The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-01-15
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FIT SAYS HAY.
ENCOMPASSED DEFEAT OF
POLITICIAN AS CHIEF CLERK
OF THE HOUSE.-IS A SCHEM.
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Especial to the World.

Olympia, Jan. 5.-Lieutenant-
Governor M. e. Hay won his first
from the progressive mem
bers of the legislature and aroused
the ire Of the reactionaries by the
somewhat spectacular manner in
in which he broke into the house
chief clerkship contest in opposition
to the election of j. Will Lysons, for
mer secretary of the senate and for
six years secretary of the republican
state central committee. But for Mr..
Hay, LysOns would have landed the
place, which is position Of much
influence in the consideration OF gen.
eral legislation.
Some OF the reactionaries are Sc
verely criticizing the new lieutenant
governor for his interference in a
matter which they declare did not
concern him, but Mr.. Hay and his
friends defend him on the ground
that it was in the interest of the
state to have a chief clerk who could
be trusted without being watched.
Hay Influenced Legislators.
When the legislators assembled
Lysons had already secured
the written pledges of So members
of the house. Mr.. Hay has had some
experience with Lysons in the lat
ter's capacity of secretary of the state
central committee last summer,
which Lysons used to promote the
denomination of Lieutenan Governor
Coon. His experience then and 9TH
er information convinced Hay that
Lysons was not to be trusted, and
when Hay learned Of the clerkship
he Immediately interested
himself in the fight.
Sending for a number Of legislat-
ors who had pledged themselves to
support Lysons, Hay informed them
that Lysons was not to be trusted.
When they told him they had already
pledged themselves to support Lysons
he asked them to ask to be releaeed
on the ground that they had learned
that Lysons was not At man. Hay
told them also that If Lysons asked
who told them he was unit to refer
Lysons to Hay for particulars.
round dozen revoked their pledges to
Lysons and went over to his oppon.
ent, Loren D. Grinstead.
Some Of the Charges.
One Of the charges made by Hay
against Lysons is that he was at one
time short in his accounts as secre-
tary Of the state central committee
Another is that Lysons was a party
to q scheme prepared four years age
whereby a large commission from the
sale of the state Of the Port Towns
end water bonds, a sale which wa:
by the supreme court in ar
action instituted by Governor Mead.
Other men who are familiar with
legislative history charge that Lys
ons was party to the effort made
two years ago improperly to defeat
the direct primary law and the con
gressional districting bill, which was
under consideration in the senate
Lysons record as secretary of the
senate had aroused so much opposi
tion among members that he eacoun
tered serious opposition in his earl!
efforts this year to succeed himself
whereupon he transferred his FIELD
of operations to the house.
Hays next step against Lysons will
be to direct a letter to him suggest
ing that he resign from the secre
taryship of the state central commit
tee. II Lysons does not act on thi
suggestion Hay will suggest to mem
bers of the committee that they cal
a meeting and ask for the secretary
resignation. The lieutenant COVER
nor declares himself willing AMI pre-
pared at any time to substantiate hi
charges against Lysons.
During the last campaign Hay wa
assessed by the central committee TO
the state campaign fund and paid Of
the distinct understanding wit
Chairman Ellis Debruler that Tyson
should not handle any Of the money
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