The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-08-21
COSGROVF WILL BE NOMINATED
Comments of Some of the Country Papers
That Favor His Candidacy

4OLuClOy Hhdn ny liC hlHg NOunly
Republican Club last week, as Wash
ington's grand old man" his hearers,
who were some of the leading profess
sional and business men of Seattle, gave
long and loud applause and the hon
ored citizen and sound republican" as
the P-I. calls him, will wind up the
campaign with the title of Washing
toms grand old man" sticking to him.
The luncheon was a triumph for Mr..
Cosgrove, whose speech was a master
piece of logic, polish, confidence and
modesty. 1t made his supporters here
more enthusiastic than ever and today
he has bigger army of unselfsh workers
busy for him in King county than any
other candidate can boast.
Mr.. Cosgrove has planned a whirl-
wind finish to his fight. This week he
starts on the stump and every night
until primary day will find him before
an audience making his first appeal, in
a quarter of a century of speeches, for
support of himself. He has recovered
from the illness from which he suffered
some weeks ago and is showing all the
fire that has made him the fayorite cam
paigner since the state was admitted to
the union. Most OF his attention will
be devoted to King county where he
is gaining strength so rapidly that il
does not seem to be an eXtrayagant
claim to predict that he will carry il on
first choice votes.
Republicans here who have the inter
ests OF the party at heart are making
the claim that Cosgrove's nomination
would be the best thing for the party
this fall as with him at the head of the
ticket the work of the campaign
would be finished at the primaries.
If either of his leading opponents
is nominated a bitter fight will be
made on him by the democrats while
even the democrats admit that with
Cosgrove at the head of the ticket fight
on him could not be made. They fear
him more than any other man.
There seems to be absolutely no
doubt now that Mr.. Cosgrove will be
nominated. The band wagon has
started on its round and every day it
dumps at the Cosgrove headquarters
new supporters who want to get in while
there is yet time. All that his friends
have to do now is to keep everlasting
ly at il and the victory will be theirs.
The political history Of the state con-
tains no parallel for the remarkable
spread OF the Cosgrove boom.
Following is the recent comment of
some OF the papers of the state;
Seattle Times: He is a farmer from
east of the mountains but into every
drop of blood that flows through his
veins has been enthused the doctrine
of eternal justice, and if he were to be
nominated for governor of Washington,
no man nor woman would ever have
to blush for any act that would occur
under his administration.
Seattle Post Intelligencer: He has
gone on the stump and urged the
cause of the man who beat him for the
nomination with zeal and with ability,
and has contributed to the extent OF
his power in bringing about republican
success.
Everett Tribune; Ii would not sur
mise the observant ones if he gets to
the head of the ticket in the primaries
And no advocate Of good government
will have cause to regret his election.
Seattle Interlaken: No one of the
five candidates shows a stronger feel
ing. has a record clearer from political
entanglements and command more res
pect of his friends and neighbors than
the Hon. S. G. Cosgrove OF Pomeroy.
His strength is growing daily and his
candidacy is taking on the appearance
of a veritable landslide.
Orting Oracle: In Mr.. Cosgroye the
marty has. for the first time in years, a
clean and untrammeled candidate Tor
the gubernatorial office.
Chewelah Independent: II is hardly
likely that the political history OF the
state will ever again tell such story
of LOYALTY to party and principles as will
be recorded of S. G. Cosgrove.
Burlington Tribune; He has not
only inherent honesty and rugged
appreciation OF the full meaning oil a
square deal, but his education and
character are sufficient guarantee thai
with him in the gubernatorial mansion
-. d;.v,;ty that attaches TO the office