The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-06-16
COMMISSION H NAMED
Governor Mead Announced tbe
Names on Wednesday.
"a 'fairchild, ID ohm s. McMiIIiD
and John Q. Lawrence Are
the Men Chosen.

Belllngham, Wash. June l4-Gov.
ernor Mead, now 10 this citv. ennopnoad
today that he had appointed Jobn 3
McMlilln OF Roche HarbOr. San Jnan
county, and ). Z. Lawrence Of Garfield
whitman county, on the state railroad
commission. With H. A. FairrhiId
cGalrman' this completes the personnel
oi that body. The first meeting will
Cahe place at Olympia next Wednesday
"neh the commission NAV select a
secretary, Tor which position a salary ~
$1,000 is provided.
IN discussing the appointments. Gov
ernon Mead said today:
One q tne most important Ouestions
" consider ls that OF rates affecting the
Gi,ies o! seattle, Spokane and Taco,,s
nave ielt lt necessary to pass over
nlahy capable men with splendid indOrse.
hents 10 order that | might not run in
20 'ne uanger OF discriminating in favor
u one ci1y ana against others The men
! nave selected VIII, | believe, he able to
tx rates that will be fair ~ iohhors -
all parts of the state.
"Mr. McNlilin has been huisno,s r,o,,
and large shipper in this stare for mar
years. lie is not identified with eny
city, but understands the interests of ali
of the people. ''"
Mr; Lawrence is as closely identified
as ana man in the state with the wheat
growing interests.
L nave considered that the commits
ION would be frequently in need of advice
Vi an attorney, and for that reason. as
wen as others. L have selected MIR. Fair
cnllu, the Trainer OF the bill creating the
commission.
whitman County's Member.
j. c. Lawrence was born in Marrow
county, Ohio, January %. 1861 Nov.
ed, with his parents. snccessivev -
Indiana, Illinois. Missouri and hack to
Illinois, where his father died. In 1870
his mother, with her family. removed to
Oregon and two years later came II
| ashingtOn. Mr. Lawrence arrived in
Colfax, November IL, 1878, taught the
district school where the town of Gar.
held ls now located that winter. was
married IN 1883, and has four children.
ne served one term as county school
superintendent, a term as member of ter
rltoFlal board OF education q term az
territorial superintendent of public in
structloD, was member of the first
state senate from Whitman county, was
appointed registrar of the IT, S. land
ONCE at aterVllle, Wash, by President
harrison, being removed near the end of
the term by President Cleveland. He
opened the first hardware store in Gar
neld ana was one of the organizers and
heaVy stOckhOlder in the Garfield Hard
ware and Mercantile Company. He was
one OF the earliest warehOusemen in the
county, beginning in 1886, and with the
exception of few years, he has been
shipping ever since that time until the
past year. At present he is president of
the Bank OF Garfield.
Mr.. Lawrence not Indorsed,
The following from the Spokesman
Review:
Within two weeks after bis election
last fall Governor Mead gave out
statement to the effect that any person
appointed to office by him must have
the Endorsement OF his local republican
county committee. DR.. A. f. Stubt.
chairman OF the republican committee of
whitman county, was called up over the
long distance phone at COlfax and asked
some questions.
Did your republican county com
mittee indOrse Mr.. Lawrence for railroad
commissioner" was the first query.
1T did not" declared DR.. Stuht.
is bis appointment satisfactory to
your wing OF the party in the county,"
well I'd have to confer with the boys
and find out before answering that
question" was DR.. Stunts noncommit-
tai reply.
is it satisfactory to you personally"
"Oh, it's perfectly satisfactory to me-"
Mr.. Lawrence has always drilled
with the opposition to your organiza-
ton, has he not?"
well, yes, more or less" admitted DR..
Stuht.
Neither was the state ticket and platform.