The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-11-18

viewed them on the matter and 1t
was found that this matter had never
been talked over by the four men.
They all had their views on the mat
ter, but as far as having agreed to
work together on the matter there is
nothing in it.
The candidates expressed them
selves as follows:
j. H. McGohan-''There has been
no combine or agreement between the
four candidates of the Peoples party
ticket. l will say this much, how
ever, that if elected it would be my
aim to try and faithfully represent
the people. My idea now is that
the citizens generally are opposed to
the granting of saloon licenses, AMI
without going farther into the matter
and making special study of con
ditions in this city, my impression
is that my vote would be against the
issuing of any more saloon licenses"
Joe Albin-''As far as any agree
ment between the four candidates is
concerned, l will say that we have
never talked over the matter of sa-
loon licenses. We may work togeth-
er on this matter, if elected, or We
may not. | do not know haw the
other candidates feel on this matter
AS for myself, personally / am OPP
posed to the liquor business. |
would like to see Wenatcnee without
a saloon, but as to how I should vote
if elected that would depend on how
| found things. / believe in treating
all saloon men alike. l would not be
in favor of giving any one saloon
man a monopoly of the liquor bust
ness. If we grant licenses to one
we should to all of them. l will not
say just how / should vote on this
matter if elected, because | am not
posted as to the conditions, but as
| stated at first, my inclinations are
for city without any saloons in it"
Howard Thomas-"That is all
foolish talk about our combining
and agreeing to cut out the saloons.
We have never talked the matter
over together. Personally, l am OPP
posed to the granting of saloon Ii
censes, and if elected to the Office of
city councilman I will oppose the is
suing of any more saloon licenses. I
do not care whether | am elected or
no.. want the people of the city to
know where | stand on this matter,
SO that if elected there will be no
misunderstanding. l am a temper
ance man, and my idea in filing my
declaration was to bring out the 9TH
er three candidates on the Peoples
party ticket. l know that they are
clean men. If elected, | would ex-
pect to try and represent the people,
land | am satisfied that the sentiment
of the city is against the Issuing of
any more liquor licenses.
P. P. Holcomb-"No, there has
been no understanding on the part of
the candidates on the Peoples party
ticket. We have not even talked the
matter over. The people of the city
generally know how / feel on this
question My record is open to in
vestigation, and l need say nothing
further on this matter
Both Messrs Russell and Ross,
when seen by a World man, express
ed themselves as unwilling to pledge
themselves on the matter. They said
that they considered that there were
other questions of just as paramount
importance as the saloon question
and that they would do what they
considered right in that particular
question. They would be willing to
refer the matter to the people of the
city. They had not investigated as
to whether it would be possible to
make the necessary civic improve
meats without the aid of saloon
money, but would go thoroughly into
the matter and if elected would serve
the people to the best of their ability.