The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-10-24
Straight Party Ticket
Vote Does Not
Count on JUDGES

daily papers and are printing false
hoods In order to deceive the people
and thereby secure the election oil
John A. Kellogg. their candidate. Be
fore voting on November 5th, please
read his record, SO that you may know
some of the facts that the daily papers
do not want you to know.
Why Is Judge Kellogg supported by
the corporation dailies of Bellingham
Why do these newspapers give more
space and print more false statements
In the interest of Kellogg than all theil
other candidates? They love him
most.
When the most malicious and false
editorials were printed in the trust
dailies before the September primary
Kellogg was seen in the office of the
editor until close to the midnight hour
Think of it! A superior court judge
assisting trust daily in the night
time! Kellogg would not debate bu'
once with Pemberton. He said to de
bate more than once was beneath his
dignity. Did he take his dignity will
him to the office of the editor of the
corporation dailies?
Kellogg Tried to Keep Pemberton's
Name OF the Ticket.
John A. Kellogg and his corporation
bosters endeavored to prevent the
name of w. H. PembertOn being plac
ed upon the ballot at the November
election. They claimed that Kellogg
should be considered elected, al
though he had failed to receive one
third Of the vote cast for judge. and
about one-sixth the voters of What
com County.
Attorney General Tanner announced
that he appealed the King County case
to the supreme court because OF the
judicial ticket situation in Whatcon
County. Kellogg and his friends ex
pected to get the supreme court
through this source, to lay down q
rule that would prevent opposition tc
him at the general election. me!
disregarded the views of the county
attorney, and of Judge Joiner, VINO
tried the case, and are not now salts
fled with the decision Of the supreme
court, which shows clearly that the
people have a right to select thell
Judges, and that they are not to DC
chosen by a small minority, the cor
poration method.
The state constitution fixes the
date for the general election. Thai
date ia the first Tuesday after tne
frat Monday in the month OF Novem
her. Had Kellogg and his corpora
tion daily friends and supporters nat
their way. they would have had the
election of Judges September 10. last
the day of the primary election
For It is a fact that that the cor
norotion nress and Judge kel
iogg all declared that Pemberto:
should be ruled off the ticket. In rae.
Judge Kellogg himself declared at tnS
courthouse, in the presence OF WI.
nesses that Pemberton's name Wouif
never be permitted to go on the tlcke
In the November election. lie maze
th;s declaration after the result OF tne
primary election was known 10 an
ant even in this the supreme cour
overruled Kellogg. .. a;o
Had Kellogg been permitted 10 vi.
tate in this matter, he wouid nav
had his name and that OF Judge mar
dfn only on the ballot at the NoVeli.
her election. AS there are only wv,
tmdres to elect, such an arrangement
would have given the people no oppoI
ENTITY for a choice in November WIZ
two names on the ballot for Judge
ana two to elect, it would nave peen .
cinch for both. One vote or !oo VIZ.
would have elected both, and yet III.
Herald tells us there are 2o,ooo vo.eas
In Whatcom county. These iisui:
40 hssad on an actual registration IL
excess Of 5000 in Bellingham anu
h.avv registration in the various ~, I'LL
q. oroanized cities of the county. ~.
U.wres are aDproximately correct. he'
1ncC's attitude and that of his corp
"ref,on hackers and boosters wou,o
t..~ra the great mass of the people
anT demand the office for him because
1900 persons voted for MN ~ o. m
primary. just one-sixtn o, .ne T ro,V0 =
voters In the county. inere W; y 9
reason. That reason Will De pam n,,
ter the votes are counted III ''
Der. g.. III. lob,
Kellogg lobbied for the law e rh, .
this county an additional Judge. .in ms
law was demanded by the corpola .norl,
when there was not sufiiclehl mt
Tor two judges, because they Mant for
a cornoration Judge. Our autnorlty ~
sh,s statement is the Bellingnam me-
ia IN which appeared the foiioM hn s
Saadiines in early March, 1917, w srnn,
Koiioeg received his appointment i'oN
Governor Mead:
"nowARp WINS FlGHI;ox o,,lM"
u.re Ia another qquotation from .s sn1
pam;noham Herald along about VIA ona
time: Referring to Johh a.
the Herald SAID: