The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-03-09
SLIGHT SHOW
OF OPPOSITION
Voice of People on Ankeny-Jones
Contest Shows Wenatchee
Strong for Latter.

/ "Who is your choice for senator?"
/ This persistent query, put to people
! in the street last week, was repeated
Saturday and today by World rep
reseltative.
If Jones sentiment prep0nderates
as strongly elsewhere the Yakima
statesman will go into the senate on
the crest of wave of popular enthu-
siasm
Almost without exception, the peo-
pie here want Jones; here are some
expressions of preference:
County Treasurer Buttles: Jones,
all the time"
Tom Groves: Il am for the Hon.
Wesley Jones, all the time
William E. Grimshaw: Everybody
in this country is for Jones; you know
that"
Sheriff Webb: For Jones'"
Bill Simmons: 'ThatII do for me. -
Attorney w. E. Southerd OF Wilson
Greek: "Jones,-he is ABSOLUTELY
HONEST, industrious and SOBER.
He has the confidence not only Of his
Immediate constituents but of the
whole state OF Washington Arken-
ny is not the choice of those who are
in position to know Of the compara-
tive ability and work OF the two men.
/ known Of my own personal knowl-
edge that Ankenny is not the choice
Of either Cushman or Humphrey; he
incurred too great an expenditure to
secure his first election"
Carl Christensen: 20, I'm for the
man they all want-Jones.
o. A. Hoaid, of Chelan: can
kenny"
Postmaster Hull: Zones has stood
very high in my opinion from the
time Of his first appearance in Con-
gress. / have always looked forward
to the time when by reason of his
excellent work he should go to the
senate"
keiser, Of the Wenatchee Electric
Co.: Il agree with the Anti-Ankenny
cartOonists."
Billy Parr: 81 am a Democrat"
c. a. Austin: Il favor Jones'"
Ed Russell; Jones: he has not
been bought up by the big corpora
tiCns. He has had ten years o. in
dependent experience in congress,
and the senate is the right place for
him"
P. P. Holcomb; Jones is the man
We want
Charles Browne: I'D rather have
Jones than Ankenly."
Higley. from the Okanogan:
Jones for u.s."
Attorney Henry C. Grass: why,
Jones, of course. 1 am astonished
/ thai you should ask me such a ques-
ton
c. E. Rusk, attorney, of Chelan:
They are both of different politi-
cal shade from me; but I'd prefer
Ankenny"
DR.. Hutchinson: Zones for the
dentists"
Johnson of Quincy: Zones suits
me"
Bill Little: Jones is the man We
want"
Howard Thomas: 'I would be fol
Jones'"
Jay Cushing: "Ankenny."
J. E. Graves: ''I will root foI
Jones'
Charlton: "I think Jones the bes
man"
Hugh Parshall: 81 am not in poll
tics; but think Jones is the comine
man"
A. F. Estes of Cashmere: 81 knew
Mr.. Jones in Yakima and have oh.
served his progress for many years;
[ think his work has been of more
benefit to the state than that of any
man who has ever gone from here
to congress. think he has done
more in the interests of the Govern.
ment irrigation projects than any
other man in the state. l am TO,
him, Of course"
John Godfrey: They are both
good men
John Berger: Jones; he is for the
I people-the same type of man as
! Roosevelt and 8ryu1.'
James D. Kline, Squilel,uck:
Jones every day il the week is the
sentiment no our way ca the part
OF the republicans, and democrats
too, for that matter; and this for the
simple reason that Jones has the con
fdence of the people, and IS a man
who does things. -
Theodore zimmerman: Jones. OF
course.
c. H Ar@aerong Il am Tor
Jones.