiul Of Mr.. Hirs policy If SHINING
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