The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-09-06
JOHN {. LAWRENCE FOR
PROGRESSIVE GOVERNOR
Has Made a Straightforward, Manly
Campaign and Should Win

On the goth OF July. 1911, over one
year ago, I submitted to the people of
this state my declaration of principles
announcing my candidacy for the Re-
publican nomination and election to
the Office Of Governor. My principles
were the first submitted by any pro-
gressive candidate for Governor.
then began an honest, straight
foreward campaign in my behalf, tax
ing an open and krank position on all
close progressive questions of impor-
tance to the citizens Of this state, put
ting forth the greatest effort in behalf
Of true progressiveism. I became a
delegate to the Aberdeen convention,
my choice for president being Robert
LaFollett. I voted in that convention
to instruct the Progressive National
Delegation to support in the National
Convention ex-president Theodore
Roosevelt, Senator Robert LaFollett,
or any other progressive that could be
nominated. I have made my fight be-
fore the people. without organization,
headquarters or paid workers, have
spent little money, but no candidate
has worked harder or spoken to more
people than have, and, as conditions
stood, I felt that I had my fight won,
and would have gladly cotinued the
fight. Gov. Hay not being the
strongest candidate. his big news
papers deliberately concealed the facts
about my generous reception in East
ern Washington, the attendance at my
meetings outnumbering that of Gov.
Hay, over two to one.
A few days ago / was informed that
the National Progressive Committee
had decided that the Progressive cause
on principle necessitated complete
Progressive ticket for the state of
Washington. The principles for which
the National Progressive movement
has started is greater than the personal
ambition Of any man seeking the Office
of Governor and l submit to its decree
because its principles contain the con-
victions of my life as crystalized in my
Declaration OF Principles and there
fore, I have decided to Withdraw my
candidacy filed as Republican.
No great party can endure, in my
judgment, wherein its leaders appoint
to Office Of vital importance to the
masses, the paid lackeys of big busi-
ness, and with concentrated wealth in
control Of party machinery, backed by
big newspapers supporting the system
and concealing from the people the
true conditions Of our political life. I
believe the new Progressive party is
free from such influences, and has pre-
sented to the American people by far
the best platform ever submitted by
any great party of our country, and
upon such platform we will build a
Government Of the people, for the
people, and by the people," wherein
the dominant note of our political life
will be direct, not indirect govern
ment. 1t is just as necessary that
candidate for the high Office Of governor
OF this state, has a foundation for his
campaign, a constructive and progress
i've platform, as it is for great party,
and upon my platform, written long
ago, embodying as it does, the vital
fundamental principles contained in the
Progressive National Platform, will
appeal to the people to choose me in
the Progressive primaries to occur
September 7th, and if honored by the
nomination, the Progressives of the
state Of Washington can rest assured
that I will make one OF the hardest
fights for the election ever made by a
candidate for Governor of this state.
John G. Lawrence.
Col. Gooding and John Mooney