The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-11-10
WOULD VIOLATE LAW
Attempt to COIOnize w. 8. G.
Students at Pullman.
Twenty three Moved From the Dor.
mitory TO Participate In
City Election.

Pullman, Wash, Nov. S.-Much indig.
nation has been aroused in this city by
| the action of certain members Of the
| college faculty aud Others, who attempt
ed TO colOnize students of the college in
the Second ward, in order that they
might vote at the coming city election.
Many OF the older citizens. who sub.
scrlbed money to buy the grounds and
hulld the first college building, we're par
tlculary aroused at this action on the
part Of the college, to control the CITY
government.
That members OF the faculty had a
hand IN the affair. there can be no doubt.
Tor as lar back as August II, while a
man from down town was at the college
collecting a bill. be overheard two or
three professors discussing the city
election OF last year. They spoke of
having made mistake, az they could
nave won by having few boys from the
dormltory move down town, and that
they would not repeat the error, but
would pick ont few of the old standbys.
put them 10 the proper places, and show
the fellows how to handle the thing prop
erly. 1t is stated that the burden of the
tight was to rest on Professor Carpenter
OF the college and Others would back the
movement.
This report set some OF the business
men TO watching the proceedings, and
on last Saturday night between and
Z O'Clock, a large pile OF trunks we're
noticed, piled up in front OF the bows
dormitOry, and standing around and
sitting on these were Rev. Sergeant OF
the Christian church, Rev. Powell 0f the
Baptist, Professors r. Kent Beattie and
- McCracken of the college, and
Wm. Porter, accountant at the same in
stltutiOn. Between and 8 O'Clock one
OF Pullman's business men dropped into
the Artesian Hotel, and found dray-
man and Prof. d. A. McCracken at the
desk while number of college students
we're removing the trunks from the draw
TO the hallway. j. E. Nessley, owner OF
the hotel and travelling correspondent
OF the Spokesman Review, arrived in
Pullman on the previous day, ststing
that he was now O resident OF Pullman
and voter in the second ward. Rev.
Sargent went to another house and en-
gagged rooms for other boys. He asked
the landlady for special rates, but was
refused. but finally engaged the rooms.
The landlady wanted to know who
would pay the bills, aud was told that
inquiring who the finance committee
were she was informed that they we're 4.
5. Burgan, of E. S. Burgan & Son, Prof.
IL. v. Carpenter OF the college, and At
torney John W. Mathews.
On Monday morning, President Bryan,
who had been out of town, returned and
on being told of the affair by business
man, assured his informant that he
would have the boys move back immed-
lately, or they would lose their rooms
at the dOrmitOry. Upon President
Bryan issuing this edict, practically all
the boys returned to the college.
In the meantime several of the boys had
been talking to various nAs about town
aDd stated that they would pay board
and room rent the same as usual to Mr..
Porter at the business office of the col
iege, and that the difference in expense
would be adjusted.
Upon being asked how many had
moved down from the dOnmitorY and
what their reasons we're for making the
move, one Of the boys stated that there
we're % of them in the crowd, and that
they wished to participate in the city
election. 1t is known that other stu
dents we're approached on the same sub
iect, but refused to have anything to do
with the scheme.
1t is understood here that several of
the faculty, who have had no hand in
the move. are desirous of having the
whole matter investigated, so that the
stigma may rest upon the guilty parties
and not upon the whole institution.