The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-09-06
osest scrutiny to the following:

closest scrutiny to the following:
J. E. Campbell, progressive, 3Sth sem
atorial district: Signs all pledges.
H. ]. Bebeau, progressive, 3Sth sena-
torial: Made no reply whatever to the
pledges.
Geo. W. Adamson, republican, Ssth
senatorial: Signs all pledges.
J. J. Sullivan, republican, 38th sena-
torial: Agrees verbally to sign up but
at the time of this writing has failed to
attach his signature to any of them.
D. A. Ford, progressive, 38th senator
al Signed all five and writes as fol-
lows: 81 take pleasure in pledging my
self to support the proposed laws you
set forth in your letter of August II and
I trust that I may be one of the for
tunate office-seekers so that may be
able to assist in placing them upon our
statute books"
F. r. Hedges, democratic, 38th sena-
torial: Signed all of them. Mr.. Hedges
writes: 81 am entirely in accord with
you in the matter of sections 2, and
5 of your letter. l am in accord with
your ideas in sections l and 4. Any
differences 1 may have are very small
and merely matters of detail. Should
you desire any further expression I
would be glad to give it,"
G. G. Lindberg, socialist, 3sth sena-
torial: No reply received.
Geo. w. Stryker, republican, 4Sth leg
islative: Signed all five but thinks the
proposition to make it a misdemeanor
to ask a fee for furnishing employment
would be inapplicable until provision was
made for state and municipal employ.
ment offices.
Jno. NJ. Bradley, republican, 4Sth leg
islative: Signs all pledges Mr.. Brad
ley says: ut is with pleasure that I
subscribe to the within. stand for
anything that will help to improve the
conditions of workingmen in general. I
am fully determined to make fight for
number of things which believe are
vitally essential to the ranchers and
farmers of this state believing that
through all the game of legislation, the
working man in the cities and the farm
ers in the country have been compelled
to stand by and see their interests in
general made subservient to what I
choose to term professional legislation.
l believe that more representatives from
the ranks of the workers and the farm
ers is absolutely essential to the ac-
complishment of much needed legislation
in ttis state"
J. w. Keim, republican, 48th legisla-
tive: Signs all pledges.
H. w. Holmes, progressive, 4sth legis-
lative Signs all pledges.
Fred X. Overman, progressive, 4sth
legislative. Signs all pledges.
Walter H, Davis, democrat, 4sth leg
islative: Signs all pledges.
Albert n. Smith, democrat, 4Sth leg
islative Signs all but pledge No, 2,
which pledge he writes he does not fully
comprehend.
R. ]. Olinger, socialist, 4sth legisla-
tive: Signs all pledges.
Flora NJ. Bartlett, socialist, 4sth leg
islative: Refuses to sign pledges but
writes as follows: "In regard to my at
titude toward the issues of which you
speak, 1 wish to say that I am mem
Der of the socialist party of the state of
Washington, therefore if elected shall be
under the control of that organization,
and I cannot tell what their instructions
to their representatives will be-"
A. H. Moll, progressive, 49th legisla-
tive: Signs all pledges. Mr.. Moll writes:
Il have carefully gone over the proposed
measures and am heartily in favor of
each and every one of them. Should 1
be so fortunate as to be elected from
this district will gladly do all in my
power to support these or any other
measures which will be of benefit to our
state and county. Should l be elected
l will be glad to cooperate with your
federation in getting through any legis-
lation which will be of benefit to the
masses. may make mistakes-probably
have made some in the past, but before
going on record on any matters that af
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