The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-15

past few days of Ex-Governor Nc
Bride recalls his last visit to this
city six years ago this
last spring, the memorable events of
that day and the effect on the state
of the primaries of the little pre-
cinct of Entiat.
The occasion of the visit was in
connection with the great conflict
between the railroad aid anti-rail-
road commission forces of the state.
Mcbride represented the railroad
commission forces and was the can
didate for governor on that issue.
John D. Atkinson was the leader of
the anti-McBrije forces and Chelan
county's candidate for governor.
Eastern Washington was the hot
bed of anti-railroad legislation and
supposedly strong for Mcbride.
King county had promised to throw
the entire support of the county and
it's 115 delegates in favor of Chelan
county's candidate for governor,
providing that this county sent an
anti-McBride delegation to the state
convention. This made the fight
worth while ana it was a spectacular
campaign for control in Chelan
county.
Do n q r q
and in charge of the Atkinson forces
| in Chelan county. M. E. Field was
the Mcbride representative and had
the promise of the Mcbride people
of the nomination for lieutenant gov
ernor providing he carried the coun-
ty for Mcbride.
Chelan county was among the
| first of the eastern Washington
counties which set the dates for the
county conventions. The time was
fixed for the holding of the precinct
primaries and the election of dele
gates to the county convention. The
precincts, however, did not all de-
eide to hold the primaries at the
same time and it fell to the lot OF
Entiat to be the first to elect its
delegates, and probably at no time
in it's history has this little precinct
attracted as much state attention as
at that time.
Prior to the calling of the coun-
ty convention here about thirty o!
the chairmen of the various counties
met in the Seattle hotel, Seattle, and
went over the political situation. II
was generally agreed that the poll
cies of Mcbride would be suicidal
for the state to adopt at that time
and the meeting adjourned about
o'clock in the morning, by the men
shaking hands and promising to send
to the state convention an anti-Mc-
Bride delegation, though in a good
many instances this was considered
an almost super-human effort.
Mcbride wanted to be in Chelan
county during the contest for dele
gates and arranged a meeting here
for the night on which Entiat was to
select it's delegates. The band from
Leavenworth was here to assist the
local band and the meeting was
loudly advertised. People from al
over the county were here.
Entiat was having battle royal
C. E. Gray was precinct chairman
a lieutenant of Bowman and. leader
of the Atkinson forces. F. E. Knapp
was the Mcbride leader there and
it was a contest between the two
men. The day prior Bowman hao
spent the day in the precinct, but al
he was going up the gang-plank Of
the steamer en- route to Wenatchee
on the day of the primary, M. E
Field got off, and the two men pass
ed on the gang-plank. Il got here
first" said Bowman. THAT is all
right" said Field, 'but I am here
last and will turn a trick over or
you" He stayed all through the
contest of the day and led the Nc
Bride forces. The caucus was call
ed to order at 2 o'clock by Chairman
Gray and four times during the af
ternoon he was seated and unseatet
by the conteniing forces. 1t was &
battle royal and lasted until
o'clock, but at that time a full At
kinson delegation was selected.
The republican headquarters a
that time were in little office ad
joining what is known as the Chelal
County Abstract company. Their
was telephone in the office and al
afternoon anxious people crowded
around waiting for some news of En-
that. The wires were hot from thu
Sound, asking for news Of the frs
skirmish which was to begin the bi!
fight in the state. The telephone