Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-11-15
LISTER WON FIGHT
BECAUSE He WAS
SURE OF SUCCESS
1--WE Will Win" Was His Motto
Throughout Shortest But
Speediest Campaign.
HOW BATTLE WAS CARRIED
Newspaper Man Who Accompan-
led Governor Elect Tells Story
of the Great Contest.
(By Ned Nape.)

NDy INCU 4NoP01
Ernest Lister had been nominated
but three hours when he was talking
to crowd of 900 people. Ernest Lis
ter had been nominated but three
weeks when he had carried his mes
sage all over the state and had been
elected to the Office of governor Of
Washington.
The above, in brief, is what the peo-
pie of the state know about the cam
paign but there is much more that is
worth knowing. Lister started with
the intention of winning, he had to
spend one-third of his short time in
convincing the members of his own
party that he had a chance and he did
this by convincing them that he ought
to win.
Then he took his story to the people.
He went into the highways and by
ways, he went by every possible means
of conveyance; he ate his meals while
travelling. Three weeks with an aver
age of less than four hours sleep q
night; three weeks with constant ef-
fort and exertiOn and at the end of the
time the Democracy of the state recog-
nized a leader and the voters of the
state, admiring his spirit, his nerve
and his untiring efforts elected him to
the highest office in their gift.
To follow Mr.. Lister through this
campaign which has been one of the
most spectacular in years. has indeed
been a rare opportunity. From the
first his whole attitude and demeanor
said I'VE know that we are right and
we are going to win" Never once did
he urge any Of the Democrats Of the
state to work for him. He himself
worked so hard for the cause Of Dem
ocracy that the others were ashamed
not to help. He won because he didn't
stop to ask favors or to grant favors;
he won because he had q message to
tell the people of this state and in the
short time before election he saw the
men Of the state and he told them
what they should be told.
Fearless as he was aggressive. he re-
fused the proffered publicity Of the
Seattle Times, publicly offered with q
string tied to it. Without the support
Of the big daily papers of the state he
won. because the voters knew that he
would rather have been defeated than
to do that which would keep him from
giving q clean administration.
A single day was spent in making
III miles by auto and meeting the peo-
pie at Walla Walla. Waitsburg. Dayton.
Pomeroy and Colfax. A few sand.
wiches en- route made up the bill of
fare. One afternoon took him from
Tacoma at 1880 to Olympia at and
Aberdeen at 9. The night before he
had been in Anacortes. Twenty-seven
speeches were made In three days.
These are just briefs. The entire
three weeks were enough to break an
iron constitution but Ernest Lister is
no gutter, he would not stop. He
adopted as his campaign slogan: I'VE
know that we are right and we are 60
ing to win and the people began to
answer, 1T looks like Lister" A Tight
er in the right Is an invincible force
that Is why Ernest Lister Is to be the
next governor Of the great state of
Washington.
All honor then to the governor-elect
If his administration is a. fearless,
as aggressive and Is efficiently man.
aged as has been his campaign he will
rank with John r. Rogers, who is
known to all as THE Best Governor
Washington Ever Had"