The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-27
KELLY WON'T DO FOR
SPEAKER, SAYS CUTE

branding the elaiurH OF Guy T..
Kelly for the 81, akernhip OF the
next house at Olympia as both
preAumntuauH aud ridiculous T..
II. Cute OF Seattle Monday made
public a letter be had written TO
the Tacoma aspirant for the
Hpeakernhlp. In announcing his
own withdrawal from the race,
Guile offers hts support to Elmer
u. lialHey of Ahotin county. who
has served four terms In the
house. aud who IL elaHHed ms lib.
eral republican aud a dry,
Gule declares for llberalifa'
tlon Of the house rules SO that the
speaker aud the rules committee
would not arbitrarily dictate leg.
islation. as In past years lie de
clareH Kelly. having been atfillat'
ed with the vets. would not tend
To restore confidence IN the repub.
lican party II he should be elected
speaker at "A session that viii pass
on measures 10 strengthen the dry
law.
Blames "Bourbons"
lie also describes the Kelly fac.
ton as bourbon and bIsmen the
defeat OF Hughes TO the "bour'
bona"
His letter follows:
Il acknowledge the receipt OF
your formal letter evidently sent
by you to all members OF the
house OF representatives. In which
YOU inquire what committee as
Hlgnments would like
Il know OF no legitimate reason
why you should arrugate TO your
self the power % committee seleo.
tlona. IL seems to mo that should
be the duty OF the house OF rep
reseptatlyea which will elect tho
next speaker when the legislature
conyeneA la Olympia--And not
elsewhere. am not unaware.
however. that your letter 10 sim
ply another practice handed down
to you by the old regime that has
put the control OF the house IN the
hands OF a special few. and II Is
simply scheme 20 influence new
~ elected members Into the belief
that your election Ia assured.
contes, Not over
Knowing as / do that the
speakernhlp has not been settled
I hy any means aud that your cleo
I ton IL not only In doubt. but I'm
probable, | consider your letter
both premumptnous and ridiculous.
Two things stand out clearly as
the result OF the recent election
Ono IL that the republican party
must be llb.rallxed and freed
from the bourbon influences
which we're responsible for the
defeat 81 our presidential candi
date. The other IL that the poo
pie have emphAticniiy declared for
a dry state and are. therefore. 90
titled TO dry leadership. Ia Meth
er respect do you qualify. II any
thine. you stand for arrogant, dlc
ltatorial. arbitrary control Of the
house. falling to grasp the idea
that the time has come ~hen n
system By which . handful OF In
dlyidnals can dictate the adoption
or rejection 81 bills IN the house
cannot be tolerated
Must Become Liberal
Nor Ia the fact that another
pronounced wet and bourbon rc
publican. Jimmy Davis. 81 Tacoma
will be appointed b. you. n YOU
&c. tire chance. as chairman o. ths
appropriations committee and
member ~ the rules. conducive 20
wards renewal OF faith IN thr
republican party By the people.
The time has come when re
publIcAns must realize that IL the
republican party is 20 bc continued
"a political factor. there must hs
liberalization Of the party. Sucl
Republican bourbon influences
which prevented Mr. Hughes from
meeting Gov Johnson In Califor
MIA with tho consequent loss oil
that state in favor OF the demo
cratic party. must no longer pre-
4 yail--<nd. incidentally. the same
Influences acting In the aams
manner in this state contributed
To- the loss OF this state. too.
Haley Qualified
Your election as speaker. !
honestly believe. would be a con,
tiuued recognition Of bourbon snd
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