Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-10-13
LISTER OPENS HIS
REELECTION FIGHT
DENIES ASSESSING EMPLOYEES -
SAYS BREWERIES FINANCED
MBRIDE IN 1908.


MBRlDE IN 1908.
Declaring that he had not assessed
his appointees $4,000 to defray his
campaign expenses in 1912, as fire.
Quently stated by Republican papers,
and charging that McBride's cam
paign for the gubernatorial nomina
ton in 1908 was financed by the
breweries, Governor Lister this week
inaugurated his campaign for re-elec-
ton in his usually vigorous style. He
oficially opened his campaign Mon
day, when he addressed a large au-
dience in the Grand theater at noon,
at a meeting arranged under the
auspices of the Lister campaign COM
mittee of King county, acting inde-
pendently of the state central COM
mittee.
"My opponent says that if elected
to the position of governor he will not
assess his officials, or those under
him, to pay campaign expenses" the
governor said in that speech. II de-
sire to answer that charge at this par
ticular time. L am going to call the
attention of the people of Seattle to
the campaign that was waged four
years ago.
"My opponent, Governor Hay. who
was a candidate for election, had ex-
pended, according to his own state
ment, during the primary campaign
over $4,000 to secure the primary
nomination, and received the nomi-
nation for the Office of governor just
three weeks before election.
1.-THE campaign had to be waged
rapidly and strongly. 1t was cam
paign against strong forces and It was
waged that way. The usual methods
that are used in the collection of cam
paign funds were not possible, on ac-
count of the short time that we had
to make those collections, and the
money that usually the friends of a
party will give to campaign was
smaller, on account of the short time,
than was usual in such case.
In Debt at the End Of Fight.
mot a single thing was left
undone, however. to bring about sue
cess in that campaign. ! worked un-
ceasingly night and day. ! made up
my mind that l was going to be elect
ed governor of the state of Washing
ton.
"At the close Of the campaign was
carrying some indebtedness that had
been incurred during the campaign
for compaign purposes, and had the
business in which was engaged been
q good as we all hoped 1t would be
which was the lumber busir ess-
It would have very quickly been alb
sorbed, but, like every other person
engaged in that line of business in
the state Of Washington, it has been
q case Of Just keeping things moving;
there was nothing. ever since the
panic OF 1907, in the lumber market.
"You know the situation -
we'll az I. And after had been
In ONCE for some time, some Of
those who had been appointed to
once, who knew that I was still
carrying that indebtedness. got
together, raised the money and
paid the campaign indebted
ness. All Of this was done with
out my having any knowledge
regarding 1t.
IT am going to say this further
that during the present campaign
those who have ohicial positions IN
this administration are assisting IN
paying campaign expenses. and am
sure that is equally true OF every
other party in power this year. AZ 1t
has been ever since parties existed.
Not Assessing Ofnceholders.
IT want to say this in conclu-
sion, however: There 10 not
single member Of my admins
tration, be he or she In posi-
ton high or low, to whom any
request or to whom any endeav-
or has been made by me person
ally to have them put up
single nickel, or any other
amount. for campaign expenses;
and II anybody in my admins
tration does not desire to give
any amount to assist in this cam
paign, they do not have to do It,
and It is not going to jeopardize
their positions one iota. There
has not been collected a single
nickel except of voluntary char
acter, and there will not be
nickel collected, while / am IN