The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-08-22
Most Important Question.

The most important question in this
is whether or not the SUI
perior Judges of Whatcom County
shall be selected by TN interests or
by the people.
Before the interests had purchased
the daily newspapers Of the City of
seeing that they had lost
their fight when they endeavored 10
defeat Judge Ed. E Hardin at the pri-
maries four years ago, they came to
Judge Hardin and desired to enter in
to an arrangement whereby if he
would GID. support to John A. Kellogg
they w~VA not contest his right to re-
election. Judge Hardin refused to en-
ter into this arrangement. Fearing
that they were loosing their hold upon
the people of Whatcom County which
would - eby result in the failure on
their y to select the judges they
purchased the daily newspapers in Or
der that they might control the chan
nels of publicity, and are now endeav-
oring to secure the nomination OF their
candidate, John A. Kellogg, by sup
porting Ed Z. Hardin and through
his popularity secure the nomination
of the judge of their selection.
You know that when Frank Bixby
talked of running for judge they ridi-
culed and bemeaned him. When he
talked of running for County Attorney
they praised him. This was for the
purpose of preventing him from run
ming against their candidate, John A
Kellogg. There was a demand on the
part Of the people that another attor-
ney file for this position SO that the
people could register protest against:
the interests selecting the judiciary.
These people selected as their cand.-
date, w. H. Pemberton.
The Corporation Owned eelIlnshamf
DaiIies.
Sixty per cent Of the capital stock
of the corporation, publishing the Saily
newspapers, is owned and controlled
by Perkins of Tacoma; forty per cent
of the stock is held by bank er as
trustee of the local interests arsd APP
parently these have partial control
of the policy Of the paper.
When the daily NEWSPAPERS; said
that Judge Hardin and judge, KsElogs
were the two popular. Judges they wan
ted you to believe that theNwere alike,
which is not a fact. They desired that
their candidate, John A Kellogg, BE-
elected upon the popularity OF Ed. f
Hardin, and if this were not a fact
they would be opposing the nomina'
ton of Judge Hardin today, because
Judge Hardin has always fought the
interests now supporting Judge Vel
loggs candidacy
Why the Corporations Want to seeu &C
the Nomination Of John A. Kellogg
for superiop Judge.
The law of 1907 giving Whatcon
County an additional Superior Judge
was passed for the purpose Of giving
John A. Kellogg position upon the
bench, and this law was passed at
time when the presiding judge of
Whatcom County declared that one
judge could do all the work in that
position without working a hardship
upon him. The interests wanted this
position created and secured a state
ment from the County Commission
ers at that time saying that an addl-
tional judge was necessary which fact,
it is conceded, they knew nothing
about. A number Of people opposed
the law upon the ground that it was
and would burden the PEG
pie of this county and state with the
additional expense. W. H. Pemberton
before the judiciary commit
tee OF the House to oppose the passage
Of the law. Who do you suppose was
there working for its passage; John
A. Kellogg, who was appointed Super
ior Judge by Governor Mead inlnedi-
ately upon the law taking effect It
was known at the time that the pas
sage of the law and his appointment
were brought about more throu Oh the,
efforts Of c. W. Howard, corporationl
attorney of this city, than any Other
person. They secured the pa ssage of
the law and his appointment and uow
hey intend to secure his n pminat5on.
This shows that they are not disap
pointed in him
He is now trying TO ,Setain Judge
Kellogg upon the Bench n Whatcom
County because he a good judge.
The Boulevard Case In kelIoss's
Court.