Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-01-29
WEEK SEES FIRST
BREAK WITH LISTER

faith in Speaker Conner, who has
already let Two or three stunts be
put over on him, or whether be
cause Governor Lister, by his
Ira ghtforWardness and frankness,
has been more successful in gaining
popular favor and has in that way
disrupted the organization control
of the tWo-thirds Republican major
ity. Whichever it is, it is at least
generally admitted that to date the
governor has come out on top of
whatever tits there have been so far
during the session-and they haven't
amounted to anything yet-and. to
quote one member, has got the Or
ganizations goat" also, about all
the house does each day is to adjourn
to the next.
Clausen Gets 1t Again.
State Auditor Clausen framed up
little deal out of which he hoped to
get little personal glory for him
self and a little discontinue for the
governor, when he began to "stir up
stink" about the new Cheney nor
NAL school building, limiting around
that there was something wrong and
finally holding up warrants due the
contractor. The scheme looked good
to Clausen, for Lister had told the
legislature in his message that he
thought the new building, when fin
ished, would be one of the finest
normal school buildings in this part
of the country, and when, the fore
part of this week, Clausen announced
he had refused to issue a warrant on
charges by Architect II. L. Copeland
of this city that the work was not
being done properly, he also said he
had tried to present the situation to
the governor. and that the latter had
said he could do nothing in the
matter" Whereupon Governor Lister
issued a statement saying: Several
days ago I urged the state auditor,
who has been conducting an investi-
CATION up to the present time, to
present the matter to the legislature
and ask that an investigation be made
by that body. AS the matter stands
I consider it his duty to take this &C
tion." So Lister "passed the buck"
back to Clausen-and there's been
nothing more heard from Clausen
since.
Listers Message Popular.
Governor Lister is receiving many
favorable comments from different
parts of the state on his message to
the present legislature. A consensus
of these expressions, coming from
both newspapers and public men of
prominence, give the message place
as one Of the really great documents
of Washington in the soundness of
policies advocated, the business of
opinions advanced, and it's unbiased
and non-partisan handling Of affairs
of the state which have heretofore
often been used as political footballs.
This is the main reason why that,
although the present legislature is
overwhelming Republican, the gov
errors influence is so strongly felt
in all the legislation that is going
forward.
So far there has been but a slight
disposition to heckle or fiilibuster
against any of his measures by Re-
publican members, and no opposition
has shown head beyond the reason
able differences of opinion develop
ing normally from individual view
points, and that shown by a very few
members of the legislature who feel
they have grievance against the
governor on account of some pet
measure of theirs having been defeat
ed as a result of his efforts at the
session of the legislature two years