The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-08

PROMISE Law ENFORCEMENT
EACH CANDIDATE SAYS he Will,
ENFORCE SUNDAY CLOSING
AND GAMBLING LAWS,


Revs. c. M. Bainton, c. G. Fisher ant
James Clement Reid, appointed by the
ministerial union to interview the
various candidates for office i'm ar
effort to ascertain their views on th,
sunday closing of saloons and the
suppression of gambling, reported a.
the meeting of the union this afternoon
ana the report was Immediately giver
out for publication.
In one form or another, the candi.
dates all go on record against tn,
sunday saloon and against gambling
The ministerial union declined to take
any action endorsing any candidate
simply announcing the answers made
by the candidates to the questions 81
the committee.
The committees report was as fol,
lows:
The Committees Report.
your committee to interview the
various candidates for city offices SUBJ
mlts thte following report:
I'VE have interviewed all the candi-
dates for administrative offices with
the exception of the candidate for CITY
attorney, with the following result:
Eugene Tausick, democratic candi-
date for mayor, after an interview Of
some length, stated that while he was
in favor of enforcing all the laws he
would make no promises to any man or
party. He further stated that if elected
to the office of mayor, he would be
guided very largely in his policy by the
opinions of the city attorney and
Councilmen Stack and Whiteman.
wv. P. Mexican, republican nominee
answered without hesitation that he
was in favor of enforcing the laws
against gambling and the Sunday sa-
loon to the limit
Mike Davis, republican nominee for
chief of police, stated that, if elected
he would continue his policy Of the past
year in enforcing the law without dis
Emil Sanderson, the democratic
candidate for this office, said that he
would enforce the law to the letter and
that he would agree to close all the sa-
looms on Sunday.
&C. J. Bower, democratic candidate
for councilman from the first ward ana
his opponent, Fred S. Hull, both de-
clared themselves uneQuivOcally In
favor of the enforcement of the laws
against the Sunday saloon and gambl-
ing.
Both the candidates for councilmen
in the Second ward, Fritz Lehn and c.
NJ. Taylor, stated that they were in
favor of enforcement of the laws
against the Sunday saloon and against
gambling Mr.. Lehn qualified his state
nent by saying that in the case of the
first offence he would be inclined to be
enient In case of a second violation
If the law he would be in favor of strict
application of the law, that is absolute
councilman Dunham of the Third
ward who is a candidate for re-election
IN the republican ticket stated that he
would stand on his record on all moral
ssues trying to improve it If he could.
His opponent, c. H. Cummings, also
tated that he was unequlvocally in IA
-or of everything that looked to the
,etter moral interests of the city, in
.luding the closing of the saloons on
Sunday and the suppression of gambl-
ng
"Albert Niebergall, republican cand1-
late for councilman from the fourth
Yard. said he vas in favor of enforcing
II the laws against opening of places
f business on Sunday without discrim-
mating against the saloon. When fur
her questioned. he said that he would
70 in favor of revOking the license OF
nv saloon that violated the law. he
1so said that he was absolutely op-
osed to gambling in any form.
His opponent, M. E. Crosson, after
epeated questioning as to his attitude
oward Sunday closing and the sup
ression of gambling, gave the follow
1g answer. God knows After furtner
iscussion, he stated that he had taken
n oath before the supreme court OF
no state to support the constitution
f the state and all the laws thereof ,
nd that he would keep his OATH
Where They Stand.
After the report had been received
he ministerial union adopted the fol- !
owing resolution:
Whereas, it is likely that the pur- !
ose of the appointment Of this COM
nittee was either misunderstood or
,illfully misrepresented, we the Min
,terial Union Of Walla Walla and
icinity do hereby make the following
tatement to accompany this report as
, appears in the public press:
1--WE have no desire to interfere. in
ne remotest way, with party politics
; such, nor with politics at all in