The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-09-09
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was able procure the appointment to the supreme bench
of his law partner Milo A. Root Before that court, two
of the members Of which he had helped to elect chair
man of the state committee and others Of which he
had been instrumental in appointing, he appeared ire
queny attorney, representing his corporate clients
When the RootGordon scandal broke out two nvestga
tions were instituted by the Preston" committee
of the state bar association the other by committee OF
the lower house of the state legislature Testimony was
given before the Preston committee by Seaburry Mer
ritt of Spokane candidate for congress from the
Third district that Tony Richardson of Douglas coun
ty client of his who had in the supreme court
involving judgment substantially of the value OF $25
900 against him. had to him, Merritt, with report
that Palmer had been Richardson saying that he, Pal
mer had pull with the court and that for $4,000 he
Palmer would induce the court to reduce the judgment
against Richardson to $4,000 Merritt advised Richard
son to pay the money Whether Richardson did pay
or not the committee unable to ascertain The com
mittee summoned Richardson to Seattle to testify but
Palmer got him in tow and he disappeared. This was
testified to before the committee by Palmer himself When
the Richardson decision handed down it for the
reduced verdict of $4,000 The of this may
be found in the Washington court reports Richardson
VS. Richardson y 44th Washington, p 432.
When the Root case was Investigated by the legisla
ture Palmer was member of that body and had enough
pull with the speaker to procure appointment as mem
ber of the investigating committee The charges under
investigation were made by I'll. N. DeWofe OF Tacoma
who when he appeared before the committee protested
against the presence of Palmer because Palmer was IN
yolved himself in so many of the matters to be nvest
gated"
Nevertheless the investigation proceeded and testi
mony was offered charging the exercise of improper nfu
ence upon the court by both of Pamer's chents-the
Stone & Webster interests and the Puget Mill company
Tn what was known as the Dog johnson involving
Po11o cd he-
fore the committee that one Dr. Joron had said that he
had negotiated with Palmer for decision favorable to
certain persons alleged to be conspiracy through that
decision to possession of another valuable piece OF
land in the same locallty
Pamer's crooked trail was crossed many times IN
the Investigations by this committee that the other mem
bers of the committee finally notified him that unless ne
retired from it's membership they would report to the
house requesting his dismissal Palmer withdrew and the
legislature refused to appropriate money to continue the
investigation.
The last legislature divided along the most sharp
" drawn lines witnessed in Washington legislature IN
decade majority of decent and honorable members
was opposed by minority Of 38 lbusterers acting un-
der the direction certain lobbyists for corrthg busl-
ness interests and voting unit against practically eV'
ery important piece Of decent legislation proposed or en-
acted Palmer was conspicuous floor leader OF this I'LL
buster experienced in the wiles OF parliamentary cmcan
cry ready in debate unscrupuous in political trckery
which he day after day and week after week to har
rass and annoy those members who trying in good
faith to enact legislation demanded by the people OF the
state.
In his present campaign Palmer makes no reference
to his record in the last session. rather trying to divert
attention from it by bringing in fake issue he has cooked
up to permit specuator to gobbe up the rest OF the at
tide lands in Seattle under pretense of devong the money
roceved from them to harbor improvements. The njec
tion of this fake issue will deceive voter who is fam
lar with Pamers record For Pamers record is SO rot
ten that it smells to heaven rotten that it should serve
as warming to every voter in his district that Palmer
cannot be depended upon champion important piece