The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-07-29
REPUBLICANS ARE
GETTING SCARED
cOSGROVE BOOSTERS SAY HIS
NOMINATION is ONLY HOPE OF
PARTY SALVATION.

convinced that the nOmlnatlOn OF
either Mead or Mcbride will mean the
defeat of the republican state ticket in
Washington, and accordingly a clarion
call has gone forth to rally the faith
full disciples of projection to the STAN
da-d of S. G. Cosgrove, of Pomeroy.
In circular letter, an executive
committee" Of fourteen republican pub
fishers declare that they have plan Of
campaign which will land the Pome-
roy man in the governors chair, and
they offer to disclose this plan to any
;her newspaper which. will promise
to join in the scheme. On the other
hand, this same committee asserts that
If Cosgrove isn't nominated the ticket
will have 10 face probable defeat at
the polls
The circular letter being sent out is
as follows:
ing of the Washington State Press as
socia lion held at Vancouver, many of
the newspapermen present, believing it
to be to the best interests Of the peo-
pie of the state Of Washington. the
republican party and particularly to
the best interests Of the country press,
that Hon. S. G. Cosgrove, of Pomeroy,
candidate for governor on the republi-
can ticket be nominated at the Sept
ember primaries, named the under
signed executive committee for the
purpose of attaining that end
'Of the country publishers who at
tended The Vancouver meeting, more
than three-fourths were for Mr.. Co.'S
grove for governor, first, last and all
the time. A list of more than go coun-
try weeklies, which are for Mr.. Cos
grove, has been obtained A careful
study of the political situation at this
time shows that many more country
papers are for Mr. Cosgrove than for
all other candidates combined. Added
to these are a few excellent papers
which are favorable to him on second
choice.
Our purpose in sending you this let
ter is to find out just where you stand
on the gove~norship, and ask YOUR
hearty cooperation with us in helping
to make sure Mr.. Cosgrove's nomina
ton. Our argument for Mr.. Cosgrove
simply stated, is this:
There is. as you know. bitter fac
tlonal fight between the Mead and Nc
Bride elements in the party. Four
years ago Mr.. Mead ran thousands ot
votes behind his ticket as resul1
Were either Mead or Mcbride TO win
the nomination again, there would no
doubt be recurrence of the knitting
OF the ticket with probably defeat al
the polls. Mr.. Cosgrove's nomina ton
would absolutely insure a united partv
and make victory certain.
Mr. Cosgrove's success would mean
general cleaning out of the old-time
poll1cians and political bosses of the
machines that have controlled the
state and its institutions for manv
years He is not identified with anv
1action, and is under no obligation
10 any man o. set of men. His plat-
form, "A square dear for all tho neo.
pie VIII be carried out in letter and
spirit. His rugged honesty is guar.
anty of this.
L. was the sense of every CosgrOve
editor at Voneoever that MIR. Cosgrove
from every point of view. is the stron,-
est and most acceptable candidate, and
tnat as country newspaper publishers.
we can by united action make his no.
iilihatlon and election certain: that as
protector to our interests. and as :.
demonstration of our own mower we
owe 1t to ourselves, and to the republi-
can party. to effect this result.
"A careful, conservative canvass 80
the situation, covering In entire state
today shows that Mr.. Cosgrove,s nori-
nation is practically a certainty To
make is absolutely so will YOU ioin ne
III a whlrlwind finish to the campaien
curing the next few weeks before .,c.
primaries which will be held Sentem-
Der 8? If you will. immediately on 10
celpt Of this letter, send a telagr. ~,
cohect to F. A. Hazeltine. n,blishor
journal, South Bend, Wash STATING
mat you are with u.s. On recent Of
word from you, an outline of orr nIon
o1 campaign will be sent YOU.
This movement is wholly vo,nr+a,
on the part Of every publisher interes+-
Gu IN It's success. 1t is organized free
from any suggestions of Mr.. Coserove
mere 10 no remuneration in II for any-
one. We want Mr.. Cosgrova RI win
and we're going 10 win this camna;on