The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-04-08
PROGRESSIVE" REPUBLICANS
viii Organize in Every County in the State
and Wage Determined Fight
for Principle

Spokane, April 6.-"The plans fol
the Progressive Republican campaign
in this state have already taken definite
shape" said Rufus R. Wilson, secre.
tIy Of the Progressive Republican
League, at its headquarters in the Pey.
ton building this morning. The cam
paign will have for its immediate pur-
pose the nomination Of Judge Poindex-
ter for the senate and of a Progressive
Republican candidate in each Of the
three congressional districts of the
state. The campaign as whole will
be conducted by the Progressive Re-
publican League, with headquarters in
Spokane, and working through an exec
utive committeeman in each county.
The efforts Of the league will be sup
plemented in each district by Poin-
dexter senatorial club, which will es-
pecially devote itself to pushing the
judges campaign for the senatorship.
The Poindexter Senatorial club OF Spo-
kane and the Poindexter Senatorial club
of Seattle have been actively at work
for many weeks, while plans have been
perfected for similar organization in
the second district, with headquarters
in Tacoma"
How do you regard Judge Poindex-
ter's chances at this stage Of the cam
paign7" Mr.. Wilson was asked.
1t is already Poindexter against the
field" was the reply, and his pros
poets are improving all the time. Hard
work and organization are all that are
needed to assure his success, and when
the votes are counted after the Septem-
Der primaries il will be found that he is
not only plurality but also majority
candidate. The voluntary offers of
support that have already come to him
from the west side show that he will
have as large vote there as any west
side candidate, and the bitterest of his
opponents would not have the hardi-
hood to deny that he will poll three
fourths of the republican vote on this
side of the mountains. He is strong
with the people because of his ad-
mitted ability and courage, and he
borows added strength from the fact
that he has made himself one Of the
leaders Of cause which is bound ere
long to dominate the Republican party
and the nation
How is the fight in this state re-
grded by Progressive Republicans in
the east7"
"As of the first importance, not only
for the reason that it will probably add
senator and two representatives to the
Progressive Republican forces at the
national capital-before the end of the
month there will be strong Progress
sive Republican candidate for congress
in the field in each of the west side
districts-but also because of the in
fuence it will have on the other states
Of the northwest. 1t is these consider
atoms, as much as personal friendship
and admiration for Judge Poindexter,
that has induced such men as Senators
La Toilette, Dolliver, Cummins, Clapp
and Bristow, Representatives Norris,
Murdock, Lenroot and Morse, ex-Sec-
retary Garfield and William Allen White
to promise to come to Washington and
aid US in our campaign"
What part, if any, will Senator
Jones take in the fight in Washington
this year," Mr.. Wilson was asked.
1T seems to me-" was the reply,
THAT that question is one Senator
Jones should be permitted to answer in
his own way and own good time. How
ever, the impression that l gained from
a long talk I had with him few weeks
ago was that he would take no active
part in the fight. His personal relations
with Judge Poindexter, as is well
known, are Of the friendliest nature"
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