Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-08-30
CONGRESS- ASPIRANTS
WORK LA FOLLETrE FIELD
Dr. John W. Summers, Austin Mires
and Mrs. Ina y. Williams Invade
Territory OF Their Opponent


Poor BIZ LaFollette, While he
is at his post in Washington, d. c.,
representing his Fourth district con-
stituents in congress, hls opponents
for the republican nomination for the
Pullman congressman seat are keep
ing the trails hot in the congress-
mans own stamping grounds. Dur
ing the latter part OF last week Dr,
John ". Summers OF Walla Walla.
Austin Mires of Ellensburg and Mrs.
Ina p Williams OF North Yakima, ali
aspirants Tor Congressman LaFol-
lettes toga, have invaded his strong
hold and ali express keen satisfaction
at the reception accorded them in the
home town of Congressman LaFol-
iette.
Mr., Nlires spent practically all OF
Friday in Pullman, being piloted over
the city BY o. T.. Draper, formerly a
member of the State College faculty,
who enjoys wide acquaintance here.
Mr.. Mires has the shortest platform
OF them all, "unadulterated patriot
ISM but states that that simple plat
form covers all the ground necessary
and places him on record as favorable
to the broad war policies of President
Wilson and all things that will assist
in the vigorous prosecution OF the
war. The Ellensburg man takes an
open stand against the /. W W., the
disloyal leadership Of the Non-Parti-
san league, the Bolshevik and the
profiteer. His stand on the Nom
Partisan league question was put to
the acid test when he was introduced
to voter at Uniontown, to whom
was handed his card The voter, OBJ
serving the expressed opposition to
the Non-Partisan league, remarked:
why your opposition to the Nom
Partisan league? That's the coming
party"
Without hesitancy, Mr.. Mires re-
piled:
If that is the coming party have
no desire to hold membership in con
gress as a result of their votes, and if
you are member OF the league | do
not want your vote
Mir. Mires has been resident of
the Fourth Congressional district
since 1888 and has many loyal sup
porters here, who point to him as the
logical man to defeat Congressman
LaFollette and represent this district
as the voters desire it represented.
He was member of the constitutions
al convention in 1889 and supervisor
OF the United States census in 1900
He is a former president of the state
bar association and was a Roosevelt
presidential elector in 1912. Several
local attorneys are working hard to
insure his nomination.
Mrs. Williams mingled with the
Pullman voters Saturday, also pledg-
ing herself to support the broad, con-
structive war policies of President
Wilson and announcing herself as IA
vorable to supporting the war, so far
as possible, through taxing excess war
profits. She talked to large num-
Der OF voters during her stay here and
apparently has a substantial local fol-
lowing.
DR., Summers was in Pullman last
week on his second long trip around
the circuit. The Walla Walla man
has invaded every nook and Granny of
his district and claims there is little
LaFollette sentiment anywhere. much
less in the congressman own COM
munity.
Each of the three candidates for
LaFollette's seat has a local follow
ing, as does LaFollette himself. and
from all indications the primary vote
for Fourth district congressman will
be widely scattered one.