Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-10-10
WHY MR.. FARRELL
CANDIDATE MEAD is ASKED A
PERTINENT QUESTION.
Postmaster Ewart, of Colfax, Staunch Re.
publican. Asks Mr.. Mead Why the Demo
cratic Lobbyist Was Sent For to Name
Republican Ticket

A. F.. Mead, the Farrell candidate for
governor, has declared, in substance,
that the action OF the republican state
convention at Tacoma in turning down
commission resolution thereby places the
convention on record as opposing such a
of the case, Mr.. Mead must be put down
as being pledged by his own convention
to oppose regulative railroad legislation.
In his speech at Colfax, Septem Der II,
MIR. Mead stated in defense OF the recalci-
trant republican legislators who viol tied
their party platforms by opposing the
railroad commission bill in the last legis.
lature that many OF them were elected
on county platforms which declared
against the commission policy. Upon
being asked to name the counties which
had so declared. Mr.. Mead said the only
county he remembered was Whatcom
county, but that commission resolutions
were defeated in number of counties,
(Which he regards as being tantamount
to instructions against commission"
Ii the defeat OF commission resolutions
is, as Mr.. Mead states tantamount to in
structions against commission, then
Mr.. Mead is instructed by the Tacoma
convention against the commission
policy
Mr.. Mead has finally come down fiom
the skies OF glttering political general
ties to discussion Of one OF the vital
issues of the campaign. The occasion OF
his descent from the ethereal heights
was his recent address at Cofax, where
he was interrupted by James Ewart, the
Colfax postmaster, loyal republican
and a supporter Of Mr.. Mead. Mr..
Ewart rose 10 ask:
"Please tell us why you sent for Mr..
Farrell?"
The question is intensely pertinent
and Mr.. Mead's reply is here published
IN full as Transcribed from The notes OF
steno!rapher who was present and took
it down.
81 have lothing to do with Mr.. Far
rell, know nothing about why he was
present and had nothing to do with it..
Some of the distinguished members OF
this convention can perhaps enlighten
you on that subject"
Some of the distinguished members of
the convention have already explained
the mater. Charles p. Lund, L. ID.
Rockwell and j. A. Schiller, members OF
the Spokane county steering committee,
upon their return from the convention
gave out public statement of the cir.
cumstance. As all three of these gen.
tlemen are now supporting Mr.. Mead, it
cannot be considered unfair to give their
version OF the incident. They explained
that the supporters OF Gov. Mcbride had
offered the King county steering COM
mittee thirty votes in the legislature for
Sam Piles for United States senator, and
an endorsement OF Mr.. Piles candidacy
by the convention ii the King county
delegation would support Mcbride. TO
quote from the statement of the steering
committee:
AhO Iucnlioi WAC tiCh cuDHl'ttcO W
Mr.. Piles who stated that the PROPOSE.
ton was very attractive to him, but that
he would be obliged to consult with
friends in Seattle before he could finally
accept it.
Governor Mcbride was notified that
an answer would be given at s O'Clock.
He was notified that J. ID. Farrell, whom
Mr. Piles hal wished to consult, was on
the way to Tacoma and would not reach
there until 7:30 O'Clock. Soon after :: so
Governor Mcbride was informed that the
proposition on ouldhave to be declined"