Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-01-01

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sequence 81 'Adl ia'i WIZ" '"e "'''l''S-
sion Of Mr.. Root and the letter (Of
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So hV .dW. I" the Aberdeen H'1" by
I II Iv.ous Secretary Of the State
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reading between lines. and establish
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clear, ana though II goes 80 idr Dis "
disoualify from Office its violatOrS, he
=, .1 eoo.s ora r;sl,od all CON.
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QucnccS for deliberately suDsidlZing
several country papers in the interest
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u.bo ,roro snec;o1lv nrobibited from
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na;on
Hero Is the letter written by Sec
rotary Ivsons TO the World:
SEATTLE Auo Is. 1908.
"Nv Dear Sir-Tnder separate cover
On, sond;ng Won cnts and biographical
sLatcbes NJ ,wo or three of the State can
.ESa,aS who arc esnecialv deserving of
onInrsament of LOYALTY and service to
tho nartv in This state. and who have al
800 shaun a friendly interest in marty
newsnaners One of them recently adj
XoncaJ Tho sum of 5000 to the committee
20 subscribe for the Republican news
u =" DURING tho nresent campaign.
tH Il 10 mndarstood that # the sketches and
cuts are used the service must be gratis.
If YOU have already on hand cut of
either of these candidates, kindly return
one to me. If the biographies sent you
are too lengthy for your columns, you
can readily prepare shorter ones from
the data contained therein. The cuts
are to be retained by you unless you
have duplicates.
MIL A., ..o 1,,dro Y,oo+ Lrou of
AhaI 'he 'i'en 'uus0 A'oo' N"0
the existence of a corruption fund
and WAC willing To use II. is shown
Dy tnlS Statement Illd'io ny It'll "i"
published in the Perkins Iuins:
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Gordon told me- that several contractors
and corporations had subscribed to a
campaign fund which was to be used in
the interests of candidates in eastern
Washington and for candidates yor the
Supreme Court and State offices. He
said that of this fund he wished to send
$500 or $3.50 to help me and others. l
told him that did not wish to spend
any money in the campaign, but when
he reiterated his desire to send $500, l
told hlm to SEND IL 10 T.. b. rainier.
"Judge Gordon said: You can tell
Palmer that the money will be there
about the end of June, and that he can
depend upon it, l told Mr.. Palmer
him at 70 0 do sc b %o nIeased abomt;t baJ
no wish to spend the money, [personally.l
palmer subsequently incurred an in
ue1 ,ho u stGo vi h"d .1 e so'Gkn
Last july asked Palmer if the money
had been SENT and he informed me that
Palmer had heen mt to considerable ex.
pense upon the statement had repeated
70 MN, ana l wrote Judge "orooh as
.,o, ,ooo .
ions shont onr friends Am exceedingly
embarrassed by promises made on as
su.ances leceissu' ndte 70 b S;t Sun
wonderfully help the Situation. Begging
pardon for annoying, which would have
70 rew "y o "s avor vom my ,rnIv "s
MILO A. Roor.'
Later when saw Gordon. he in
formed. me tna AZ tne man VINO nau G Taa,
without attending to it, and that the
money was not available. Not one dol
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r'o,oe'e u '"a'',''"'eS ~ Eastern
49, c.r y,
'ne ouprelneCou anu otate oiilces,
and Mr.. Root admits that 300 or
s9sO of = mos 20 ho oo,doa :,
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helping him lROot] While Root
wrote him that he did not wish To