Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-12-01
AS a result Of the election O; Mr..

Fogarty as state chairman the cam
paigns of the Jngressmen and the
campaign of Senator Turner were
left for the individual candidates to
make themselves. and Senator Tur-
ner feels that this perniCious polit-
zeal activity on the part of these fed
eral officials in seiectirg a state
chairman primarily for their own
benefit. and IN disregard of the in
terests of the candidates for elective
positions, is largely responsible for
this state not electing several Demo-
Gratis to Congress, and is largely re-
sponsible for his own defeat for the
United States Senate.
Hon. c. c. Dill, the lone Demo-
cratic congressman elected in the
State of Washington, was reelected
to Congress through his own efforts
and was given to understand that
Fogarty and the federal brigade
were not interested in or friendly to
his reelection.
The people of the State of Wash
ington cast their votes for the DEM
ocratic presidential electors in spite
of a reactionary leadership, because
the great progressive people of this
Western state have faith in your pro-
gressiveness as the real leader Of
our people. In this campaign your
progressive leadership brought to our
cause such prominent progressive
leaders in the State Of Washington
as Ole Hanson, Edgar c. Snyder,
Otto A. Case, Henry Alberts Mclean,
Mrs. Frances Axtell, Judge Richard
Winsor, l.. Roy Slater. and thou
sands of their followers; but these
leaders, and the rank and file Of the
Progressive party in this state are
pointing the finger Of rebuke at the
Democratic party in this state on &C
count of its reactionary chairman,
and on account of the. reactionary &C
tivities of the aforementioned fed
eral officials, and, Mr.. President, we
cannot do less than to urge upon you
the necessity to aid the Democratic
party in the State of Washington
by taking whatever steps you deem
necessary to help US stamp the
Democratic party in the State OF
Washington as truly progressive SO
that these Progressive leaders and
their followers can whole-heartedly
ioin with us in making the Demo-
cratic party the majority party In
this state.
Not Patronage Fight.
This, Mr.. President, is not a fight
for the control of federal patronage.
It is merely the request for the rec
ognition of the vast majority of the
Democratic party in the State OF
Washington. The normal Democrat
ic vote in the State of Washington
is about 10000; Governor Ernest
Lister, a progressive Democrat, this
year received vote of almost
100000, and this, after he repudi-
ated the state chairman-the tool of
the men charged with the pernicious
political activity This election Of
Governor Lister, against the wishes
and will of the above named, DEM
onstrates to marked degree that
the people will have none of the
leadership of the state committee
chairman.
The progressive Democrats in this
state realize full we'll that if the
Democratic party here shall retain
the confidence that you, aided and
upheld by our progressive Demo-
cratic Governor, Ernest Lister, have
won for it through your splendid ad-
ministration, the people of the state
must know that the discredited poll
ticians and reactionary party leaders
are not kept in positions Of affluence
and influence in the affairs OF the
government, in so far as these fed
eral officials affect this portion of the
nation.
The fight must be made now. The
people of the State of Washington
are anxiously watching the outcome
A matter of this nature cannot be
presented to you in manner suffi-
cient to warrant immediate summary
action on your part through this
communication, but we are willing
to abide your decision IL you see fit
to look further into the matter
through an impartial investigation
and we earnestly ask and request
you to more fully advise yourself OF
the conditions existing in the State
of Washington as set out above, to
the end that the Democratic party
in the State of Washington may In
name and in fact be truly progress
sive, and thus become the dominant
party in this state.