The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-07-12
POINDEXTER FOR PRESIDENT
POPULAR WITH REPUBLICANS

EOlNDEA lEh rOh PRESIDENT
POPULAR WITH REPUBLICANS
A "Poindexter for President" club
was organized at the courthouse
Wednesday evening, about 20 inter-
ested Poindexter adherents being
present. Atty. F. Leo Grinstead
Vas elected chairman, L. Erwin Jes-
seph secretary, and Col. Clair Hunt,
Henry Hughes and Atty. o. W.
Noble being named on the publicity
committee. The membership roll
was left open, and about so names
have thus far been added to the
membership list.
"Poindexter for President" is a
slogan which seems to be sweeping
the republican party of this state,
and in the hope that he may re-
ceive consideration at the national
convention next year, the "old
guards" and the regulars" and the
"progressives" and the various other
brands of near-republicans seem to
agree that it would be nice thing
to see Poindexter nominated. Even
some democrats would like to see
nominee from Washington-an it
probably would not injure this
states political or industrial pros
poets to have a man from our midst
named as presidential candidate.
Some have assumed that this cam
paign for Poindexter was started to
land him in the vice presidential
nomination, but close friends of the
senator state that he will not be
candidate for anything except presi-
dent, and that the presidential cam
paign is the real thing itself.
Whether the east can see far
enough west-over the mountains,
and tall men Of political activity,
and desirous candidates innumer-
able-is question which the nation
al conventions alone can decide. 1t
h.as been considered suicide for any
party to leave the east for presi-
Dental candidate, but it is now
known that the east alone can not
elect, and that the next president
will be named only with the assist
ance of the western states. Failure
to realize this fact in 1916 caused
Wilson to hold his job several years
longer than had been decreed by re-
publican leaders.
Ever since being in congress,
Poindexter has had strong support
in northeastern Washington. He
has voted outside his party on many
occasions, has shown his independ-
ence in many ways, and has not ac-
cumulated any particular wealth in
congress, which would lead constit-
uents to believe that his acts are
his own and not purchased. Even
the radical democrats have to admit
that he has generally been a good
guesser, and except for his steady
adherence to the interests of the
Washington Water Power company
in voting against opening new water
powers he has been we'll liked by
members of the grange and labor
unions of the state. However, he
has alienated some of this strength
by his fight against an agreement
among nations to enforce peace in
the world, one prominent granger
stating that unless Poindexter could
muster more backing in his opposi-
tion than Germany and China that
he would have to quit him. How
ever, there are some strong men in
this country who are also opposed to
establishing peace on firm basis,
just as there were men after the
revolutionary days who disbeleved
that the confederation of states
could ever accomplish anything
good. Men get off once in a while.
Wilson backed up on the canal tolls,
and Poindexter may later come to
see that peace is more profitable
and more to be desired than big
preparedness for war-which in the
past has always brought war.
1t is stated that the organizations
for backing Poindexter's candidacy
are not in any way intended to sup
port his theories on national prob
lens, but simply to support him be-
fore the republican convention and
give publicity to his candidacy. 1t
is therefore asked that all persons
favorable to his candidacy for the
presidential nomination join the
Poindexter club, regardless of party
affiliation.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. d. Haworth of
Spokane, arrived in Colville last
week Friday for three-day visit
with Mr.. Haworth's parents Mr.. and
Mrs. L. c. Haworth of Garden Home