The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-06-23
TO LAUNCH new
C.O.P.CLUB SOON
King County Progressive Re
publican League to BE Or
ganized Next Week
PURPOSES OUTLINED

King county progressive repnbli
cans viii formally organize somi
day next week. This was made
certain following an Informal meet
ing held IN tho office of Thomas
+. Murphlne In which number
OF bullmooscrs and regular republi
cans participated.
While some OF tho progrcsHiye'
are unwilling to return TO tho re
publican party. most OF them have
come 20 tho conclusion, as Muir
phine has. that tho only chance foi
the program OF noeia
justice. lies In making the republi
can party OF this state progressive
Murphine, who was chairman o'
the King county republican oentra
at the time the progress
sives withdrew. In 1912. reasons i
this way;
There 10 no question that tho
republican party 10 the dom
Inant one In this state--in fact.
Washington may be considered
q one-psrty state.
In order 90 accomplish re-
suits In the way Of Legislative
or administrative policy, II 10
necessary 20 mako tho dom
Insnt party responsive TO pop
ulsr Will.
In 1910. the progressive ele-
ment In tho republican party
dominated In Washington. and.
az result woman suffrage
won out that year and lsals-
Iature was elected which gave
the people q chance 20 vote on
direct legislation. besides pass
lna q woman's elpht-hour Ia"
and a ~orkmen's compensation
act. The 1911 legislature was
the most progressive In the
state.
The 1918 and 1915 lealsla.
lures wero resetlonary. Whyf
Because the progressive ele-
msnt In the dominant party
Withdrew, and. az a separate
party, could make no head~sy.
Tho principles OF proaressis-
ism are tho important things
The name OF the party thru
which they are accomplished
10 lmmaterlal. N they cannot
be carried out by the progress
slse party. why not carry them
ou, nv the progressive republl-
eansl
Murphine hks received tsle.
-rama and letters from elgh,
counties, In which II IL declared,
Tho idea OF n progressive rapubli'
IAN leAgu, met with hearty sup
port In some cases. progreaslves
= no will support Wilson for prssi'
sent. viii nevertheless support the
res, OF tho republican Ticket
II in no, the intention OF the
Progressive Republican league "a
Indorse candidates. except In ex
IRENE casaA. where the plain Issue
% progrcsslvism IA at stake. The
league. however, will have a plain
statement OF principles which can
didRtes will be asked 20 support
on. of theso viii be an adequate
mothers pension Law. instead oi
the crippled law which 10 nov or
the books.
Friday night. tho klnG Count,
Republican club will give
a reception 10 It's president Mrs
w. A. Burlcish. an alternate to tn
ChhaSo contention Music ant
speeches will DO offered.
Col. WIN. Inslis. one OF the found
era OF tho club. spoke At the weekly
OF the Young Mems Re
publican club Friday noon. c. II
Bowles also spoke.
A reception will be- given Mrs
L. VI. Rhodes. delegate to woman
party and progressive party con
ycntlons at Chicago. At the COM
merciAl tluD SATURDAY, ~ v. IA
Mrs. Rhodes may be a candidate
for congress on the womAn's part
ticket
Frank Hammond. candidate 70
congress. attacked the democratic
tariff and preparedness policies. II
a speech Thursday night before tn
Rainier Valley Republican club. II
phalen's hall. Other candidates
who spok. we're: Sam Humes. foI
county engineer. Robert a. Trip
pie. for county clerk: Henry odom
for auditor. J. I. Jones, for count'
commissioner. Crawford +. White
and A. ID. Martin. for prosecutinI