The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-09-20
Authorized by Republican Central
Committee of Spokane County
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE CLUB
HEARS TRUTH OF MATTER

I aid did not live up to his promises
and pledges. He is an employe of the
Great Northern. This man who was
disloyal to his pledges and platform
is rewarded by the nomination for
county treasurer. I do not believe
ii lies in the mouths of the demo-
Gratis to say that they have been con-
sistent in this county. ]. G. Johnson
of Republic, who voted against the
commission bill, has been rewarded
by the democrats of Ferry county
with endorsement as joint senator.
Il believe it is enough for the re-
publicans of Spokane county to say
to the voters of it's legislative dis
%tricts, We have lived up to our
platform and pledges
Lund on Party Loyalty.
Il am frank to say that l disap-
prove of some of the things done at
the state convention of the republic
cans, but there has been so much mis-
representation abroad and in this
county that l feel like stating the
situation there. If Mcbride had been
nominated some of the difficulties
nov confronting us would not now
be apparent; but having participated
in that convention and having been
voted down, / feel it as a matter of
honor to support the nominees of
that convention unless they are alb
solutely disqualified for holding those
Offices: n the republicans of the
state will find that this is the best
course to pursue. In doing so l am
not acting against any principle 1
have advocated or for which the re-
publican party has stood. l do not
believe that the republican party is
| against a railroad commission; on the
contrary, / believe that the republican
party is for a commission and when
it speaks through the voters it will
favor a commission for the benefit of
the whole people of the state.
There were other questions in
some of the counties which chose del
egates to the Tacoma convention.
King county's interest in that owen
ton primarily lay in the election of
II tlllttu states stIldtOT. ne DuS1-
| ness interests of King seem to de-
mand of their legislators the choice
of n man familiar with the demands
of Seattle and King" county, and no
question of a commission was before
their county convention. Their in
terests were not for Mead. He had
not been thought of then for gov
ernor. In the end, when it was i'm
possible for an arrangement between
the friends of Mcbride and Piles, he
developed as a compromise candidate,
just as compromise candidates come
up in many conventions.
IT believe hat if the county or
CARNATIONS keep up the fight for a
railroad commission in the end we
will be successful If we are right,
and if we are not right we should
not be successful"
Harry Rosenhaupt made a brief
speech in which he showed up the
position taken by Colonel H. D. Mer-
rift, candidate for representative
from the Second district, against the
freight rate reduction bill of 1901.
He argued that the only thing for
the voter TO do is to vote for Roose,
welt, Mead and a republican legislat-
ure; because if by chance Turner is
elected he could nullify the acts of a
republican legislature, and if Turner
and a democratic legislature is elect
ed, it meant a democratic United
States senator, which would be a slap
at President Roosevelt by the citizens
of the state of Washington. Mr..
R~osenhaupt spoke of the good, clean
ticket nominated by the republicans
of this county and bespoke for them
honest and clean administrations,
with the strictest attention to duty.
Senator Crow gave a brief outline
of the recent meetings in Whitman
county and gave it as his observation
that disaffection among republicans
there had been very much overstated
by the Spokesman-Review. He said
that the condition was improving and
hat Turner would get more votes
there today than he will at election
time.
w. II. Ludden, who was in the leg
~islature with Albert E. Mead and also
was acquainted with George Turner's
career, spoke of Mead's efforts in
passing a bill for the reduction of
freights and fares over the veto of
the governor and for the bill COM
polling the railroads to fence their
rights of way. He said that he had
no Gus to offer for the Tacoma
convention nominating Mead. He