The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-06-03
A DEMOCRATIC TRICK
Will Nominate Turner HOping
That lie Can be Elected.
should the Ex- Senator Recome
Governor. He Will Resign If
He Can BE Senator


The democrats Of the state Of Wash
lngtOn are preparing II ruse whereby
\ they nope 20 capture the seat in the
| United States senate now occupied by
/ Senator Addison q. Foster of Tacoma
Inc plan i deep laid one, lined
| with deception and coated with fraud
Never IN the history Of the common
wealth has such scheme been perpe
trated and there are republicans who
have been foolish egOugh to bite at the
! bait. For months the democratic news.
| papers OF the state have been urging up-
on the republican party the nomination
| OF Mr.. Mcbride. This has been done.
not with a hope that be would be
nominated, but with the fond desire
that ne be turned down. All over the
| state the democratic press has waged a
war OF imposition. They knew full we'll
| that Il MIR. Mcbride was nominated
| their cause was gone, but the fight had
| 20 be made In thIs battle OF preaump-
ton the democratic party had nothing
| 10 lose ana all to gain. The leaders
| planned that II the wedge Of discomfort
| their only weapOn-cOuld be entered in
| the republican ranks that many would
desert the banner of their party and
rush IN lunches to the open arms of
| democracy. The plan was executed 40
we'll that some democrats OF long stand
ing stood aghast Mt the spectacle of
democratic papers applauding a repubi-
can governor and advocating his re-
nomination. But they were not wise.
The councils Of the Bourbons had not
been given to them to keep.
George Turner cares nothing to be
governor Of Washington. His only de
sire aud aim is TO again sit in the United
States senate where he can vilfy and
abuse the republican party and the
memory Of such devoted Americans az
the MartyTed Mckinley. TO attain this
end he has used and il using the most
underhanded means. With repubIi-
can legislature, his election is an i'm
possibility; with a democratic legisla-
ture it would be a reality. Nothing
then was left to do but cause all of the
dissatisfaction possible in republican
ranks. BY the aid OF his personal
organ, the Spokesman Review and hia
party press, he has praised policy
advocated by eastern Washington re
publican-, namely, an appointive rail
way commission.
George Turner cares nothing for q rail
road commission. His associations are
such that he is enabled to advocate any
kind OF a proposition that will take with
the people, SO long as that proposition
will tend to further his own personal
aims. Ii is the hope OF democracy that
many republicans III Eastern Washing
ton will bolt the ticket because MIR. Me
Bride was not nominated. Upon that
assumption the democrats will base their
campaign. A state ticket will be nomi-
mated for the sole purpose of capturing
az many republican votes as possible
1t will not be question of principle, but
an ambition for power.
Senator Turner held conference re-
Gently with democratic leaders in Seattle
Speaking Of that conference the Seattle
Times says:
That the sentiment among the democrats
Of the state is overwhelmingly IN favor of
Turner's nomination is unquestioned and the
state convention will undoubtedly ask him to
lead the ticket. Senator Turner will accede
to such q request. The nomination of King
or Pierce county candidate for lieutenant gov
ernOr, who stump the state with Senator
Turner, was determined by yesterdays meet
ing the best policy for the convention. Such
a candidate, it was shown, would be able to
convince the voters that in the event of Sena-
tor Turner'S retirement from the governors
off ge for any reason, the democratic lieuten-
ant governor would carry out policy similar
to that Of Senator Turner With
such ticket and platform, Senator Turner
being the candidate for governor, all the dem
ocrats who attended yesterdays meeting
agreed that the state be carried and a
democratic legislature elected which will elect
a democrat fir United States senator"
1t will be noted that Gin the event OF
Senator Turner's retirement from the
governors office for any reason" the
democratic lieutenant governor will be
ready to step in. In other words, Mr..
Turner will hope to be elected governor
for the sole purpose Of pulling a king
or Pierce county candidate for lieutenant
governor into that position, thereby
| leaving il possible Tor democratic leg
islature' to elect "a democrat" to the
| United States senate Republicans, what
| do you think Of the prospect? That
! great and good silver republican, pOpu-
| list and democrat, George Turner, will
! try to be elected governor upon a com
mission platform, not for the purpose OF
| giving the state a railway commission,
! but for the purpose Of retiring from the
/ governors chair, TO be elected to the
| United States Senate. Those republ-
cans, who in the heat of anger and re-
sentiment are feeling 20 keeDlY the sting
OF defeat, and who are rushing into print
with the declaration that they will vote
for Turner for governor, had best have
a care. a vote for Turner for governor
il not vote for q railway commission,
but a vote for "King or Pierce county"
man for governor and for George Turner
for United States senator.
Driven to Desperation.