Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-12-01

Turner that the threat had been
made against the aspirant for post
master in his county, Senator Tur-
ner replied to Mr.. Holcomb to go
into the meeting of the state COM
mittee and vote against Mr.. Fogarty
for state chairman according to the
agreement had at the state conven-
ton at North Yakima. and that he,
Senator Turner, would see that Mr.
HOlcomb's action at the state com
mittee meeting would not in the
least jeopardize the appointment for
postmaster of Benton county. not
withstanding the open threat of Col
lector of Customs Drumheller
At this meeting of the state COM
mittee all of the candidates for fed
eral and state positions were called
before a subcommittee of the state
committee. and gave their express
sions concerning the choice of a
chairman of the state committee to
manage their campaigns. Express
sions were obtained from George
Turner. candidate for United States
senator; Ernest Lister, candidate for
Governor; George Cotterill, candi-
date for Congress from the First dis
trict; ]. M. Tadlock, candidate for
secretary of state, and other candi-
dates. and every one of them, with
but single exception vigorously OPP
posed the selection of Mr.. Fogarty,
and expressed choice for julius
Zittel as state chairman-the man
tentatively agreed upon at North
Yakima.
Held Re-Appointment First.
Senator George Turner pleaded
with these officials not to break the
agreement made with the rank and
file at North Yakima. but these fed
eral officials openly stated that their
re-appointment to the positions
which they now occupied was more
important to them than the election
of a Democratic senator or Demo-
cratic congressman from the State
of Washington, and consequently
they were supporting man for state
chairman that they could depend up
on to recommend them to the Presi-
dent for reappointment. Therefore,
when the state committee took
vote on the candidates for state
chairman, on account of the PERM
cious activity of these two federal
officials as leaders, and on account
of the aforementioned threats. Mr..
'Fogarty was elected by vote OF
10 to 10, a majority of only one vote,
and, remember, his election was
brought about by nine of the nine
teen votes being voted for members
of the committee who were not pres
ent, and that of these nine proxies
five were voted by Collector of Gus
toms Roscoe M. Drumheller. and one
voted by Collector of Internal Reve-
nue. D. J. Williams, and one vote
being cast by him as a member of
the state committee. 1t will be noted
that Collector of Internal Revenue
Williams, Notwithstanding his ap-
pointment to a federal position, con-
tinues to remain a member of the
Democratic state central committee,
contrary to all practice and prece'
dent.
Therefore, the selection of the
chairman of the Democratic state
committee in the State of Washing
ton was brought about through the
wishes and activities of these two
federal officials as leaders, and
against the wishes of Governor Ern-
est Lister, who was a candidate for
reelection, former United States
Senator George Turner, who was
candidate for United States senator,
and all of the congressional and
state officers except one, and in spite
of the hopes and wishes of real and
true progressives, both within and
without the Democratic party.
Lister Broke Away.
Immediately upon the selection OF
John B. Fogarty as state chairman
Governor Lister, who was a candi
date for reelection, repudiated the
selection of Mr.. Fogarty and de
clared that his selection was pro
cured by coercion and threats by fed
eral officials, trickery, broken prom
| ises and violated pledges. and tina
as Mr.. Fogarty was not in sympath!
with the progressive ideas of the
Governor, the latter could not rec
ognize Mr.. Fogarty in the conduc
Of his campaign for reelection
Governor Lister Immediately ap
pointed his own campaign manager
and selected a campaign committee
of his own, which successfully con
Quoted the Governors campaign fol