The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-23
CONGRESSMAN
P0|NDEXTER
IS IN CITY
SPENDS DAY IN WENATCHEE AND
TALKS OF HIS CANDIDACY FOR
THE SENATE AS A SUCCESSOR
TO PILES.

Judge Miles POlndeXter arrived IN
the city last night on No. 25, COM
ing in from Spokane. Judge Poin-
dexter before leaving next month for
Washington, D. c., to be in attend
ance at the congressional sessions.
will spend some time in western
Washington in the interests of his
candidacy for the senate. In eastern
Washington the press has come out
almost unanimously favoring his fight
against Cannonism and also in favor
of Judge Poindexter as a successor to
Senator Sam II. Piles. To the Daily
World this morning Judge Poindex-
ter defined his plans for the campaign
as follows:
II arrived here last night from
Spokane on my way to the Sound, and
expect to leave on the first train going
west. Since the announcement of my
being a candidate | have been in re-
ceipt of great many expressions OF
good will from west side newspaper
men and citizens generally and it is
my intention to spend a week on the
west side and fini out personally
what the feeling is. | am set in my
own mind that what is known as the
insurgent move is going TO sweep the
west. and naturally expect that issue.
alone. to help my candidacy. The
people of this state know my attitude
! towards all public questions and dur
| ing the coming season after the ad-
/ iournment of congress l expect to
make thorough canvass of this state.
During my trip to the west side of
( the state I will make no public ad-
dresses but am simply going to ac
quaint myself better with the politi-
cal situation of the state. There will
be a square issue put up to the people
by the reactiOnaries and the progress
sive republicans and there is no ques-
ton in my mind that this is a pro-
the country, that being so it makes
very little difference how many cam
didates for the senate there may be
either on the east side or the west
side AS an insurgent or progressive
/ candidate will probably get the vote
of the insurgent element and the re-
dictionary candidate, however many
there may be. would only get the re-
: dictionary or stand-pat or Cannon
= vote The more of these reactionary
r candidates that appear in the field.
whether on the east side or the west
OF the mountains. the more favorable
it would be for my candidacy"
Judge Poindexter was asked as TO
his views on the question of water
= way improvement for the Columbia
and he stated that he was in favor of
a more liberal and comprehensive poll
: icy and system by the government in
that regard than has heretofore been
pursued.
Il am in favor" said he. "of the
issue of bonds if necessary. to begin
and complete the improvement of the
great rivers of the country on a busi-
nesslike and common sense plan
meal way in which the work has been
done heretofore. OF course it may
not be possible at this time to carry
out such a system of waterway devel-
opment on the Columbia as has been
done on the Ohio river, for instance.
but eventually undoubtedly a very ex-
tensive and complete Improvement Of
the Columbia river will be undertaken
and completed. which will convert
this rapid stream into great inland
waterway of still water navigation by
system of dams and locks. This
would develop, while making a great
series of navigable lakes, at the same
time series of valuable water pow
ers which in themselves would be
worth all the cost of improvement.
In the meantime. however, less ex-
pensive but nevertheless valuable i'm
provements should be carried
through which would open the river
from the north boundary of the state
to the ocean. This great and wealthy
nation can well afford the expense,
and considered as an investment it
would repay every dollar so ex-
pended"
Congressman Poindexter was taken
in charge today by commercial
club committee appointed by Chair