The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-09-05
kellogg's Reply to Charges
Shows Weakness Of
His Cause

Judge kellogg's reply to his pub.
hshed record is neither dignified nor
convincing. Judge kellogg's hackers
purchased the daily newspapers OF
Bellingham and the Judge is very
much exercised over the fact that
there still remains in Whatcom Coun.
~ newspapers that will publish and
make known to the citizens of this
county the record he has made as
judge.
Kellogg has even called upon some
OF the editors and endeavored to
brighten them to prevent them from
publishing his record. and he would
have been glad TO find means to
stop the circulation of the story OF
his record through the mail. for he
has made serious inquiry in this di-
rection. In view of the fact that the
citizens of Whatcom County and this
state are paying the salaries of the
judges and under the law a Judge is
supposed to be their servant. and in
order for them to intelligently decide
whether or not they should retain him
on the Bench it is necessary for them
to know the record he has made.
Just Like Hanford-
Judge Kellogg claims that his pub
lished record is false and is malicious
and characterizes the publishers there
of as character assassins. This is the
same manner in which Hanford met
the charges against him and is only
done for the purpose of diverting the
peoples attention from his unpleas-
ant record.
Judge Kellogg and his corporation
dailies claim that the publication of
the charges are anonymous and it is
a darklantern and stiletto method.
They know that this statement is alb
solutely false and that there has been
no anonymous circulars or writings
put out in this campaign. If these
articles had appeared in the corpo-
ration dailies they would not have
called them anonymous. The only rea-
son why they are called anonymous is
that they are published in the weekly
papers of this county.
Explanations That Don't
Explain
Kellogg proceeds to explain the
charges, but in his explanations he
admits the truth of the allegations.
The first charge that he endeavors
to answer refers the people TO Judge
Hardin who knows the facts as 10
whether or not the interests desired
Judge Hardin and his friends to sup
port Judge Kellogg's candidacy.
These are the facts
Two of the largest corporations,
through their representatives, prior
to the sale of the papers to the inter
ests called upon the publisher OF these
papers and proposed the following:
That the corporations would agree
that the advertising patronage OF the
Bellingham Bay Improvement Com
pany, which had been withdrawn from
the American and Reveille would be re-
stored TO the columns of those pap
ers and that the Bellingham Bay I'M
movement Company would agree 10
Influence the return of all the adver-
Using patronage of others which they
had influenced 10 be withdrawn, spe-
officially giving the name OF certain
firm in Bellingham; that the Belllng
ham Bay Improvement Company
would agree to discharge one OF the
employes of that concern VINO han
assaulted the puglisher of the news
papers named. and that the corpora
lions of the city would agree TO sup
mort Ed. f. Hardin for reelection as
nudge of the superior court, all OF TINS
to be done with the sole consideration
on the part of the newspapers men
toned that they would support John
a. Kellogg for reelection as superior
judge.
Hardin Rejects All
Deals ~,
The publisher called upon Judge
Hardin and stated to him that ne was
one of the parties interested In the
proposed arrangement, and that ne
thought it proper to submit the mat.
)ter to him, although he had a;rea1f
Given his answer that they Wouid not
support Judge kellogg; :, have
Hardin answered and SAID: nave
no deals to make
You ask Judge Hardin whether or
not this conversation took place ..
that time, and ask him II ne dld NOT
make that answer. This only suoM
m what extent these temperatures
We're willing to go in order TO securS =
tho reelection of Judge Kellogg anu
II nroyes the allegation that the cor,
norations then wanted to retain nm
On the bench as they do now, anu
u IN n