The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-11-17

~ pire to become an organ for
the Independent Manhood of San
Juan county ?" It looks that way.
During the recent political cam
paign it's columns did not contain a
single line which might be construed
into an expression of friendliness for
any of the candidates on the straight
Republican ticket, and if it does not
exult now in the defeat of that ticket
it Goes not hesitate to magnify and
misrepresent the result in it's news
columns. IT'S issue of the 9th inst
contained fine two column picture
of John S. McMillin over which ap-
peared the heading, in large black
type, Independent Republicans Gel
ebrate the Downfall of Once Power
ful Leader, and under it the follow
ing mendacious special to the Her
ald," dated Friday Harbor, Nov. 9:
Never before has this place seen such
a celebration as the independent Repub-
lcans of the ShultZ faction are now hole
ing over their victory .ver the regular
Republican or McMillin faction. Nc
Millin has long been the boss Of politics
of San Juan county, and on e ch occasion
aft Ter landing victory he has had a band
wagon parade the streets aud celebrate
the event.
The new boss, Shultz, to celebrate the
start of his reign. will also have a band
wagon. in fact. two band wagons. At the
head of the parade this afternoon went a
wagon, dilapidated in the extreme, and
drawn by broken down horses. Perched
up in the rig was an effigy of the de-
posed leader, McMillin. Then, to add to
the humiliation of the boss who is no
more, behind came a bright, new band
wagon, with a nattily uniformed band in
charge, discoursing popular airs.
So long has John s. McMillin been
boss of San Juan county, that his defeat
is now being made the occasion of a wild
celebration in which men from all parts
Of the county are taking part.
The regular boat on its rounds this
morning picked up large number of
part in the celebration. A special boat
has also made the rounds, and large
crowds were taken aboard at Roche Har-
Dor, East Sound, West Sound, Olga, Or
cas-, Richardson, Blakely island and
other places. These are now in Friday
HarbGr and are helping to make the oc-
casion of Shultz' victory a memorable
one.
After the afternoon speaking there will
be torchlight procession and banquet.
Mr.. Garrett, the successful candi-
date for prosecuting attorney, is the
Friday Harbor correspondent of the
Herald but he may have delegated to
someone else the apparently pleasing
task OF concocting and sending the
above Especial.
1t is quite true that "never before
has this place seen such celebra-
tion,' and true also that it is pretty
generally hoped that it will never see
another like it. Even the ''new boss
Shultz," whose victory it was prin-
cipally designed to celebrate, was so
ashamed of it and of his following
that he fled from it and did not even
appear at the s'banquet" or the bali.
The statement that it has been
customary heretofore, after each
Republican victory, to have s'band
wagon parade the streets and cele-
brate the event" !" is wholly untrue.
AT no time has there been any such
demonstration.
The rickety red wagon Of the In
dependents was driven by Mr.. Tim
othy Coghlan and the 'tefigy" refer
red to was Mr.. M. A. Ward, of Kan
aka pay. The large crowds" we're
surprisingly small considering the ma
ture and extent OF the victory of the
Independent Manhood of San Juan
county.
is carpenter by trade and IS a quiet.